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SEAF
MIRE WAREROOW
P k >unter,
ea and Optician,
vicinity, for the
-feeted Spectacle:
:ly used rix Great
Les, the past eigl t
claim the under-
those
nth r -those inordinary
ybe seen in their
[loess during the
feet construction
and preserve ,the
changes lith eves-
brilliancy and
Lh an amount of
hertG enjoyed by
from which the:
ttac;tured spe ialty
pure, hrard alit`'
become scratched.
Il which they are
t heel, are of the
d guaranteed ranteed per-=
,cies that SI
presei�Te•
And areheap<:
Sys lasting many
necessary.
sit at Seaforth, at
a erg: six months;
those having diffa-
iectaeles sold by
ern al will be ex.
kt properly ntteci:
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generally that he
lacksinith=ng at
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STF ONC'S HOTEL.
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Horse -Shoeing.
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loan ng,
• M. ROBERTSON-
Importer
OBERTSONImporter and manufacturer of all kinds
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
Such as
SOFAS,
LOUNGES.
CENTRE TABLES,
- AsATTRAS.SES,
DINING & BREAKFAST .aABLE6,
BUREAUS, -
U`HAIRS, and
BEDSTEADS,
• In Great Variety,
Mr. R. has great confidence ni offering his
goods to the public, as they are ma,tie of
Good 'ca owed 'Lumber, and U3- First -Class
Workinc i.
9f
CO FP iN MADE TOO DER
On the Shortest Notice.
WOOD TURNING
Done with Neatness and Despatch.
arerooms
TWO DOOMS SOIJ H SHARP'S -HOTEL
Main Street.
Seaforth, ;Tan. t';th, 1869.
GOOD NEWS
TO
Farmers and = Others.
HE u'dersigrned having newly fitted ottt
ills mill in a first.class style, in -sln
he is now grinding for every
FIFTEENTH BUSHEL,
Or exchanging flour for gool what at 41
lbs. to the bushel.
THE HIGHEST PRICE IN CASH PAID
FOR
HEAT.
ALFRED BREWER,
Roxburgh Mills,
eeaforth.. June 4th, 1869. 78.3m,
EXCELSIOR.
1NT E w
PIIOTOGRAPII
GALLERY.
". R PAC -ET, Artist
HE undersigned begs to inform the in-
,
-
hahitants of Seaforth and surrounding
country, that he has taken the Gallery- for-
merly occupied by Mr. C. Paltriclge,
A Few Doors A'orth of Dr. Smith's
Office, and Opposite Veal's Store.
Where he wilt always be ready to please hie
patrons and give satisfaction to those who
favor him with a call,
E SURE AND CALL to see
lksif his speeimens, they speak for the Artist
and will convince you that he is First -Class,
REMEMBER,
The place is Opposite Veal's Grocery, Main '..
Street, Stat .rth.
WILLIAM P. PAGET,
. Photo. Artist.
f Seaforth. July 22, 1869. 85.6m
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J. SEATTER
EXCHANGE BROKER
And' dealer in Pure
DR.U-CS, CHEMICALS & DYE STUFFS,
The Drug Department is under the spew :.
care of an experienced Chemist,
it. M. P EARSOlt l
s if
January 21st, 1869.
Tana. Timm. T
F you want a Watch that will keei
correct time, purchase one of.
-Rcion ll Son's celebrated Watcho-
stoek of them for sale at
SEAFORTH.
Ire has also on hand a lame assortment
`locks, Jc vIltry, Fancy € oos, Toys'
all to be so... L Cheap for Cash. Olor
4yEvery description of Watches, hoot;
and .! f•r =:ic t,v Repaired on the
trsfactio
.`. otic c, EI \\ ariuited to Dive S3
i
1,riCe laid for Old G°.
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To. The
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'THE SEA.FORTH
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:AND' :ANI}'.
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•
THE PHILO$OPVIO DUTCHMAN
I've a tollar vot I spend
But I've nothing for to lend, .
For I never borrow nothing, don't you see, •,
Yoh/A Schmidt,
• 1've a pretty little./ frau,-
And I've friends in plenty now,
Un a lot ofpreddy children atmine knee,
Yohn Schmidt.
I haf noting to desire, — -
Ven 1 sit beside mine vire, •
Un I schmoke mineself into achieeping shtate
Yolti Schmidt,
I'm so happy vat can be,
So
Vali listen now to me,
Uii I dells you vot I like and vot I hate,
Yohn Schmidt'.
I lof der lager Beer,
When it's - good and isn't dear
I can drink 'pout sixty glasses in a day
Yohn Schmidt.
But I hate der liquor law,
(Such a ding I nefer saw),
Vot vould take our schnaps and 'larger all
avay,
Yohn Shmidt.
1 lof a Deutsceen song,
'Pout a hundred versts long,.
Mit a ghorus for a tousand voices, too,
Yohn Schmidt.
-But I hate - der snuffle whine,
Vot isn't vorta dime, -
For to si4 is makes your face grow long and
Pl"
Yohn Schmidt
Der
For
Der
.i;
I lof some Deutschen - vood,
Yaw! I likes it preddy Boot,
shpeck and sauerkraut, and salat
sfilough,
Yohn Schmidt
But I hate der milk of schwill,
Und do meat der nefer kill,
it dies before dey've time to hit a knock,
Yohn Schmidt,
I love the preddy flowers.
Vot grows in garden bowers,
cabbage and radeesh and der beet,
Yohn Schmidt..
Und hates der toads and frogs,
Und der sausage mode of dogs,
Und eferything vot isn't good to eat,
Yohn Schmidt
Now Pfe got a lttle stere,
Und sits before the door.
Und sells der prandy schnapps nn
cake;
Yohn Schmidt
pretzal
Un I clinks I'll pretty soon,
Haf a lager beer saloon,
Und den vot ph my money I will make, ,
Yohn Scemidt
Und ven,enough I'fe got.
I vill puy a " house un lot,"
Un a " corner grocery" I'll naf be sides,
Yam Schmidt,
Den sd happy I will be,
Mit mine children on urine knee,
Mine money, nu mine frau, but mit no pride,
Yohn. Schmidt,
NEW YORK.
The Toombs on Sunday' Morning.
FROM SUNSHINE AND SHADOW,)
HOW THE PRISON LOOKS.
re
The City prism is located on Centre
Street. It occupies an entire square.
It is a low building, looking not unlike
c'ie Bank of f England. The ;portion of
the prison which appearsto the eye of
the passer-hy is really the prison wall.
The interior is a quadrangle, filled with
cells, several stories high. There are
three .prisons, one for men, one for wo-
men, and ono for boys. In the yard
directly opposite the matron's apart-
ment is the site ort which the gallows
stands waen the criminals are hung. The
prison is of white grantie, built in the
Egyptian style of architecture,, and
hence its name—the Toombs. It was
built under a resolution of the Com-
mon Council, passed in 1835, when an
approbation was made of two hundred
and fifty thousand dollars. It is thesmall-
est city prison in America, and whooly
inadequat! to - the neces, ities of New
York. It contains various court
rooms, It is a house of detention and 1
SEAFORTH,- SEPT. 17,X869.'
jail. It is a gloomy structure. very
safe, and kept scrupulously clean. The
cells are small, and are lighted by an
oblique cut in th wall, which :prev prevents
the common Prisoner looking out.
Over the ;main entrance are five of six
comfortable- coils commanding a'view
of the street 'and all that passes.:' Here
aristocratic rogues are confined, such as
Jenkins, Ketchum, slid otht'r rascals
whoes .crimes are heavy enough to al-
low them to live in style while in
pion.
INSIDE"VIEW.
The Toombs is a suggestive place at
an early hour on Sunday. Saturday is.
a "gala day " with the' low city " popul-
ation. With money in pocket and no
work to do next- morning, men crowd
the drinking places, break the peace,
and: are arrested by the wholesale.
There is a room in the prison known ab
the Bummers' Cell. It mill hold about
two hundred. In it persons arrested
on Saturday night are confined. Here
are to be found all. characters, classes,.
conditions, and ages; drunkards, braw-
lers, and rioters, boys, men, some well
dressed, some on their first spree; well-
to-do mechanics, even respectable citi-
zens, with men crazed with bad rum, or
yelling with' delirium tremens, making
a Pandemonium not .found outside- of
New York. -The court room juts into
the prison yard, And the prisoners are
brought before the justice- through -a
rear door, and are not carried outside
at all The co.irt opens at six o'clock
on -Sunday morning, and a largepor-
tion of the prisoners are discharged.
Many of them are arrested without
cause; though the captain,at the station
house is satisfied of that fact, he can
discharge .no one. He must lock up ail
who are brought to him. The inno-
teat and guilty pass the night in the
station -house, to be discharged, if dis-
charged at a,li, by the justice the next
morning.
THE COURT -ROOM.
Precisely at six o'clock Jnstice Dow-
ling takes his seat on the bench. He
is apparently about thirty-five years of
age, short in stature, with a dark eye
of remarks,bie briilancy, prompt and de-
cided.- Before him are brought a mot-
ey crowd. He inquires into each case,
and is judge, jury, and counsel. He de-
cides at once, as the prisoners come be -
ore hint --fine, imprisonment, or dis
-
harge.- He readsintutiveiy the char-
acters, knows when the parties are tell-
ing the truth, has sympathy with the
oor creatures who are on trial, leans
to the side of mercy, stands between the
risouer and oppressor, becomes au ad-
ocate when the complainant is dis-
rtosed to be crushing, and with the ad -
ice he gives, his warning and admo-
itions; and even in his judgement, he
sits more as a father than a judge.
early all the ari ests ate for drunken-
ess, or for crimes growing out of it.
ell -to-do men` and very good looking=
omen from i ural districts, who come
to see the sights, get tipsy, and "visit
udge Dowling before they leave the
'ty. If parties. are drunk, and not dis-
derly,rthey are invariably discharged.
artiest who are arrested for the first
me, or who are not known to the po-
ce as having been ari ested before, are
harged. Wit, humanity, and good
ture, With strong common sense, un -
e in the judge. Parties frequently
ake complaints from revenge. W om-
ckome to complain of their husbands,
d husbands of their wives. ,The keen,
criminating judge turns the_ tables,
d often sends the ,prisoners ,.out of
urt, and the complainant into the
lis. When the. order is given to brin
the prisoners, it is'
a sight to see.
ndred or two come in with a rush.
oung women in the latest style %f
ress, a little the worse for a night in
e Toom`}s; old men tattered and torn,
a less and without shoes, looking as if
ey had just escaped from Bedlam ;
teed and dilapidated women, with
ack or bloody eyes; women whose
have been beaten to a jelly by
the
husbands; boys of thirteen, . hard -
ed as if they" hand graduated from
son; young clerks handsomely dress -
with flashing jewelry ; respectable
u, standing well in society ; burg-
er, thieves, pickpoctcets, black tawny,
white of ever nationality, and in
ry possible condition, all huddled
ether, to answer for mi d meanors lir
ches of the peace.
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The roll before the judge co
the name of ' every person arreete
such name as he chooses to, give.
lusoname is called, eacl + party stand
before the, judge. 'rhel officer gives
testimony, the prisoner tells his s
and the judge decides whether the
shall be dischared, be fined, or. be
marded for trial at the Court of
oils• 1t is a curiosity to study
face, hear the testimony, and liste
administration of justice.
Maidens from the sidewalk are broug
their veils down and faces hid..
the stern .command of the officer
charge theveil is lifted, if not, the
comes off,' bonnet and all. The
were fighting at the corner of the st
and would not move on. "You h
made it," said the judge, " then sh
halide and go," An old rump
woman pleads for mercy. "No ;
send you up. It will do you good, a
take the rum out of you. A young g
of sixteen begs to be allowed to
home, she only got a little ti
she says. "Well. go, but don't y
conte here again," But she does
go. The next case brings her up to
stand again. "Didn't I tell you to
said the judge .Yes sir; but I wa
take my friend with 'oleo She w
no worse than I was. "Then you
not content to Io by yourself ?" ‘-
sir.
It won't t hunt. voter honor to
kind to the poor girl." Well, go, a
don't you let me see either of you
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this court again." And away they -
locked in each othei's arms, out of to
door,. A man coml.lains of. a dilapi
ated looking woman for breakingev
window in the house. "What did :.
do to her to induce her to do that
says the judge. • Nothing. She wan
ed to�stay in my house, and there
no room, and I turned her out, and
'broke my -windows." "What sort of
house do yotl keep? ". "A boardiu
house." "Yes, I know what sort of
boarding house you keep." You liv
on the blood and bones of these poo
creatures, and when ! they can't ser.
you any longer, you kick tnem into th
street You ought to ` be ashamed o
yourself, a great big,: burly, fellow lik
you engaged in such a business. Sb
broke your windows, did sire l Sh
ought to have broken your bead. I
you are ever brought before me, as yo
will be very soon, I'll send you
the penitentary. • Now clear out.
won't hear a word from you. To th
criminal he says. "I shall have to com
gait you for a breach of the peace. Bu
if you break any more. windows,
Ellall set d you to the 1.etritenta>ly.
man is arrested for beating his wife
Her face is pummelled to ajelly. Whe
asked for her testimony. she says, with
trembling " I don't want to harm him.'
"Can you support yourself," The jud-
asks. "Oh, yes your honor. I have t
support myself, and him too." "Then
1'11 send him where he won't beat pori
any more, for six months at least."A
woman brings a charge against her bootli
band. The husband admits the chas-
tisement, but he has four small chil-
dren. His wife gets drunk every day,
and pawns the bread of the table for
rune. " Well " the judge says, "it is a
hard case, but you musn't strike ye#r
wife If shetgets drunk again come to
me. I'll send her where she can*, pawn
your bread.
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And so the trials go on. Full two
thirds are discharged. With many it
is the first offence. With others a night
in the prison is punishment enough.
Many belong to the navy they are
sent to their ships. Many live in Jer-
sey, Hoboken, Brooklyn, Harlem, Mott,
Haven. They promise to leave the city
and never come back, and are generally
escorted over the river. :.I douot if any
where else justice is meted out in .suet"
generous measure as in the Toombs.
Hai den.4 villians, and real stamps and
rogues, have little chance; but the poor
creautures who have no one tote for
them have a friend in the judge. Of-
ten
f.ten a gleam -of sunlight lights up the
-dreary room, and the laugh goes round.
He sends a prisoner out w find a wit-
ness who fails to come and testify a-
gainst him. Somebody's kitchen wishes a
cook on Sunday morning. She aupears
before the judge well dressed, but
very much ashamed. "Do you Sup-
pose you can find your way
homer the judge says to her. "Welt,
e
go, but don't do that again.." I To, an-
other, "Go ; but if'you eotne here a
I'll send you to the . penitents ,'`�
with caution, entreaty, expostulation,
and judgement, justicels administe–red
at the Toombs. -
DIVINE SERVICE..
The Sisters of Charity knave the NI-
men and boys under their charge.' Theyhave - a fine chapel in the uppel.psictupper
sti
the Tootzsbs all to 'themselves i no one
is. allowed to disturb thein, and irisitors
are excluded. The Protestant worshi
is without chapel' or' '' r-
�roorssia #car sec -
vice, The preacher stands tin the
platform of the corridor, and the bum-
mers
ummers are brought from their cell aid
placed in the lower part of the long -
hall -way. Some sit on the few ibeneh
ches that are provided, spine sit ion tie
The pr
stone floor, many stand. ,
isoners,
in their cells cannot be seen by the
preacher. They can hear or not as they,
please. Company is allowed ,in. the
cells during service. The hum - '(tent-
versation goes on ; the pristine - read,;
smoke. or write ; walk, sit, orlgo to,
bed. Besides the iron -grated: door which
the keepers lock, there Is an inside,
close -fitting wooden -door, whit the
prisoners can shut if they please, and
which they., often do. If the preacher
says anything they don't like,1 they
tbty, it too, with *Slam. A little shelf,
screwed ed on the iron railing of th plat-
form, n►akes the pulpit. There is . no
music, no singing, nothing attractive.
The set vice is constantly interrupted by
the business of tie court. Prisoners
are called for their names shouted out,
and they are brought down from conte
tier of cells to another, for trial or tlis=
charge. The buzz of talk is heard, tho
yawning of the weary, the prissonei
mocking or imitating the preacher . and:
blending with all this is 'the yell of the
manure and the howl of the ,victim of
delirium tremens.. There is little in. it .
that is tender. affectionate, or win ing.
It can be, and ought to be, at onceiu -
proved,
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Potatoes Dangerous.
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M: Victor Chat •1, the French ..agt
culturist, has just published some��� reg -
marks upon the preservation of *a-
tom After stating that they ehbuld:
never be allowed to shoot, he"roc eds
to show the importance of selecting a
proper place to keep thein in. , Uitder
the influence of light they soon limon
to Chow green, and they then , acgture
a sour taste, which is increased in pro–
portion to the devolopment of 1 the,
green matter (chlorvphylle) caused i by
the continual exposure to the light.1, In
this statethe potato contains a• pecu;iiar
Substance called salan ne,' which • if
absorbed in large quantities, is a dang-
erous poison, and which Becomes more
abundant as germination • advance".
" When I see," writes M. Chatel, "at
the vegetable stores of Paris and else-
where, potatoes grown , more or less
green under the action of the light,,
ask how it is that the officers of I he
public health do not forbid their :sale,
Of how nian
y vomitiD $s, eolscs, es>inci
diarrhoeas must' they have been the ,.
unsuspected cause !" M. Chatel, theme
fere, strongly recommends that pots
toes designed for human food shot4lt4
be kept completely in the dark.
Rules for tile Post Office.
When you call at the Post Office for
your mail, and the postmaster ban is
it out, ask Lim if that is all. If y to
ask for mail and he tells 'lout there is
none, tell him there ought ' th
go hone and send the vast oThe fa r '
ly around to ask through the da
When you want a stamp on your let
tell the postmaster td put it on, if
don't like. it, lick it. " In ease you it
on this stamps;ourself -soak inp
y �►t yo r ..
mouth long enough to remove :t
mucilage, it will then stick till it -is Be sure to ask the postmaster
credit you for the stamps ; if he l►
arny accommodation he will do it, f
you have a box stand and drum on
until the postmaster :hands our you
mail ; it makes him feel good, es
daily if he is waiting on some one else.
If you cnnot wait at the wicket for
your mail, go inside and make yourr,
f elf at home , your company is
�abie to the postero