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THE SEAFORTH H E POSIT(R1
Homestead. Law.
Mr. Boyd has introduced in the Le-
gislative Assembly a Bill_for the enact-
ment of a Homestead Law The oc-
casion gives us an opportunity of putt-
ing in a favourite word. A good home-
stead law should have been on our
statute bo ,ks fifty years ago. Itis one
of those liws that have an attractive in-.
fl,tenee. t invites the immigrant, not
simply to. a land of plenty, in which he
can easily better his. condition ; but ii,
assures hina that wires once he has es-
tablished himself a HOME free from debt
and tinaneial obligations, that HOME,
with all its comforts and endearing as-
soeiations, may be made secure to his
`wife so lo4g as she shall live, and to his
children u til they shall have attained
their maj iity, and are able by their
own unai ed .efforts .to enter upon the
battle of life. This is no slight encour-
agernent o the one who, in a distant
, country, i, looking out for a " land of
- rest," and no slight incentive to indus
:iry when he has en tend within our
borders and cast his lot aniong us. If
sickness overtake him, or misfortunes.
thicken upon . him, their sting is to a
great extent removed by a knowledge
of the fact, that his ilove d ones may al-
ways enjoy the shelter which his toil
and industry have provided, and many
of the comforts which he has stored for
their enjoyment. 4Such a law cannot
failto make our country more . attract-
ive to intending settlers, and to render
• o our people mere contented with their
lot, and less inclined to change. When
once in . possession of a .bows that no
adv_ersitY can wrest from them, and
which continued industry can beautify
and adorn, discontent will give way to
satisfaction, and fickleness and disposi-
° tion to change, to steadiness and fixity.
While such a law would be productive
of much good in the way indicated, it
could do no one any harm: It would
interfere neither with private rights;
nor prove inimical to the morality, or
social well being of the community. A.
man can, under existing laws say : "This
farm and the buildings thereon are
mine. 1 bought and paid for them
For the interest and profit of my family
I willmortgage them to the money-
lender—that with it they May sport a
carriage and pair, and extract pleasure
and amusement from the passing hour,
In any -cause of action accruing after
such a mortgage is duly made and re-
gistered, no levy, or sale on execution,
can take effect as against the value of
the mortgage -with which the owner has
encumbered his property. No one now
complains that subsequent creditors
cannot step between the mortgage and
the full value of his claim upon tl
land. No one holds that the mortgag-
es Would be doing wrong, if, after as-
signing his fares to another in the above
manner, he prosecuted business and
contracted debts for the purpose of im-
proving 9 his eircunlstances , nor that
the subsequent creditor who lentis him
money or advances goods for the ;pur-
pose of trade, with the full kn;ow1�
edge that the farm of his debtor is most--
gagad, sutlers any hardship or ininstioe
because he caunot pounce upon tliat
farm. to make good his debt. Ile runs
the risks of trade with his eyes open,
and if he, loose in the venture, ;re will
not cornpht.in that the mortgagee re-
fuses. to sh:.Lre in bia misfortunes. If a
freeholder exercises the rights of a
m.ortgager with unquestioned propeity,
and the law protects him and those who
deal with him in the exercise of that
right, why should he not under the p"o
teetion of the law have the right to
say : " This farm ru which I. have reclaim-
ed from the forest by -persevering indus-
try and hard labor,upon which I have
built house and barns for happy home,a
I will now, that it is v rily my free
hold, and not liable for (lilt, by a pub-
lic declarvtion assign and set it apart
for that purpose, that° it may be held
'sacred to the use of my wife so long as
she shall live, and fir my children as
long as they are of tender age." This
would be a much nobler exercise of the
rights ; of property than that of the
were mo.gagar. The consequences to
society and individuals would be pre-
cisely the same The xegistrabon of
the farmor other property as a Home-
-'stead would bind it as against future
creditors, judgements, levies and exe-
cutions arising out ot future business
transactions ; and if no injustice flows
from the practice of mortgaging pro
petty, and the subsequent creditor finds
in it room for complaint that it bars his
crairus, neither would inj ustied, nor hard-
ships, non' commercial dishonesty flow
from a good Ilomuestead Law.
The provision of Mr. Boyd's Bill fall
short'of the requirements ofthe coun-
try in many -particulars ; but chiefly
in that it limits the value of the pro-
perty to be held as a Homestead - to the
stun of.$i50. There,shoulcl be nu limits
of this kind other than. the head of the
family puts. fie knows how his fami-
ly
amily has been brought up, and what are
,the requisites of a HOME for bis wife and
eiildren.1 He should be the sole judge
es to the amount of his propeity which 1
should oe set apart for their home. Put- I
ting a limit to' the amount, and especi-
ally a small limit, will render the law
inoperative . in cities, towns, and the
more a vanced parts of the rural districts
of the country. To the settler in the
Muskoka district $750 would be quite
aennnle to secure a comfortable home to
a family after the fashion of that region ;
but it forms only a fraction of the pur-
chase money of a home in the frontier
counties, and in the cities and towns of
the country. --St. Thomas Home Jour -
An Irishman's Will
In the name of God, Amen ! I,
Timothy Doolan, of Barrydowndf'rry,
in the county of Clare, farmer : being
sick and wake on my legs. but of sound
bead and warm heart -Glory 'be to
God 1—do make this my first and last
will and old and new- testament. First
I give my soul to God, when it
pl.azes 'Hire to take it, share no thanks
to me for I can't help it train, and my
body to be buried in the areund at
Bairydownderry Chapel, where all my
kith and kin that have gone before me,
and those that live after, belonging to
me are buried, pace to their ashes, may
the sod rest lightly over their. bones.
Bury me' near my godfather and my
mother who lie separated altogether, at
the other side of the chapellyard. I
lave the bit ofground containing ten
acres -rale ould Irish acres—to my
eldest son, Tim, after the death of his
mother, if she lives to• survive him. My
daughter Mary and her husnand, Paddy
O'Regan are to get the white sow that's
going to have twelve black bonifs,
Teddy. me second:boy, that was killed
in the war in lmerikay, might have
got his pick of poultry, but as he has
gone I'll lave them to his wife who died
a wake before him 1 bequeath to all
mankind all the fresh air of heaven, all
the fishes of the sea they can take and
all the birds of the air they can shoot, I
lave to them all the sun, noon' and
stars. I lave to Peter Rafferty . a pint
c►f petheen I can't finish, and may God
be merciful to hien.
A Fight with Stage Robbers in
California.
From the San Diego Union.
On last Sunday evening Nov. 1lth,
at eight o'clock, as the Fort Yania
stage wa.s coming West, about sixteen
miles this side of Yuma, an attack was
made by four men aimed to the teeth and
stripped to the buff, The coach was in
a narrow road, the br ush on either side
being quite thick. The -robbers ap-
peared in the road, and called. upon_ the
driver to halt and give the treasure
on board ; one stepping into the road in
front of' the team, and the other. three
surrounding the coach. The stage not
halting promptly, the man in the road
fired and killed the off wheeler. There
were six passengers on board, and when
the. Horse was shot, a ruan`by the name
of W. Richard, of the firm of Richard
& Co., Pimos Villages, fired a shot gun
loaded 'vi`.h buckshot into the stomach
of the - robber in front of the team,
who threw up his hands, exclaimipg,.
"My God, I'ns sliot !" whereupon the
fight commenced. The passongers were
poorly armed ; there were only three
revolvers and a shotgun aboard, but the
owners used them in a lively manner—
driv.ng the robbers off, and getting
away with the treasure. One man on
the coach, tamed Davis, got a scratch
on the leg. The coach received several
sli.ots. After the hignwaymen were
driven off, their coats anti spurs were
found hanging on the, bushes. They
had prepared for a lively fight, ex-
pecting to go, through the coach, as
they had done the coach on the Los
Angeles route, but were slightly mis-
taken in the Hien this time. It was
light enough so that the robbers could
be plainly seen. They are the same
fellows that were in :the city during
the races, and who were pointed out by
Les Angeles officers as the i ob'ners of
the coach, as above sorted. They left
here just after the races closed, going
east towards Fort Yuma.. On the
road out, they inquired as to the
amount of treasure carried by the coach
of Wells. Fargo & Co. • They paid
their bills along the road in bogus
gold dust A horse was found next
clay tied to a tree, supposed to have
been left by the party for the use of the
roan' who was shot, and who is believed
to be hid away in the vicinity of the
attack. A message was sent back to
Yuma fora party to go in search, and
the Indians were put on the trail.
Their captrre is nearly a certainty ;
and we hope i the captors will make
quick work of the robbers.
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MISCENEGATION IN HIGH LIFE —
Mr. Paul Gerard, who is brotner-in-law
of the Portuguese Minister at Wash-
ington, is about to marry Miss Mary
W ormley, a very accomplished pel s.;n ;
but the daughter of at. colored citizen
A Love Letter.
Tlie following is sublimely splendid,
and- we recommend it as a Model to let-
ter -writers : --
My DEAR MISS C.,—Every time
I think of you, my heart flops up anu
down like a churn -handle. Sensations
of unutterable joy caper over it like
young goats on a Scotch hill. As a
gosling swinmeth with delight in a
mud -puddle, so swim I in a sea of :,glory.
Visions of costatie rapture thicker than
the hairs on a blacking -brush, and
brighter than the bees of a parrot's
pinions, visit me in my slumbers ; and,
borne on their invisible wings, your
image stands before ine, and I reach
out to grasp it, like a pointer snapping
at a bluebottle fiy. When I first be-
held your angelic perfctions I was be-
wildered,
eiwildered, and any brain whirled around
like a bumble bee under a glass tumb-
ler. My tongue refused to wag ; and
in silent adoration I drank in the sweet
infection of love as a thirsty man swal-
loweth a tumbler of beer. Since the
light of your face ft 11 upon my life, I
sem_ etlmes feel as if T coulee lift myself •
up by my straps to the top of the stee-
ple, acid pull the bell -rope fur church.
Day and night you are in my thoughts.
When Aurora., Aurora, blushing like a bride,
rises froth her saffron couch; when the
chanticleer's shrill clarion heralds the
corning morn ; when the awakened pig
ariseth from his bed and grunteth, and
goeth 1 for his morning refreshments ;
when !the drowsy beetle wheels his dron-
ing flilght at sultry noontide; and when
the lowing cows come home at milking
time, I think of thee -anti, like a piece:
of gum elastic, my heart ,seems to
streatch clear across my bosom. Your
hair is like the mane 'of a sorrel horse'
powdered with gold.. Your forehead is
smoother than the elbow of an old coat.
Your eyes are glorious tobehold.
Wheic their fire hit me upon my manly
breast: it penetrated my whole anatomy
as a load of bird shot would go through
a rotten apple. " Your nose is from a
Parian marble, and your mouth puck-
ered with sweetness. Nectar lingers
on your lips, like' honey on a bear's
paw ; and myriads of unfledged kisses
are there, ready to fly out and light
somewhere, like lairds out of a parent's
nest. Your laugh rings in my ears
like the wind -harp's strain, or the bleat
cf a stray lamb on a bleak hillside.
I am dying . to fly to thy presence,
and pour out the burning eloquence of
nay love, as thrifty housewives pour out
hot coffee. Away froii you I am as
melancholy as a sick rat. Some times
I can see the Mav bugs of despondency
•
buzzing in .my ears, and feel the cold
lizards of despair Brawling down my
back. Uncouth fears, like a thcuanas
minnows, nibbie:at my spirits ; and my
spirits ; and may soul is pierced with
doubts as a cheese is bored by the
" +,aster." lily love for you is stronger
than the kick of a young cow, and more
unselfish than a kitten's first caterwaul.
As the song bird hankers for the light
of clay, the cautious mouse for the fresh
bacon in the trap—as a lean pip hank-
ers for new milk, so I long for thee.
If these few remarks will enable you
to see the inside of my soul, and me o
win your affections, 1 shill be as happy
as sparrow in a cherry -tree, or a cab
horse in a green pasture, If yen can-
not reciprocate my tlnilling passion, I
shall pine ativay like a posioned bed
bug, and fall away from the flourishing
vine of life, and untimely branch ; and,
in the coming years, when the shadows
grow from the hills. and the philosophic
frog sings bis cheerful evening hyms,
you, happy in another's love, can come
and drop a tear and catch a cold upon
the last resting -place of
JULIUJS EUPHEMIUS MUGGINS. Flannels.
HRISTMAS 'IS CQMING,
AND
Killoran t Ryan
Are offering
GREAT BARGAINS
10
CASII BUYERS
IN THE
GROOERYI& WINE
TRADE.
The Stook is very large, and
MUST BE SOLD
To make room for farther purchases.
It comprises the following staple articles :-
200 half -chests Fine Young Hyson Tea,
100 boxes I'Vew_Raisins,
50 barrels New Currents,
10 hhds. Bright Cuba Sugar,
100 barrels Yellow Refined Sugar,
200 barrels No. 1 Labrador Herrings,
200 half -barrels Lake Huron Herrings,
50 do White Fish, fall catch-,
50 do Trout,
if 4.
100 barrels Superior Windsor Whiskey,-
50
hiskey,50 barrels Old Rye aid Malt do
Also a large and well selected stock of
GENERAL GROCERIES !
Too numerous to mention.
-frGive them a call and see for yourselves.
KILLORAN & RYAN.
t'eaforth. Dec. 9th, 1869.
102-3m.
NEW
FALL GOODS!
AT
. Bonthron & Son's
CONSISTING OF
Ready -Made Clothing,
BOOTS & SHOES,
CANADIAN & ENGLISH TWEEDS,
_•1
DEATH FROM EATING HAIR.—A most
extraordinary case of death has been
revealed in the post mortem examina-
tion of a' woman of thirty, who died re-
cently in England. She had been for
some time an invalid, and had been ani
inmate of one of the London hospitals,
from which she was discharged without
receiving any benefit. During the au-
tumn, however, she was sufficiently im-
prudent to go out cleaning, and . some
exertion, induced an n attack of peritoni
tist, under which she gradually sank.
Permission to examine the body was
obtained, and a .tumour was discever-
ed which had 'puzzled all the -doctors
who had taken interest in her case.
A solid tumour composed of human
hair, resembling in appearance a
black duck . with an exceedingly long
neck, and weighing nearly two pounds,
was found to occupy and nearly to fill
the stomach and gullet, forming an al-
most accurate mould of those organs,
and . extending from the stomach
almost into the mouth. The cause of
her death was the great thickening and
ulceration of the stomach, produced by
this extraordinary tumour. It was
stated by a sister of the deceased .woman
that the latter had been in the habit
of eating her own hair for twelve years I
Winceys,
Fancy Dress Goods,
Breakfast Shawls
Clouds and Hoods,
Prints,
grey Cottons.; (cheap)
AIso a choice lot of
R OOERi ESI
Always kept on hand:
J. Bonthron & Sons,
evious to her death. It is said that Opposite Hicksonss Old Stand.
of Washington celled a caterer, and I such a case is unrecorded anywhere ,
possessed of wealth. Society, will, it though the practice of eating hair, earth Seaforth
is said, rye stirred to its'foundations 1 and other equally' disagreeable things, Dec.
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by this untoward event. is by no means an uncommon` thing.
SEAFORTH
FURNITURE WAHOOMS!
M. ROBERTSON -
Importer and man facturcr r,f all kings o
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,
Such as
SOFAS,
LOUNGES.
CENTRE TA BLFS,
1ATTRAS ES
DINING & BREAKFAST TABLES,
13 UREAUS,
CHAIRS, and
BEDSTEADS,
In
In Great Variety,
Mr. R. has Brea' cot 'dente in offering leis
goods to the puVe, as they are made of
(Mod Seasoned Lunwer, and by First-Ula,ss
Workmen.
COFFIN MADE TO ORDER
On the Shortest Notice.
WOOD TURNING
Done
Done with Neatness and Despatch.
Warerooms
TWO DOORS SOUTH SHARP'S HOTEL
• Main Street.:
Seaforth, Jan. 6th, 1869 t5 4f
.:ST RAW CUTTER,
The subscriber desires to intimate to the•
public that he is sole agent in Seaforth for
the sale of
MAXWELL St WRITELAW'
Celebrated '
STRAW CUTJ3JR
HORSE
AND HAND POWER.
Also for Massey's improved
Grain Crusher.
A STOCK KEPT CONATANTLY ONHAND
OLIVER C WILSON.
Market Square.
Seaforth. Nov. 9th. 1869. 192-tf
J.
SEATTER
EXCHANGE BROKER
And dealer in Pure
DRJJCS, CHEMICALS & DYE STUFFS.
The Drug Department is under the special
care of an experienced Chemist,
.it. M. PEAII;SON.
January 21st, I8 39. b9 -1v
r^`•iture
FURNITURE.
THOS. LL hhand:the
largest stocBEk in Seafoasrrth,now of everyon des
cription of Furniture, from the commonest to
the finest, and all at the lowest prices. Qual-
ity of :material employed, and workmanship,
guaranteed.`
LTN ID MitTAIKI Q
In all its departments, attended to .in a satin
factory naa;nner.' A Hearse for ,hire.,
T. BELL'S
PATENT SPRING MATTRAS _
Kept constantly on hand; and fitted to any
bedstead. This article is the :bes'aiid cheap-
est made, as attested to by all who have us-
ed it. Warranted to give satisfaction.
itgir the place,
K I DD :8c.-M'IVIULKKS,
Seaforth; Aug. v, 1869. 87-tf
LIVERY STABLE
tiTAMES ROSS desires to inform the pub -
lie that he has opened a New Livery
Stable in connection with his hotel, where
parties can be acconrmodated.with first-class-.
horses and vehicles, at reasonable prices. ,
Seaforth, Oct. 15, 1869. 9 -tf
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