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17,187'4
bCeereare,7 -
leale) 1 SEED
PD OAS
HAS RECEIVED
FRES SHEPMENTS OF SEEDS,
Corn, Tares, M Ilungetri
Grass., Alike Cloveio and ThiZ 0. thy
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MEBCILNTS lied Wholeealer
Goderieh Street, Seafor
APPB,ENT OE WANTED.
ANTED immediately, at th.e Seafarth Carriage
'Works, an apprentice to the Blacksmithing
MSixte;,,s. Must be a steady active lad, and. la
,-.,, ars e.: age or over. ,
MI ii WM. GRASSI-E.
.41R-111 TO RENT,
fj ACRES situated 4f milee frora Brassols,
being orth half of Lot 12, Con. 6, Mora*
rea elearet ; log 'lease and barn, For farthea
articulars app y to BErNJAMIX SMITyy,
Kippert P. O.
AGS LOST.
OST, an T ,ESDAY, MARCH 31, en theNortla
ern Gravei toad between, Seaforth and. Geyer/..
Faere saw , a package t)f GRAIN BAGS, 14
in number. Sime of the bags were Marked TV.
(,1a and other:allied the amities name minted On
fall. Theittler will, be suitably rewarded 4
[seeing tads e at the 1.1-_‘;IPOSITOR OFFICE,
aftaath, or at SAGE'S HOTEL, Walton.
tat W. GARDNER,
SEAF
RTH AND HURON
NIARPLE WORKS.
111E.S;sETT ct: BROTHER,
[Late of Harallton,)
Vonld int -intact to their numerous friends- and
;mere public that they are prepared to fill 11
wders for
Ktenuraents, Headetones, Table Tois,
;Mantles, f&c,
tranite Motatiniente Imparted to Order,.
- Work of the best style and art, and cannot be
rarpassed in this prat or °uteri°.
A call respeetfully solicited.
Oppoeite Logan & Jamieson's Stare,
STREET, SEAFORT
H. MESSErt.
MESSE
OLLNTON
REit-E WORKS
RON STREET, .
Nes,1 door west of the Commercial Hotel.
MONUM*NTS, HEADSTONES,
Lu - work a nii,-kfrids j Atherican and Forel
lfarlde, deeignefi and excepted in the beat atyl
reel at most reahonable priceA.
ISE VENT ur Ins AR.
WHOLE. NO. ja:13.
=iteat (60t tr fvr
FARM FOR SAL
BEING composed r Lot 1, Con.10
ship of Tackereralth, containin
excellent and, upon there is
barn, 88x60 feet, aud also a good
terms, which are easy, and., other fat
ply to Mr. JAMES DAVE, on Lot
said. Township, °a to the vendor, VT
WICK, 8r., St. George P. 0., Brant 0
of the Town -
100 acres of
a new frame
=hard. For
'attrition, ap-
, Con...12, of
- TER REN-
., Ont. 296
STEAIYI SAW MILL LAND FARM FOR SALE.
E LNG Lot 84, Oon..7, McKillop, c ntaining 104
aerea, all cleared, with goocl barn and stables,
two good orchards in frill bearing; t vo never -fail-
ing spring a which au_pply the null. Also, lot 85,
' con. 9 containiug 48 aeres of bash. he property
is situated 6 mile% from Seaforth, with a good
gavel road thereto. For further par i ictilars apply• '
on the premises. If by post, to 101 N THUM-
SON , Constance P. 6.,Eintrum, one. 260 •
FARM FOR SALE IN MO VILLOP.
"p'OR SALE, a good Farm, COMV0 ed of North
-1; half of lot 15 and the west half of lot 14, COn.
12 IteKillop, containing 100 acres5 cleared and
, well fenced, and iu good oniti\ ati n, balance well
timbered with hardwood; a good frame house
and new log Vern; good bearing rchard; two
miles ancl a half from a good gravel:at ad; 10 miles
from the village of Seaforth f thele a .0 two steam
sawmills within 3:1- mules; convenient to churches,
schools and stoves. For particulars apaly to the
proprietor on the premises, or, if y letter, to
Winthrop P. 0.
2804'4 JAMES MCDONALD.
Val tes of Varions Color -ed 411arlite sup-
p1i6d an Short Notice_
Granite Monuments and Headstones irepoated
order.
CA1,DER & COOPER.
ANDREW CALDER, Agent-.
)ANI iNieGREGOR
Boolebind rsHarpurhey, Seaforth,
a
TAS just rate' ed a large Stoek of the materhas
need, in the jhusiuess,. and is now fully proper -
to execute, ei the shortest notice and in the
'.est syles, all raters he may be favoured. with.
IEGISTERS. 1.EDRS f3 BLANK BOOKS
OF AN't araln,
[fled, Printed o. d made to order, on the shorte t
notiCe, and at priceawhich defy competition.
ad, oriies W , 1.1
0 0XeS (k; Fancy Cas -
l
- I
Made te. oreir.
OLD efri.V..0' /1'E Br BOOlt'S
,
Bound anti repaired at aity prices.
All commuuications addressed to the tinders!
-,, will receive prompt attention.
DANIEL Mc GREGOR,
SeafOrth, (Harp-m.110y.
LEST OF
VEMAINING in the
°caUecfr 011March
jam, John
teerson, Sr., xella
iatnea, xcein
Misa M
qns,
'chael, Daniel
ell,. a i.j
Oozd, Sohn !
aiton, Jaynes !
trkee, jai:nee i
LETTERS
Seaforth Post Office mai-
31, 1874
Donahoe, Miss Maggie
Hayden, Peter
Knox, John,
Lamer, Sohn -
Miller, Jahn R.
McNatighton, Wm.
McCracken, Jas.
Stenbeck, D. -
Theatiori, Christ
Waite, S. P.
8. DIcalsoN, P. M.
IMPORTANT NOTICE.
'EW B4UBkk SHOP IN SEAFORTEC—Ithl
Public are e.apectittlly invited to give IltIr
call id his new Barber Shop in the
easien Ifotel. The best attention given_ to
axing and Hail.", Cutting. Call and see him!. Give
a a, Trial! Razor and Scissor Sharpe
idly attended to. Come one t Oonaa
;Le -faction give).
wer, getFerus, Seaforth
.
at 41nron ITixito5ttm:
ascrearenen
VERY-tRIDA.IT MORNING
SEAFORTIL
50 per yea). in advance, or $2' at the
e 'year.
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A.drertiKing Itates.
!irst insertion, per line, ti eants, enbsequent
cents °Neh time, per line.
.arti..enteaba of Stlayed, Lost, Fonlid,
xcetiaina liaes—first month, $1 ; after first
le :30 cents etch month.
alvertisernenteof FARMS and REAL ESTA
snie. nut Oxeceding15.1ines--firet month $1 50,
tafa iequaat Month, 75 (Tuts.
4rtlis, Merritt", and DeatbS—Gratis.
alvertiSements without spe ifie direetiong '50
inserted till forbid and eh ed accortlina,1Y-
ipareii. a. sego a sal
alvertiaeraerits measured b
McLE B-11017E/is.
FARM FOR SALE
SVE
N MILES from Clinton ; south half Lot
16, Con. 8, Hallett. containing .00 ares; 25
acres cleared, remainder hardwood; 4 acres in
Fall wheat ; log buildiugs; young orbliard. Con-
venient to mills, churches, school and post office.
3304 ALEX. MeRAE,Bandon P. 0.
FOR SALE OR RENT.
vaRat. Lot laTo. 19, f 011th /Alf, 001. 7, Morris.,
aL 100 acre, 50 eleared; balance al -good hard-
wood bush; log barn, new frame barn and log
house; the farm is well watered; 3 miles from
gravel road; good bearing grater(' ; 5 miles from
Brussels. Possession let any time. For further
particulars apply to
DAVID MAXWELL, Proprietor,
3804'4
.Bruseels P. 0,
FARM FOB, SALE..
XTORTH half of Lot 28, Con. 5, Township of
Morris, County of Huron, contailina, 96:c atres,
60 acrea clear of stumps, balance goe d hardwood
Melt, a smell bearing orchard, frame barn 4000,
frame stable 20x28, log house, two, good wells ;with
pumps. The above farm is aiteated 2 miles north
of Brussels, awl Only 4 mile nil the gravel road.
For terms, &a., enquire on the pramiees or to
8.32-4 C. R. COOPER, Irussels P. 0..
FARM TO RENT. ,,
100 A°R-E'S' situated 4i miles tram Brussela;
- being north half a Lot 12, 03n. 6, Morris;
45 acres cleared; loghouse and barn, For further
particulars apply to I3EN,TAMI SMILEY,
331-4 Kippen P. 0.
anammumeireaa
CHAIWE FOR A 'WORKING MAN.
THE folIewinfafarra to rent presents a rare eltance
J - for a workiug man: The farie consists of 80
acres, and is lot 83, Con. 14, McKillop., • 11 miles
from Seaforththere is a large quantity of lying
thaber on the lot, at which the lessee could find
empleyreent the greater part of the yetrin cutting,
while at the same time he could raise ;rope enough
to keep his family, the ownea being desirous to
make such an arrang,ement. This i a splendid
chance for an industrious man who w nts to get a
start. Partieulars may be obtained o application
ou the premises, or by letter to
332'q PAT'll-ICK 1tYA. , Walton.
LIST OF LETTE
P EINIAINING in the Seaforth 'Po
-1-11 called for on Meech 81, 1874: '
Adlane John • Donohoe, It as Maggie
Axiderson, Sr. johu Hayden, Peter
Brintnal, Sohn '<Ana, J-ohn
Browu, Miss M. .LaNer, Joh
Burns, Wra. .Millec,Joh.n
Carmielmel, Daniel lkle-Narighte
Caldwell, G. &. J. McCracken, 1
Clifford, John Stenbeeki D.
Chat:at, -TattleeTheadorfi 0
DnrIzee, James Waite, S. -P.
330 S. DICK
t Office un -
A. GC:WE:Nil-0
NVOITLI) beg leave to thank his n
tamers for their liberal patronet
atm theca commencing
warts eus-
extended to
THE L 4113 .E R T '4DE
Ile would also ittform them that the same ' strict
attention shall be paid to the basine as; in the
past, and all orders sent to Winthop P. 0, will be
promptly attended to.
Buildinq and Fencing Lionker Generally
tiand.i
He has made arraugernents for the 0 ection of a
catisT AND FLot-EANG MILL
be in working order by he first of Sep,
3.924'12
Dn. RING, Seaforth, (late of 0 rronbrook,)
Cormier for the County of Perth Office and
residenee over johusan Brothera' liar ware Store,
Main -at. Calls at DR. KING'S ollic will he at-
tended to day or night. 287
▪ T L. VERCOE, M. D., C. M., Ph sician Sur-
geon, etc,, Coroner for the Cou by of Huron.
Office and Residence earner of Mar t and High
streets, next to the Planing Mill.
DR: PBELL, (Graduate of Me
sity, Moutreal,) Coroner for th
Huron. Offiee—Next door to Cald
Marble Works, and opposite Meat
Main -street, Seaforth, near the Baitw
J. G. BULL, L.D.S.,
.„,1URGE0N,Deutist,.1k c., Seaforth,
Ontario. 'Plate -ork, latest
s,tyles, neatly execute 1. All sur-
gical operations perf rifled With
care and promptitude. Fees as low s can be ob-
tained elsewhere. Office hours from 8 A. M. to 5
alu).a"j'aill..s1L1.0ems over Mr, A. G. MeDourfall's Store,
t470
univer-
‘ County of
r Brothers'
-in's Rotel,
y Station.
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A M. CAMPBELL, V. S., Tait:mita to mid Piize-
-&-L • man, of Cornell University, Ithat a, N.Y., and
Graduate of Ontario Veterinary Coll ge, TormatO,
has settled permanently in Varna, wh rel.te will be
found ready and willing to attetal to • kinds of
diseases, in all kinds of animals (in u excepteclly
in all kinds of weather, and at a,11 ours. Resi-
itrrtatieer Httaoufl.ico two doors east of ook's Tem -
n ' 819
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-VETERINARY SURGEON. -a -D: cNATJGHT;
S., begs- to atinotuice to the ink abitants -of
Sea -teeth
and surrounding .country t a at he awarded the diploma of the Ontl 'Veterin-
ary College, and is now paepaaed- t.o b eat diseases
of Hon:vs' and Cattle and all domestic animals.
has opened an officen connectionavit hie horse -
Shoeing shop, -where he Will be . found ready to at-
tend to -calls. Diseases of thea feet specially at-
el4dfal to. Bowler:mei office and sham in the rear
of. KB/loran IN: Ryan's new store. A.Illindanf.Vet-
eantary Medic:hies kept constantly on. hand.
Chargcs reasonable- -229
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CIfITROHILL, Veterinary .Sin
' ber of the Ontario Veterbaary
to intimate that he has returned to th
his profession in Seaforth, and may af
eonsulted on the diseases of Horse
Veterinary medicines eonstantay on
calla promptly attended to. Office,
Rouse, Seaforth.
•
eon, (mem-
ollego,) begs
pra.etice of
all times be
, Cattlev &a.
hand. All
at Mansion
273
DEFEND THEi RHINE,
" (Die.}Yacht 4/ Rhein.)
[ number of readers ha4ing expressed a wish
f
to. s e a reuditiou of Max Schnockenburger's la-
mois poem, " 3Me Wacht hil Rhein," in English,
Mr. L. Meyer, Harpurhey, MS kiudly furnished
us jith the following translation:]
• I. 1 ' _
Th re swells a cry as thunders crash,,
As clash of words and breakers dash—
To Rhine, to Rhine, to . the German
Ithine !
Wio will protect thee, river mine.?
.Dear Fatherland,, let peace be thine;
Brave hearts and true; and. true, de-
fend the Rhine
Two11.
millions, swiftly canie the cry,
An.it lightnings flash film every eye ;
Ot youth so good and brave will stand
Ark guard thee, h,oly Border Land !
Dear Fatherland, &c.
And111.
though my heart should beat no
1i1C)FC, -
No foreign foe will hole thy shore ;
Ri h, ass in water is thyl flood,
Is lei -many in hero blo d.
Dear Fatherland, c.
lookedhe to the heaven's blue,
ere hero -dead our a bions view :
He swoie, and proudly sought the strife—
" he Rhine is Gerraan as nay life."
I Deer Fatherland, &
1 V.
ile yet one drop of bl od. throbs warm,
To 'dd the sword rem, ns one arm,
To hold the rifle yet one hand,
No foeman steps upon tiLe strand !
Loved Fatherland, c.
1
. VI.
Th. Oath resounds, the l4iiows run,
Ou - colors flutter in the un.
To R.hine, to Rhine, ito . the German
ne,
W will protect thee river mine !
Dear Fatherland; &o.
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34 rijKland ana. the House. of
Keys.
41
though the presen session of the
Ira el -jai Parliament see is likely to be
ta is enough, there is an ther Parliament
of 1.-theie -Victoria's, not ery 'Any miles
dis ant from Westminste , in which de -
be, es of the briskest ch sracter are an-
tic petal. One of the ai omalies of Brit-
ish rule is to be found ii the fact that
wh'k Seot1a,m1 hes had no separate leg-
isl titre since 1701; and Ireland since
18 80, the little island which stands be-
tw en the three,. and is quaintly repre-
seuted in heraldry by a mannikin with
thiee legs—eupposedeto be typieal of the
fee that if the earth tossed about the
Isl. of Man must tumble nhon one of the
thr e kingdoms—has at this hour its own
senarate legislature, almost as independ-
ent in its functions as that of Canada or
New South Wales.
little island, winch consists .of
180,000.1acres, and is within six hours'
ste in or Liverpool and two of the coast
of Oumier1and, is altog ther a unique
pia e, and well w-orth a visit. After
halting been an apptni.gej of Norway.and
theh of Scotland., the 1- and . at ' length
pas ecl finally to the Cro vn of Eugland
1_,.
in he reign of Edward. I I. That mon-
arc 1 sold it to the Earl of Wiltshire, who
los it by treason. It w, s then granted
to he Earl of Northumb Allude who lost
it throweh the. sarae cau e, and in 1403
w graisted to the Earl of Derby. To
mot people is existen e. would have
bee scarcely ore than snown but for
the,pen of Sir Walter Se tt in Peveril of
the -Weak.
The last Earl of Derby, who occupied
Oatie Rushen, the famous :residence of
the Stanleys, *as Earl James in 1717.
At the death of the tenth Earl, in 1736,
wit oub children, his Lancashire proper-
ty assed to his heir males, but the isle
of \Ian, with the sovereignty thereof,'
wt to the Duke of Atholl; as his near-
est of kin, the Duke being descended
froi the daughter of ail James, ex -
ecu ed in 1651 at -Bolton and his heroic
wife, Charlotte De La, T -emouille, made
so fainous by Sir Walter, ' As -the eigh-
tee th century advance( the island be -
ca, e the haunt of smug lers to such a
degree that the Btitish Government at
len th begah to think th t" it would be
we for them to get p session of the
Soy reign rights with a N aew to putting
an ncl to these practice. , for the place
wa
becoming a sort of 1 epot for goods
whch were subsequentl; conveyed by
swi is -sailing craft to the hores of Cum-
ber and; and Lancashire Accordingly,
in 1765, the Doke of- tholl sold -his
sov reignty, with the c sties of Oastle-
ton and Rushen, for 70,000, which
wa a Magnificent price or them at the
tim . The Manx peop e - were at the
tim extremely disguste( at the Duke's
con luct, and anticipated. the most dis-
a,st ous consequences from • the change.
A r opular doggerel at thp time ran:
" ?or the babesamborn Will fuethe day
When the Isle of Mau was sod a -way,
For there's ne'er an old wife hat loves arm
But what will lament the Isl of Man."
The degree to which t e .isle of Man
has been left to take card of itself is very
remarkable, and points Strongly to the
no - teferance . policy hich England
wo ld probably have- be n only too glad
to ‘. dopttoward Ireland f Ireland would
onli-
lave let her; but t e difference bet
tw en these two islands onsists not so
MU. h in their size, as in he circumstance
th4 the Manx.men are a of one faith,
wh reas in Ireland. the 1 g and. short of
al ost all the trouble ha been the eon-
flic of religions. The lurch of Eng -
leaf has been, and still is, dominant in
Ma.. - The famous Bish p Wilson who
-Oira an Episcopal martinet Of the most
dec cled-order, maintaine( the most rigor-
ous cluirch discipline, andi a "dissenter"
regarded as not inuch better than a
ie.- The ieland is a d4oeese of itself.
Bishop is styled of odor and Man,
the identity. of' Sodoll with any place
never been satisfactorily determined;
place and name have been lost in the
-se of centuries. . .
he people are a quiet -going, thrifty. -
set. There is very little poverty, and
no oor law relief systens. The needy
are maintained by subscription, and the
reli f afforded principally through the
roe,
Th
bu
has
the
cou
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APRIL 4. 1874.
clergy. Roads are excellent, but there
are no tUrnpikes. The cost is defrayed
by a smell tax on wheels.
ForMany years ,after the sale of the
sovereigaty, the Dukes of Athol" retain-
ed their property in the/island and had
a very fine residence; no* the Castle
Mona Efotel, at Douglas, but about 35
years age they sold their entire property,
including extensive and valuable mining
interests, to the crown for f400,000. 1
.The Legislature remains just as it waS
centuries ago. It is called the House of
Keys, and the derivatipn of the name i
not known. The House cOnsists of 2
members, who are theprincipalmen of
the island, and, althoegh a very close
corporatien, seems. to : have almost in-
variably given satisfaction. When a,
vacancy ,occurs. the majority fix on twe
persons,1and the. Governor—who is ap-
pointed ,by the crown--makslchoiee o
one. The assent of the Queen to th,
acts of . the Mona Legislature is given by
" the Qtieen in Council," aasd the acts of
the Imperial Parliament do not apply to
the Isle' f Man unless it be specially in.
eluded., which it rarely. is.
So little, imperial legislative inter-
ference was there far Imany years after
the sovereignty became reinvested in the
crown, that between 1765 and 1811, the
only pla e where the island is included.
in Bi iti leeislation is .in an act grant
ing to tl e House Of Keys the discretion-
ary pow r of permitting the importation
of cured herrings in time of scarcity. In
1798, w en England was in great trouble.
the Key gave a touching proof of thei
loyaltyand devotion. Public subscription
were then being raised to enable. the Gov,
eminent to carry on the war against Bo.
naparte, and • the Keys furnish ed their
modest contribution, probably the uts
most they could afford; abbot $800, with
•the following letter :1 "The Keys, .of the
Isle of Man, the constitutional represent
tatives of the people; Warmly attachedt4
their Sovereign; and, the Conetitution o
Great. Beitein, offer this their mite in a,i(
of their cause, and they feelingly regret
that in tendering so eneall a sum. there is
so. great' a disProportien between their
wishes and their abilities." . Laws -are call-
ed acts of TinWeld, because before they
become binding on the people they must
according to long usages, 'be produlgated
from a ,certain artificial mount. This
tumulus, one of the relics of the days of
the Northmen with tVhich this island
abounds is approached by turf steps .
and on the east presents the appearance
of a truncated cone, dividedinto three
stage's which are raised about three feet
above each -other, • and proportionallef
diminished in circuit: and width unti
they -approach the summit, where th
King of Manxland formerly sat on solem
o c casi ens. . '
Down to nearly -1845, the Isle of Ma
-was a sort of, sanctuary for -debtors
There people were free from arrest, and
consequently, a very queerlot of person
were to -be found . hangingaround th
towns. In 1858 meat was eight cents pe
pound, vegetables in proportion, and. ,
quart hottIe- of excellent champagne
could -be' had.for $1 25. A good house -
facing the sea, at Douglas, the metropolis,
rented at about $250 a year. °than
prices were in proportion-. There are
excellent schools, the . climate is most
healthy, the bathing, Perhapse''with the
exception of the Isle of Rugen, in the Bali
tic, the best M. the world, -foreyrou can
bathe at all hours, ' and find a soft
footing On the finest sand. , The wintm
is much milder than. .in- most parts of
Europe, and the rain -fall much less than
in Ireland; - altogether, for a family of
-" Limited means" and fixed income, de-
siring to educate children, the place of-
fers extraordinary advantages. It may
be added that the Castle Mona was afew
years ago—and for aught we know is still
oneof the very best hotels in the world.
There for $2 a day "you may live like a
fighting Cock." If you are disposed for
company, thefe are the public rooms and
table d'hote ; if for solitude, there is the
bachelors' department in the other wing.
There you may get your dinner alone,
and take your toddy beside a blazing fire:
There are far worse places in the world
than quaint,- queer, ! quiet little Manx;
land.
That Problem, cize.
To the Editor of the Iluron Expositor,
SIR: Permit ane, through the columns
of your paper, to make a few remarks re-
garding. the problem, whose solution ap4
peered na your last is -tie; and, in so do'
mg, permit me also to disclaim any
tention of disparaging the praiseworthy
attempts being made by Mr. Ferguson;
to draw out the mathematical ability
Huron,
I must admit that at first thought
took the same view that Mr. Fergus() •
and others have taken, but, if we loo
closely at the question, I think all wi
agree that there are some forces which
have not been taken into consideration,,
viz., atmospheric pressure, and th
weight of the water in the cistern.
think, therefore, that any solution;
which leaves these forces out of consid-
eration, is erroneous in principle, and, aS
a consequence, erroneous in result.
Hoping some of our mathematical friends
will consider the question itt this light,
I am, yours, &c., F. W. Stakes.
ROD.GERVILLE, April 18, 1874.
--Mr. Robert Moir, Hill's Green, also
1
takes exception to the published. solution
of Problem No. 1, on the ,following
grounds ;
Firat—Does the pressure of the atraos-
pliere exert any influence under the cir-
cumstanees ? If so, why was it not taken
into accOunt ? •
'S'econd—Has the weight of the wateli
anything to do with the size of each
stream that flows from the vat? And
will not each stream get smaller ano
smaller, according as the quantity o
water in the vat diminishes? If so, why
were these considerations overlooked?
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MAPLE SUGAR. —Tb.e maple 'sugar sea-
son this year has been unusually protrac-
ted, aud doubtless the sap has not yet
wholly lost its sweetness. Some of the
farmers in this vicinity have made con-
siderablequantities 'of sugar and syrup,1
and, as the market is well supplied, both
• ,4,1
articles should be cheaper than asual.
The new applianceand inventions new
in use have- destr4yed much a the ro-
mance of maple-eukar making. In most
cases sumach spout, the ponderous black
kettle, the fire in the woods between old
logs, and the "sugaring off" in the wash -
boiler on the stove at the farm -house have
been superseded. t Now, almost every
farmer who has a " bush " of any extent
taps his trees with patent spouts, uses
patent clarifying apparatus, boils the sap
in patent boilers, and has his fire in- a
little shanty at a1 convenient location
where the entire .trocess can be gone
thrmigh with. By, adopting the latest.
improvements the fragar is much whiter, .
and finer, while nide by the priniitive
methods it is geuerj4illy very brown. and
ebarae. Many fart ees in this vicinity,
however, think -it Pays better simply to
manufacture the Iuscious syrup, for
-which a ready ma. ket can Always be
found.
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Objections .io the Tariff. -
In the days of Omar Augue stus we
are tOld, every one, lin response to his de-
cree, went to his own city to be taxed.
Tithes are changed; for in the days of
Queen Victories eVery one comes. to
Ottawa to escape taxation. We have
d.epritations here at present, objecting,
1. To the sugar tax. .
2. Tothe tea tea,'
3. To the tax on hipping material.
-4. To the tax on Velvets, &c.
5. To the cheap wine tax.
6. To the tobacco tax.
The day that antr Finance :Minister
imposes a tax that will not be pleaded
agtuest by those concerned, we shall- ex-
pect it to grow dark with sunrise,end
that Water will run np hill. But taxa-
tion iS like other evils, One that people
must submit to, anc1L one to which they
sooner or later get . accustomed. Yet,
some of the people now protesting aesa.inst
these duties, have been abasing the°Gov-
ertneeut for not rushing into an under-
takieg that would have cost a hundred
and 'fifty or two hundred millions.—
Times.
• 1 .
Cap4da. •
Nrk% James Borgess, of the toWnShip
of Blenheim, has wool clipped front a
year old. owe lamb which meestues1 14
iyhes in length.
a Calvert Knaggs, of Nortl Nor-
wich, County of Oxferd, receatly killcci
a tseein. heifer two ye: rs old whieh -eigh-
ed, live weight, 1,35 pounds, and after
being (tressed, 1,00 The heifer ese an
improeca grade; an 1 sad been pur hased
a few. days previ us; to being illed,
for$6b. .
e 'city of Montreal during the
emonth1of March het, 71 deaths omurred
froin etuell-pox, ani Of these vieth s 65
bore n° traces of ever having bem Vac-
cinated.
—Thestations and trains OD the Great
Westeern - Railway s em to be in eeted
with piokpockets. n Mondey, f last
week, an old resident of the Cote Its, of
Brant, Mr. John Tennant, a ferule near
Paris; was gettineon board a etr tin at
Hantilten Statiou. Just as he IA as in ,
the .act of ascending the car step , two
well dressed and g ntlemanly looking
, and one of them
e tion which le 1 to a
Mr. Tennant eei-
a lady wh had
41e ear windos told
eaw one of th Men
nitalking take onaes
lot. He Mame iate-
nto an inside mica -
e carried: his pcket
iet it
ea
appeared, altle ac gr,
h
from them. ov r two
Jook CCM taine $150
and drafts to the
ypursean
Eon.
their
boots
tside,
men, approached h
asked hint a civil q
short coliversation
pelt into the car,
been looking out o
him she thought sh
to whom he had be
thing out of his po
ly placed his hand
of his coat where
book, and tofhis s tai.wise found t
was not there. He rnshed out of t
1 ptes.The ecket
but iis fiends had
he h,, d nOt beengo e
min1
in money, and not;es
amount of $5,0 0, ' On the same d
Americau lad'y!aS relieved of a
contaiiung $300 at the same st
TraVelers nowadays should care
- big mOney " itathe soles of their
or in some safer place than an o
,
pocket.
1
lCionda , of la,st week, a y -law
-4
granting a berm of $8,000 to Mr. 11ihite-
1a,w,1 of Paris. a au inducement,fe • him
to remo,Ve bisj undry and macbin shop
fronithat tOWn to Woodstock, w, s car-
riedi.;n the latte - place by a majo ity of
96tehoevskiliage
Council of Exeter h, ve de-
cided to expend $125 _in planting shade
trees on -the Main treet of their v llage.
Exeter is, already, a very pretty v llage.
and when the leading street is p anted
with shade trees its appearance ill be
much improved..
—At the Spring Show at Lucan few
clays ago a rather dangerous enc linter
betweeis ..two entire horses took lace.
Mr. -L. Hunter's hor e " Coachma " and
another horse named " Dick Tui"'pin
were allowed to approach too n ar to
each other, when,' before their o ners
hacl time to restrain them, each rang
on his bind feet and struck viole tly at
the other -witlfhisl fore feet. " oach-
man " struck his , autegouist a iolent
blow oh the side of1 the head, and, t wag
-thought, broke his jaw.
—At the recent a e of thoroug -bred
stock Of Mr. Hugh lFlfiornpson, St. alarys,
25 head of cattle we4e sold, realizingthe
sum of $11,880. T ree yearling hulls
brought $500, $390, tnd $200; o e ' six
, e
ye rs old cow sold fo $1,005; on four
years old for $895,. aid one seven years
old for $925. One yearling • eifer
brought $900, and another of the same
age $575. A fine span of young C ydes-
dale mares were p.urohased by Pro Mc-
Caudle;ss of the Ontario Model- Far• for
$475. 1,
—Al few evenings ago as a far
the County of Elgin was -returning
home from the to-wn of St. T
about eight O'clock, 1 when crossi
track of the Canada Southern Rail
short distance from the town, he ca
to to yeung men who were stand
the track. They aSlaed him for ae
his -buggy. He alloWed them to
and after they had ridden a shor
tante one of them Slaineed him in t
1
er in
to his
g the
ay a
e up
ng on
'de in
et in
" dis-
face
4
if
11
stunned by a hard substance in the cloth,
or stupified by some drug with which
it may have been saturated: The far-
mer's pockets were t en rifled, and. a
f
pocket -book containin a small sum Of
money and. abont $800 'n notes, .and a sil-
ver wateh worth abo t $25 taken from
him. i When be came to conSeiousness,
he fohnel his -horse and buggy in a corner
of the fence. The robbers Made good
their escape, but if they attempt to nego-
tiate ,an' of the notes they may be cap-
tured,. ' This, however, they will not
likely be foolish enough to do. I
- A /limber of American vessels have
been engaged this spring in Lake Huron,
sec‘uring ice, for use in the large Ameri-
can cities. The vessel ownere procured
the ice and delivered it for $1 per ton.
The business is said. to have proved q-uite
remunerative to those engaged in it.
— A 1 eav -days - ago as Mi. Patrick
Mayne, of the township of Peel, was un-
hitching his horses from the wagon, one
of the auimals kicked, striking him on
the head and killing hitn instantly.'
—The farm house of Mr. S. Seabrook,
townehip of Caradoc, with its contents
was burned on Fliday lase. Loss $3,000
and iio insurance. a ,
1
,
— ole's Dominion Circus. owned in St
Catberines, is advertised to Commence
its s ason on the 29th inst. 1
—&t the auction sale of thoeoughbred
stoc14, the property of the late JOhn Snell,
of it . monton, a cow calved in A ril, 1866,
fetched $1,225 ; a heifer calved in May,
1873; $1,005 ; other heifers ranged' from
$780 to $300, And this spring's calves
averaged about $230 each. The bull,
" British Baron," calvedin 1869,' sold
for $1,000. Other bulls ranged from
$300 to $100 each. Pares sold at from
$230 to 5190 each, and. ewes and shear-
lings averaged 160 each. -
— Iwo children, a son and a daughter
of "Mr. Rathwell, of , the towinship of
Gree ock, County of Bruee, were poison-
ed a short time ago by patine the ends of
ha lucifer matches. Th eyi botlidied the day
after they partook of the poison.
' -. rWO ewes belonging - to Mr. "James
McLauchlan, near Mont Forest, a few
days ago gave birth to nine hunbs—one
givi g birth to five and the other to four.
Owit g to a scarcity of :proper nntriment
two f each "family " died—the remain-
ing 're are doing well. -
— Mr. Mussane of HaMilto 0, bought
a call of oysters ois Wednesday end took
then home, and with his wife and Child
proc eded to dispese of them stew. In
answer to a request for vinegar ,his wife
prod Iced a bottle and its contents were
-used freely. In a few mints itie.r. Mus-
son name . sick at the ' 8tom4ah, and.
shortly after. both wife and chi (1 exhib-
ited Millar symptoms. Medica aid was
at oi ee procured, when it Was as ertained
that the bottle trent which they ad been
using. contained a solution of ug,ar .of
lead instead of vinegar. Had. medical
aid not been se promptly semi ed they
would all have died from the effects of
the poison. 1 • -
-e-l-1 On. E. B. Wood is just recovering
from a severe end dalieerens attack of
the Measles. Mr. Wood had ben at the
mineral baths at St. Catherin 18 for a
couple of weeks for the purpose f recu-
perating his health previous .tc leaving
for Al anitoba. He caught the diSeasse
from ' one of his yonog child en; and
caught cold while going from the springs
to the hotel. At one time his. life was
despaired bf, but now he is recotoring.
—The first cargo salt for the American
market this season was - shipped from
Goderich on Wednesday last.
—A pelican measuring five feet from
the tip of the bill to the tip of the tail,
an(i eight feet trim, inches front tip to
tip of the wings woe shot at Turkey
Point Marsh, near Vittoria, County of
Norfolk, on Friday last. The ' bird is
the largest of its kind oyer seeu iu that
vicinity. .
— Mr. Bickford, who was defeated by
Mr. Moss in Wet Toronto last fall, sued
the GlobPrinting Company at the late
Toronto ASS -12C8 for libel, laying his dam-
ages at $10,000. The alleged libel was
contained in some strictures by the
@lobe of Mr.' Bickford's .conduct in. con-
nection with some transaction in ship-
ping scrap iron from Canada to the United
States. The jury returned a verdict for
'one shilling damages, each party to pay
their own costs. .
.
— Some days ago as a train on the
Toronto, Grey. and Bruce 13ailway was
nearing Harriston, the engineer noticed a
woman walking along the track some
distance ahead of the train. He 0 -once
whistlecl.but the woman paid no ',atten-
tion to the alarm. Ile whistled again,
when she 'Coked round but made no ef-
fort to get off the track. He then gave
the signal for the brakes to be put on,
but afore the train could be .stopped
it caught up to the woman. As the
train neared her, she pulled her shawl
up oVer her head and lay down across
the tack, the train passing over her legs
and cutting them both off near the body.
when the train was stopped it was tonna'
that if was abalost extinct. A ' corou-
er's i quest was held., and the facts elle,
ted ere that she had had some fuss
with Ihr brother about business Matters,
and a short time previously left his house,
a sho-t distance from the scene of the ac-
cidenit, ina great rage. The verdict of
the j iry was that she bad committed the
act while in a fit of bed. temper. She
was woman of middle age, and unmar-
ried.
as
rp
uc
close
53;
foreH
ur
baeraenrr
%Pan
that
saroloi
with a wet cloth, by which he was either .0th
vote of the ratepayers of Lucknove
aken en Wednesday last for the
se of deciding as to which County
ow should be united to. ' At the
of the poll the vote stood, for Bruce
or Huron 55. Lueknow will there -
ave to east in its fortunes with
n-Tueeday last two Freneh halt-
s entered the residence of ex-Presi-
Bruce, of Manitoba, near. Fort
, and. beat and abused him in a
alous manner. They threatened
he would publish any more letters
the 'Scott murder that thy would
him. Mr. Brute has removed
his family into Winnipeg so as to
iTicLEAINT 8134-,THEA14,
$1 50 a Year, in advance.
P. •
be safe from another scanda.lons as,-ault
The affair- created great excitement. The
people of the new Province are nothing
if not sensational.
DESTRUCTION 00 PROPERTY. On.e
night last week some evil disposed per -
SODS set fire to a barn on Lot 22, Con. 12,
.McKillop, belonging to Mr. Samuel Dick-
son, of Seaforth. it was completely de-
stroyed, but, fortunately, it was empty
at the time and the building was not a
very valuable one. The footmarks of
two persons were quite discernible the
next morning in the clay near the barn
approaching to and. leaving it. The re-
mains of a cedar post which had been ly-
ing a short distance from the barn was
also found, and a,ppearanees indicated
that a portion of it had been spht up
with an axe for the purpose of making
kindling wood with which to fire the
building. On the same night a gate on
the farm of Mr. .Hewitt, on the same
Concession, was torn from its place, and,
a plow, which was in Mr. Bowie's yard,
on an adjoining farm to iN Diekson's,
was smashed to atoms. Tie perpetrat-
ors of these villainous °nix oes have not
yet been discovered, but should they be,
a year or two in the penitentiary would
most likely be their reward. '
Co UN CIL MEETING. --The Council -Met
at Leslie's Hotel on April 11. Menibers
present;all uiinutes read and confirmed.
Moved. by Mr. Kerr, seconded by Mr.
Govenlock, that a suffieierit number of
pathmasters be now appointed for the
present year, and that the Clerk notify
each pathmaster forthwith ---eCarriad.
Moved. by Mr. Hap, seconded.by Mr.
Kerr, that WM:- NiChOISOD be paid $10,
for maintaining James Dysart, a poor
and deceepid. individual — Carried.
Moved. by Me. Kerr, seconded. by Mr.
Govenlocke that Mr. Bell be authorized
to let 'the contract of opening Side -line
15 and 16, Con. 13, to the amount of $35,
and finished as soon .as possible—Carried.
Moved. by Mr. Hays, seconded by Mr.
Bell, that by-law No. 3, authorizing the
Trustees of School Section No. 2 to bor-
row $1,350- for the erection of a new
school house, be now read and passed -
1 Carried. Moved by Mr. Kerr, seconded.
1- by Mr. Hays, that the West half of Lot 7,
i Con. 8, be detached from School Section
No. 5 and annexed to School Section No,
8, and the Clerk give the proper notice
thereof and amend the Ly -law according-
ly—Carried. noveil by Mr. Hays, sec-
onded by Mr. Kerr, that in referenee to
the letter from the township derk of
Tuckersmith, relative to the basis of our
assessment in laying out statute labor,
that we have. set apflat the three centre
lots in each Meek to Werk on the Huron
Road, -and that the Clerk communicate
with the • Tuckersmith Connell relative
thereto Carried. The Council adjourn-
- ed. to meet at Davis' Hetel, on the
fourth Saturday of May net.
JOHN O'fitreerVAer, Clerk.
Hullett.
BARN BURNED. —A bar4, on a farrn
belonging to Mr. ;Patrick Kldlley, and oc-
cupied by Mr. Wm. Baird, in the tpwn-
ship of Hullett, a short alistapce from
Blyth, was destroyed by file on Thifrs-
day evening of last week. The fire ia
suppoued to have been the work of an in-
cend;ary. The building -was fully in-
sured.
FARMERS' CLUB. —At the last meeting
of the Kinburn Farmers' Clab, the As-
sessmeat and statute labor queetion was
discussed. The meeting was well attend-
ed, and a lively interest taken in the dis-
cussion. Mr. John McMillan said that,
in his opinion, the whole thing was a
farce, and that there is no guide what-
ever from the present system of assess-
ment. Hullett has, until very recently,
paid much heavier taxes than McKillop.
He thought that Hullett was assessed
this year mere in accordance with law
than et generally had been., but unless
the Council take some action in the mat-
ter our statute labor wonldbe grievous.
—Mr. It.. N. Adams thought the present
mode of assessment very little use;
thought it should be done hi, summer
when there was some opportunity of eat -
=Ming the land and estimating its
value. --Mr. D. McGregor thought it
much better as it was, for if the Assessor
came round in summer it would place
many in a false position, as their farms
might be submerged in water every
spring and yet leave no trace of such in-
undation for the guidance of the Asi-
sessor in summer time, but he thought
once in two or three years quite often
enough, and then have it done therough-
ly.-eMr. A. Snap thought that, as long
as ofir present system of assessment -Jew
carried on, having it done in summer
would not better matters. He thought
that in order to have it done properly we
must give a large salary, that the Asses-
sor may be able to make a thorough ex-
amination of every farm, and the same
Assessor should be kept in office, as the
longer an Assessor was iu office the more
correctly he could do his ork, but so
long as the present system of low salaries
and changing Assessors was carried on it
would be unsatisfactory.—j. McMillan
thought slimmer the proper, time for as-
sessment, but thought with the former
speaker that they should get larger
salaries and should not be changed, and
that they should assess as near real value
as possible, for if it is not so done the
Equalization Committee vvolild be ape to
change the whole affair as they had done
in McKillop where they had raised the
assessment 50 per cent., but he thought
the -very best way to come at i e,orreet
mode of assessment -would be to appoint
three or four County Aeseesors, whose
duty it would be to travel the whole
County through once in four or five
years, and value the land in each towns -
ship and lay down a scale for local As-
sessors -J. Petrie thought that if an
Assessor eannot discharge his duty prop-
erly on his present salmi he had no
business to take the office, but that As-
seesors should meetlin some central place
and form a basis to work upon. But he
did not think any one man Capable ed as-
sessing a township properly there ought
to be two or three Assessor e to travel in.
company.