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The Barber of Dunse.
A clergyman posees.singan uncommon,
share of it and humor, had 'occasion to
lodge for the night, in company with some
friends, at the „inn of a towu, Which for eer-
tain reasonswe shall denominate Dunse,
Requiring the services of a barber, he was
recommended by -tthe waiter to Walter'
Drone, who was represented as excellent at
cracking a joke, ot telling a story. This
functionary being •forth,.vith introduced,
made such a display of his oral and manual
dexterity, as to leave on the mind, as well
as the body of his cnstomer a Very favor-
able impreSsion, and to induce the latter to
invite him to sit down to a friendly glass.
The mutual familiarity- which the circula-
tion of the bottle prod -ced, served to show
off the barber in his happiest moodand the
facetious clergyman, antid the general h4.
arity thus addressed hiM "Now, Wattie,
engage to give you a guinea on the fol-
lowing terms : that you leap backwards and
forwards over your hair for the space of
half an hour—leisurly, yet. regularly—cry-
- ing out at every leap—' -Here goes I, Wat-
tle Dron, barber of Dunse ; ' bu that,
should you. utter anything else during the
time, you forfeit the reward:" Niiattie,
though no doubt surprised at the absurdity
of the proposal; yet considering how easily
he could earn the guinea, and the improba-
bility that such an opportunity would ever
again present itself, agreed to the -stipula-
tions. The watch was set, and the barber
stripped off his coat ; leaning with one hand
on the back of ,the chair, he commeneed
leapixtg over the 'seat, uniformly repeating
.in, exulting tones, the words prescribed.
Aftet n3atters bad gone on thus smoothly
for five minutes, the elergyMan rang the
• bell and thus accosted the waiter. "What
tis the reason, sir, you insult me, by sending
'a. mad fellow like that, instead of a proper
bather, aS you pretended he was !" Barber, -
(leaping--" Here goes 1 Wattle Dron,
barber of Dunse." Waiter—" Oh ! sit I
• don't know what is the matter; I nev'ir
saw him in this way in all my life, Mil.
Dron ! Mr. Dron ! what do you mean, tr
Barber—" Here goe3 I," &c. Waiter—
" Bless me, Mr. Dron, recollect these are
gentlemen, how can • you make'such a fool
of yourself r Barber—" Here gots I," &c.
La,ncllorch(ent•ering iu haste—" What in the
name of wonder, sir, is all. this? The fel-
low is mad' How dare you sir insult gen-
tlemen in my house, by such conduct?"
Barber—" Here goes I,"
Landlotd—
"1 say, Bob, run for his wife, for this.can't
be put up with. Gentlemen. the man is
evidently deranged ; and I hope you will
not let my house be inju-ted in any wayby
dis business." Barber—" Heie goes I,"
okc. Wife (rushing in) —" 913. ! Wattie,-
Wattie ! !what is this that's came owre ye?
Do you no ken yer ain wite 7" (werping)
"Oh! Wattle, if ye care rut for tile, mind
ydar bairns at hame, and come awa' wi'
me Barber -e-" Here goes T Wat—".
The afflioted wife now clasped her husband
round the neck, and hung on him, so effec-
tually ast to avert his ' further progress.
Much did poor Wattle struggle to shake off
his loving, yet unwelccme spouse, but it.
was "no go"—his galloping was at .n end:
"Confound you for an idiot," he ibitterly
exclaimed, "1 never could win a guinea as
easily in my life." It was only necessary
to add, that the explagation which immedi-
ately followed, was much more satisfactory
to "mine host" than to the barber's better
half, and that the clergyman rested Wat-
tie to his unusual good humor by gener-
ously rewarding his exertions with the well-
earned guiuea.
Hurna,nity to Horses.
As the cold weather u pprOaches the absoi
lute cruelty of putting frosted metal intei
the mouths of horses is so frequently
brought te mind, that any suggestions as to
a better course are at this season timely as
well as merciful.
No _one who has had to do with liOrses
when the =mercury is considerably below the.,
freezing -point but has witnessed theftal-
most frantic efforts to escape pain that
. comes of putting on the bridle. Misunder-
standing it many times, the coarse and bru-
tal hostler adds blows to the other brutali-
ty, and forces the animal to take between
its jaws a piece of iron that freezes its
tongue and sections of its mouth the mo -
meat it touches them, causing not only
present pain, but oftert ulceration,, and al-
Da0St always sores.
The remedy is a leathern bit, instead of
a an iron one. If a bit of this sort is not
easily procured, a common iron one can be
covered; which will be at least a partial
remedy. To do this, cover the bits with
strips of commorl brictle lea,ther, and as
et of Pooke
. A shor time .sinc 4hile' our reporter
was v itin a town in! the inUiriorl,•b4 m de
_ . . .
the a tut ntance of a well-to-do farmer,
who, after ,1 aking some inquiries in egird
to the gro , tit a=d ptoaperity of Detr it, in-
.
oired if t ere, were any pick -pockets in the
city. The e0y Was a cohrtte in the ffi m-
ative. •Th .tarmer -latighed quietly a o
ment, and hen. said :--:-
"1 don' often tell my first experienc in
seeing the ions' of yout• city, .but 1 ty,,m ot
as sensitiv over it now as I• and to be, ;id
I'll tell' y» it about it. &hue years be nre
my father ied,ohe went to New York ity
on business, and wh4le there he bou ht
himself a gold Watch. Ile wore it as 1 ng
as he lived, and' when he died, a fe% y ars
ago, it came to me. • Of course .
as
strongly attached to the watch, and not a
little proud of it, especial y when I put it
in -my pocketrupon the o casion of my rst
visit , o-Detroit.li I .have 't any dou t hat
I leo ed at it a /hundred times a .cla nd
you -ill not be at all surPriSed when. I ell
you.t at Ifhad not been' in the city . wo
hou "befoie it was missing, chain and all.
I informed the -clerk Of the hotel •-where I
was stopping of my loss, and. as I did not
remeinber of being jostled by any one, and
could give no clue to the thief,he said there
was 11Q use in calling in an officer. He ad-
vised Me to offet• a large reward for the re-
turn .fthe watch, and ,add that nal qUes-
dons would be asktd. I then put sch an
acli e tisement in the morning pape4s, Ind
dui•ing the afternoon received a note in-
form`ng me that if I would be at the or•
ner of B. and L. streets that evenin at
seve • o'clock, with the rewartl ($100), my
wat • would 'be returned to tone, • l`le ote
Ma() 8 ated that I must come I atone, itt.n if
dUri g -the day I made any a tempt: to in-,
ferm an officer, the Wcitfk W uld mit o eet
me that I wauldbe watched at the t me,
and the only way that 1 -way recover my
watul was by doing precisely aS I advrti. ed.
At se en o',)lock I was 'at the spot indica ed,
and fter waiting a few moments,
dress d man in passing tue asxed me the
time of day. I .replied that it VOA s Yen
o3clo k. At that he asked me to walk a ong
with him short distance, an as we w lk-
ed,. h inquired if Ilan broil ht the $ 00.
rep ied in the affirmative, hen h h nd
ci m my watch, and rective the o ey,
'and , as aboot to leave me, when I to ped
nd told him 1 would h 10
more to tell m.e how he managed o sick
I ockets. Oh !' said he, placing his
finge, on his you promised - to ask no
•quest* ons, but 'I would show ou, if wasn't
.for ti at standing over there on the
corn r. He i. a detective Offi ,er and ows
me,' nd the man pointed ac oss the stireet.
I loo -ed in t e direction the ad indicated,
but ould see no one that ooked lik an
office though there were pie ty of pe Ple
stantiliteer in that locaFty, That tall fel-
low •ith tbe stove -pipe hat, is the o e I
nada • but I must be off. Good•by
•he man hurried off, and I saw him
-ft
disap ear round a corner, then a„a:in
tned to see the 'tall fellow with the stove-
pipe at," btit if he had been there had
disa peared,and I started for the hotel, ap-
py again possessing my fathees last
prese t•to me. At this thought I Ftut my
hand upon my vest pocket, ivithere I P431' ced
the ateh a moment before, /and th ext
insta t VG1.1 could have knocked me d wn
with a strwor, for the pocket was `empty.
The hief had indeed complied with im re-
ques and. shown 'me 'how it was'clbrie. I
didn' advertise for it again, and I dame
h‘mn without telling the hotel clerk about
• •e
that veningis expertertce.'
much of the eheolci-pieee as will be likely to-
.,
touch tho flesh, winding them around the
• iron while wet, and then carefully -sewing
• the edges so as to make the surface as
, smooth as possible.
Let the Boys have Tools.
A writer in4" Mechanical Recreations"
in the " Soientific American" offers this
sound advice : "Evety man who can afford
it Should supply his boys with tools and a
room, where they may be .used and cared
for. A boy takes to tcols as naturally as to
green apple; or surreptitious and forbidden
amusements ; and ten to one, if he has it
chance to develop his mechanical tastes and
gratify them to their full extent, his tenden-
cies to vicious courses will remain. undevel-
oped. Such a result is enough to compensate
- for all the expense and tiouble the indul-
gence we recommend would entail; while
the chances that the early development of
his. constructive faculties may, 6 fife me-
chanical age be the means by which.he may
ultimately climb to fame and fortune are
not small." This is very sound doctrine.
A
at Y
an.
eight
that
•exaC
,
•C)ne Ha,lf
feliowi ndmed Donks was -lately
I , for entering a miner's
a bag of gol -dust value
dollars. The testimony showed'
e had been employed there, and knew
ly where the owner -kept his dust :
that on the night -specified h cut \a slight
hole "n the tent, reached
ba, C
tealin
ried
out;
at
and -
,witn
?the
the ‘,
hen ran off. _Jim Bu
ss, testified that he s
tan reach in, and heard.
rushed after him at on
itness ; " but when I
didn't find Bill's bag ; but
after ar•dEr.Where he had 4hr
" ow far did le get we
dust ' intittired the council.
," ell, he was stoopin' o er, half Wa
I sh uld say," replied the witness.
lay it please your h no r," interp
the ounsel,!'the indictme t silt suatai
and shall demand an acq it al on dye,
of the eourt The pri:son r s on tial
n'ght-time vith
m ny is clear that
he tent 'Or ugh
if bout.half
otrimitted
t charges Oa he
r
an enter a ouse
130 y is in an the
le
took the
,the prim
the cat,
tim run a
,• •
e, cout
atched hi
ao•
ipal
saw
ay.
ued
it was -1(. und
wn it.''
he took the
C
e
ente_ing a dwelling th
ince t to steal. .The test
he ade an lopening in
whi he prOtrucled*hitus
arid`, stretching his arm
thef But the indictrne
actu lly entered the ten
No Your honor can. a.,
"whe only one half of his
othe half our
• shall leave the win
jury They must judge
fact proved," replied t
e jury brought in Ve
to e half of his body an
the ther 1141f,
T e- judge sentenced t
two years int,prisonment,
pris ner's! option to have
cut if, or t take it alon
oNsTEI I'm af
crinoline, ma'am."
never min
ce ; you can't hurt
ma'am it's not that;
ing hurts me."
sio
•
you
lad
que
"N
ed. t
• in,
sed •
ed,
tion
for
9-31,
the
fJ
le matter to the
f t, e law an the
e judge.
ch '
t of guilt as
ot 7ilty s to
e guilt ,pa to
ealving it to the
innocent part
w'th
m sittin
fable y
t's of -no c
it." Mout
but the conf
on
ung
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OV-EMBEit 25, 1870,
TE FISH,
ABRA
FIR
OBERTSOYS
P1-101VI
FISII,
OR HERRINGS
AI tPA,
ASO
TROUT,
SPL T 'AND ROUND HERRINGS,
Warrant d
New Ftnits-
list Arrived.
NEW LAYERS, PICKED V LENTIAS„
PRIME ziE DLESS AD CHOICE NEW CURRANTS.
Will be sold as cheap as any est of Toronto.
wr Give us a Call.
Wm S i ROBERTSON.
Seaforth, Nov. 15, 1870.
A. Few Facts f r the People!
First, 7at the Fmmtain Head:is the rig -ht
ce z10"roc re any artzde at its rzght value
SEcoND,--Tha, E. HICKSON & Co., of Seaforth, buy most of
,heir goods at tl e Manufact rer'S, in England, in large lots,
and for Cash, consequently t leir establishment is the right
place to purchase Good Goo e s at Low Prices.
THIRD,—That they have ju t received a large Consignment
of Crockery, China,, Glass-wa e, Plated -ware, Tea Trays, and
House Furnishing Goods.
FouRTH,—That they will -s111 you an Iron Stonc China Tea
t for $2.50 and less, and-Tollet Sets from $1.50 to $2.50, and
ice Set of Chiiia for $5.00, nd any ware by the single piece _
proportionately low prices.J Nickel Silver and Plated Tea
d Table Spoons, at all prices. Butter bought and taken in
change for any goods.
Also, our stock of Groeeri
Tea for 85 cents.
s is Complete. A pound of splen-
ANr, in Dry Gods, we ca
oice of 200 pie es of Ash
gland) for 14 ents a yard,
onish you'VTe keep, a go
k Messes, an4 a choice of
as
Si
ot- be beat. Will,give you the
on " Prints (the best made in
and Whims at prices that will
)dstockof Black and Coloured
50 pieces of Dress Goods.
Our BOOTS Al) SHOES are
Clothing Read T -made and
Genuine Drugs, Medicines
ble to sh6w for theniselves.
ade to Order, and mad -e well.
and .Dye Stuffs, as usual.
•HICKSONS' EMP
RIUM, SEAFORTH.
!3/1011ELORS
Ga MARRIED
AT ONCE AS
FURNITT R
I
2 per cent. Cheaper
Am
HIPMS B E L'$
0 ivi S _
HAS ADDED
ElIEPOWE
13 To his Ea ilities, and i now selling
,
hole's le' and Retail
0
Be Sure to Call before Pur.i.
chaing Elsewhere.
W 4RE ROOMS OPPOSITEI KIDD & McMUIe
KIN S.
WORK SHO1P OORNE1 OF MARKET
SQUARE
T •RNIN done on the Shortest
Notic
C PFINS k
pt const ntly.on ha,n0
A HE IRSE FOR HIRE.
ORTH, Juitic 40, 1870.
BUSH F*
HE UNDE
Lot No. 30,
of It uron; about
wi h hardwood,
th lp.lance is
ex ellent qualit
te timber to pa
be sold CHEAP
in. 'sputable.
by letter, prepai
8 forth, or to t
hamesford,
M FOR SALE CHEAP.
SIGNED offers for sale, chea
Jon. 15, township of Grey, C
It) acres of this lot are timber
our acres of which are choppe ,
tiered with cedar and pine fyii
• There is flicient of this la --.
for the whole lot. The lot' '
FOR CASBT, or on time. Tit e
or further iarticu1ars apply ( f
) to Adam o -ray, Planing Mi
e tmdersigned proprietor.
ODERI.CKI GRAY,
• , • Thamesford, P.
ov. 9,1870. • 153-tf.
GREAT
Clearing SALE !
—A T
BONTHRON &Son's
rpHE UNDERSIGNED, INTENDING TO
GIVE UP BUSINESS IN THE STAND
THEY NOW OCCUPY, WILL SELL FOR
i\T"E 0 i\T" rr Il
THE WHOLE OF THEIR STOCK OF
DRY GOODS,
Cloth?, tg, Tweeds, &c.,
OR CASH,
AT COST PRICE
00.
Dress Goods of all kinds,
At Cost Price.
(Ready-fnade),
• - At Cost Price.
d Canadian Tweeds, -
At Cost Price.
d Jackets,
• At Cost Price.
large lot of BOOTS AND SHOES
Small Advance on COST.
o humbug. Parties wanting Cheap
• d it to their advantage to give
efore purchasing elsewhere.
owing accounts will please call and
they wish to close their Books
Clothing,
English
Shawls a
We also sell
at a
Or This is
Goods, will
them a call
All parties
settle them.
at preAent.
Seaforth, Oc
BONT RON & SON.
ber 3 1870.
132a -
LIVERY STABLE.
JAMES ROSS desiries to inform the public
that he has openecta New Livery Stable in
connection with his hotel, where parties can be
accommodated with first-class • horses and
vehicles, atreasonable prices,
Seatorth, Jan'y. 21st, 1870. '97-tf.
LUIVII3ER! ILI)110113ER
undersi ed have on hand at their 'Mills,
half a mild orth from the 'Village of
Mu-
leyviJe, 500,00 feet of Gid DRY PINE
l'AtTMI.WR, of t followitt different kinds; viz
--inch, inch an a half, and two inch, elear. A
large lot, (over 1 0,000,) inch and a quarter, and
inch and a half fi euring, both dressed and under.
dressed, half iu h siding, common boards ape
plank, 12, 14 an 16 feet long. Board and stri/
LATH, all of hich will be soia, at reduce
prices.
I t.
maTelhieinyehatvothi ott
elaetlyadesdemd aaelfiinrsetry,
eclasasndplianatneinnag
keeping 'dressed umber f all kinds constantly
anband.
Thopublic ma rely upon being able toprocure
any of the abo e articles of Lumber at their
Mills. so long as it is here adve-tised.
Parties sending lumber to the mill can have e it
dressed on the shortest notice and lowestpoisible
terms.
M. & T. SMITH.
Airdeyviile, F b. 11, 1870. 114-tf
CARD OF THANKS.
THE undersi: ed desires to tender his sincere
thanks to t • d farmers of Huron and public
generally, for th liberal patronage helms receiv-
ed since commencing 'the manufacture of Ploughs,
etc., in Seaforth.
Having Bad s venteen years experience in the
•abqve business, he can with confidence rec.ora-
mend his 1
Mgi 0 T,37 C31- S
1A8
FIRST CLASS GENERAL PURPOSh
PLOUGHS, AND OF LIGHT
DRAUGHT.
Iron and wooden Ploughs with cast steel land-
side- and. -mould boar ti constantly -071 hand, and
made 'to order. .
GRAHAM WILLI AMSON.
Seaforth, August 26, 1870.
THE SICN OF THE GOLDEN
rpHE subscrib r begs to info* the public that
1:e has just eceived a great variety of Sad.-
• dies and •
T UNKs,
Whic he is prepared to sell
At Pr* ices Almost Unparelleled.
—0
COITLAIR of every description, warrant
ed not to hurt the horse's neck.
I11 the way of Harness
• cilF ALL KINDS, •
He is, as heretefore, in a position to give his .
customers as good value for their moneaeas
• any otherestablisliment in Ontario.
Quality of work and material, employed, indis-
• putable. •-
ttar SHOfi OPPOSITE KIDD &
MeilfULKIN'S,
JOHN CAMPBELL.
524.
Seaforth, Jan. 31. 1870.
SEAF , 10.1-1 SALT !
COLEM N & GOTTINLOCK
OULD R PETFULLY inform the pub-
licethat they now have their
SALT WORKS' !
SEA
F
ORTH
COM LETED,
AND AREI PREPARED
TO RECEITE AND FILL,
ALL RDE.RS
FINE,
• COAFS AND
LAND
SALT.
TERMS CASH.
Seaforth, Sept 1.4th,11870.
145-tfe-
SEAFORTH
PIAAIVG
Sash, Door, and
BLI. itioAcT IRY
THE Subscribers beg leave to thank their nu-
merous etu4oineils for the very liberal patron-
age extended. to then t since commencing business
In Seaforth, and trust that they will be favored
with a 'continuance of the same.
Parties intending to build would do well to
gieee them a call, as." they will continue to keep
-on hand a large Stock of all kinds of
DRY PINE, LUMBER, SASHES DOORS,
BLINDS, MOULDINCS, SHINGLES,
Thwer:ofemaei cyonfient of giving satisfaction to those
&C., ,
favour them with their patronage,,
as none
but first class workmen are
Pi
Or Particular attentiemonplea
paid to Custom Planing,,
BROADFOOT& GRAY.
-1
-
Dreadful Eflcoiuyi
-
One of the most shoe
tome under our notice for
about two miles from le
last. The particulars,.
ableio gather thein, are
Staigerd, a well to do yon
Back street, Southweld, le
'evening to drivehieowel
the same fieldeevith whiel,
ithred years old. From sm
animal became fan -ions an
' ford,,hitting him a fearful n
throWing. him to the greun
gained Ini feet, -when the
, renewed, Finding that t
escape he grappledithe bit
tossed about in eu4m a
powerful brate that his et
way, im.a he fell baaward
-this position the atta.ek w
butting savagely and malu
gore With his horns, until
one -mass of wounds and b
every stitch of .clotfaing sat
Finally the brute -suecee
legs and body on his he
downward drive, broke 11
neck.' From that Moment
feeling in the lowei extre
bull after playing With the
ed slowly away, iMeinw
came sitiea.ey at the! eontin
',sande and went to the fiel
one time /the passed very
but $o Much afraid was
turn upon her thati he re
, After A Vain attempt to
home; and sent for A,oine nei
ed the tea.reh withlentera
until they found tlie unfo
ner deseaed, but perfee
to give a succinct aecfnmt
Dr. 'daseaden, ofIlona,'ai.
this 011731, were sent for,
broken spine, but lieyond
They found the ininrie,s of
man cannot possiblv survi
been ae1100l teaelipr for s
quite --ecently rat'. - froni
T
gage in farining pa, uits.
,by all who know hin, and
'dition he has the ey utpatha
8t. nomas Home ounr41.
Stimulant vs.
In a late number of the
able article by Dr. Wilk
nourishment for the a
the foliowiag
Now, what do I tonstan
practice ? The patient'
lady, and the doctor and
as to the nature of the
ran, and the treatment req
sure the fulfilment of his
two Manes have been pre
in attenda.nee with a dev
Now, iwhat is the condi
has teen ill for a *tit*,
He is extremely wasted,
restkas wakeful, 01' de
and ldinilse 150. 1 am
tient has had plenty of
shown the table before me
beef tea, jelly, brandy bott
wine decantent. I am fa
patient has had three ea
daily, ;eight or ten *mutes
glasses tif champagne, and
nig five grains of ammonia,
-
prove the regularity of t
these different things, th
written papers' and voucher
that the patient is dyin *•
latione No 'mortal ma.
condition -who had been at
little beef tea and ielly f
mented by brandy,, eham
In fact, I scarcely 16ott A
duce yeasting, hot skin, par
heart, ;delimit. eptless
drawing the picture, an
it, I see them every,day.
wine Or brandy in their
judiciously administered. ;
jct
length
ftheassumptiontimebetaierta.
I confess, too, to be almost
when 1 see my.own plospita
and see the young is ple
literally dying of et reatio
so.
Sketches in ti*ing
I —
"An hidependent m
writes some clever iartie
Post, in. whielLhe clO4s _not
bers. Among his latest sk
ing Lord Fitzrahurice,
ing -speecb on the Univ
younger brother of Lord
youth, only about four a
Nevertheless, he has made
of his' time, and his abilitk
ful. ne was educated at
took at the university a
ancl finally succeeded in be
chssies. What wasi, better
achievements, he reMained
college eareer, despite all te
the gentIerainly ereed.
vor. He is a nobleman,
in the House ; he liais a go
and a due share of the IU
But More than this, he
careful preparation, an
commends attention!
Of Mr, Hadfield, avh
same debate, the writer say
"What aemarvelous oa
just upon eighty-four years
, still all the viva -city and br
rnarches up the Hone with
as that of a man of 'tarty,
promptness and gayety of
noticeable; He was Married
was bor'
n a.nd had been
when thebattle of Water
most men begin to think
about arranging their affam
of emnineneing- life afresh,
entered. Parliament as mem
still stickslo his; somewhat
a tail -coat, which he- wears
this gives him a somewhat
were put into a frock -coat,
he might pass for thirty 3,
is. The vehemence fwish w
into the debate WAS so
voice is not of the k4nd su
fort, but he made it
till the House chee Id, not
elation of the old II anis
hearty English love r bi
Puna, Os.—e
the half -penny Iettei can
Exigland, and which are,
the letters 1;e4 Written o
wbile -the addrens is on the
portioii than. is supposea of
notes, which are sent by po
'patched open. The -eenten
concern no one aaxe the
though, possibly,,0
they cOnvey no real infoi
leaat, not such as
eft'. How soon shili we
lset great postal imrove
be to =cream
than did the introdue o
---Witateme