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. A CHINESE PRACTICAl. JOKE.
.-i
When I was last in San -Feanciseo I
was asked to meet with other gentle-
men, at dinner, a Chinese , merchant,
who spoke Englis'newith facility. It was
a very merry party, and at the . close of
, the chimer, as we gathered( _about the
card -tables with our pipes, .each one in
turn became a Scheherezade fd,r thetime,
and amused the Company with a story.
There were stories from. the inines and
stories from the street ; but ie. thisease
brevity was not the 'tout of wit, for the
story ef the Chinese merchant was tthe
t
longest,. and, on. the whole, a,etly the
most amusing—a quality.whic does not
always accord with length. can not
reproduce his words nor his drama ic
gestures,
but 1 will try to te you e
story so that its point skeane be wholly
lost. .
Chunteli Was a mandarin f the red
satin: robe and the diamond button. He
was of the inner circle of gloryand. tvii-
clom that stood next to the Sea of .Hea-
ven, and only k-otowed to lime He had
tea ramentains and rice swamp,S, ebamboo
forests and tallow -trees, and has wealth
was spoken: of aim_ong all melt; coolies
ran at his bidding' his *sedan -chairs stop-
ped the way, andhis canoes ttraversed
the Yellow Peiver. He had ; a lovely
wife, named Lieon, or the Willow. She
was too tall -for the divinest beauty, as
she ineasiirecl nearly five of your Ameri-
can feet, but she had a skin as lvellow as
gold, and her face, was. the r delicious
shape of lyour table -spoons; 6,0 oh ! she
was exquisitely fat -so 'charniiingly-- fat
that she could not walk at all, but re-
clined upon her mats frorn morning until
night. Ohuntchi also .had no encl of
poultry, a fine granary filled tvith ratS
and mice, and his roast pussies la,nd pup-
pies *ere always high -flavored and ten-
der. • 1
Bit inIthe Midst of these coniforts and
hixuries his life was , incomplete. Sad -
nese sat Upon his brOw, and he felt him-
self neglected. of Buddha and despised
among men. No stately yearling bull
,• marched in his herd, but 'heifer calves •
only came to his stall. No gallant colt
pranced in his field with the! brood, -
mares, but only milk-bearingfoals, which
„ must be sold to the Tartars. Strip.. y
maternal cats and lean rabbitsewere cojh
• tinually exchanged for breedersawith lJat
..tommies ef the neighbors for roaetss a id
worse than. all, . eleven senguin (born
girls) had successively been attached - to
. their 'gourds on the river andi floated
• away. No nantse (male child) had ever
blessed his prayers. Be had carried of-
ferings to the great Snn Dragon; he had
hung lanterns to Siva e he had made
• splendid I processions' ; he - had. binned
fireworks • he had fasted, and the ten-
der green 'Willow had fasted also, and,
•
heart-stefickett, had laid aside he kohl,
for her eyebrows, and her betel-1,ut for
. her teeth, .which were griming a most
ghastly vebite, even like unto the clogs
of the Istreet or the beasts of thd field.
:
Sheorefrained, too, from. the koneousou
and the fattening paste of the chocolate;
and the beautiful deep rings in lid, neck
were vanishing, and tlae dimples. Of her
knuckles I were, alas, ! but half an inch
from the surface. Indeed, her t,rrief and
her fasting had wasted her sadly. i
This i awful scandal a the eleven
.daughterhad nearly lost Chuntchi his
place at court, and the very lowesi' order
of mandarins, of the .black button, put
their tongues in their cheeks and said
"Ea/ !" as he passed. Chantchi retired
froxn court to hide his anguish and.
shame. He spent ,all his time et his
country scat on Yellow River in s nding
up green and blue and red dragon kites
, to propitiate the offended deities ; and
he even prolapsed. pilgrimages to the sa-
cred Woe Shan, those awfully high and
rugged mountains, excavated by spirits, .
who might help his agonizing &pair.
Seclusion sat upon his beautiful villa,
and solitude reignedwithin. its, high
wails. .•• ,•
This seclusion had been .for ni nths
the habit .of these wretched and. des isecf
• sufferers, When Pon Yang, a maid n of
forty summers, went to take an . airing
in her palankeen. She. had been a
• haughty beauty, Ibitt her orange. com-
plexion was now a -sombre brown; and
her beautiful stiff hair. had grown 1 soft
and la,..aguid with ° years. She. hadI lost
her tharining youthful plumpness, and
now did not Weigh more than 200
pounds, though her weight was not ,icer-
• tainly known, as she avoided the scales,
which would show hei- inereasing erriaci-
atton. She carefully declined. evall-eing,
-• and deasek bowls of raca,hout to .Cncenr-
• age bOrpulency ; but alas! slie was how
• no longer as broad as she was long, 'a,ncl
her grief was heart -felt.
She took her pet Monkey in heel arms,
• incasedher long nails in their wicker
• baske* of protection, and. went to con-
dole Nii.a. Lieon on her manifold dis-
• grace. r She reached: the hightegate in he
wall and entered. ; Down '413.e canal
which was the outlet to the river, glided
a covered canoe, - With red' and blalck
flags and mystic lettere on the prow, and
she knew that Tchingtsung, physician to
all the Chinese quality, was a.pproac
ing. 1 Re I wore the 1 kliata around his
neck,' and an attendant .hancled another
scarf of happiness to •Pou• Yang, .wbach
• she eracefully accepted, .and wound
aboutt'her head. The oarsmen all wore .
silailax draperies of bluish-whitd silk,
-: with fringe, and the Party bore unmis-
takably a festal air.
• Tchingtseng and. Pon Yang exchanged
deep and Ceremonions reverences. A fter
spending half an hoar, as you Americans
• reckon fine'in politesse, the true poli-
tesse of the Celestial Kingdom, and lay-
ing themselves, theii hearts,etheir heads,
their live, their fortunes, and their
sacred bowels at eadlt other's feet, Pon.
Yang intiniated, in the most far-off and
remote manner, that she hoped his er-
rand at the vacs., of Chuntchi was a for,
tunate one. She P,hopeci he had found
the poor' Wretches submissive to their
cliigrace, and that he had. not been called
to repair them after the desperation of
• harikari. Tchingtsting, in the most ele-
gant and distant language, informed her
that, on the contraey, he had been to
pronounce' judgment on a new-born male
infest. 1.
- "Why, 1` Tchingtsiing, Where did it
come from ?"
"Dear Lady Pon.Yang, it was found
this mornieg inthe sorghum field behincl
the house" ---were the hurried question
and polite answer.
Pon Yang was ardently excited. • " A
male child exposed 1 an infant of the
noble sex abandoned ! What impiety!
what sacrilege! It -was all right tie get
rid. of the dreadful female children; but
who, who Iwonld relinquish a divine male
child? Ilbw could. it have got there ?"
"I think, Pon Yang," the doctoi an-
swered, "that it was:a miracle from the
gods '." and Pon Yang eagerly embraced
• the devout idea. • Might she! go in and
i
• see
wis
was
eXci
•
rest
abo
or t
rm.
he treasure ? But the wary and
Tchingtsung told het that Lieon
uch vtearied and exli us1ed by the
ement of the new arti al, •nd must
mit •
or the Lpres
u Yang s rdered he
harcijy tieing the
e greatiLo Choo pine
house, or te anana h.ed
bloom. She w s eized w
ings—one from Vishnoo, t
and; one froih S'va, the- De
Lieon's
ven in this
did wish t
s for anot
same villa•
von Pon
imbled her,
'rlevvould
that she 1
on the ri
gourd that
g it tether.
end claim
a male
and Lieon
because i
autation 11
t just as w
field of th
rent had
d have pl,
bbage or
at all, aa
have thi
ghe
came to
ers of th
did not Wis
be taken ass
nianner, an
gift ,tof •the
inai4Iari.a:iij
had Often
der, and ev
that la despi
come to her' an
ders to a bo itne
the first ilo tin.
freight, and!brii
not this oth' r ft
able tree,su e o
should. Chnetch
1
this valuabl bo
the sorghm. p
house ? It Mig
laid in the Mille
If the wicked. p
• adopt it; he'Wou
ly within their c
it was not their
less friend 4iou1
from Bud(
coolies unt
and the be
Lingtsan.. ,
She entertd a s :saw the elegance of
the Ning-pdi furl); titre, inlaid with pearl
and copper 'in t e most i igelnous de-
• l
vices, with Much satisfacti n. She felt
that her bram w s blessed of the gods
in tins miclettaki g. She 1 oked at the
flowering in carp s, which, twenty feet
;)
high, hedg.;d. in the gard n, and saw
through the gate he huge ied. ancl white
camellias bloo i. .s about he fountain.
She imagined the young foiiiid1iug toss-
ing up pickle tab on his to s, and turn-
ing sorners4lts o the ligh ' g -rods in
the midst f t s 's splendor. • She - saw
him in his •ed a d yellow robes, teas-
ing the partots cl steniag the gold-
-fishes in the ha,pp future.
th
,ay
sh
go
th
pt
h
ed
a e •
she
d t
alankeen
e cil forest
a ound the
es in thick
th two feel -
ie preserver,
tro er.. She
arne should
second-hand
• secure this
er childless
e; B.is wife
rang's shout -
elf to confess
e most wel-
ad given or -
ser to secure
Iii a living
iy should
this inestim-
had ? Why
appropriate
was left in
xt to their
11 have been
next villa,.
sheet them to
at direct -
lettuce bed.
d 'her child-
gi eat boon
hurried her
he gilt roof
dwelling of
Hee frieen
said, in A t
hear of my I
to see the
Shitsu at th
"Ah, no
Kinihan (t1
in.gs. Ther
child has
villa and I
ente
ew
, th.
noon
Shit
'e got(
' is a
en f
axi hi
15
5.
d with emotion, and
as voice, "Did. you
ze trowsers and wish.
t you
hour ?"
u, I come from, the
mount), with bless-
emp palm of a male
und • in • Chuntchi's
her with the word,
have sought
that thy hu igty w sh might be fed."
A pale ello-w i overspread : Shitsu's
face, and sir exclaia, ed, ' It his come !
Rama has heard m prayer
After heritumul of joy was somewhat
a)peased, nd she was saiciently at
ease to consider the practical steps to be
i
be taken to possess! erself of this treas-
ure, the firet neces ity appeared to be
to rid herse:f of a ttle pet clog which
in reality governe the . house. This
silkeetyrant occupied the best chair, the
best bed, and the state and festival
apartment of the the ',1 ouse. ' He came to
th.e table and. was 's rved before any one
else ; bit ad clatve I the best robes of
master andlimistress for hisl pastime, who
were simpl* his val t . de cha,mbre and
laditenaide barkee at ev ry stranger,
and when a. all die' leased made for his
mistress's a.rikles, w ich hci kept excori-
ated, besides tearins her finest 'panta-
loons. Yet he wa , like other spoiled
children, abeloved; i id. -Vishnu, nicer-
' cerated in 11 his vir ues, could not have
been more , beloved ,o • adored.
Long and. serious as the consultation
as to the fa e of the s 'Than dog, and the
heart of th mistress was nearly broken
by just the ,anticipat on of 'parting ; but
.l '
t,
boy, th dog raust go. This ch. f th females f it bath with their
worshipful. earts ani sterner jadgments
that he wo ld allow no rival near the
th,
rone anc' that fdr he safety and hap-
pinets of t
having been solera • y and sailly con-
ceded; it was next st:tecl that ;a, family
two miles itlivay in tile country greatly
admired the dog, and to their , love and
compassion,it shoulil be consigaied. The
two friendithen co errecl together on
the latest fashion of ; ifants' wearing ap-
parel, and Antsu reso ved to order three
hundred y rds of pi sk and green da-
mask, and 'ten pairs o the smallest -sized
baneles for his accom °dation.
0 t - .
The friends prrted, on& to take her
beloved dog to the .hoi le wiich he here-
after shoulul aniniate ancl infest ; the
other to coitcoet naore plans iii connec-
tion -with the foundlin i• boy. The 'tient
tal activity and tireles , energy of these
spinsters is truly astonishing.
Between i Pon Yang
philanthroliy• there no
•She reineraltered that s
by a gracious bonze tha
•Confucious
then, and t
chant who
house wher
the bonze
it. Hem
She would
that he na
foreign dog
orbadethe
at he knee
ouldgive 1
they shoul
ere only wi
as an orpha
o to the bon
aceept
s Charity.
friendship and
arese a' straggle.
ie ,was pee told
the precepts of
,slaying, of dill -
Ian English mer-
im rupees for a
1. be cared for, if
mg to attend to
to begin with.
e and tell him
t ' once of •the
he hurried and
drove her oelies faster than ever, for ,
she coiielucLicl this was a', Much brighter
idea than the other use of the sorghum
infant. S teachedtlie temple, which
sh.e was no a lowed to cntcr, and sent
in a nesseng iasking for an interview
ewith the p s . He ca,me and received
her Iiwiihle reverdnce, and listened to
the story With a &tam of approbation.
He would c)ui1er with the rich foreigner,
and advise with her in a day or two.
Pon Yang wenit away in a fervor of self-
adrairation. NVas there ever such wis-
dom and philanthropy shown Since the
clays of the saints ? She retiredto her
mats and her wooden pillow vit.1i the joy
of an approving conscience and the
peace of a philanthropic board of man-
agers blessene er slumbers. .
M.
eanwhi e Asa had wept civeie her
little clog ; had allowed him some de-
lightful parting dashes at her ankles,
wed. ti final Skirmish with her new gauze
pantaloons, 'which refined them for life •
and then h cl taken hini in a sedan -chair
to the kind fainilv he was henceforth to
bless with his agreeable wit and humor.
The day va.s cc nsumed, and Shitsu must
wait until tPae morrow to see her new
son. i
On the next anorning, as early! as eti-
quette would perinit, Shitsu, with the
full approvid 9t her , lord and I master,
was on her va to the villa of Chantehi.
She reac}iecl tliere in mid -forenoon, ancl
was ushered o the veranda. She did
not stop to acinire the highly t genteel
coffins that a mated the hall, although
Chuntchi's tase in this kind of furniture
was renowned throughout the piovince,
and artists ii the profession went to
THE Him)
N zxposrrox_
borrow ns ideas of funerael; uDholetery. Did yo a think it was a foundling'‘ How
She as told: that Lieon was ill, but could you make such a mistake ?"
that hr sister; would wait upon ier. - "Pon Yang told me."
The jas4mne bc,rders were full Of ftesb " "Ob, oh, oh 1 she never took my joke
odor, t e arbutdons swung flick or nge Is it possiblethat she is so stupid ? ' •
bells, t e chrYsantherciuma, filled the Chuntchi, Lieon, Shitsu, and thebonze
palter'. s. Everything was sweet and priest have never spoken since these con-
deliciou , and her heart was full of fra- versations. " Warmth has caused it,
grant ratitude also When Lie n's coolness, and having words has brought
sister c me Shitsu was too ranch conc rn- a eilence." Pon Yang spends all her
ed with her buginess not to disclose. it fortune in trying to cast an evil eye on
at once, and she said that she came tol in Tchintsung, the doctor'whom she hats
quire fo the infant. I with perfect hatred. Meantime, when
Oh, it was such a fine child—a n ble ever Tchintsung sees her palankeen her-
' boy)
Oh,
could not tell who he loo ed rying by he says, "There goes a wOrnan
like yet • but he was very handsome." whose tongue is longer than her foot"
" Couid. Shitsu See him ?"i she asked, Liutungpin, the most famous drama, -
With be, ming eyes, but wastold that he tist of our nation, has spent the last
was asle p. ; twelve years of his precious and irmaior-
" Wh n could she see hini ?" tal existence in composing an elabotate
She, as told in "about ten (14ys, farce Upon these incidents. He has al -
when helt sister Lieon was hater. After ready -sent eight of the worthless . female
she had one hearty meal of fried tiiipe infantS floating down stream in their
and_ pic1j1ecl bamboo shoots, her strength gourdicoffins, and he has three more re-
" to use in the same manner.'
would probably return." ,
This reminded the absorbed Shitsu to Then will be commenced the history of
make ceremoniousinquiries for iei lemg Ohoo, the male infant, and his for-
friendtunes iwill be followed through life. , In
. 1
"Oh 1r' said. the sister, "her joy ias ten years more the play, which will oc-
nearly restored her. She is as comf rt- cupy la fortnight, will be placed ilium
able as can be expected. Yu know ny the stage, and very likely we shall go to ,
grandm4nma always said. that if won en see it icie M San Francisco. I
; .
did not the .when childieni came, t ey
I
-were alWays very comforta,ble." • SiF'FidIst.L NOTICES
"What a joker yoa are, little lad
• ,
0,
said Shitsta "1 should. Welt it as BRiAKFAST.--EPPS's COCOA.—GluTE-
Lieon's oiwn child by the way you t lk rut, asp CONNIRTING.—" By a thorough
ab-
, . knowledge of the natural laws which
' Shitsu, whose child should it govern the 'operations of digestion ancl
about it 4
be ?" nutrition, and by a careful application of
"1 don't think you should claim h,
in " the fine properties of well selected coeoa,
answered Shitsu'"even if he had. ben Mr. .Epps . has provided our brea,kfast ta-
laid in yo ar
r gclen." wb le si etiitha ewe
isin
i delicatelyzillnayheavy
d
v oui erecilbeoveetraargse,
- " But 1 e was laid in our garden, a d hhvnaay
bills."i-Civii Seraee . Gazette. Made
we do ow him."
"1 don't see that, and. 1 think y ii simply with Boiling Water or Milk.
will be viry sellish if you don't let
Co. e Hoinceopathic Chemists, London:"
e Each packet is labelled—JAMEs fa;es &
'61.‘e14-•Iii'linia.ti'l you take our ba;by ! What ill.A1UFACTUIVE OF 0000A.---` i We- Will
have you to do with our baby?" now give an account of the process adopt-
" Whys I want to adopt him." ed by ttlessrs. james Epps & Co., man-
" You ladopt our baby t Why, you ufaeturers of dietetic articles, at their
are crazy !" works' in the Euston Road, London"
IthllCassell's Ilouseitold Guide.
sides.‘es. Y o ,
you are crazy and selfish b
U. haven't the least claim
i
found him first. I ha,ve as much rig
to him as p011, ans1.1 shall .; do well 1
him."
" Have 't any claim to Min !" -
laid in an
bed as in y
beautiful
and I cam
"Adopt
we 'would
" Certan.
right to hi
him."
The sist
"Do you I
too angry t
called. the s
door, and 1
Shitsu w
rage and.
and- wrung
long hair,
grieved.
formed her
lessness of
with equal
him in te workl—just ecause y
e might just as well have bedn
one's millet patch. or lett!). e
ours. . I have given up eur
og to make him conifortablie
to adopt hini."
our•baby ! Yoi think th
ve up our baby to you ?"
y. II have just as muc
as you, and I Mean to hay
5,
r nearly burst, with rage
ave this house !before I a
forget my politeness !" Sh
rvants to show, her to th
t the' room.
nt to her their, burning wit
• isappointmente She erre
her -hands. She tore her
• nd felt most :bitterly ag-
rriving at her home, she in-
msband of the telfish heart-
er friend, and inflamed hinn
ge, and he vowed. vengeance!
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One which has caused the loss of many
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him to the emperor, and would have himl
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,e, .
JuunSneuean CpaseMPTION. — "My
health, had been . declining since 1858 ;
during the whole time I Was unable to
attendlto any work. In February, 1859,
I was talten with a dreadful cough. The
amount. I raised in twenty-four hours '
. .
was inetedible to tells The doctors only
gave tenaporary relief. I was advised
to use 'EelloWs' Compound Syrup of Hy-
popho4phitess I commenced using free-
ly, and T can say, with a clear conscience,
these unfortuinates if they :could. obtain
, it has effected wonders. 1 sun now able
the co-operation of the priests. He went
to work, which for eleven years I was in- '
into their coUnting-room, and, with the
!I capable of: L-Jati es JOHNSON, Hammond
roundabout ielegance of the Central
jiRiver, N. B." " Fellows' Hypophos-
Floevery Kin dom informed the foreigner
phites ' niust not be confounded wit
ent maiden had. discovered.
ing boy, who;might be the . other preparations of Hypophosphites.
lIt (liffers from all others.
-ghty tree. He was treat -
courtesy ; anti equal gore -1 ,
DI TINGUISHRD PHYSIOLOGIST HA.
i been ro.ade on both sides, s . d that, Neuralgia is the cry of the hungr
ems fi
er their special food, whch is the Phos
horous ',containecl in the blood. This painful dis
ate is usually followed by general prostration o
°count of the great waste of nerve tissue and in
ufficient supply of nerve force to maintain th
auctions of the -vital organs. The common carts
0 Neuralgic and Rheumatic Pains is depraved Nu
heir flat foliage beneath *ikon arising from Derangements of the Stom
'ch, Mal -assimilation of Food, and Poor Blood
i. He sought the man -
o announce his errand,
s new charity to his in -
ie mild-mannered priest
i.rin exchati 4. long and
minute civilitie . They i ormed each
other of their d ep and eternal regard,
of their enthusi stic frieudehip, of their
passionate fondness, of 'their devotion
until death.
The priest then opened guardedly the
t
benevolent plan. of the English dog in
a
regard to the bandoned Chinese chil-
dren. But the i andarin was unsympa-
thetic. He did.' not wishto preserve
They were too worth -
was pacified by admit -
ss nature, and. propos-
off when grown to Cali -
aid, that might do, al-
though he had di posed of eleven in an
easier way than that, and the gods had
rewarded his pie y hy now , sending him
a fine male chikl. es, the -priest said,
and he came to t 11 lim that he would
accept the orphan_ aa the beginning of
his asylum, and. Tell ve hita entirely of
his support. Th d rake of the mandarin
was overpowering.- " That, my son !
You want my son for l your ' asylum—my
son that I have made pilgrimages for,
burned t ns of frankincense
aye light d lanterns for, and
tes of go d and. silver for !
sou fo your abominable
et out o my 'house f" and
e went out with far less
an he CaII e in. Stumbling
any steps f the, villa, he met
and poure 1 into his sympa-
• e ill usag of his friend.
appointed -pi rpose, ancl tossed all -night
longupoiitl4eirsoftmats.
Mea,ntime the bonze priest had put 011
his Lamanes pie dress: He fastened the
red girclle a ont his yellow robe by its
five gilt butt ns, adjusted his violet vel-
vet collar, aid put on hie yellow cap
surmounted y a i -ed rosette, and taking
his fan and 1is green parasol, set off for
the great Eia lish house of Russell and
Company, w o had. been distressed. by
the constant infanticide of our nation,
and who desirecl to found an asylum for
that a benevo
a noble fount
seed of their
edwith great
pliments hay
he departed ‚wth full pewee to negOtiate
for a suitable lonildine for the chartity.
The bonze tbok his way to the porce-
lain villa in the pencil forest. He reach-
ed there as t e cedar -tree t showed no
shadow from
the noonday s
darin himself
and. explain th
telligence. T
and the mend
female infants.
less to save. H
ting their valuel
ing to ship them
fornia. Yes, he
that I hay
for, that 1 1
sent up
You want
asylum!
and the bo
elegance t
down the
the doctor,
thetic ear t
I *
•The doct r listened blankly for a few
moments, is d then s Haea with laugh-
ter. "W • , ycnr ked him for this
young god this flo ering• prince, this
long -desire son, whi should take away
his disgrac, among m n ! le-cku asked for
this -wonde ful baby the ,cream. of the
earth, for our foam ng asylum? Why,
you are a c d of th moon. Did you
sit too lon 'nits bean - last night ?"
"1 did niot know hat he wanted to
keep the 1aby. Ha clly any mandarin
would. It may be t i e child of a cooly,"
said the in ch the m ch -rebuffed bonze.
" Child bf a coo ! Why, it's his
child, Lieu's chit their otitwii child.
r. Wheeler‘s Compound Elixir of Phosphates an
alisayasupplies Phosphorous for the nervou
system, Lime is an excitant of nutrition, Iron fo
tJic blood., and Geneva, for promoting strength
o preparation in existence is so reliable to main
- tin the vital forces and energize all the organ
D. d tisslies of the body.
Thomas' Eclectric Oil,
WtlETII EN TIMES ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD. DO YOU
t KNOW ANYTHING OF IT? IE NOT, IT Is
t
i TIME YOU DID• ,
There are but few preparations of medicine
W 'eh h ve withstood the impartial judgment of
thp peopllo for any great length of time. One of
th Se is THOaLt.S' ELECTRIC OIL, purely a Draper-
ati n of Six of some of the best oils that are known,
ea one possessing virtues of its own. Scientific
ph sicia s 'crow that medicines may be formed of
sev rail gredients in certain fixed proportions of
greter p wer, and producing effects Which could
nev'er result from the use of any one of them, or in
different eambinations. Thus in the preparation
of this oil a chemical change takes place, forming
a compound. which could not by any possibility be
made fron any other combination or proportions
of the sem° ingredients, or any other ngredients,
and entirely different from anything ever before
made, one which produces the most ast 1 nishing re-
sults, and having a wider range of pplication
than any medicin.e ever before discover d. It con:.,
tains no1 alcohol or other volatile liqi ids, conse-
quently loses nothing by evaporation. Wherever
applied you get the benefit of every dro ; whereas
with other,. preparations nearly all th alcohol is
lost in that way, and you get only the s all quan-
tity of oils which they may contain.
S. N. THOMAS, PHEL 8, N. Y.
And NORTH OP & LYMAN, Newc stle, Ont.,
Sole Agents for he Dominion. 1
N0rn.--1-Elect -c—Selected and Elect ized.
Lamsdent
Sold in Seaforth by E. Hickson & Co, and R.
The Gr
o'OB AL
THIS invaluab
ji- care of all th,
to which ithe le
moderatee all em
and a speedy cui4i may berehed on.
To married lat its, it is peculiarly s rifted. It will
in a shorttime, 1ring on the monthly period with
regularity.
These pills s ould not be taken h Females
c
during the first hree months of Pregn y, as they
are sure to brin on Miscarriage, but at any
any other
time they are sa1e.
In all cases of ' Nervous and Spinal ffeotions,
pains in the back and limbs, fatigue o elight ex-
ertion, palpitation of the heart, hysterics, and
whites, these pills will effect a cure when all other
means have feled; and although a powerful
remedy, 4 not ciontain iron, calomel, antimony, or
anything hurtfi4 to the constitution. if
Full dir.3ctio s in the pamphlet aremid each
package, which thou1d be carefally preserved.
Job Moses, New York, Sole Proprietor. $1.00and
124 cents for poStage, enclosed to NorthetP &Lyman,
Newcastle,i Ont., general agents for the 1 Dominion,
will insure a bottle, containing over -50 pills by
return mail, 1
1-...-- Sold in Seaforth by E. Hickson & Co., and
R. Lumsden. ' 197-9
eat Female Item .dy.
SEW. PERIODICAL PILLS.
le medicine is unfailing in the
se painful anddangerons diseases
ale constitution is snbject. It
ess arid removes all obstructions
1.4
•,_
T M. LEET,
" • pginfed Agent
pany of England,
veto Capitalists o
very reaeonable r
Chargee moderate
Wingharn, Dec.
LEGAL
Wingham, has been ap-
or thoCcdoniai Seturities Coni-
c is'; also Agent for several pri-
Tatonto, who. loan Money at
tor, Interest payable yearly
5,1371. 218
AT; °Oa-Um:tax & HOTetteSTED, Barristers, At
'LLA' torney); at _Law, tiolicitors in Chancery ane'
Insolvency, Notaries • Public) and Conveyancers.
Solicitors for the R. C. llank, Sedforth. • Agents for
tho Canada Life Assurance Company,
N. B.—$30,000 to lend at 8 per cent: Farms,
Houses and Lots for sale. . •63
BENSON & MEYlial.,• Banisters and Attorneys
at Law, Soheitore in Chancery and Inaolveney,
Conveyancers; Notaries !Publie, etc. Oflices—Sea-
forth end Wroxoter. $28,000 of Private Funds to
invest at once, at Eight per cent. Interest, payable
flaa_ariY68
s . /11.1NSON.
_
n. W. O. MEYElt.
w" R. SQUIER Barrister, Attorney. in Chane-
l' v • ery, &e:'Got eriai, Ont. Office—over J. C.
Detlor & Co.'sEmporiCM, Market Square. 269
• *Flier isil'incItonoti,
-RARRISTERS, Attorneys, Solicitors in Chancery,
&e.,13russo1s, Ont. Office—two doors no.. tb of
the Post Office.
W. 11.13QUIR,R, DANIEL moor. -ALD,
271 Goderich. •
13russels.
•
TZNOX'S HOTEL, SEAFORTH. --- Thomas
3-3`• Knox begs to: state to his old. friends and
and the travelling publie, that he has leased the
Hotel lately occupied :by Mr. -MURRAY, and
formerly known as the' DOWNEY 110TJSE, and
hopes to receive a continuance of the patronage
so liberally bestowed upen him during his many
years in the hotel business. Every comfort and
convenience will be provided for travellers. The
choicest Liquors and Cigars •only kept in the Bar.
A careful aud reliable hostler always in attendance.
291 • THOMAS KNOX, Proprietor.
pRINCE OF WALES HOTEL, Clinton, Ont.,
-1- C. J. MeCI3TOREQN, Proprietor. First-class
accommodation for travellers. The Bar is sup-
plied with the very best liquers and cigars. Good
stabling attached. The stage leaves this2'0Hf4tuse
every day frn
or Wingha. 4
FOSTER'S HOTEL, SEAFORTH.
THOMAS ,FOSTEB begs • to inform his old
friends and the traveling public that he has
opened his new hotel, adjoining the Post Office
Seaforth, where he hag the very best accorinnoda-
tion for man and beast, The best of liquors and
cigars tit the bar'. . THOMAS FOSTER.
ITILEDI/CAL.
B. CAMPBELL, (Graduate of McGill Univer-
sity, Montreal,) Cortmer for the County of
Huron. Office—Next door to Calder Brothers'
Marble Works, and opposite' MeCallinn'e
Main -street, Seaforth, near the Railway Station.
Tilt. RING, Seaforth, (late of CarronbroOk,)
Coroner for the County of Perth. Office, and
residence over Johnson Brothers' Hardware Storei
Maiu-st. Cells at D. KING'S office will be at.
tended to day.or night.' • 287
HL. VERCOE, M. D. C. M., Physician tur-
4--1- • goon'etc., Coroner. for the County of Huron.
°Mee and Residence, corner of Market and High
streets, next to the Planing Mill.
-L-1--
A M. CAMPBELL, V. S., Licentiate and Prize -
man of Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y,, and
Graduate of Ontario Veterinary College, Toronto,
has settled permanently in Varna where he will be
found ready and willing to attend:to all kinds of
diseases, in all kinds of animals (man excepted),
in all kinds of weather, .and at all hours. Resi-
dence and office two doors east of Cook's Tem-
derance Hall. 319
ATETERIRARY SURGEON.—D. McNAUGHT,
v V. S., begs to announce to the inhabitant S of
Seatorth and surrounding ountry that he has
been awarded the diploma of the Ontario Veterin-
ary College, and. is now prepared to treat diseases
of Horses and. Cattle and. all domestic anintale. He
has opened an office in connection With 'his Irene
-
shoeing shop, where he wifl be found ready to at-
tend to calls. Diseases of the feet speeially at-
tended to. Residence, office and shop in the Kear
of Killoran & Ryan's new store. All kinds of Vet-
erinary Medicines kept constantly on hand.
Charges reasonable. .• 229
V. •
J. G. BUIL, L.D.S.,
•'''‘URGEON,Dentist,&c.,Seaforth,
0 Ontario. Plate • work, latest
styles, neatly executed. All sur-
• gical operations performed with
care andpromptitade. Feesits low as can be
tallied elsewhere.- • Office hours from.8 A.. M. to 5
P. M. Rooms .over Mr. A. G. lieDougall's Store,
Main-st. 270
rsi CHURCMLL, Veterinary &Ireton,
J- • ber of the Ontario Veterinary &liege)) begs
to intimate that he has returned to the practice of
his profession in Sealer* and may at all times be
consulted on the diseases of Horses, Cattle, &e.
Veterinary medieines nOnstently on hand. *All
calls promptly attended to. Office, at Mansion
House, Seaforth. • 273
T A. SHARP'S LIVERY AND S.UE STABLES.
• Office—At 3Inrrafs ) Hotel, Seltforth. Good
Horses autl first-class Conveyances always on hand.
-
LIVERY STABLES, SE.A.FORTH, Ont.
Good Horses and Comfortable 'Vehicles, always
on hand. Favorable Arrangements made with
Commercial Travellers. All orders left at Kicox's
HOTEL, will be proMptly attended to.
OFFren AND STABLES:—Third door North of
Knox's Hotel, Main Street.
221 • THOMAS BELL, Proprietor.
Saninel Brodie, 4.1.
110ROVINCIAI. LAND SURVEYOR, Seaforth.
"1" All orders left t theMansion House with Mr.
John Murray will receive immediate attention.
References—Vr. Coleman arid,Dr. King. 411'1'52
Do You Want Money.
THE HAMILTON PROVIDENT AND
LOAN Socliqw v.
Incorporated A. D. 1871, pursuant to Cap. 58,
'Con. Stat. of U. C. '
,
OFFICE—McInneS 7oek, crrner, Ring and John
Streets, HaniiJtol.
CAPITAL •- - $1000 000.
1 3
DIRECTO
Adam Hope, President; V. E. ,Sanford, Vice -
President ; D. McInnes, A. TI W‘iod, Alex. Har-
vey, Charles Gurney, A. F. 3 Skinner Pliumner
Dewar, K. Kerr, Alex T ner, John Harvey,
John McPherson, 3. M. Willi ms, M. P. P., John
Brown, E. W. Hyni.an.—R.D.3 Cameron, Treasur-
er. ,• 3'. Crerar, Solicitor; A.cEeehern, Account;
ant.
Intending borrowers will co isu1t their best in-
terests by extinaining the vantageous terms
offered by this Society, before oing elsewhere. .
Special Feat es:*
No Lawyer's Fees charged her the security
consists of Farm Property, an when the Loan is
not less than 8400, or for a s orter period than
five years.
The fullamount of the Loan n ed over to the
Borrower. All incidental expe seainaybe includ-
ed in repayments. •,
Repayments may be made t • fall due at sueh
period of the year es is most c nvenient to bor-
rowers. •, I
The Loan may , be paid of at any time on
equitable terms. •I
For Loan Tables land farticNars,sl? to• r.t:cRa
Treasurer, Hamilton,
JAMES H. BENSON, Barrister,
Valuator, Seaforth, - 818-13
4 ;
BLYTH SHINGLE;! HEADING
AND
PLANING • FACTORY.
riti:TR, Subscriber having leased the Mill for many
years worked by Mr. Williatia emir's, is prepar-
ed to supply shingles and heading in large quan-
tities at the lowest market pries. Particular at-
tention paid to •,
CUSTOM SAWING PLANING.
First-class Shingles guarantee, as none but good
Sawyers are employed, and t e best quality of
Pirte used. The highest prices paid fOr good Pine
an•d Timber for Heading.
The subscriber is also ab ut to erect a nevt
Shingle Mill on Lot 80, Con. , East Wawo.nosh
(two miles from Manchester), hich Will be ready
for work on the 1st of anuary4 1874.
Wanted, a first-class ShingjIo Sawyer to com-
mence work on rhe let Jannarfy next.
811-13• ••SEPH CARTER.
, - -
iFEB. 20,1
•
` ioo'7g s uaxw
feel se
eett1
trl
£SSBHJ.O 9
3RJ1 i() .DENS
0
pat
'LTRRTLL'S AN.D' HIGGINS' CHOPP:I
IITTS
E_D C HAMPJ O N CROS$? U
T'S .AMERICAN LIGHTI�TING SAWS,
TO THE PUBLIO AT SARGE.
W. H. OLIVgR,
Harness, Saddle andi Collar
MAINUFACTUR ER;
31,4111-13.71., ASTATORTiL
Cals
SIG• N OF TH1 SCOTCH Q01,LAR.
A choice assort:4)10ra of litht end he vy Harness,
Whips, Bells,Iforse Clothing, &c., ke t constantly
on hand. Repering promptly attes4ded to, and
charges moderate. Remember the 1aee, sign of
the Scoteh •-W. H. OLIVER.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
CLINTON 1 WOOLEN MILLS.
Trrr,
Subscribe i• begs to -announce that his Fac-
tory is now 1:J -full operation, and would caJi
attention to the t uperior stock of Cloths that be
has on hand, whin' h he is offering -at prices that
will convince all bf the benefit of a lOcal factory,
. feeling assured tliat all will realize the saving over
importation, as a proof, see the folloiting prices;
Union Tweeds, 6e to 70c.
Fulled Cloy.b., 75c to 900.
Tweed, 85c to $1 IO.
•Flannels, 55e to 70c.
f 11)11011 Flunncls,iii9C to 70e.
' • Blankets, U., on hand.
• Also, Grey, Be[, and. 'White Stocking Yarns. -
My customers !through the county, who were
formerly supplied by my peddler, will! be waited
upon in a few days by my son, whewil_ eithertalte
orders, or supplythem at once with the article
desired.
Specia.1 Rates. when Purchase by the
i• Piece.
• Cloth Fulling and Custom' Carding aJLended to.
AN EARLY CALL IS SOLICI ED.
THOS. R. F STER.
• RA/10VAL
THE SEAFORTH SHAVINC AND fiiR
DRESINC SALOON
JjS been remeived to new prenaisee, adjoining
John Logan's old stand, and opposite W. Rob-
ertson & Co.'s Hardware Store. The proprietor
begs to state that he has fitted up hie new shop
with every convenience, and is deterin- ed tomake
it a first-elass establishment. He lias also on
hand a nice stock of
LADIES. CHIGNONS AND IIRAIDS
Of the latest styles. He is also prepared to take in
• LADIES1. HAIR COMBINGS,
And have them straightened and Worked into
Braids, Belts, Switthes, Cu.iIs, &c,
ChargeS reasonable.
• Gents' Wigs furnished. on the shodest =tie°
at less than cit Y prices.
A.•ctill is respectfully solicited.
807-52 • WILLIAM NEWMAN-
• S. L KENNEDY,
7,4- OUSE, SIGN and ORNAMENTAL P,IINTES
-1--Land Grainer. Paperhanging also atteraded to.
Work done at) 'ebtap as by any other good work-
man in the business. All orders left with Mr.
Kennedy, or for hirn at the EXPOSITOU Office will
be promptly attended. to. ' 279-26
An irtaattin'
—In whtat
a tombaietone.
who Was tryi.
• atthe4416-13riiS
•s-in'Whhgle. wr. : —Mrs. lue, esrP.BP:ii 11:1 ,
•knrann,• 1,1,,,itsihi,oini,bgol. uunrt:
fully a4dress
•a person
mgote,
tchhlarbeolacilys „T
•
-- em
t -A 'Xitne
•ued
'- aethen13 7s2u:°0.Ye
e stie
thinner pair
box"
• —Two de
,• tingrhaeortlpedraoi rel4esit
obstinate nia
lifeisspareod
—mems
that we ever
•asylum was t
jyuaertd. aifar?hs The.
0
of twenty-onc
observed to
gun Was lie
" co_mitei l'
4wiit,asa,,
• morni4 that '
she heetrd a
°lit of bed am.
, was not Hen
pected for se
• the kithen,
tehartsiintt nea
several drie
tqhuearnItSliiPtfilWreal'
" John Henn
am' dc:PI::. al-Iree)L
priee. Wh.
ing in 1 c a
A BG Ti:
for a Milwau
..,
ago
ri.illy raCr
.oi t
dangerous, s
knees ander
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across, an
heard a n
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saidh"is
load of' etai
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:
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runneta tad
seatchin t
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that he took
visitor, hur
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• caneptiteal ttti: the
r.
gates at forty.
marked, wit'
" That: 's _the
your move, ...t
A New
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•
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