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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1870-10-07, Page 3,TI-LLI &{S. ;elehra :tea AW CUTTER itrirtv-alled sue- r Canada. satisfaotion when power. NEW 6 AND 8. ER, AWING AND Lii. ILK GIANT IMplements Mehl& hg itivatore, lone Hoes, Weeders, Plower . Gang Plows, eard Plows„ &c. NGINEER.IN G 11 Sizes Etttlt. our Milis, ax Milis, Steam of - ED AHD EX - ST APPROVED lx.HEELS, , 'LATH LE MILLS, - 'STERS-' 'ery of 'the best con- inotiee, Pir&C nded to, a WILLIAMS, P, O. T AS BY' THE Co paxiy trial and Comparison same prices willprove KI equal to any at 60c.; '0G. to 75e.. °Ur 80c. Li' al green equal to icharged. Our Black mixed same prices. Japan (all urico- cash. at wholesale md 5pound packages. ITOOF to Tea Company give trade we are now do - tried them onee, now YOU, BUY: agents, parties are in- ty to see how theylike we have no agents, mples of Teas of any will send them by or more to wily Rail- tlit paid and collect e , Put up in,pound, ie rong-streot, Toronto. 71' & ARMSTRONG. TO RENT! rieERS FOR -SALE, Ms, MILLS teal, and Saw Mill, all running order. Four run of Stones, Led, and ail the ma- lition. There is in an abundant supply ; the year round. 1 in the centre of a ry„ and a rare chance us of embarking in pportamity ef Etim. mises, all the works water. ,ated Six miles from and Eleven from roads leading to each ply to the proprietor, -a P. 0. WM. TURNER i4O— [T-BttY NO OTHER TUE oNLT • RE cumB aMmomminmanorspi. POsZ oNLY 80 UMW& • eitANGE or InET REQ:IfinED ATA rOBMs or -"LW";AToNCE. t SOU) BT ALL, D-ItrOgI8TS.- and R HICKSON'S dealers generally. ES! - OP GOOD HOE- , arta five years of er's Hard Fortune. ERT SCOTT, Rexborough. 145— TABLE inform the public w Livery Stable in -here parties . can be lass horses and. Qc:t0A0t-' ;TKO. Wild i Chit Under; a 'Dutchman A TerribliWacerie in'West kory,' Pa. West Hickory, besides being noted for. its big wells; dry holes, and tattle 'snakes; has anew and charthing feature of attraot- ion in the vast number of wildcats, and Cat- amount151 that are to be found in the neigh- boringiforest, and which make nighthideous with their inelifluous notes, when on .a .fo- • rage. Since the untimely demise- Of the wildcat at Fagtuidas, by reason Of . an en counter with a bull dog, no--" varmits " have been seen, and it was hoped that the 1-tfor^- said animals would let the peaceful settlers - have a rest. But such felicity was not to be—and now stomes the story. Near the hes.dwaters of West Hickory creek lives an humble and upright agricul turiat, by the name of Adam Goodman, who, after engaging in the perilous occupa- tion of -an oil operator on the creek, reform- . ed and oirnecl a keno bank, and with the accuinulapion-of several. week§ retired from business, out Of the nack window (as a police officer entered, the front) and purchasing a few acres of soil, began to farm it Not having previously st udied Lydia Thompson 's work entitled What T ICrow of Farming,' hi a first yeai's work was -not a success. • His Pumpkins were devoured by potato bugs, grasshoppers carried off his cattle, .the wee- vilgot into his aheep, and the e6rn crop failed under the combined attack of the hoof -rot and murrain. To crown all he was himself attacked by the hog cholera. This was the situation on Saturday night when from a =dreamless sleep he was awak- ened by an unearthly howl, a crash of glass. and the striking a." heavysomething" upon his breast At lime he thought it was a horrible nightrnare, caused by too rich viands., but when he considered the far that there were no hoises within ten miles of his cabin, .and that the only .supper he had partaken- otwas a couple of back- . wheat cakes, such reasoning- seemed, erre- neous. Ai was quiet; and finally thinking it must have been an Oil Creek bedbug on a raid, he •dismissed the stibject, and was preparing to settle into an all. night sleep, when a scratching was ..lieard beneatk the bed. Ha-stity rising he jerked on US un- mentionabl„..es, and, dropping on all fonts, ,began,_to ,ciaw beneath the ued after the .gh.f intruder. - He feand it, and in..one-fourth. of a New York minute'all the clothes that weir upon him would not have, made a bib for a china doll. He*finally.found himself in the colt tier partly Scalped, With his 'lower limbs looking ° as though he had been through a wool earding machine --while at th9, same moraen& with a Spit and a growl,a eatimount disappeared through the open. window. Such is.tte Simple tale. of Adatu Good- man."' fle now desires' to emigrate to some spot where the insect:3 ale not, so. tro some. His farm is a good one but he that he cannot stand tl-e eats. New Street Car Propulsion. o, maty size ;placed on a railroad tra,ckWe . understand ,that in order to testthis in- vention a car will be built or adapted to be run by this new motive power. So it is to be hoped that in no short time our aitizens -will see on our public Rtreets satis- factory proof that this application ef India rubber as a' mot,ive power is uo chimera. but a proven tact ----New Uileans Republi- can. The Feast of the White Ilog Among the Cayuga Indians of the Grand 3 tiVer. - When their grind religious festival is drat' wiur, near, a white dog is prmured and well fed that he may be in readiness for: the, occasion; and the people generally pro- vide thernseh es with such things as they es- t teem Euitable to be presented as thank-of- -felings to the Great Spirit. That th4 feast may be observed as nearly as possiole in the style -of the olden times, before the palefaces had cut down the for- ests and frightened a,way the game, their most expett hunters go fin.back into the woods in quest of deer and other desctipts ions or game to P upp 1 y the feast ; but, if un- successful in obtaining a sufficiency of these k. whit leyville, 500,000 fe.et of Good DRY11 PINE they substitute beef, niutton, or even poi, On the first day of the feast the dogr-,'N brought to the tem le Two me appointed for that purpose, put a rope about its neck, then tying the type in a, single' or half not, and each man holding an end, they draw it tight and hold it fit rely till tilt: dcg is strangled. He is then sus- pended,-'-•%-t-ith his head downwards, from a 'bealn, as nearly as may be in the centre of the pi:did-Mg.' This done, the people come forward and decorate biog. with their vaii- ous offOlings, consisting of trinket.s, or Winctever else their faney_may have dic- tated, but always being' something that tney themselves prize. . Meanwhile, fires are blazing it the fire- places at each end of the temple, and the h uge kettles are brought into requisition -for eooking the.prO:-..isions upon Nyhich the worshipers design. to regale themselves. Elesh--L.whether Of wild or :dowestie ani vegetables, everyfhing that goes to makeqip-the feast, are sodden together in the same pot. When the sa- vory. mess is considered suffi.iently cite, it is dipped up with ladle into woodexptrays • or other vessels as they may happen to have, and eaten with spoons. The worshippers dance round the w bite dog, accompanied by the rattling of the deers' hoofs which ornanient the leg of the priest, the tinkling of -the gravel stores within the turtle bfrell, whircli he SWings iu his hand, the uturnining. of idle dried pelts, and -their own monotonous song. The dancing is repeated at Intervals throughout the fest, `i..t• is at. times attended with asb:_yes teuidlieatuedx jacititeenuiseinfiet,awbhyiclithseeencotsmtnio ibnegiinincgteaosf- strangely discordant sounds designed for This wild' tumult is kept up, with slight intermission, da Y and night 'till the night before the close. Usually, the greater part of the night is spent in relating to each other the dreams they, have load during the year.. And. some of these, [ it is said, are strange tales indeed. • Very early in the morning of the last day of the feast, a huge.fire is built outside of the temple, and at a cowenient dist- ance froth it. Jut before, or about the • Sash, Door, an.q. BLIND.FACTORY THE (Subscribers beg leave to thank their nu - a. macrons customers for the veryliberal patron- age extended to them since commencing business ,lin Seaforth, and trust that they will be favored 'with a' continuance of the same. • Parties intending to build would do well ,to .give them a call, as they will continue to keep on hand a large Stock of all kinds of . DRY PINE -LUMBER,1 SASHES, DOORS, BLINDS, MOILDINGS„ sHiNetEs,. LATH., &C., They feel confident of giving satisfaction to those who may favour 1.,hein with their patronage, as none but first class workunai are employed. ttir Particnlar attention paid to Custoni Planing) B RO A.DFOOT LUMBER! LUMBER milE undersigned have on hand at their Mills,. 1 half a mile North from the Village of Ain One afternoon last week the working model of a car, td he propelled by the ap- plication of the proj'eetile- power of India rubber, was .exhibited at the office of the Ship Island Canal Company, No.. 33. Car- ondelet street, by the inventors- and paten- tees, Messrs. Solomon Jones and Bernard Teriloth, both of whom are practical me- claa.nics, and citizens of New Orleans. The result of .the trial convinced everyone res- ent that_a new era had come in that di ion of the mechanic arts relating' to mot - Mere is a strong platform on which the car is to rest, and to:this platform is attach- ed the, by no means. complicated, cornbina- iIfleo , t e rising of the sun, tlie chief ( THE subscriber begs to inform the public that BER, of the following different kinds; viz —inch, inch and a half, and two inch,. clear. A large lot, (over 100,000,) Meh and a' quarter, anC inch and a half flooring, both dressed and under. dressed ; half inch siding, common boards Bale plank, 12, 14 and 16 feet long. Board and stn.] LATH, all of which will be sold at recluee prices. - They have lately added a _ first-class planning machine, to their other machinery, and intend keepingdressedlumber 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 can have it dressed on the shortest notice and lowest possible terms. M. & Ainleyviile, Feb. 11, 1870. 114-tf 1:-[ CARD OF THANKS. MHE under.signed desires to tender his sincere I thanks to the farmers of Huron and public generally, for the liberal patronage hehas receiv- ed since commencing the manufacture of Ploughs, etc., in Seaforth. • Baving.had seventeen years experience in the above business, he can with 'confidence recom• mend his AS FIRST CLASS. GrNERAL PURPOSh t'IouGFrs, AND OF f„TGHT ... DRAUGHT. i --.4,-- ------r Iron and ;wooden Ploughs with 'cast steel land- - side and Mould board constantly on hand, and made to order. GRAHAM WILLI A.MSON. Seaforth, August 26, 1870. THE SICN OF THE GOLDEN cis_ I priest detaches the dog from the he he haS just received a great variety of Sad - ors.' 'whence he has hung suspended throu bout tion of kogs and 'wheels whic,h, when ac upon by the elastic power of India rubber, • moves the car with steady motion at altn atb ted any ,givert rate or speedin front, bane the platform, th-ere is:a large wheel, called, in'the Specification of the patent, tli-e-pow pelley, amongthe mechanics known as the inastei-wheel. It acts like the drum -on 'which is wound the main spring of a 'watch. The. India rubber being fastened on, the under part of the platform, is continued_ -along by being passed around fixed pullies,, of which there'aie'five on eFh side of the platform ; by this means a oufficient length • of India rubber band is obtair1edt-the length in a street car of the ordinary size being one h undred - and twenty-fivie feet. By means of a circular lever, exactly like the horizontal wheel so regulate the brakeis in - ordinary cars, the master -wheel js turned, and the India rub. bet wound retina it until that remaining on the pullies acquires ex- treme tension.. When wound up the con- tractile power of the India rubber bands will give the requisite motion tt the ma- chinery for the propulsion of the car. The tiands of India:rubber to be used in propel- ling street cars are slightly vulcanized, round in. 'shape, and two and a half inches in diameter. For the benefit of juvenile readers, we may say here, the vulcanized India rubber means India rubber mixed more or less With sulphur, which is done to prevent the rubber &tau being affected by. heat. The propelling machinopyrof the car is provided with a means of reversing its motion, which is 'acted - upon.by a lever -adapted tothe- foot ; by this Means the car can be made. to run backward as well as forward with 'equal faeility. By means of the circular lever or horizontal wheel used in winding the machine; its speed can be re- gulated with the utraoeL nicety. There is no -necessity to stop 'the :darin order to wind un the machinery.- It can be wound up while at full Speed 'with as much facility as a Lepine watch. can .be wound up .while go- ing. No attempt at deserigipil- of, the in- vention whereby- India rubber is used as a motitte power, cart .possibly. -give k very clear idea of its Workings. EVery- one who has seen it, however, is satisfied that it will he a full success on a fair trial by a car Of the festival. Taking the carcase in h arms, the .priest proceeds slowly to the lir followed by all the people in solemn silenc The priest having advanced to the fire, ti people dispose themselves in circle roan him and it He then addresses the dead dugt which' he still bolds in his arms, r counting the various benefits enjoyed, b his peOple during the past year, and reques ing the spirit of the dog to convey to th •Great Spirit the gratitude of the Indian for all these,benefits, and for his great good ness to them, by the preservation of thei lives and health, fcr the abundance in whicl the earth has yielded to them their fruits for the good luck they have had in hunt mg, etc., etc. . The message which the spit -it of the dog is expected to bear to the GreatSpirit hav- ing been delivered, the priest, with .1mnd] solemnity of manner, casts the animal._ stilldecorated with the offerings of the peo- .ple--into the fire. While the flames are devouring the con.secrated dog and his gay adornments, the officiating priest addresses the assemblage, who intently attentive, stand around in reverential silence. 01 if any of them feel dispbsed to supplement their previous offerings, they are allowed to advance with stow and solemn step to the sacred fire, and drop in additional offelings. These may consist of tobacco, or any other article valued by the individual presenting it. Meanwhile the priest exhorts them to be teadfast in their adherance to the religion nd customs which they had received from heir forefathers, presenting such induce- ments thereto as are adapted to the char - der of his audience; warning. them against eing influenced by the evil example of the hites, whose immoralities and dishonesty, t is said, he very pointedly particulaiizes fruits of their religion; and, finally, ad- vising his people to live in peace with each ther, and to deal honestly with their neigh - urs. The dog having been entirely consumed, he fire and the ashes are scattered about, hus concluding the solemnities of the feast f the white slog. The Indians are expected, while attend- gthe feast, to refrain from intemperance, uarrelling, etc., etc., and to maintain, [la ery respect, deportment suited to the oc- t. mon. dles and TRUNKS, Which he is prepa:reci to sell ost° At Przces Almost Unparelleled. -te----- C0LLARS Of eVpry description, warrant er ed not to hurt the horse's neck. a a as o bo in ev ca In the way of Harness OF ALL KINDS, He is, as heretofore, in a position to give his customers as good value for their money as - any other establishment in Ontario. Quality of work and material, employed, indis- putable. 1W- .6',TIOP. OPPOSITE KIDD & .31c3fULK APS. JOHN CAMPBELL. Seaforth, J an. 31. 'ISA. A 52-tf. S AFORT1-I SA_LT ! COLEMAN & GOTJINLOCK wiCletratPteyPnEoCwITaLv'eLairinform the pub - SALT WORKS-! AT •SEAFORTH COMPLETED, AND ARE PREPARED TO RECEIVAND FILL, ALL ORDERS —FOR— FINE, COARSE AND LAND 'SALT. TERMS SH Siaforth, Sept. 14th, 1870.( 145-tf- 1 3. 1000 INDIAN BASKETS Ijcarriagealul -Sleigh Factory, FOR Silit*By _ SCOTT EOB)ittSON. TRY SCOTT ROBERTSOWS ..„ 4 60 cent TEA Superior Washing Soap AT • SCOTT ROBERTSON'S BUY YOUR HITE FISH AT SCOTT *ROBERTSON'S. FORA BOTTLEOF CIOIc$1-1.A.INTIDY GOTO • cott Robertson's. Sot* ap-• • 5- CHEDDER &STELTON CHEESE AT SCOTT ROBERTSON'S Z. PATTERSON S FAVORITE SODA BISCUIT AT SCOTT ROBERTSON'S. FINEST FLAVOURED BLACK TEA TO BE HAD ONLY AT SCOTT ROBERTSON'S 700 POUNDS RENDERED LARD AT' SCOTT ROBERTSON'S, r 4, MAN ST-. iSEAFORTR rrililh'Subscriberst. thankful for past favours. would intiroate to the inhabitants ot Seaforth and. surrounding, countthat they have on hand • a Larne Assortment of CARRIAGES, BUGGIES, - DEMOCRAT'S, &c., ilfade ?tp Ike Best llite2-ial„ and in the Latest Styles. In order to make room for WINTER WORK, theY will sell °HEAP FOR CASK. sz- Intending purChasers woold do well to give them a call before purchasing elsewhere. Promptly attended to. Remembbr the. Stand, First door South of the Foundry, Main St. MeINTOSH & MORRISON. geaforth September 1, 1870. 111— N, .IWATSON, SEAFORTItFRIE,- MARINE, AND LIFE INSURANCE AGENT,- FOR The Provincial Insurance Company of Canad•t {Canadian). elle Liverpool and London and -Globe Insurance Company, (English). The Niagara -District Mutual IiisuranceConipany. The Gore District Mutual Insurance Co., The Star Life.,Assurance fiociety of England., which divides nine tenths of the profits every five years amongst ,30liey Holders.. Losses liberally adjus,ted and promptly settled. Faymers are specially ini-ited to consult the adiantagAs offered in perfect seeurity and in the extreme lownesstof rate§ for insurance 017 all de- Scriptions of Fargai.Tioerty, . ' MONEY TO -LEND - 7 At Inoderate rates of Interlst, and to be re -paid by Instalments, which is the most suitable and safest method. for,Farmers and others to pay off a mortgage. No CoMmission 'Charges, aml ex - primula sniall. ° ' 10,0,1t,'TGAGES BOUGJJT ON EQU'lTA 13LE . • TERMS. - , . AtCt- A/ACE:IN:8S1 The best Sewing Mach'nei: for Family Vse, as well as for Manufacturing purposes,are kept al- ways en hind. 13oth Single Threaded and Dou- ble Threaded; or Lock' 'Stitch Machines can .be supplied., 'Perfect satisfaction guaranteed, and instructions given to purchasers gratis. REMEMBER Wm. N. WATSON'S Insurance Agency -Office, and Sewing Alachhie Depot, North Main Street. ' SEAFORTIft March 31, 1870. 121— NOT-107E 9F vize "-s4--T.ICT;W -13E1‘/IHQ:V.A.:L.11 THE s'Osoribers heg to notify their customers and the public generally that they have re- moved. ' ' : To the Store lately occupied by dt. Secozd Doo r Above W. S Robertson's Italian Ware . house, Where they will keep constantly on hand a large stock of FRESH- FAMILY GROCERIES and. B.ROVISIONS, XXX FAMILY FLOUR, and all kinds of Milliand Cheap Feed. Canary Produce taken in exchange for „Groce- ries, Provisions, Flour and Feed. All good i purcha0d from us will be delivered free of charge in any part of Saaforth, Helper hey, or Egmondville. Farmers may exchange wheat.; &c.„ for Fleur and. Feed at our Mill,af the highest value. W. A. SHEARSON & do Seaforth, Jan. 28th, 1870. 52-1y. STRAW CUTTER The subscriber desires, to intimate to the pui- lic that he is sole 'agent in 'eaforth for the' sale of MAXWELL WHITELAW'S Celebrated STILI W CUTTERS HORSE AND HAND POWER. Also -for Massey's improved. GRAIN CRUSHER. - A Stock kept constantly on hand. OLIVAlt C, WILSON, Market Square, Seaforth, Jan'y. 21st, 1870. 1924f. ' STRAYED HEIFERS. CAME into the premifges of the -subscriber, Lot No. 2, Con. 4, Tuckezsmith, about the lagt of .Tune fast, three 1 year old Heifem The owner is requestedtoproveproperty, pa,ycliarges, and take them away. SAMUEL WALLACE. Tuckersinith, Sept. 6th„ 1870. OFFICES TO LET. nrINVO offices on the second flat in Scott's BloCk. . The best,, and most convenient rooms in the village- Apply to McOAUGHEY & ROLMESTED. Seaforth, April 14, 1870.