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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1870-03-11, Page 2t, Masonry Among- the Indians. "Whether -there 'lire Lodges of brethern of the Mystic Tie, now, among the :degraded Indians of our western borders we do not know, but that thei-e are individual Ma- sons among the better classes of them we do know and we are equally certain, that • once there existed fraternities' who ,possess- ed, like Freemasons, an esoteric- knoe ledge -which was confined solely to the initated. De Witt Clinton, once G. • .G. High Priest of the United States, related on the authority of a respectable native ininiater who knew froth examinaiion,-the existence of such a society among the Iroquois. That there were mysteries amonglthe Mexican and Peruvian tribes, is equally well known-. Tecumseh, the famous Sha Wilve orator and warrior,and equally noted for his temper- ate habits and adherence to truth, was made a Mason while on a visit to l'hiladel- pitia and more than once, when linder did he prove himself to the brotherhood. P. • . Grand Mastet• Scott, of Virginia in an addaess delivered before :the Grand Lodge of that State, in 1845 related an in- teres:ing incident in Tecumseh's life which he stated was well antheuticated, and vonched for by severed wi tiles* then living. During the war with England, a detach- ment of Americans were overpowered in the North west, by it superior ssimbiped Eng- lish and Indiati force, an -I compelled to Surrender. Scareely had titey laid ((Own their itrms, when the Indians began to in- - suit. strip and -maltreat them. At length the torriah tw k and scalping k n fe were raisec1rfL. and maeli entered 111)On tile scene at the hteght of the barbarity. Ile made no motion r,0 Cheek biS frillowers, but On the contrary. encouraged them an. their work. Many Caf his best Witrriors had -fialen pi e- yiouslv 1 theieKentucky Jifles, and this ; was an Indian's 'resenue. But a cry of a Masa and a brother -seached his -ear, in a language that he could slot but comprehend. In a moment he spranseamong his follow- ers with his tomahawk bitpl ted, and u t ter- cel the savage command Let the slaughter cease ; kill no more white mete' This is but one of the several authentic incidents in the ii\'Iasonu 1fe .of the dsrave Tecumseh. .We letve another noble example in the In- dian Masonry in the person of General Par- ker, grandson of the great 'Indian Chief, Red 'Jacket, a pure itlooded Indian, and, at the same time an educated gentleman and a Mason. During .the late civil War, he spoke most touchingly of himself as the lone -remnant of what Was Once .noble ract,. AS he ouud his peopl th us wasti ng away he asked himself. Where thall T go, when the last of my race AM liave gone. forever 1 Where shall 1 find any ay mpathy when our last council fire is extinguished 't I said I will knock at the door of Freeneis- om•y, and see if the white raae will recogn- ize me as they had nay. ance-st-ors, when we were strong and the white men weak. I knocked at the door of the Blue Lodge,_ and found brotherhood: around its alter, 1 knelt before the Great Light\in the chap- ter, and foiled companionship hy the Roy- -r1 Arch ; I entered the Encampment and found a. vailiant Sir Knight willing to shield me there. without iegard to race or nation1 went. further I knelt at the cross of my Saviour, and I • found Chris- tian Brotherhood, the crowning charity of the Masonic Tie. 1 feeI assured that Ashen tay glass ie run out, and I shall follow the footsteps of my departed race, Masonic sym- pathizers will cluster-11)11nd My Coffin, and drop in my lonely grave the ever -green acacia—sweet emblem of a better, meeting! Joseph Arent, the famous Mohawk Indian and Mason., was still another example of the practical power of our Masonic prin- ciples. 'Daring- the Re' olutionai•y' war, at the battle of the Cedars, near Montreal Col. MCKinstry, of the Coutinental troops, was taken prisoner l)y. the Indian allies in the British service. A.fter a council, it was resolved that he should perish at the stake, by the usual protraeted Indian tortures. When fastened to the fatal- tree,' as a last reaOrt he made.the great mystie appeal of a Mason in the hour of (linger. The -• Ohief- tani Brant was present and ina moment saw, understood tnd responded to the sign. He at once commanded the savage a to lib- erate him, and was obeyed. Then with ftaternal care, he conducted hint in safety to Quebec, whence he returned to his ?home.oi parole. He suruived for -several yearsafter, and often with deep emotion, related how he was Snatched from the iltws of death by ae. Indian Mason. -41• The Central tianada THE HIIRON EXPOSITOR. prise is the favor which the snercaneile com- munity of Montreal geems aisposed to ac- .cerdit. Now that Ottawa im the political capital, with -a Vfl.37 fair I)o' bability of its continuing -to enjoy the honor for some years, it, beannes a matter • of consequence to the rest of the -Dominion that access there ;to should .be as easy and rapid as the means and appliances of modern science can make itAt preaent, it may be said to be an out'of the way elect: aud some of the wes- tern papet-s have taken advantage of the fact to tease and wot-ry its somewhat self - complacent citizens. So fitr aS Ontario is concerned, it does not seem that the Cen- tral Railway will greatly contribute. to shorten the way to Ottawa, though we un- derstand that, oven in this respect, there will be an improvement. • Certainly, it will be an -improvement for the rear portions of the Countiee of Addington and Lanark, and for the whole of Ressela to be able to comelto the capital without going to the fi ont and round feom Pi escott by the St. Lawrence and Ottawa Railroad ; sut, be- yond that, the benefit will not be large, With respect to the whole country east of Ottawa, however, the river front excepted, the case ; will be quite difierent ; and when once the 114 -et -colonial road is built, the Cen- tral will be the i ou te.—Quebec Gazette. An agitation which seems to promise ul- timate, and in fact, early success, is rife in the Ottawa valley just now, in favor of the construction of a railway from Montreal e to the capital of the Dominion, and from thence to Carleton Place, wheie it will con- nect with the Brockville and Ottawa, now in. operation.' The Central Railway. Coin- pany was ohanized some two years ago, after having acquired or taken up from the grantees a charter which was about to expire, the precise terms of. which we have not leisure now to enquire iito. The company at once commenced operations upon the section betw-een Ottawa and Car- leton. Place, complying with the obliga- tions of the Act to the extent needed- to keep it in force, but as it will be further .necessary that the toad should be coMpleted within another limited period, the Direc- tors are now using the best efforts, and as we have just said, with good prospects of success, to induce the Municipalities in. the Counties interested to take up stock or sub- scribe in the shape of bonus—which seerns to be the favorite mode nbwea-days in On- tario of aiding railWar-e-such sums as will guranee the early execution Of the. work. But the most hopeful feature of the enter - New Knights During the past year the prefix of " Sir" has been accorded to the large number of 56 persons. Taking the statistics of the previous three or four years, we find that in -1866 only. 37 persons were 80 privileged in 1867 there were 53, and in ,1868 only 34. If we examine what aro the qualifi- cations Which have i•eaommended these- gen- tleman to notice, it appears that 18 of them filled offices in these colonies, either judi- cial or administrative—viz., Canada. Nova Scotia Prince Edward Ishind, Newfound- land,. Mra auus, Austraim, ,Bahamas, and New South Wales. The army and r, navy, including Indian service, has contributed also 18. Science and kindred subjects, number sixand the remainder of the list is made up of local macnates who have entertained royalty, inaugurated public buildings, or. long borne official greatneSs in their towns. From a reference to the new edition for 1870 of that very useful and well -arranged wcrk, Dodds's Peerage, and from which Ntre llaye e011eetud tile above particulars, it may also be observed that many of thee knights ale nominated to the order • of St. Michael and St. George. Tais Order, w h ch was establ h ed i u 1818, to reward special services rendered by na- tives of the Ionian Islands and Malta, Was curtailed in it usefulness hy the cession of the.Ionian Islands to Greeee in 1863. But in the past year the Go. eminent has very wisely enlarged its capabilities, and now extends its benefits to distinguished public servants in all eolonies. SO that this order is now to our colonial possessions what the Order of the Star of India is to that part of the Qneen's dominions." **O. -The 'Iron Blacksmith.' A Stubenville inechanic, named William 1-.eyon, says the Sharon Times, an Arneii- caas paper, has invented and has now in op- eration in that place, a very marvellous piece.Of mechanicism, which he stylea tne Iron Blacksmith.' It occupies the space ef an ordinary sized cask, iL is very compact, is driven by an engine of herculean strength. and the machine itself is of most incalcu- able power. I t is tit present constructed for the manufacture of wrenches used by machinists—gasfittera, particularly. These wrenches are prepared from solid steel, at the rate of one every three.seconds, , doing the work in three seconds which would re- quire the swiftest and most expert work- man a whole clay to do, besides executing the work inueh better When the Iron Black- smith is 'fully armed and equipped' it will produce, as if by magic any description of teol or implement, also chains, horse -shoes, fingers for mowers and reapers, all with the same facility and exactness; in fact, almost every article which come front the stala;art blows of the arm, -and' directed by the men- tal skill and ingenuity of the intellegent smith. This machine, which is the result of many years of thought and labor, besides an expenditure of thousands of doclars, is • destined our authority thinks, to revolution- ize the smithing trade. Getting out Stumps Trio removal of stoinps i lwaya a, sub- ject of interest to the bush - farmer.' ss He makes his elearance ; but eight years at least must elapse; before the roots rot away so that the stumps tam be extracted ; tht:y disfigure the surface of his land, and in dry weather they as'e a sour -co of danger, be- cause when fires occur in the wood, sparks ignite the decaying stumps aud bring .dan- ger to barns and our•buildings. The aver- age life of a hardwood etutrip is eigh t years, but the pine species is 'anger lived. It ia difficelt to define the number of yearsthat a pine stutno would require to rot away if left -undisturbed; half a century would not be beyond the mark. The, common , custom with the farmers is to employ a stumping maehine, of which there are var- ious Kinds easily worked and -very affective but the operation is costly so much sb as to deter farmers from it unless the land is un- -usually valuablea—Boring holes and in- serting nitre renders the stumps combusti- blebut a recent discoveiy that coal •oil ana- -vers the purpose equally well will be grate- ful news to those interested, as that ma- terial isfound in all households. It is as- serted that if an auger hole ia bored in a stump and filled with oil and then plugged up, that the oil will permeate all the fibres of the wood, rendering the stump so in- flamablethat aftee a few days, it will en- tirely consume away if tire is applied. If! SHELF AND HEAVY" the facts be as stated a dollar's worth of oil and a few days' labor will suffice ti' re- _ move the stumps frFlik_RDNA/ om a large field. R • How MAIRLES ARE MADE.—The chief place of the manufacture of marbles, those little round pieces of stone which contribute so largely to the enjoyment Of Young Cana- da, is at Oberstein, on the Nahe, in Ger- manywhere there are large agate -mills and quarries, the refuse of -which is turned to good paying account by beieg made into the small balls employed by experts to knuckle with, 'which are mostly sent to the American. market. The substance used in Saxony is a hard, calcareous stone, which is first broken into blocks, nearly square, by blows with a hammer. These are -thrown by the one hundred or two hundred into a small sort of mill, which is fornied- of a flat, siationary slab of stone, with a mon ber of concentric furrows upon its face. A block, 'of oak, or other hard wood, of the same diametric size, is placed over the small stones and partly resting upon them, This block or log is kept revolving while water flows upon the stone slab. In about fifteen minutes the stones are turned to spheres, and then, being fit l'er sale, are henceforth called marbles. One establish- ment, containing only three of these rude mills, will turn out full , sixty thousand marble i in each week. Agates are made into marbles at Oberstein, by first chipping the pieces nearly round with a hamnser, handled by a skilful workman, and then wearing do.wn the edges upon the 'surface of a .large grindstone. SIG) OF THE ea. Pr-= 4.2. - CIRCULAR SAW! Robertson DE.k.Lrits IS ALI, VaNns OF March 11 1870. IN CHANCERY. STAVELY V.S% RUMBALL. pURSUANT to a Decree in this Causee bear- ing date the lst December, 1869, there will be sold BY PUBLIC AUCTION By me the undersigned at .RATTENBURY'S HOTEL, IN THE Village of Clinton' , Iu the County of _Huron, on Wednesday3 March 30th ,o. 1.870, at Twelve o'clock, noon, in one Lot, Two Funerals. BY FAN:A' FERN. • 'Mere than in any other locality does a funeral passing through BrOadway seem impressive to me. There, where life is at the flogd, and thousands pass and repass you, whose faces you do not recognize, save by the universal stamp of cagetheas, and bustle and hurry, as if the gaol in the dia.- tance which they aim at, was for eternity, and pot for fleeting time; there, where bright eyes shine the brightest, and silken locks and silken dresses glimmer fairest in the dancing sunbeams ; there, all nations, all interests are represented, und the Panora ama never halts, day or night, but only substitutes one set of 1110Ving figUleS for another; there indeed does Death eccer Death ashen it glides stealthily in among the busy, surging crowd. Once, walking there on a bright 1-11.1MAY Slay, 1 met four pall -bearers, slowly bear- ing a coffin covered with black, with the clergyman in his gown and band, and the mourners following. Instinctively the gay crowd parted upon the sidewalk, the men standing.with uncovered heads; the laugh died upon the lips of the young girl; the little -children looked on, wondering and awe-struck. Even she over wore own grave 110 loving tear might ever fall bowed her defiant head aim for one brief moment faced that terrible thought. And so the slow procession passed, though no one knew who slept so quietly amid all that din and , noise; but knowing only that some heart; some 1101ne was desolate. Then the eager crowd closed in again, and new faces pas- sed sthilingly, new forms stepped gayly, smart equipages dashed by and the jest and the laugh fell again upon my ear as be- fore while Irseemed. to move as one in a dream. Once again, but in thi, country, fragrant with blossoms, and eweet with the songs of birds and the murmuaed whisper of leaves, just such a „sombre processton crossed the green fields, under the blue sky with its quiet burden. It is long years since I wit- nessed both ; but they stand out in my memory. each as distinctly as if it were but yesterday. I don't know which was the more impressive. I only know that when]. looked upon the latter, I said to myself, when life's fret is over, just 80 would I be carried to my last rest. For the cheapest Boots and Shoes in ,Seaforth according to quality. go to Coventry's. 87.ti. Magnificent Scenery. One of the grandest sights on this side of the Continent is the valley of the Ycse- mite, in the Sierie range, about 250 miles east of San Francisco. The first time a white man ever entered it was in 1848, and even now the journey is "somewhat hard." The Valley is ten miles long and three wide. Its sides are granite walls from 2000 to 4,- 500 feet high. Great domes pyramids rise above the deep hollow, at • the bottom of which is a little lake or stream. A small river, 70 feet wide, tumbles over on one side of the immense height, -coining down in three falls the first of them 1,300 feet. In the valley are nooks and bits of scenery of rare beauty, constrasinig almost strangely with the solemn grandeur of the surround- ing walls and . peaks. In Calaveras there are 92 trees ranging in height from 150 to 327 feet, and from 10 to 40 feet in diam- eter. Their age is supposed to frcrn 1,200 to 2,500 years. There is another grove only six miles from Mariposa, on the Y_ose- rnitte i-oute, containing 427 trees, the larg- est 35 ft: in -diameter. The Geysers are another Wonder of California. There are about sixty miles north of San Francisco, hundred of springs, of all kinds, colors and temperatures are to be seen, with immense deposits of sulphur, id um, magnesia, opium salt and other minerals. The puffing and roaring of the steam whicli issue from evexy crevice in the rocks, and rushes with great violence from "Steamboat Springs,' the dashings and surging of black boiling water in the unfathomable depths of the "witches' Cauldron," and the sulphurous fumes which fill the air, produce an indescribable effect on the beholder.. ' ' aints, iron, Oils, Glass, Steel, .5 Putty C. Blacksmith Coals, Hubs, Rims, Spokes, Weavers' Supplies of all kinds. JACK SCREWS TO HIRE. Seaforth, Jan'y- 28, 1870. 112 NEW FALL ttr, WINTER GOODS. KIDD & M MULKIN,' ARE prepared to 'show the Largest Stock of DRY COO:DS ! Consisting of the Latest Styles of Dress Patterns, in Irish and French Poplins, all Wonl Plaids, French Merincps, and Twills of various kinds, 'ever offered inSeaforth. Their Millinery Depart- ment. • Is furnished with a large assortment of Hata, Bonnets and Mantles of the Latest Fashi- ons,' VERY CHEAT. READY-MADE CLOTHING I For the Million. 100D TWEED SUITS FOR TEI1 DOLLARS. ' BOOTS & SHOES CHEAPER THAN EVER. • _Iasi; a very choice stock of • Fresh Groceries Be sure and call for their $1.00 Tea. 25 lbs. Rice for Si ; 11 lbs. Raisins. and 10 lbs. good bright Sugar. FINE AND GOU_RAS'_E SALT. Give them a COL KIDD & MeMULK1N. Seaforth, Jan'y 5th. 1870. The south half of lot number Thirty in thp Fourth t'oncession of the Township of Wawatiosh in the County of Huron, containmg 100 _A,CIR‘S.. - • The property is situate about fifteen miles from the Town of Goderich, ani about the same distance from the village of Clinton, and three miles from gravel roads, and the village of Man- nchester. The lot is uncleared, and with the exception of about' five acres is good hardwood land. The purchaser shall at the time of sale pay down a deposit in the proportion of $10 to every $100 of his purchase money, to the vendor or his solicitor, and the remainder within ten days thereafter. In Other respects the condi- tions are the standin'a conditions of the Court of Chancel y. The conditions of sale and further particulars* may be obtained at the Chambers .of the said Master, and at the offices of John Davison, Esq., Barrister, and Peter F. Walker, Esq., Solicitor, in the said town of Goderich, and of H. Hale, Esq., in the village of Clinton. Dated this fourth day of February, A. D. 1870. HENRY MACDERMOTT, Master in Chancery at G•oderich. JOHN DAVISON, Vendor's Solicitor. 116-5ins. GO TO THE BEST. The British American A N BRYANT, STRATTON & ODEL CONSOLIDATED BUEINESS COLLEGE. Now the 'lanestrinost extensive and complete BUSINESS SCHOOL in the country. It his' the largest staff of Te.a,chers, the most practiaar- and best adapted business forms, and the best ar- raaigcd. and most commodious apartments. It is under thejnanagcment of thorough btusi- ness men, fully alive to all the requirements of all the business community. The advantages and. facilities afforded in this institution are unequaled in the country, and no youlig man should enter a hasiness career with- out fully availing himself of its benefits. Ws, were awarded the .• tt. FIRST *PRIZE IN BUSINESS WRITING at the late Provincial Exhibition at London. As this is the Sixth consecutive year,that we taken this prize, we feel confident that there can be but one opinion, as where to go to learn to write. For specimens ofwriting, banknotes, circulars, &c., address, ODELL TROUT, Toronto - MR. JOHN THOMPSON THANKS his numerous customers for their liberal patronar,,,e dining the last fifteen '- years, and trusts he will receive its continuance; He has now on hand a large assortment of Good Sound Green Hemlock! Which be warrants wil! give satisfaction. ALSO 200,000 FEET OF PINE I CUT FOR BUILDING AND GENERAL PURPOSES Which he offers on liberal terms. Orders will be promptly attended to. He has also on hand' a large assortment of WELL SEASONED ACCOUNTS To whickhe cal/s the attention of his old custo- mers, who will find it co their advantage -to re: tire them promptly, and without legal proceed- Seaforth, Jan'y, 21st, 1870. 84-d: -FARM FOR SALE. _ THE Subscriber -nffers for Sale, fifty Acres of good land, fro' n firty to forty-five Acres cleared and fenced, hind itt good state of cultivat- ion, being composed' of '8outli--lia1f of Lot, No.. one, on the lith con' Grey on the Gravel Road; adjoining the village of -Ainley-ville. Tittle in-(' dis}p,ourtafubrtleier partieu 1:),..rs apply personally or by letter prepaid to ." D. MOLL1SON, Grey, P.O.,. Or to J. I'. BRINR, Seaff,r6). Grey, Jan'y. 28, 1870. • 112-6ins- Agents iteafl This! WB 3611 pay agents a salary f $30 per. week., - and expenses, sr a,110-vt a lare to sell our new wonderful inventions- A•ddiess, M. WAG3.c ER ta Co., Tdai-khall. Mich: eh A pEurrt° ai- and the na though it ma its noisy acti preasions it ;riving in thing is mot two civilizaf topcoat and ; ban, the whs, floating in t waist by st. women herm them - elbow the sn false chingno the front of t and intektey and Levanti of a.bont ten; cudgels to el But the 'canary is ;till their streng Eta -dolled ere step- into the owners in a ing their set • is aniostno goes he d mad Isea.atii aJ galloping, an them. The hini on by bi longed ah I changes of experienced i tinte to time dust.. Ifapp melsin the fr well. back, sonic way. stirrups, tea from the fre mon that no Iutarip73cus tines tai7se,c14'bitYhttilll hind in the al dred differen your eyes, ea other—the domino, sitti, fat Pach swtel :clumsy over-; beast by th effendi, Tvith and' a open gamin. sittisi and passing d de Quebec. raceoorraitnhge to e Ch Au He migh powerful of re to subniit to -passed in spite -whieb, be gay' have won the of the Spanisl ed to.become- instead, the.ft exile, penury, }[egavethe South AineriA, his rich plant villas, his wilt and fled an is land 3. HeIV: for the lioeral feated, he mai: pereistence set ton or a Cron' repulse to reni perate forays when eveiy he roused the, tion by his itt example-itt - ceased to aese yet be free. many years ti and it is possi hi .s generous still have wai ribbean Sea a doom of their . We can 13.0 native biogr was not one S preme over ti the Platonict frame. He s ency, IttarcuA Csesar in -clog countrymen a -the earlier he with a nature cover in their of the hero annals of 'ruled over E.ti ious tongue literature anif be confessed slave of inferi ambitious of licentious * greatness lies with unfailm cause.. I of -the Latin' rather than not to enslav ficulties he showered I ings of free-Glg race. With thing to coos' latent worth LAWRENCE, March,