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The Huron Expositor, 1870-08-05, Page 3►r 187 12, Con. 3 in 16th inst., A fie owner isre- irges and take 1. AIDLAW. 137-3— e subaeribers,. on or about The owner y charges, .and • ELLIOTT. 137 -3-- IRS e late firm of >y requested to- undersigned ou ndersigned. on ot1.erWF'llSe costs. CARTER, rth Foundry. 115.-tf. SAA tiAWL-PI OWE. tuated, on St. &e., Main St. 136-tf r I .' e property at 6 to suit the bor- GALL, -L gent and loner, Seaforth, �h. IPSO tamers for their die last fifteen its Cont a ante, assortment . of 3C satisfaction: PINE I Pt7RPOSES a. Orders will' .4sortrneat of MINTS i; f his old Gusto ivantage to re- , legal proceed- 84=tf: EEPLE, VENTS,, and in horse. A large and for first BINGthatfa the other Lumber,. fe. ii -I' OUT PAIN. 'urgeon Dentis, by the use of -Over the 'Bea- re in Seafforth, iy algid Wednea ri t the Uornmere- `fhursday s and •e requested to sir the first days teeth extracted • ,:ft�rzi's offices. 11:4-tf F9.RT 1C°+ SIGHT. erfectsight, and hied by using cxf procuring lists ci Optie- r;turers of the leave after years of costly ma Ece H that Grand :s, ` which have thl4tion to the 'rince Edward's da, during the: itect Perfected znd last many Counter, from & IJV., Montreal'. DLERS . 76-1y. AUGUST 5,:.1810. The Late Benjamin Franklin. MARK TWAIN, IN THE GALAXY. w The srtbject of this memoir was of a vi- cious disposition. and ee rly prostituted his talents to the invention off maxims calculat- ed to inflict suffering the rising genera- tion of all subsequent ages. His simplest acts, also, were contrived with a view to their being held up for the emulation of boys forever, boys who might otherwise have been happy. It was in this spirit that he became the son of a soap boiler, and probably for no other reason than that the efforts of all future boys who tried to be anything might be looked on with sus, picion, unless they were sons of soap boil- ers. With a malevolence withoutp...ar.allel in history, he would work all day and sit up nights and let on to be studying algebra by the light of a snouldring fire, so that all other boys might have to' do that also, or else have Benjamin Franklin thrown by to them. Nowadays a boy cannot follow out a single natural instinct without turn bi- ing over some of his everlasting aphorisms.' If he buys two cents' worth of peanuts, his father says; "Remember what. Franklin has said, my son. 'A groat a day's a pound a year,' '' and the comfort is all gone out of those peanuts. If he want to spin his top when he has done his work, his father quotes "procrastination is the thief of— time." r If he does a "virtuous action he never gets'iinything for it because "virtue is its own reward." I desireto do away. with the somewhat prevalent calamitous idea among heads of families that Franklin aquires his great genius by working for, no- thing, studying by daylight, and getting up in the night instead of waiting till morning like a Christain, and that this prograrnme, rigidly inflicted, will make a Franklin, any fathers fool. It is ti is time that these e gentlemen were finding out that these ex- ecrable eccentricities of instinct and eon - duct are only the evidences of _ genius, not the creators of it. Farm Reading for very riot Weat "Mr. Beecher's farm" (says the iron Mark T wain) "consists of thirty-six a and is carried on, on strictly scientific ciples. Henever puts in any part ,crop without consulting, his book. plows and reaps,; and digs and sows, acc ing to the best authorities -and the aut cost more than the other; farming plemen:ts '`do. As soon as the library complete, the farm will begin to be a pr able investment. But book farming its drawbacks. Upon one occasion, w it seemed morally certain that the ou4ht to be cut. the hay book could not found—andfound—andbefore it was found it was lat , and the hay wes all spoilucl. Beecher raises some of the finest crops wheat in the country,but the unfavor difference between the cost of producing and its market value after it is Prodi has interfered considerably with its succ s as a commercial enterprise. His spe 1 weakness. is hogs; however. He consic s hogs the best game a man produces. e buys the original pig for a dollar an a half, and feeds him forty dollars' worth f corn, and then sells him for about nine c - lars. This is the only crop he ever mas' any money on. He loses on the corn, t he makes seven dollars and a half on ; hog. He does not mind this bemuse never expects to make anything on co, and anyway it turns out, he has the exci - ment of raising the hog anyhow, whet he gets the worth of him or not. strawberries would be a comfortable succ if the robins would eat turnips, but th wgnt, and hence the difficulty. Mr. Bee er's farm is nota triumph. It would easier on hire if he worked -lit on shar with some one." her. cal ores, } sin= of a He ord- In llor- L- is ofit- has lien lay be too lIr. of ble it' ed v l 1 a , es cis lei 11 d c iol ke bii tile, he rn to her His ess ey ch - be es BOATING AT OXFoRD.—Tired as I was by a long day's ram ble through courts, chapels, libraries, alleys, botanical gardens, and cricket grounds, I could Lot resist the fasci- nation of the boat -race pig; the Cherwell in. the evening.' Those who have read 'f Tom Brown at Oxford" will easily- recall the scene as depicted by the genial author.— Those who have not, and are curious about an Oxford boat -race, had better do so ; for with suchia description in print, I should hardly venture to attempt another. A brclige, over which runs the main street leading to the river (it is little more than a deep r creek), commands a view of the stream down to the first bend. Standing here, the spectator sees the boat -houses, and the scores of light and graceful boats j ist beneath him. On the left, almost down to the bend, .the 'river- is lined with barges, with flags flying, bands of music playing, and crowded with the fair friends of the athletes. Through the trees on the same side, we catch glimpses of the crowds hur- rying g through= the beautiful grounds.- of Christ Church. to join the crowd already at the barges. On the -right of the stream groups are moving up toward the bend, each variegated with bright colors by the gay boating dresses of the students. Up and down the stream are shooting craft of all discriptions, from the eight -oared race boat to the little cockle -shell in whichsomestout undergraduate sits doubled up like a two - foot ruie, and propelling himself Indian fashion, with a single paddle. The boats row up the stream, and start about a mile. above the bridge. The scene, as they round the last bend and lay then- selves out for a home stretch, is one of the wildest excitement, The eager crowds on the banks keep pace with the rowers.— Members of the various colleges run along the banks, each screaming to. his crew, "Well rowed, Merton I" "Well rowed, Oriel !" The occupants of the barges . catch the furore as the boats approach, and the excitement attains its climax as, just before THE HURON EXPOSITOR. reaching the first barge, 'there is a "bump" —that is' the boat overlaps the stern of the one in front ; and so, amid the waving of scarfs and handkerchiefs, and the plaudits of fair hands and sweet voices, and the tri- umphal blare of cornets and trombones the victorious boat passes to the winning post. A WILD MAN OF THE Woons.---A very scantily dressed negro has lately, been terri- fying the peoplerof Magnolia, Louisiana.— When first seen in that neighborhood, Ile was observed by a white man near Magnolia, seated upon a fallen tree, eating pine cones. On being approached he ceased to- eat, and threw himself on all fours, at the same time scratching up the earth like- a terrier on the scent of a rat or other vermin, until he managed to get out of sight. When next seen it was eight miles - below, near the railroad station at Chataway. Every effort to get him to talk to anyone, even of his own color, failed, and on being approached he fled rapidly away until he was seen no more. He manifests no savage or . brutal qualities, but seems to entertain an abso- lutedread of intercourse with human be- ings. He appeared to be about twenty-five years of age, well built and healthy. His finger nails have grown to an enormous length, resembling the claws of some wild feline animal. It is believed that he was originally .a runaway, and that he has for years lived in the swamps, and is not aware of the emancipation' of his race. Some also believe that be is identical with the wild man desdiibect in Harper's Weekly having been seen near Vicksburg a year or more ago. CREEDS AND ANI3IALS.—A gentleman travelling iii Texas met en the road a wag gon drawn by fo ur oxen driven by a coun tryman, who, in addition to- the skilfu flourish mid crack of his whip, was vocifer- ously encouraging bis horned horses `aftei this fashion :—"Haw, Presbyterian ! Gee, Baptist ! Whoa, Episcopalian ! ` Get up, Methodist !" The traveller stopped the driver, relna<rking that he had strange 'names for his oxen, and he would like to know why he thus called them. Saicl the driver : —".T_call this ox Presbyterian because he is true blue and never fails to pull through difficulties and holds -out to the end ; be- sides he knows more than the rest. I call this one Baptist because he is always after water, and seems as though he would never drink enough ; then again, he wont eat with the others. I call this ox Episcopalian because 'le has a mighty way of holding up his head, and if the yoke gets a little too_ tight he tries to -kick and draw clear out of the track. I call this ox Methodist be- cause he puffs, and blows, and bellows as hegoes-along, and you'd think he was pull- ing all creation but he don't pull a pound unless you continually stir hien up."—La- vaca Co"nmercial. GOOD NEWS! —FOR THE— People - of Seaforth NEW BAKERY! AND CONFECTIONERY STORE J_ CAVA N'AGI- Ei (LATE OF --STRATFORD, ) BEGS to inform the inhabitants of Seaforth that he has opened a Bakery and Confection ery Store, in the premfses lately _occupied a Carmichael's Hotel, _one door South of Mr. I Veal's Grocery Store, where he will have on han at all times a choice assortment of Bread, ,Fancy Cakes, Weddin Cakes, Confectionery, &c. Also ICE CREAK -and all kinds of SUMME DRINKS, such -as Soda Water,.Lemonade, &c. Customers supplied daily with Bread at their Residences. rr-_ GIVE ME A TRIAL. J. CAVANAGH. SEAFORTH June 30, 1870. for TEA PARTIES promptly attended •to. NOTICE OF REMOVALI 1 THE .subscribers beg to notify their customers and the public generally .that they have re- moved To the Store lately occupied by A. Mitchell, Second Door Above W. S Robertson's Italian Ware house, Where they will keep constantly on hand a largo stock of FRESH FAMILY GROCERIES and BROVISIONS, XXX FAMILY FLO UR, and all kinds of Mill and Cheap Feed. Conntry Produce taken in exchange for Groce- ries, Provisions, Flour and Feed. - Ali goods purchased from us will be delivered free of charge in any part of Saaforth, Harpur hey, or Egiiaondville. . Farmers may exchange wheat, &c.,, for Flour and Feed at our Mill, at the highest value. W. A. SHEARSON & CO Seaforth, Jan. 28th, 1870. 52-1y. Agents ! Read This WE will pay agents a salary of $30 per week and expenses, or allow a large commission, to sell our new wonderfu inventions. Address, M. WAGNER & Co., Marshall, Mich. d b R flaying& Hariest TOOLS. Grass& Grain Scythes HAY AND STRAW FORKS, RAKES, MORGAN AND MULLEY CRADLES, All of the Best Materials, and at the Lowest Liv- ing Prices, at obertso 1 IiikSVb • •` 1 SICN OF THE CIRCtiLAR SAV! OMNI G w4 remi "14 z • GRANT'S PATENT- Ilorse HAY FORK ! WITH ROPE AND PULLEYS TO SUIT, • ALSO WATER LIME AND CALCINE PIASTER. O We are determined not to be -Undersold by any House in the Trade:" 130' CALL AND BE CONVINCED. NO TROUBLE TO SHOW GOODS. SEAFORTH, June 23, 1870. ; 112-- vaaFcTNIoND°s Woolen FACTORY SEAFORTH, STILI AHEAD! MAY, 1870. This is the Season for W O O L CARDTNG, and VanEgmond's is tl, place to get it clone CHEAP AND WELL! • 4 Carding Iliachines, IN SPLENDID ORDER, Enables the above Mill to give all parties their Wool, home with them the same clay as that up on which it is taken in. All other kinds of Woolen Work, such as Spin- ning, Weaving, Colouring, Fulling, and Cloth Dressing, done in the best possible manner. TERMS.—WASH OR WOOL. A Large Stock of Tweeds, Full Cloth, Flannels, Blankets, &c., to exchange for Wool. CASH ALSO PAID FOR WOOL. A. G. V;u. EGMOND, Proprietor. 128-tf— PROPERTY FOR SALE. LOT 37 and part of 25 Sparling'-s survey Sea - forth. There are on the premises a' good frame house, and barn • andthe lot is set outwith fruit and ornamental trees. For particulars ap- ply to SAMUEL DICKSON. Post Master, Seaforth. Seaforth, July 8th, 1870. 135-tf. INTENSE EXCITEMENT! ! STILL PREVAILS AT Dent's, Seaforth ; People are still rushing for those 011 FAP GOODS: In order to supply the demand Mr. Dent has been obliged tci renew his SPRING PURCHASES, and has just returned with a SECOND SPRING STOCK cheaper than ever. MILLINERY AT HALF ITS VALUE. DRY GOODS, at wholesale prices. GEO. DENT, SEAFORTH. Seaforth, June 3, 1870. I.30-tf. SPRIG G GOODS. • New Smits, ... New Dress Goods, Boots & Shoes. • ALSO A NICE STOCK OF CROCERIES, AT J. Bontltron & Son's. Seaforth April, 14, 1870. 52-tf- NOTICE. BATHS ! BATIK. • MR. PILLMAN. HAS pleasure in announcing to the gentlemen of Seaforth and ' icinity, that the BATHS formerly kept by Mr. Lubelski are now ready for use, and he hopes that by keeping everything clean and comfortable to receive aliberal share of public patronage. • TAILORING 4. MR. PILLMAN, - wOULtt also beg to state that he is carrying TA.I LORINp BUSINESS, In all its branches, in the shop formerly occupied as a Barber Shop, and from his long experience in this business, feels confident in saying that parties favouring him_ with their orders, will have there garments made in a manner which will be second to the work of no other establish- ment in Ssaforth. A TRIAL IS RESPECTFULLY SOLICITED. Seaforth, April 14, 16 0. 123-tf. STRAW CUTTER The subscriber desires to intimate to the pub- lic that he is sole agent in '3eaforth for the sale of MAXWELL & WHITEL AW'S Celebrated STRAW CUTTERS 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 DANIEL MCPHAIL, LICENSED AUCTIONEER FOR .THE COUNTIES OF PERTH AND HURON EGS to return his sincere thanks to the in - I) habitants of Perth for their liberal patronage during the past six years. He would respectfully announce that he will attend to all orders in PERTH or HURON for 18'10. Orders left at the "EXPOSITOR" xPOSITOR" Office, in Seaforth, the Beacon Office, Stratford, or the Advocate, in Mitchell, will be promptly attended to. Conveyancing, and Real Estate Agency attend ed to, and loans negotiated. OFFICE—East side of the market. Mitchell, Ont. Mitchell, Feb. 25, 1870. 116-tf. • PASTURE. TISE subscriber has about 60 acres of excellent pasture, with a never -failing spring creek running through it, into which he will receive cattle and horses at moderate rates. THOS. STEPHENS. Seaforth, June 10. 1870. - 131-4in. Money r Money r THE subscriber has received another large re- mittance of money for investment on good farm property, at 8 per cent ; or 10 per cent, and no charges. JOHN S. PORTER. Seaforth, Jan'y. 21st, 1870. 95-tf. JOHN LOGAN'S SPRING GOODS FOR 1870, POSSESS ALL THOSE GOOD QUALITIES WHICH HAVE ESTABLISHED THE MANCHESTER HOUSE AS ONE OF THE BEST PLACES FOR DO- INGrBUSINESS IN CA NADA . SEAFORTH, April 28,...187 e 152-tf. J. --EATTER - EXCHANGE BROKER, And dealer in Pure DRUGS. CHEMICALS. AND DYE STUFFS The Drug Department is under the species care of an experienced C'leniist. :I;SEATTEi1, Seaforth, Jan'y. 21st, 18 70. - 50-t f, VIILLI\ERI DRDRIESsc MAJITLE MISS MSI NTOS , TAKES -this opportunity of returning thanks for the liberal patronage extended tohersnce coning to Seaforth, and would respectfully inti mate to customers and others, that she is still to be found OVER MR. CORBY'S STORE. .Al orders will receive the UTMOST ATTENTION. With regard to TASTE, ° NEATNESS and. the LATEST STYLES, cannot be EXCELLED 1N SEAFORTH. STRAW and HAIR -Wo RX CLEANED ON THE SHORTEST NOTICE. SEAIi O1Tx, March 31, 1870. 121-- 1 S OrGet your Honemades Cut Out. With Economy and Taste AT SUTHERLAND BRQ'S- TAILORS... Goder eh Street. ,G003D PITS And Workmanship Guaranteed. CHARGES MODERATE. NEXT DOOR TO Lumsden's Drug Store. Seaforth, March 17th, 1870._ - ONTARIO HOUSE! EPWARI) CASH, GENERAL COUNTRY MERCHANT, AND DEALER IN ALL RINDS Ol - Farm and Dairy Produce. GROCERIES —AND-- DRY GODS! OF THE BEST CLASS, ALWAYS ON HAND AND AS CHEAP AS ANY IN SEAFORTH_ SEAFo.RTH, March 31, 1870. 53— R. LUMSDEN Has just received a Fresh Stock of PURE DRUGS AND CHEMIOALS Toilet and Fancy Soaps, Combs, Hair, Tooth and Nail Brushes, French, English, and American, PERFUMERY. GENUINE DYE STUFFS Guaranteed to be of the best quality. Horse and Cattle Medicines .t Condition . Powder. Physicians perscriptions carefully and accur- ately dispensed. R LUMS DEN, •