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The Huron Expositor, 1870-01-28, Page 3Jain,. 28. 18 Vie. EDEN received. a Fresh Stock of .G Win. R N A:LS, ec Soaps,Combs, Harr, Tooth Brushes, French, Etnglish, and Ar ericare �} 1.1 NE DYE STUFFS id to be ` (Attie best quality. td Cattle Medicines ! dltion Powder. erscriptiona. carefully `and accur R . LUI4ISIJEN t4f4 tia‘ 45, Ossia snit Every deseription of Builders' Hardware, omi z c Rei 0-1 tsste iteel aids eD gta t✓ aNflO�1O s3wvr IoW O U TT EF0.. ber desires- to: intimate to thepub- tole agent in 3eaforth for the sale FELL; & WHITELAW'S 'i. G`Gdebrated W CITTTER! SE AND NAND Powe. eg'a impcaced CRITSRE constantly on hexad. OLIVER C, WILSON, Market Square.. afy. Mat,- I870 1924 , ney 1 Money I ibez has received another large re- of storey Ifor uwestment ort rood at ft par cent.; or IO per c ire d JOIE S, IT=: an'y. Mat, film 95-tf:: G The Jevils Harp. The memoirs of Madiwe de Geniis first madeknown the astonitshing powers : of a poor German soldier on the Jew's harp. .Chis rimeic1n - vete in the service of Freder- ick the Great,'and finding hieiself one night on duty under the windows of the king, pla; ing the Jew's harp with so much skill that Frederick, who watt ,a:great ameteur of music, thought he heard a, distinct- orches- tra.' Surprised that aitch, an effect could be produced ' by k single then with two Jew's harps, the ordeied kite.- into his presence, ; the soldier refused, alleging that he only couldbe relieved by his colonel ; and that if he 'obeyed, the king would punish him the next day fornot doing his duty. Being pre- sented the following morning to Frederick, he was heard with admiration, and 'received his discharge and fifty dollars. s This artist, whose name Madame de Geniis does not mention, is called Koch ; he has not any knowledge of music, }jut owes his success entirely to a natural taste. HO -has made his fortune oy travelling about, and per- forrt,ing in public and private, and is now living retired at Vienna, at the advanced 3ge of more than eighty- years. He used two. Jew's harps at Once, in the same man- ner as the peasants of the Tyrol, and pro- duced, without doubt ,tlie Harmony of two notes struck at the same moment,which:was considered by the musical -curious as sorne what extraordinary, when. the limited. powers of the instrument were remembered. It was Koch's custom to require that all the lights should be extinguished, in order that the illusion prouuced by tais playing might be increased. It was reserved, however, for Mr. Euten- stein to acquire a musical reputation from the Jew's harp. After ten year of close application and study, this young artist has attained a perfect mastery over this 'intract- able instrument. In giving: some account of the Jew's harp, considered a medium for musical sounds, we shall only present the result of his discoveries. This little instru- ment, taken singly, gives whatever grave ;sound you may wish to produce, as a third, a fifth dr an octave. If the grave tone is, not lerd in the pass Jew's harp, it must he attributed, not to the defectiveness of the instrument, but to the players In examin- ing the result, you cannot help remarking the order and unity established by nature in harmonical booties, which places music in the rank of eat sciencei4. The Jew's harp' has three different tones ; the bass tones of the first octave hear some resem- blance to those of the flute and clarionet ; those ofthe middle and high, to the vox hu= inan,o of soriae organs ; lastly, the harmoni- cal sounds are exactly like triose of the har- monica. It is.6onceived that this diversity of tones affordsi already a great variety in the execution, which is always looked upon as being feeble and cr'ifling, on .account of the smallness of the instrtinfent. It .was not thought possible to derive much pleasure from any attempt whichcouldbe made to conquer the difficulties of bo limited an in- strument ; because in the extent of these `octaves, . there were a number of spaces: which could not be filled up by the talent: of the player ; besides, the most simple mo dulation became impossible. Mr. Fulen- stein has remedied that inconvenience, by joining sixteen Jew's harps, which he tunes by placing smaller or gtleater quantities of sealing -wax at the extremity f the tongue. Each harp then sounds one of the notes of the gambit, diatonic or chromatic, and the performer can fill all the intervals, and pass all the tones, by changing the harp. That these mutations may not• 'nterrupt the measure, one harp must alwa s be kept in advance, in the same mann r as a good reader advances the eye, not pon the word which he pronounces, upon t at which fol- lows. —Philosophy ol- lows.—Philosophy in Sport. Railway Management and Control. (Front the Canadian Joternal 0. Commerce.) Although the managemen of our rail - Ways is`subject to teequent n tations it can scarcely be said that the conte of of the prin- cipal lines has undergone as reait changes as might have been expected. Itis not dif- ficult to remember the efforts put forth by certain prominent persons i connection with those enterprises. The orthern had the close and undivided attention of the in- defatigable and energetic veteran, Mr. Ca- preol, who, even in his old a e, is promot- ing one of the most iniportan schemes that has ever corn befoie the c untry. `The Great Western lagged for yea s, and its con- struction might have been del yed for many years longer, if a movement n behalf of a rival enterprise had not inci d to extraor- dinary exertions a few individ ale_ in Ham- ilton, who have lcngsince beeli fogotten as its chief promoter; and the completion of the Grand Trunk was the result f a combina- tion of interests which led conte of the lead- ing men of the country to unite for the pur- pose of forming one of the moist important links of railway communications in America.. Where now are the enterprising risen by whose .energy and 'spirit those toads were finished years before try otherwise might have been' The Gzea1 Wast i rn was open- ed in 1853, first from Retail. 4 n. to Niagara Falls, then from Hamilton • to 'London, and a month afterwards from Lon on to Wind- sor, the whole line .having bee opened be- tween,. the first weeks of No ember 1853, and the first of February 185. It was im- mediately placed under the co trol of a Ca- nadian Board of Directors, 'th another ' Beard in England, the power of managing its business affairs, however, ing vested in the local board, the Manager o the road be ing himself a Director. A change was sub- sequently made by -special ;Act of ' Parliat- ment, and the. management ` tea sferred, to TH dian Board 'one merely, for ,registeringy the acts of the re pont3ibl'p 'Directors inEdi lana Mr. C. : Brydgi wad appointed 'Mewl-, in Director fromr;'the'first; and ' ontlhited s , such for rine year t when, through an ;id - verse vote 'of .ihe':Sha eholders, his friends were defeated in seeking reelection to the board, and as a: consequence he had to re- sign. Having, been appointed Matrtging Director of the •Grand Trunk,- before . his tithe expired on the Great°Western, he }red control of both lines for a short time, when he was succeeded by Mr. Thomas Swinyard. The successor of Mr. Brydges, as Manager f the Grand Trunk, was Mr. Shanley, who ppear also to have' been sacrificed by, his company, as.was Mr. Brydges, to suit the whines of certain persons having itiiuence atAhe Board. Mr. Shanley, severing his connection with the Grand Trunk, became less of a railway man, and has since held a prominent position as a member of Parlia- ment, while Mr. Brydges is still connected with the Grand Trunk, defying the repeat- ed efforts of his opponents to oust him, and at the same time holds the important posi- tion of ,l Commissioner of the Intel -colonial Railway. The Northern was fortunate in securing the able services of Mr. Cumber- land, whose energy and perseverance have been of immense benefit to the corporation of which he is such a valuable member. Prior to his connectiou with the road it la- bored under great financial difficulty, from which it has happily been extricated, and is now one of the best working, and beat managed lines- in the Dominion, if not on the continent of America. The management of the Great Western, as we have already said, was transferred to Mr. Swinyard, who, although • not very po- pular either with the public; or those under his control, was regarded as a successful manager, and frequently received the thanks of the Directors ; but the time calve when he had to succumb, and follow in the wake of his predecessor, without a similar pros- pect of good fortune, however. Acting up- on the intimation that certain changes were about to be made, he sen• in his resignation, and now the third manager becomes con- nected with the line, in ,the person of Mr. W. K. Muir, a well knjown and popular railway man. 'rhe assumption of the duties of superintendant—for by this new designa- tion the manager of the Great Western is henceforth to be known—by Mr. Muir has been followed by a batch of dismissals ; not by the mere notion ofethe superintendent, be it understood, but es the result of the changes in the management which have ne cessitated the abrogation of sorne of the po- sitions in.question. Those changes appear to be consequent- upon closer running con- nections with the Michigan Central and the New York Central lines, which are seeking more intimate relations, with the view of facilitating quicker means of transit be- tween the Eastern and Western States. There is also irn evident desire of adopting a stricter system of economy on the: G, eat Western. The English shareholders have made up their Minds to secure, if possible, larger returns than they have yet received, and with that view, the Directors have probably seen it to be for their interest to fall in with the plan of the other railway companies. The travel and traffic across the Peninsula is capable of greater expan- sion, provided unity of action can be' secur- ed, among the companies interested in t14. transit of goods and passengers between. New York and Chicago. That.being the case, *a favourable opportunity has ile-ei presented for the initiation of the changes alluded to. , . In connection with those changes it i& a source of gratification to learn that as an evidence of returning good sense on the part of the English proprietors, the -power taken from the Canadian Board of Eirectors has been restored, and hereafter, instead of the business of the road having to be sub- mitted to the English Board before anything of irnportaace can be done the Board here can act at' once. Tn this way the Board sitting at Hamilton' will in future dispose of any business requiring. other attention than that, of the superintendent, and there will be. no waiting for what had formerly to be done at a distance of four thousand miles. A great saving will be effected, and much annoyance preveuted by this simple arrangement. The idea of controling Ca- nadian enterprises, by companies located in England is fast being exploded, snd it is to- be obe hoped that the action of the Great West- ern authorities in this matter will lead' to a similar course with regard to the Grand Trunk, for it is clearly a desirable object that the control as well as the management of the road should be vested in persons up- on the spot. There can be little doubt that much gaod will result from the changes just made in the management and conduct of the most successful of our Railways. Re- port says that ..the Directors, with the aid of the superintendent, will be able to make a very large reduction in the working ex- penses of the line, at the same time that the tariff receipts will be augmented, through the running arrangements with the other roads. There is naturally a great deal of sympathy manifested for those who have been deprived of their positions on the line in consequence of the changes, but it should be bot ne in mind that- the parties to the ar- rangement justify the course they have taken on the strength of increasing the re- turns from the earnings, and it is but fair to. give them credit for the good intentions' they profess, until it is seen that they act differently. We cannot think there has been any desire to get rid of the old ser- vants. The nd'cessity of satisfying the shareholders -in their wish for large divid- .en 4 s has .,alone prompted ted the action of the �r P P English Yoard, which led to what are con Jan. 2,8 1870. Human and Phooan I eitabitante of Alaska. General Thomas reports to = the ;United States Governihent : ;• .The Alerts, although stiict members of the.Gr'eek Church, seer to have no -control over their passion for ardent spirits, not cor- rect ideas in regard to chastity ; consequent= ly_ the .effects of contact with the Ai1i rieans are -`apparent as diseases ` are common, and there are scarcely any iaiale•or female, who will:not get intoxicated if they heave the op- portunity.. The first thing they ask for is whisky. I - believe much geed might be done if one or two reliable persons could be appointed to live among them as superin- tendents. Such if of good character, who would have great influence; as the Alents have great respect for authority. To the credit of the people of Kenny and the is- lands of St. George and St. Paul, I must say 1 saw no evidence of dissipation among them, due no doubt to their isolation, hough I was informed theywere liable to tlIe fra- ilty of their race if inducements wereioffer- ed. They impressed me with- their intelli- gence and honesty ; many of the igen are skillful mechanics, and their skin boats are creditable as -models of grace and strength. On St. Paul and St. George only are the fur • bearing seals found, and are killed for their furs and oil. The habits of these ani mals are peculiar. About the last of April or early part of May the old male seals ar- rive, and go on shore at the places frequent- ed by them, called rookeries ; they make a thorough examination of the ground, then the great body arrive, and in a short -time all. have occupied,their positions. The fe- males conte up on shore, and are collected together in communities or.families by each one of the old seals who possesses sufficient power to maintain and guard bis family ; the young males and supernatural ones are forced to take their place outside of the area occupied by the families, and if they at- tempt to interfere with domestic arrange- ment are summarily driven off. In these troubles terrible affrais occur. This .ar- rangement arround the rookeries makes it very easy for the hunters to place them- selves between the families and the young males, from whom enly the skins are taken, and which, when they want to kill, they do so in parties of 40 or 50,'a11 armed with clubs. They get between the families able the young males, then drive them inland some two or three miles distant, letting ali not wanted. for slaughter drop out by the way, these return to the rookeries. After getting only as many as they skin and salt in one day, to the proper places, they are killed by striking the raises of the animals with the cl:►bs. The next day is devoted to packing. By this means the families are not disturbed, and remain to rear their young. As far as I can judge, the business of the old males is to 'compel the -female to take care of their young un- til they have grown sufficiently tto take pare of themselves ; they then apper to give up all control over the families,. who are per- mitted to leave their young and go into the water, the old male still guarding and over- looking the young. In September all are permitted to go into the water, where they sport during the day; coming on shore in the evening. At this period -all move fur- ther inland and mingle together indiscrimi- nately. If the autumn continues mild, they remain on the island till the latter part of October, when they disappear very suddenly, and have been seen going through the passes between the Aleutian Islands, en a southerly direction. Nothing more of them is seen until next Spring, neither ie it known where they pass the winter, The number of seals on the island can ouly be estia ated: .In the height of the season, after the young are.born, they are estimated all the way from five to fif- teen millions ; out they are countless, cov- ering hundreds of acres like sheep in a pen. The habits of these animals are such that if permitted to be hunted at random, they would -be soon driven from the island. This has been proved by the Russians, who to- tally destroyed some rookeries before they had learned how to treat them. If itis de- sirable to perpetuate .the fur -bearing seal, one of two plans should be adopted. One is to confine tire killing to the natives, per- mitting none' but authorised agents of the Government to live on the islands,. and per- mit graders .to purchase only after the skins have been prepared and the seals have left for the south. This course would necessi- tate the stationing of an agent on. each of the islands, to guard the interests of the Government and prevent the demoraliza- tion of the natives by such unscrupulous traders as would not hesitate to furnish them with liquor for the purpos of cheating them. A Terrible Accident. A WHOLE FAMILY BURNED BY GASOLINE. The oil fiend is sweeping away far more victims than the cholera or the small -pox, and still people take it into their homes and play with it as if it were as harmless ae water. • The most terrible casualty yet re- corded from this source occurred lately at the residence of B. F. Lanterman, a ma- chinist, No. 181 Robey Street, near Van Buren. Mrs. Lanterman was preparing breakfast over a small gasoline stove, and her two little girls, two and eight years of age, 'were about here,. It is _probable that the heat was not estifficient, and that sheat- tempted to pout- merer of the fluid inion the stove'; at any rate, a most terrible 'explo- sion took place;'afr.d in an instant the moth- er and her chilJren were enveloped in flames, • The -father, _ who was upstairs, heard -their shrieks, ran'down, and, folding hia arms around his wife, endear-ored to ex- tinguish xtinguish the fire;but in doing so waslhimself AT1wilfiiwl 'in. the fierysheet ;14s- clOthing as well wt that of his wife and children was nearly burned oft,and all were actually: roasted `alive i' The mother` andd the jitiuiik-, est child were sa=th%ibly borne'. ibottti the bead and; body RE' to be a1n oet unreeogn s able,= and have,- doubtless; ere this, ..been re- leased fnom their agony , by ,deat,t; The father and the eldest chiid are suffer- ing `dreadfu1 y,` but itis thought will hover. The neighbours hurried in on hearing the cries of the sufferers, and rendered them all theassistancc in their power, but.little could be done. Mr:. Lanterman could give lit- tle information as to the cause of the aeei ' dent, 'lout; lila rEsult was too evident.: Is it not time, that these terrible'' inflammable enemies to 'human life were banished from 'our midst ?- –Chicago Post. FRESH ARRIYAI: OF NEW TEAS! FRESH OOFFIES a-ROCFRrES, Wines & Liquors. The subscriber begs to infrom the public that he has just received a large,stocx of New Teas, crop of 1869, which for quality is unsurpassed. He is satisfied that he can sell. Tea by.the cattie or in large quantities, ten per cent cheaper than any house in the County. HIS CPFIEES is also cheaper and better] than can be had elsewhere. • He has also on hand a large stock of Liquors, consisting of Common Whiskey, Old Rye, Malt, Wines, Bran dies, Rum &c., Which for quality cannot be equalled. . Hotel Keepers, Country Merchants and others wishing to make large purchasers are re quested to give him a call before purchasing elsewhere, as he is satisfied he can do better for them than any house in this se„tion 'of the country. . Remember the place, JOHN WALSH, Scott's New Brick .Block. Seaforth, Jan'y. 21st, 187 0. 111-tf. SIGN OF.THE SCOTCH COLLAR, THE undersigned begs to inform the Farmers and others of the. County of Huron, that he has opened a first class HARNESS & SADDLERY 1 IN sEAP0 E T11 1 And being in a position to pay cash,for all material used at his establishments, he can, and will offer superior inducements :to any other party doing business here. HIS COLLARS particularly, are acknow- ledged by competant judges to be superior to any made in the. County. and from his thorough acquaintance with the wants of the community, he is satisfied that all who favor nim with their patronage will have no cause to regret doing .so. His personal supervision being given to all work manufactured at his shop, places him in .a. position to warrant all work sold by him, and his motto will be " the nimble sixpence before the slow shilling.", Come along Farmers and judge for you'selves. No charge for showing goods: ear Shop opposite the Old Post Office, Seaforthf• WM. Ii. OLIVER... Seaforth, Jan'y. 21st, 1870. 80-tf. • BHAZLEHURST, Licensed Auctioneer fo , the Count. of ` Huron. Goderich, Ont Particular attention paid to the'sale of Bankrupt Stook. Farm Stock Sales attended. on Liberal Terms. _CeioodsAppraisedeMo t_ ►gen Foreclosed, Landlord's; Warrants Execute& Alw, • °Bair First Division Cons for Duron, • UN; Goderiel4 June 9th, 1869." ' Y UN; 'Kist. yesraerneznades Cnt-Outal. fthEeonony and Taste ' `. AT _ ti' HERLAND RO'S- • TAILORS. Goderich Street. GI= 0 Ci IDP = T And Workmanship Guaranteed. ,CHARdES MODERATE. NEXT DOOR TO Lu msden's Drug - Store. Seaforth, Jan'y. 21st, 1870. 82-tf. M'GBEGOR & SON, BOOKBINDERS, HULLETT. ARE prepared to execute binding in every style: Persons residing at a distance • by leaving their, books at the ,signal Booz .Stare, Godcrich, or at the EXPOSITOR office, Seaforth. stating style, may rely upon thein being well bound. AT THE LOWEST PRICES. And retarneil without delay. Seaforth, Jan'y. 21st, 1870, S0-tf. M. R. COUITEI DEALER I CLOCKS, WATCHES, JE ELL Y FANCY 'GOODS ETC., ETC`.• T HO: R USSELL&SIM SHOP OPPOSITE 'CARMIOi EEL'S'. HOTEL. Seaforth, Jan'y. 21st, 1870 - ONTARIO HOUSE. FALL a& WINTER STQ CKS. Very Complete, and selling_ at greatly educed Pries t t CLOTHS, FLANNELS, SHAWLS and HOODS, In great variety; . Fresh Groceries, And Crockery EDWARD CASH. Seaforth, Jan'y. 21st,_ 1870. 53-tf- SEAFORT'H FURNITURE WAREROOMS 1 M. ROBERTSON Importer'and manufaeturor of all kinds of HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE Such as SOFAS, LOUNGES, CENTRE TABLES, MATTRASSES, DINING & (BREAKFAST 'TABLES, BUREAUS, . CHAIRS, and BEDSTEADS, In Great Varity. Mr. R. has great co&1den :e- fn off ' his goods to the public, as they are made of - Seasoned Lumber. and by First-Ciass Work- men. COFFINS MADE TO ORDER. On the Shortest Notice. WOOD TURNiNG Done with Neatness and Despatch- Wareroorns TWO DOORS SOUTH SHARP'S HOTEL, Main tStreet. Seaforth, Jan'y 21st, 1870. 57+tf., BLACKSMITH SHOP. THOMAS, .WATSON. Begs to inform theublic : • ► erally that he still s carries on general Mae .s� ithing at his Old litiendr NEARLY OPPOSITE -ARMSTRONG'S- 'HOTEL - .- NLEYVIL .t E.= Al Special .attention paid to -Horse-Shoeing. Ainleyville, Jany..21st, 1$70.