Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1870-09-09, Page 67rs: THE HURON EXPOSITOR. SIEPTE „NEER DI 1870. Rapid Ri.11! At the Wimbleton meeting, says the Ed- i -burgh Scotentan-(speaking of the contest for the Duke of Cambridge's prize, on July 19.) Private Farquharson, of the 5th Perthshire, at the 200 yards range, manag- ed to fire 49 shots in the iegulation two mi- nutes, and had the 50th shot in his rifle when the time was up, His score Was eight bull's eyes, 16 centre, 23 outer -a total of 126 points. His weapon was the Henry Rifle. The London Times says "A few days ago, Private Warwick, with the Soper-Hemy rifle at 200 yards range, ' for military breech -loaders, excited aston7 ishment by his score of 46 shots and 111 points made in the space of two minutes.' This, hewever, has since been eclipsed by Private Farquharson, ofthe 5th Perthithirq who in the same interval, and at the'same range, fired from a Henry rifle no less than 52 shots, of which five were buil's:eyes, 36 centres, and 21 miters, representing tatotal score of 140. This feat becomes the more astonishing when it is remembered that it was roade on the same day that Private Farquharson took his part as one of the Scottish Eight in the long and arduous match for the Elcho Shield. Ate500 yards three minutes are allowed, and only tweia ty shote are to be fired. Private Bird of the South Middlesex, under these condi- tions, made the highest score 70, consisting of nine bull's-eyes, tie' centres, and two out-' ers. He, as well as Color -Sergeant Brooks, of the 12th Middlesex, and Sergeant Gild- er, of the 18th Middlesex, who made scores one point short of his own, shot with the Henri. Martini Rifle. At the 800 yards range, the competition is also tor. accuracy; four minutes are allowed, and the limit is to 12 shots. Corporal Andrews, of the 26th Keht, made 44 points, consisting of 8 buli's-eyes and 4 centres; Captain Rad- cliffe, of the' South Middlesex and Mr. E. Ross each made 42. They all shot with the Mat tini-Henry. -• Two Centuries of War. The Prussians and French have now been fighting at different intervals for nearly two centuries. The following is believed to be a correct statement of the principal battles ▪ fought' and the victors, except where the combet was indecisive :-- PRUSSIAN viCTORIES. 1706, Turin 1 Pruss. and Aus'ns:- 1709, Malplaquet Pruss. Eng'h. and 1757, Rossbach Prim. [Aust'ns. 1758, Crefeid Prussians 1759, Minden do ' 1813, Grossbeeren do 1813, Dennewitz do 1813,Ztzbach do 1813, agelsberg Pruss. [Ausens. 1813, ulm Pruss. Russ. and 1813. Wartenburg Prussians. 1813, Leipzig Pruse, and Allies 1814, Brienne Prussians 1814, Leon Prim. and Allies 1811, Craoum do 1814, Arcis sur _Aube do 1815, Montmarter do 1815, Wateilou Eng'h. and Pruss. 1815, Wavle Pruss. 1815, QuatreBras Eng'h and ?rues. FRENCH VICTORIES. 1792, Valmy Pruss. and Allies. 1806, Jena and Auerstad Pruss. 1807, Friedland Prim. and Russ. 1813, Lutzen do 1814, Montmirail Pruss. 1811, Monterou Prase. and Allies. UNDECIDED 1807, Eylau 1813, Bautzen 1815, Ligny 1813, Dresden BATTLES. Pruss. and Russ. do do No Prussians. Union Railway Depot at Cleveland, Ohio. The different railway companies whose tracks centre at Cleveland, have united in building a depot, of magnificent proportions. The building is 603 feet in length and 180 in breadth, covering en area of 105,750 square feet, or a little more than two acres and a half It is built of sandstone, from the celebrated quarry of Mr. John Worth- ington, at Ainherst. This, gentleman was the contractor for the Masonry, and .the cost of this alone was $100,000. The ef411s are two feet in thickness, and contain 86,- 000 feet of stone. In the construction of the foundation upon which the superstruc- ture is placed, 41,000 cubic feet were used, and a retaining wall to prevent the wash- ing of the bank, contains 17,000 more, ma- king the whole number of , cubic feet of stone used 174,000. There are 43,000 square,feet of dressed upon the outer walls, the remainder of the surface being what is termed rock face," i.e., just as the blocks are broken at the quarry. The entire north wall is built upon piles driven firmly into the ground. it having been deemed expedi- ent to lay a stone foundation on account of the water. The stupendous roof is sup- ported by 49 iron trusses, and is the larg- est roof in this country, if not in the world, which is sustained without the aid of pillars. The weight of iron used in these trusses is nearly 400 tons. It is anchored down by means of strong iron rods, fastened firmly to the walls below. Abcut 170,000 feet of lumber and ten toes of spikes were used in forming the surfacei on which to lay the slates. Of those 80,000 pieces were laid. They were furnished by the Eagle Slate Company of Vermont.; the entire product of the works for some months was necessary to supply the immense quantity required. -Upon the southern slope of the roof,' inge- niously laid with Eght colored slates are the words, Union Passenger Depot," the, let- ters being, ten feet in length. The entire cost of the building pounds, and surround - improvements, is aboutfive hundred thou- sand dpltars. .Q,geen Victoria's Wealth. Queen Victoria is, or ought by this time to be, very wealthy. She has from pailia- ment a grant of £365,000 a year, and the palaces, save those whichare her private property, are kept at the public expense. - During the life of the Prince Consort, whose allowance was £30,000 a year, when the Court entertained a good deal, the de- partment of the Lord Steward, Lord Cham- berlain and Masters of the Horse, no doubt exhausted the sums appropriated to them, but of late years, since the habits of the Queen have become so extremely retired, it is believed thatl nothing like the same expenses can have been incurred, and that large savings have been effected. The Queen also derives an income from another source. About fifteen years ago an eccentric old gentleman named Neale, who had no relatives with any claim on him, left her £500,000, On her accession to the throne the Queen did not inherit a sixpence. On the contra- ry her only inheritance was the heavy debt left her by herfather, whose it ife was one long career of hopeless illfort ne and em- barrassment. These debts the lQueen fully liquidated. Although her civ 1 list is less than that of her grandfather and uncles, she has always been noted as a prompt payer, and has, besides, managed to pur- chase the very valeable properties • of Os- borne and Balmoral. • Again while George the Third received Parliamentary grants, amounting to many thousands a year, for his younger sons' ex- penses almost from their infancy, Queen Victoria asked for nothing until her sons were men, and still defrays all Prince Ar- thur's expenses. Yet the British public complains, though not by any means angri- ly or loudly, that not enough of the large sum given for representation functions is spent upon them. eet• Care of One's Teeth. Rosseau said that no woman with fine teeth could be ugly. Any female with a good set of ivories in kissable. The too early loss of the first teeth has an unfavor- able influence upon the beauty and durative- ness of the second. The youngest children should accordingly be made to take care of them. All that is necessary in to brush them several times a day with a little ordinary soap or magnesia and water. ? Grown people should clean their teeth at least five times in the course of twenty- four hours, on rising in the morning and going to bed each night, and after each meal. A brush as hard as can be borne without pain should be used, anti the best of all ap- plications is pure soap , and water, always lukewarm. After eating, all particles of food should be carefully removed from the teeth by means ot a tooth -pick of quill or wood, but never of metal, and by thread. passing be- tween the teeth. Tooth powders are inju- rious both to the enamel and the gums, and if employed every particle of them should be removed from the mouth with careful rinsing. The habit which some people have of using a bit of lemon, though it imay whiten the teeth and give temporary firmness and color to gums, is fatal to the enamel. as are all acids. It is not safe to bring very hot food or drink, especially if followed by anything cold, in contact with the teeth, The Crown Prince in ACtion. .The London Times correspondent with the Prussian headquarters was the accident- al and -unsnen witness of a little scene which is worth recording. A country cart was rumbling down the street with two wound- ed officers -young men -on their way to the station. An 'officer on foot beckoned to the driver to stop, the occupants of which had tried to salute him, but he Made a gesture, and leaning over entered into conversation with them for ten minutes, evidently asking after their wounds. Or/ parting he shook. each of them by the hand, and continued his way up the street, ac- companied by two -other officers. He halted at my quarters; a-Acl inquired if there were .any wounded , inside -they had been removed, some to thM-r last rest- ing place -then went on, and, meeting a cart full of wounded soldiers, he 1 talked to them each in turn, and so went on visiting the hospitals and the wounded in this un- ostentatious manner. It was the Crown Prince. No wonder his men arc fond of him. Ma/ay did not know him till he pass- ed on. He told how the soldiers. one and all, seem to rejoice in their wounds, and make light of them for the sake of the cause, and their wasan honest exultation in his tone at the honor of commanding such troops. . i set ea.. The Greatest Men. Beecher says: "Aaron Burr was a keen- er thinker than George Washington. He was a..fer More ingenious man, a far more active man; and if he had been a ipOral man, and had -maintained moral relations with himself, with his fellow men, and with the lawsofrectitude .he would have been an abler man. Washington was a man of good sense, but he was a genius in any di- iection except that of conscience. He .was a man' of sin„eular equity, of great disinter- estedness, and .of a pure and upright, intent. Sagacious he V.$,• by the light which comes from integrity.- He endured, having faith to believe that right was right,and that right would in the end prevail. That which made Washington the only great hero of our revolutionary struggle, was the light of the -moral element in him -not an intellec- tual genius whieh he possessed ; not any rare. taut in administration ; nor any remar- kable executive power. And if you look back upon those names in our history that, have best stood the test, you will find that they have been men Who were fruitful in the highest moral elements. And as time tees on, those men who lack these elements sink lower and lower, while the others rise till they reach the meridian, with undying splendor to -shine upon history and the world." GENUINE STAR, -A N D - DIAMOND STAR la .A. s s ' . PAINTS AND OILS, THE BEST IN THE -MARKET, AND CHEAP, AT Johnson Bro's., SICN OF THE GOLDEN PADLOCK. GREAT CLEARINC SALE! mjiE term of partnership haying expired by li- mitation of tinie, the subscribers are disposed to sell off the whole of the stock at present in their store as quickly as possible. 10 • 1110. WE HAVE DETERMINED TO SELL At and Below Cost FOR Carriage and Sleigh Factory, ONE N101\ TH, 2 - MAIN SEAFORTH THE Subscribers, thankful for past favours, would intimate to the inhabitants ot Seaforth and surrounding country, that they have on hand a Large Assortment of CARRIAGES. BUGGIES, DEMOCRATS, &c.., &c., Made up of the Best Material, and in the Latest Styles. • In order to make room for WINTER WORK, they wdl sell CHEAP FOR CASH. W Intending purchasers would do well to give them a call blefore purchasing elsewhere. 14, sz:4- . Promptly attended to. Remember the Stand: First door South of the Foundry; Main St. McINTOSH & MORRISON. SEAFORTH, September 1, 1870. FALL GOODS! T. K. ANDERSON'S FALL STOCK, HasRecently Arrived IT CONSISTS OF 'PLAIN AND FANCY TWEEDS MELTONS, Broad Cloths & Doeskins, ALSO BEAVER AND PILOT 0 V M P 0 0 A TINGI-S_ AND ALL OTHER SEASONABLE GO3D.S IN THE LINE. Everything made up in the Latest or any Style, to suit Customers. ALL WORK WARANTED, AND PERFECT FITS GUARANTEED.. PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES. 01 -SHOP ONE DOOR SOUTH OF ROB- ERTSON & CO'S HAP.DWA RE STORE. SEAFORTH, September 1, 1870. 115 - FOR CASH OR TRADE. FARMERS AND OTHERS MAY - DEPEND ON GETTING BARGAINS AS THE STOCK MUST BE SOLD& N. B, -No goods entered during the sale, KIDD & McMULKIN. Seaforth, June 14th, 1870. 131, BACHELORS! GET MARRIED, AT ONCE, AS FITRNITURE Is 25 per cent. Cheaper A T THOMAS BELL'S W.A.118ROOMS_ HE HAS ADDED HG.; +lift • • • " .erm:111111111111111111.1..,._ „Z NEW maarThk •..- 211.11.0....1.1111.1111.1111M unsh:. air !roma . sinnwini STEAM POWER To his Facilities, and is now selling -> ONTARIO HOUSE ! holesale and Retail. EDWA1D CASH, WILL COMMENCE ON SEPTEMBER THE FIRST TO CLEAR OFF HIS Be Sure to Call before Pur- chasing Elsewhere. 0 WARE ROOMS OPPOSITE KIDD & MeMUL- KINS. WORK SHOP, CORNER OF MARKET 3 SQUARE. TURNING done on the Shortest DRY:GOODS STOCK,, Notice. AT AND- UNDER COST. COFFINASHtpRtscEo%rHtliyRE.on hand. GOOD VALUE FOR READY SEAFORTH, JUNE 30, 1870. . PAY. Cash for Butter and Other Produce. FreshTeas&Groceri's ALWAYS ON HAND. SEAFORTH, Sept., 1, 1870. -53- WATER LIME! -A ND --- Calcine Plaster! T- OHN SON ' 331R,O'S_ Sign of the Golden Padlock MUSIC, NITTSIC. A HANDSOME FIVE 'OCTAVE 1 MELODEON FOR SALE, MANUFACTURED Elf R. S. WILLIAMS, TORONTO. The undersigned. will receive orders for PIANOS or MELODEONS, and for piano tuning. Orders left at the TELEGRAPH BOOK STORE. C. _ARMSTRONG. „ Soafortb, June 3, 1870. 131-tf. • HORSES STRAYED. TRATEE1 from Lot 20, 9th Concession Hib- bert, on the 26th July, one BAY MARE, about 14 hands high, and shod. 9n right front foot, also one SORREL MARE, with White strip on the face, nigh hind foot White, and a spavin en the off hind leg.. Any information sat to their whereabouts, will be thankfully received, by the owner, a-nd Suitably rewarded. WM. J. DEVLIN, Staffa P. O.- STAFFA August 3rd, 1870. 139 -3 - LIVERY STABLE. TAMES ROSS desiries to inform the ioublic 0 that he has opened a New Livery Stable in connection with his hotel, where parties can be accommodated -with first class horses and vehicles, BA reasonable prices. Seatorth, Jan'y. 21st, 1870. 97-tf *50 000. • MO lend on the security of Real Property in the - 1 County of Huron at ii9m 6i to 10 per cent., by DOYLE & SQUIER, 117-6m. Barristers, Goderich. FARM FOR SALE. TilOR sale -an exeellent farm. of -25 acres, 21 X cleared, well fenced, with good log house, frame stable, young bearing orchard, and a first. class well and pump, being" the east corner of 16t - No. 6, 1st eon. Township of Hullett, Co. Huron. Gne half mile from the Huron Road, 5 miles from Clinton and 4 from Seaforth. This farm is well situated_ for a gardener. Will be sold either with the present crop or without. For further particu- lars apply to the proprietor on the premises. ENOS MORTON. Seaforth, June 17, 1870. I31-tf. Strayed Horses. STRAYED from the premises of the subscrib- er Lot 20, on. 14, Stephen, on the 25th. ult , a black horse, with white spot ou the back, and. a slit; n one ear; also a white mare with a. lump on the left side; and a yearling grey colt. . Any person giving such information as will lea& to the recovery of the above will be liberally re - /yarded. JOHN PREETOR, Serepter P.O.. Stephen, July 8th, 1870, M'GREGOR & SON, BOOKBINDERS,' HULLETT A RE prepared to execute binding in every style. Persons residing at a distance by leaving their books at the Signal Book Store, Goderich, or at the ExPosnon office, Staforth, - stating style may rely upon them beiiag well. bound. AT THE LOWEST PRICES And returned without delay. Seaforth, Jan'y. 21 1 0, 80-tf. NATIONAL.PILL NATIONAL PILLS. NATIONAL PILLS. NATIONAL PILLS. NATIONAL PILLS. The National Pills. 'are a new chscavery in medicine. They are composed of purely vegetable - extract prepared by a newly disco v- ered process, And_ are sugar coated. They are the great blood and stomach purifier. They act: on the liver with • magical effect, are - mild, searching, yet a thorough. purgative, & have no equal SS a -first' class family pill. See -circulars with. each box Sold by R. LUMSDEN and E. HICKSON CO., Seaforth. and medicine dealers generally. WOODRUFF, BENTLY & Co., Proprietors, Brougham, 711-25ins. Ont LUMBER! LUMBER MHE undersigned have on hand at their Mills,. 1 half a mile :North from the Village of Ain- leyville, 500,000 feet of Good DR' Y PINE' LUMBER, of the following different kinds; viz • -inch, inch and a hall, and two inch, clear. large lot, (over 100,000) inch and a quarter, anti inch and. a half flooring, both dressed and under- dressed ; half inch siding, common boards an plank, 12, 14 and 16 feet long. Board and strip. LATH, all of which will be solki a.t redacea prices. They have lately added a first-class planning, machine'to their other macttinery, and intend keeping dressed lumber of all kinds constantly an hand. The public may rely upon being able toprocure any of the above articles of Lumber at their Mills. so long as it is here adve-tised. Parties sending lumber to the mill can have it dressed on the shortest notice and invest possible terrns. M. & T. SMITH. Ainleyviile, Feb. 11, 1870. 114-tf T 0 MERCHANTS, TRADERS,, &c. &c. The subscriber has just received a large assort- ment Of , DAY BOOKS, LEDCERS, JOURNALS, Blank Books, Bill Books, Ccunting-House Diaries, Pocket Diaries for 1870, Bibles, Prayer Books, Psalra Books -and a. large assortment ofmiscellaneous books in splencl-- did gilt bindings, suitable for Christmas and New Year's Gifts. Sabbath School Books!! Reward Tickets, &c. Plain and Fancy N ote Paper and Envelopes Pens, Ink, Pencils, School Books, etc. Musical Instruments ! Accord.eons, Concertinas, Violins, Violin Strin s._ Rosin, Bridges, &c. Briar and_ Mereschaum Pipe's, and Fa Goods of all kinds. A large assortment of TOYS For Girls and 13oys„, At LUMSDEN'S Corner Drug and Book Stor Seaforth, Jan'v- 21st, 1870. 3-5 _ S_ErTEM13E AneedOtea PROX A ',toning OF LAN Rae worthy cultivate that the preache could be heard th Hill referred to t -pit, and, with th -ed,. while pointi 'What I shall we 'trumpet and ery _ with all our rant' be cursed under .old farmer -opened remark, rose, too church, deckling again as long as h tion which he ie Swearing -On !lag tour in Trek ;much annoyed by -the captain and -dieted to the ung4 ing. First the ea mate, then the n) ,captain, and then the wind. 'Step.; 'us have fair play, mow.' &t what oaptain. 'At swe After waiting 'un hausted, the captai quick and take bis begin again; 'No, be hurried •1 have and swear at my youdon't intend to *d'buttaIe ire?, tin- asasoon doing so.' The rebAl there was not anal As.flumaair elear and -don werefar above • remarkible tale) simplifying great al , Pigs Old Beans. t Surrraenot i yneharnol, We ar41 introduced his- sent jag tale: 21 -any yeal pigs in one a oie 4 and to my surprise but quietly follow singular fact excite tepuredrsuetdhethbeustewhieureyt. how he succeeded pid, stubborn pigs him, he told me thi -of beans under his I them as lie proceed -object. Ah,iye -got hi basketof be to suit his temptatic -.drops them by the th114 led captive by] and if the grace of get him at last into he will keep him fol we are not ignorant are anxious this e against them.* Thisl illustration, but it v The old Lady and wa'sinthehabjt of thing he saw or hear using them up in preaching on the gal he sada T. once lady, who was ver3 china. The servant the best bread -and mistress took very cumstance at the tin Never mind, Mao avoided.' My Ivor bye and by,' said tiv .of the room. And .old lady's temper wt - son, but it carn-e out when the company Bismarok: The world may so to know whether Bi the field as he is wii sel. A despatch sta command of his regi is now with the arrn can give our testim pearance as a soldie bearing and horsern; Sion a few years ago in the Bois de Bon' Napoleon, the Kin Czar, were likewis tall, stalwart, imp white uniform, his .a pair of Wellington silver helmet; prese men as a eonnoiseur on. Sixty thousan cavalry were in the the squadrons come that quartette, no o .array looked' the than. the man in w jet black steed as fir beneath the bars of eyes scrutinized the the keenness and gra Often did we hear th through the crowd o -der what Bismarck i wouldyet haventt e- brie ye n tb hey if. -we had nothing; bu to judge from so f While the crowd stil - -of a French chasse by the roar of guns a plain, broke from. the :in the direction. of th bag and rearing as den the silent hOrse .danger was inaminen were stretched to 310 6