The Huron Expositor, 1870-03-11, Page 6L
'THE HURON
Do Farmers Study Enough,
The subject of agriculture is one that de-
mands fully as much attention at the hands
of the reading public as it gets. Indeed,.
no theme presents itself that is fraught with
more real importance, so far as regards
our prosperity, than the wants of the agri-
cultural world. What we mean ')y atten-
tion is a studious, careful search for the
best way of aocomplishing certain desired
results, not a superficial investigation of
some theory merely for the purpose of
creating differences and provoking discus
sion. The clay has, happily, passed when
being a farmer is synonymous with being a
blockhead. It requires something - more
than mere physical strength to keep up
with the advance of the age,. in farming as
well as . in science. Many of the systems of
fifty years ago are no more applicable to.
the demands of to -day than would be an.
ox -team to run an opposition freight line
across the plains. The farmer who reads
much, and reads that much with ,care, is
the one who stands in advance n J intelli-
gence, influence and prosperity.
Science can aid the farmer in rising
wheat or cern just. as much as it can aid
the miller- in grinding it ; and the ..science
to be applied in agriculture is nothing nnor'e
than a study of the ccrnposition of soils
and t..e properties that are drawn from
theta by certain grains. All this cannot
be done in a day, any more than a physi-
cian makes himself thorough and successful
by starting at a drug store. Study, in both
instances, sustained by judgment and ex-
perience produce the desired. result.
The man of to -day, who conducts his
farm upon the same principle as did his.
grandfather, is doinhimself an injury.
First because the old system does not ap-
ply ; and second, land that is worth from
$50 to $100 per acre needs to 'oe used with
mere care, needs to be tilled better than
land that is worth but $10 to $20 ; upon
the same principle that the more capital in-
vested the greater should be the income.
On some of the choicest lands in our Domin-
ion, men are found who plow, year after.
year, the same" lots" their fathers plowed
before them, and are continually grumbling
because their crops are small. They accuse
their seed, the weather, everything—over-
looking the fact that certain • necessary
chemical properties have been literally suck-
ed out of the soil.
This desired study does not depend upon
reading aldne ; men often study each .otner.
Let agricultural societies be formed whose
avowed object is the dissemination of prac-
tical information. At this society let
there be a full discussion of each other's
wants. Let then call in the scientifii men,
throwing away. the old notion that there is
no community between the,college-man and
the farmer. Science can , assist • in raising
the grain in this fertile country as well as
the brawny plowman who turns up e the
soil.
It is too often the case that such appeals
to the farming community are regarded . in
the light of "buncombe."- This ought not
to be. The farmer should cure himself of
the idea that reading and study are incont-
patilrle with his calling, and he should nev-
er again be heard to say that "John is go-
ing to college and Jiver has got learning
enough because he's going to be a = farmer."
Instead of all this, ;het him labor to give
dignity to his calling. Do not impress
upon _ the mind of poor " Jiur " that his
education should stop when he is able to
write his name. Make him understand
that the investigation of important matters
,relating to his calling Is something \ that
he can do for himself. Make him under-
stand that if he walks in the dark it is his
own fault.
California, Fruit
We make a few extracts from the letter
of an enthusiastic correspondent from the
Boston_ Daily Advertiser. He begins by
:flaying that what he remembers of the San
Jose Valley is—•"Fruit."
'.This superb valley is a vast fruit -orch-
ard. There are acres and acres of pears,
and apple; and peaches, and plums, and
grapes, and nectarines, and figs; and black-
berries, and straw -berries. Tlie orchards
are open to anybody, , and I have been
driven through miles and miles of avenues
bordered with }heavily -laden trees. Let me
see : in one gentlernan's grounds I found
English walnuts, sweet and bitter almonds,
two varieties of figs, .an acre of blackberries
more than an acre of strawberries, half .a
dokeneach of peaches and plums, an
abundance of nectarines, ripening bananas,
limes and oranges, sevcu or eight . varieties
of grapes, as many more of pears, and more
than 1 could number of apples. He said he
was not closing much in fruit ---nor was he
and yet a hundred bushels was rutting
dander the trees The .Californians clo not
like to admit th fact, but my testimony iS,
that of every visitor from the East—Cali-
fornia apples are dry and insiirid. But
when you come to gripes, and pears, and
peaches, and plums, there this State may
challenge the world. She gives her visitors
fresh fruit at every meal of every ; day in
the year ; she produces it with the least
possible labor, and no -apparent drain upon
her soil ; year in and year out, she buds,
and blossoms, and rippens, and asks little,
aid but that of the .air and the sun. The
opulent merchant loads the plate of 'his
;guest with fruit ; it is so abundant and
cheap that the little hotels of -the mining
villages serve the traveller without stint.
You get your lratful of grapes for ten
cents ; your driver helps himself and his
passengers from the orchards.on his route ;
wh.m you pay for your dinner you are ask-
ed to take a couple- of pears for for -refresh-
ments, as you ride along. The stranger
looking thronglt the city market is invited
to help himself to whatever fruit he wants
to eat. This is California fruit : you find
it everywhere—peaches red ' and velvety,
pears with the color of gold, grapes of green
and purple, and amethyst splendor."
The Killing of Buffalo Bill
From the White Pine News, Feb. 18.
Levi Maize was buried at Eureka, Wed-
nesday afternoon. •The particulars of his
death given in the News yesterday morning,
were incorrect in some .respects, and the
story of the tragedy partakes of the comic.
It seems that Buffalo Bill (although his own
name?- was Levi) had a "partner." • This
partner (whose name we have been unable
to learn) and Bill had followed the Flying
Dutchman from the termination of the trial
for the aright of possession of the wagon on
Tuesday morning until the shooting took
place in the afternoon. In the afternoon
the Dutchman drove up in froit of a saloon
in which Bill and his, partner were drink-
ing, when the pail came out and -demanded
a mule from his team. The demand was
refused, when Bill's partner drew a six-
shooter and "went" for the Dutchman, who-
took to his heels, his own pistol being in-
side the w aggon, near the hack end. Pur-
suer and pursued dashed around the wagon
a few times, when the Dutchman flew the
track and ran into a saloon. Bill and his
partner, having now -a clear field, went tcP
work, taking the mule oat of the harness.
While they were thus engaged, the Dutch-
man slipped out of the saloon, got to the
back of the wagon, and was just getting-
hold
ettinghold of his pistol when Bill's partner start-
ed for him again, thinking to have another
race ; but just as he turned around the hind
wheel of the wagon, pistol in hand, the
Dutchman let him have it in the arm, and
his pistol dropped. A crowd rushed _out
and seized the wounded man, leaving the
Dutchman free, who then ordered Bill
away from the mule. Bill stepped back
five or six steps, when everything became
griiet. During this lull, the Dutchman
"got his mad up," as only a Dutchman can,
and feeling thatLhe had not yet given suf-
ficient vent to his pent-up wrath, he step-
ped up to one of his own mut' s. and dealt
him a blow on the hind quarter with the
sixshooter. The weapon glanced, and just
as the muzzle came in co,.tact with the
Dutchman's abdomen, the charge exploded,
the powder burning a large black last across
his abdomen, the ball passing through his
clothes and striking Buffalo Bill just about
the heart. Bill stood motionless for a
moment, with an expression -of intense
agony upon his countenance, then clasped
one hand upon his breast, sack upon one
knee, then upon the other, leaned . to one
'side, and fell over dead. Some of his
friends rushed for the body, but it was too
late—he died with his boots on:
A Word on Local Newspapers
We clip the following from the New
York. T,ibuue. It is true, and we recom-
mendit= to every one•wlio is interested in
the locality where heresides
Nothing is more common than to hear
people talk of what they pay for advertis-
ing, &c., as so much given in charity.—
Newspapers by enhancing the value of
properity in the neighborhood, and giving
the localities in which they are published a
reputation abroad, Benefit all such, particu-
larly if they are merchants or estate own-
ers, thrice the amount yearly the • meagre
sum they pay for their support. Besides,
every puolic spirited citizen has a laudablepride in having a paper even though he
should pick it up in New York or Wash-
ington.
" A good looking, well -conducts 1, lively
and regularly appearing sheet helps pro-
f.erty, gives character to locality, and in
many -respects is . a desirable public con-
venience. If from and cause the matter in
the local or editorial column should not be
up to-- your standard, do not cast aside,
and pronounce it good for nothing
until you are satisfied that there has been-,
more labor bestowed on it than is paid for.
If you want a. good readable sheet it must
not be supported in a spirit of charity, but
because you feel a necessity to support it.
The local press is the power that moves the
people.
TIIE CURIOUS NEEDLES. The King of
Prussia recently visited a needle m«nuf act -
tory in his- kingdom in order to see what
machinery, combined with the human hand
could produce. He was shown a cumber
of superfine needles, thousands of which
together did not way half an ounce, and
marveled how such minute articles could be
pierced with an eye. But he was to see
.that in this respect even something still
fine.r'and more perfect could be created. The
borer—that is the. workman whose business
it is to bore the eyes in these needles—ask-
ed for a hair from the monarch's head. .ti;
was readily given and with a senile, he
placed it at once under the "boring machine,
made a hole in a with the greater care,
furnished it with a thread, and then hand-
ed -the singular needle to the astonished
King. The second curious needle is in the
possession of Queen Victoria. It was made
at the ce'ebrated needle manufactory of
Redditch, and represents the column Tro-
jan in miniature. This well known Ro-
man column is adorned with numerous
scenes in sculpture, which immortalize Tro-
jan's hetoic actions in war. On this di-
minutive needle, scenes in the life of Queen
Victoria are respresented in relief, but so
cut and so small that it re a
finely c quir es
magnifying glass to see them. The Vic-
toria, needle, moreover, can be opened ; it
containsit lumber •of needles o' smaller
size, which- are equally adot'ned with scenes
in relief.
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EXPUsr`OR.
Marc4, 1:711.
LUMSDEN
Haa just received a Fresh Stook of
PUE DRUGS
AND
CHEMICALS,
Toilet and Fancy Soaps, Combs, Harr, Tooth
and Nail Brushes, French, English,
and American.
PERFUMERY.
GENUINE DYE STUFFS.
Guaranteed to' be of the best quality.
Horse and Cattle Medicines
Condition Powder.
3
Physicians perscriptions carefully and accur-
ately dispensed.
11." LUMSDEN.
_ JAMES' ENGLISH GROUND WHITE LEA
Blunder, Spence & Co's Raw and Pale Boiled Linseed Oil,
Every description of Builders' Hardware,
Heavy and Light Machinery Oils of all kinds,
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JANUARY, 21st,
STRAW CUTTER.
The subscriber desires to intimate to the pub-
lic that he is sole agent in �eaforth for the sale
of
MAXWELL & WHITELAW'S
Celebrated
STRAW CUTER.'
HORSE AND HAND POWER.
Also for Massey's improved
GRAIN CRUSHER
A Stock kept constantly on hand.
OLIVER 0, WILSON,
Market Square.
Seaforth, Jan'y,. 21st, 1870. 192-tf
MONEY LOST
Lost somewhere in
Seaforth, on baturd�
y�2
3rd
Jan., a rell"of• "Royal Canadian" Bills, amour-
ing to about $38. The finder will be liberally re-
warded by leaving it at the
" EXPOSITOR" OFFICE
Seaforth,
Seafcrth, Jan'y. 28, 1870. . 112.
CLEARING SALE
OF
WINTER GOODS
READY-MADE CLOTHING,
CANADA TWEEDS
Flannels.
Clouds,
Hoods,
Also a large assortment ,of
WOOLEN GOODS.
10 per cent allowed on all
Cash purchases over $2.00.
J. Bonthron & Sons
Seaforth, Jar'y. 28, 1870. 52-tf.
SIGN OF THE
COTCH COLLAR,
HEundersigned begs to inform the Farmers
T
and others of the County of Huron, that he
has opened a first class
HARNESS & SADDLERY 1
IN
sEA 'ORT I i
And being in a position to pay cash for all
material used at his establishment, he can, and
offer oer 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 youselves. No, charge for showing goods.
prShop opposite the Old Post Office, Seaforth.
WM. H. OLIVER.
Seaforth, Jan'y. 21st, 1870. 80-tf.
FARMERS!
Gl Get your Homemades Cut Outer
With Economy and - Taste
AT
SUTHERLAND BRO'S-
T A I L O R S.
Goderich Street.
G- 0 0 I PITS .i
And Workmaijship Guaranteed.
CHARGES MODERATE.
NEXT DOOR TO
Lumsden's Drug Store.
Seaforth, Jau'y. 21st, 1870. 82-tf.
HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE
IHE Subscriber offers for sale a large Frame
Cottage,30 x 40;. new, and { Village Lot,
opposite the Baptist -Church . &eafrth Farm
property would be taken in exchange. Apply en
the Premises.
ALEX. McAURTHER.
Seafor-th, Jan. 28.187o. 112-6m •
itinoian, Ryas
Are offering
GREAT BARGAINS.
TO
CASH BUYERS
IN THE
GROCERY AND WINE
TRADE.
The Stock is vary large, and
MUST BE SOLD
To made room for further purchases.
It comprises the following staple articles
200 half chests ".Fine Young Hyson Tea,
100 boxes New Raisins,
50 barrels New Currents,
10 hhds, Bright Cuba Sugar,
100 duels Yellow Refined Sugar,
200 rrels No. 1 Labrador Herrings,
50 do White Fish, fall. catch,
50 do Trout,
" ''
100 barrels Superior Windsor Whiskey,
50 barrels Old Rye and Malt do
Also a large and well selected stock of
GENERAL GROCERIES t
Too numerous to mention.
Give them a call and see for yourselves.
KILLORAN and RYAN..
Jan. 21st 1870. 111-3m.
Victoria Organ
AND
MELODEONS
MANUFACTURED BY .
R. S. WILLIAMS,
TORONTO ONT.
LIST OF PRIZES
TAKEN BY
R. S • Williams' Instruments.
UNION EXHIBITION, TORONTO, 1861.
FIRST PRIZE AND DIPLOMA !
FIRST PRIZE,
Provincial Exhibition, Toronto, 1862.
FIRST PRIZE AND DEPLOMA,
Provincial Exhibition, Kingston, 1863.
FIRST PRIZE AND HIGHLY COMMENDED
Provincial Exhibition, Hamilton, 1864.
P=RST PR=ZP,
Provincial 'Exhibition, London,
186.5: First Prize and Highly
Rkommcnded, Provincial Ex-
hibition, Lower Canada, Mon-
treal, -1865_
FIRST PRIZE,
Provincial Exhibition, Toronto, 1866.
FIRST PRIZE & SPECTA LLY RECOMMEN-
DED,
Provincial Exhibition, Kingston, 1867.
We have kept no record of County Exhibition's,
at which our Instruments have always taken
FIRST PRIZES, • whenever exhibited in
competition with others.
p: kNO -FORTE
Our stock will be found large and well -select-
ed, and comprises first, and second=class approved
makes, and the new Union, Piano C.ourpany'aa
Piano. An inspection is solioited before buying.
Address,
R. Si WILLLA-MS.,. ;,
Toronto, Jan'y. 28, 1870.
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A tern
has alrea
erred it
Balled Old
Hudson J
borhood
Daniel
througbo
the count
year's ag+
negro, na
ployment
began to !
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come :sul)
periodical';
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Mr. Has
urged Thu
ing he wo
some othI
Mr. Haslx
matter to
ingly, "O
brut easil3
M irday''
that Garth
took no st
not .deini
any niemb
bed at an
when he g
him, and It
binek dit
and split
motions w;
for the pilk
ins rip the
stopping sr
sed- Mr.
letting the
his hand til
and•comme'
face. The
eye, and 1
A woman
bouck'.a r
screaming
the house.
a desperat
assailant, al
sued by the
the-ictim,
Faint with
could not n
catching up
again, this
right shoulk
to tlhe.sbon
on his face
the weapon,
ed in the hr
was about
sotne neigh
=notng them
of the man
and dumb
throat with
hand above]
hung for
brorek was
dying condi
when Dr.
left his beds
Tuesday aft
:not live twi
pd wither
o'clock the
before a Ns
preliminary,
st-nn jail to it
Arty; This
hasoecurred
'w'f tf e, and t1
a xn-a higl
ones
dila length
w'Od lave I
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fortune, and
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mitaay of the
far Into the
nothing has
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weed the ex
fields, every
3aany crops
nth it as tt
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ink tipon the
forts keel
ands of acrd
some land_ o
keep it from;
down befare
'answer was, ['
have been kt
long delayed,
law, we liehN
rasters to ca
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down, and th
who, front tip
grow on the
the -law is o
forced to any
obligatory to
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nswio s we .
so manv care
not take -the
andefratir the
neige boring
finfl-their go
the inroads
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