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THE HURON EXPOSITOR_
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A CALIFORNIA STORY.
A FEW DAYS' F,XPERLESTO.E OF ,A. CALIFOR-
NIA MINER IN THE EARLY TIME.
It was avOrty- back in 1858, when our
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old partner, Jep Smith, aWakeued one
beautiful morning in the picturesque
town of Mokelumne Hill, in old Tuolum-
ne County, California. It was a beauti-
ful June morning; California's- match-
less sun was shining in amber skies, the
birds /e'ern twittering- from the tree that
shaded Jep's Window, and the perfumes,.
of a garden of rare flowers stole in
through the open window like incense,
But Jep was not exceedingly happy on
this soft naorning. He was a stranger in
Mokelumne Hi L He had reachedthere
on the evening previous, coming in from
Jackson on fdot. He was not in very
good health. He had decent clothes and
a- carpet sack, with an extra collar, but
he w is a total stranger, and his ex-
chequer showed exactly the sum of $3.
Of this amount he knew the bill for sup-
• pea lodging, and br akfast would cow;
sunie Jest one-half.
• These reflections lewd through his
mind as he dressed himself. -Meanwhile
he discovered himself to be whistling,
softly," John _Anderson, My Jo," and
he says he has learned by experience
that When a men awakens from a think-
ing fit he generally finds himself Whistl-
ing. He descended A ' ith reasonable dig-
nity the stairs to the ale -room, answered
the. host's nod and.'.' gjoocl morning," re-
based quietly a proffe cocktail, passed
into the dining -room and ate his reek -
fast mechanically, for he was still think-
ing. Breakfast over, he paid his
and, addiug an extra quarter to it, said :
A cigar,if you please." The cigar waa
furnished and an extra one urged by the
landlord and accepted by Jep. "The odor
of that cigar is still fragrant in Jep's
memory, for it, was a courtesy to him
where; though he wore a quiet face, his
heart was exceedingly heavy. Jep lit.
-his cigar, and. taking a seat on the bench
outside the door, waited for the Colum-
bia stage to start.
Jep was going to Columbia himself,
but he was going on foot, and somehow
did. not wish to hurt the driver's feel-
• ing shy making him drive by him without
asking hiin to ride. While waiting and
watching and thinking he was net aware
that he noticedanythiag, but later in the
day he remembered that the ilear leader
was a stylisk gray,. but pigeon- toed. ;.his
mrteewas a brown with a star in the
forehead and a quarter crack in the off
fore hoof. The wheelers were hays ; the
off -had a splint under the right knee. -
and the near one kept waskiug his head
up and down as though he had a sere.
neck under the collar. The near inside
rein on the leaders was twisted, and the
blinders on the off wheeler were too
tight over his eyes. The stage rolled
away, and after a little further delay
Jep picked up his carpet -sack and took
• his way in the direction pointed Out by
the red dirt which the wheeld of the.
coach threw up indust.
• Items a hot June morning. The -SIM
was a- volcano' in heaven; the earth
beneath seemed like a vast plain of lava
as yet not half cooled: It was .7:30
when he started; at 10 a man by the
• wayside told him it Was eight miles to
• Mokelumne Hill. At 1 o'clock he sat
down a moment to hold one foot, which
was ehating with the heat, in a stream
which babbled across the road ; and
here a paesereby informed him it was -
eighteen miles from Mokelumne Hill,
and " 'boat tweety-one to Columbia."
Passing a grocery, he stepped and asked
for a quarter's worth of eraekere, and
when they had been. weighed he took
fear of them, (he always remembered the
ausiber,). and, putting down the quarter,
walked on the morning he had
hummed softly little songs to himself as
he walked, but the songs had long been,
hushed, and he now trudged. grimly on
• in silence. About 3 P. M. he stopped
at a house and asked for a „dris4 of
water. There was a solitary man inethe
.open door and a,.solitary dog on a chain
• outside; The dog was a Newfoundland,
• and though, he barked furiously and
• surged fiercely upon his chain, his looks
• belied him, for his long face spoke in
• every lineament that he was dying for a.
romp. So Jep :walked up to him an(l.
stroked_ his Shaggy head and expressed
to him the belief that his apparent bad
humor was all a, bluff; that he really
would not hurt a kitten, and the dog put
his paws on Jep's shoulders and licked.
his face. The owner apologized for the
dog;• said he hoped he would be worth
• something sometime, though he feared
• he was too good hearted to ever be of
any account. He tendered the watee,
• but taking a second look at .Jep, asked
him if he would not prefer a drink of cool
milk, and without waiting for an ,t41-
• swer,. turned and. went to hie milk -
house hard by and brought a pint of the
beverage. He was half gardener aud
half dairyman, and lived all almie with
his dog.. They were probably mach ilik
Both, tried to look gram and sullen at
• strangers, but. they were bora too good-
hearted to make any attempt at beingsavaue a succese. Jep swallowed the
miLk witheut taking his litis from the
cup, and. thanklue the man awl shakieg
the paw of the doe trudged on.
About 4 o'eloek, he :implied once more
to inquire the way. The man of Who&
he asked told, him it was eleven nnic.y
by the'road to Columbia, but by telsOlg
a trail which was plain he could save
three and, a half miles. hie was a ten-
sideriaion, and in answer to tertian' in-
quiries he was told the trail h.c. over a
hill in sight, then over another :beyond.
and there at the foes of the second hill be
le-outd strike the in road again vhcre
it crossed the Stanielaus. He took the
but has never iiaken oue since
where a road emit 1 be followed. The
first hill was an Alps to his tired limbs -
the second. a Himalaya. He says to this
day the chaparral and mantanita on that
last hill will be the last things he will
- remember on earth, so horribly hut and
dreary aid they seem to hi in.
But the river Was reached at last, and
for a quarter the ferryman landed hira
on the further bank. By this time he
was tired indeed, and sharp penis be-
an to pieree his limbs like deedles.
Up that endless hill from the rider he
climbed, and so weary had he grown
that he was obliged to stop and rest
every fifty or sixty yards. Near the
summit he came to a little cottage, half
hid in a clump of trees beside the road.
Seeing a woman on the piazza, he entered‘
the gate and approached her to ask for a
cup of water. He was lame, begrimed
with sweat and dust, and haggard with
fatigue. The woma.n was young and
pretty, and was probably somm
e iner's
pet just imported from the East, for she
was evidently frightened at the stran-
ger's approach -which a California girl
would not have been -and little name-
less tricks about her dreas made Jet/ be -
lieVe she had made herself as pretty as
possible and was -Welting a young hus-
band's return She was dressed M elan-
ple white, svith a blue ribbon around her
neck and a sash or ribbon of the same
color around her waist,- and had a little
bunch of bright flowers -pinks, Jeni
thought -at her throat: Her eyes were
brown and her .hair likewise, save When
the sunlight- turned it to gold. Jep
tried to ask for water, but his tongue
Was so parched he wield- only whisper.
The look of fear -changed tooneof Milli-
. ite pity at Jep's request, and she fairly
sprang to get the water. Jep used to
say than the flash of 'womanly pity on.
her face had made him padtial to brown
hair and eyes ever einee,
Again he took up his march; and
now the sun was almost set. and soon it
was gone and the night dosed swiftly
down. At laet he discerned lights, and
soon found himself in adittle town. Sup --
posing his journey was over, beasked
for a hotel, and was told there was none
nearer than Columbia, Which was yet
two miles away. Two miles! Could he
ever walk two miles more? He contin-
ued his Journey, however, and at 9 9.M.
found himself in the express office at
. Columbia:
It was Saturday night, and the min-
ers were thronging the office to sell their
duet. At last he made his way to. the
• counter, and while waiting his turn so
fearfully did his lower limbs pain ihim
-that he supported himself upon , his
elbows on the counter to rest himself.
At ' length,- .in answer to the sharp
-" Well, Sir, what can I do for you ? '
Jep asked for a letter. There was no
• letter for Jep Smith, no package, no
nothing. This was terrible. He had.
Certainly expected a letter with a
remittance, and he had nothing.
His resolution was quickly taken.
He turned to a civil -looking miner
beside him and asked. himif he
would tell him where the best hotel in
town was. His idea was to go straight
to the landlord, tell him all about the
Smiths, and beg his iudulgence for a
week or two until his remittance came:
The miner said politely, "1 will show
you, Sir, a good hotel."
He followed the miner around a cor-
ner, and in a few minutes was brought
face to face with a woman who seemed to
his tired eyes a very Amazon. The
miner said : "Mrs: • McGraw, :this gen-
tleman wants board and a private room
for a Week or perhaps tea days." The
woman eyed Jep for a moment before
she answered, and in thad moment his
reliolution was taken to sly nothing
about his depleted puree, for he knew
that it would not answer with her, and
he was too weary to go further. The
woman spoke at last: " Misther,
has but the private room, arid it comes
very high." Jep looked up frank and
clear as he answered : " Madam, money
is no object in the world with me at
present; all I want is a place by myself
where, I can be quiet for a few days.
"Very well, Sir," said the woman short-
ly. "Have you had supper?" Jep
went to the supper table, drank a cup of
tea, but could not eat .one mouthful.
He left the table, found a bath -house,
and in a bath as hot as be could bear ex-
perienced instant relief for his aching,
He slept that night like e
millioria,lre. .•.
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Descending next morning to the bar-
room, the landlord, the husband .of the
Amazon, was on watch. He was a short
man, with isha.ggy eyebrows and a fear-
fully broad pair of shoulders. Jep re-
fused the drink proffered him by his
host, and sat down to think things oyer
a little. Hat dly was he seated when
a man came from the breakfast -room.
"Four bits,'" said the .host shortly.
" ready, Sir,"- sasd the masa " I have
not the coin now jist, but I will bring it
to yees to -morrow." " You will ?" said
said the host seutentiously, and, corning
• from behind the bar; he laid one terrible
hand on the man's neck and with one
kick raised him almost to the ceiling.
Then, seizing him with the ,disengaged
hand, he hoisted him at arm's length and
tossed him through the door and over
the sidewalk, apparently without an
effort. He then, without speaking, re-
turned behind the bar, and again took up
his watch without the slightest trace of
excitement or emotion, as if what he
datie was e necessary and frequent ac-
eompanimeet Of hotel -keeping in the
mouateins. •
Meanwhile Jep was calculating what
might happen in case hie remittance was
delayed. The week wore away .without
incident,. There was breakfast and din;
uer and supper every day, an& the
Bridget who Waited upon the table- at
every dinner would come to dee) and say:
" Will yees have someof the roast pork,
or the roast bele, or a bit of the baked
hem t ?'"Those threedishes were indel-
ibly i ars ssed on Jep's memory during
the week. The secoud Sunday came,
and Mondae, and Tuesday -The express
reached Columbia at 3 P. M.
That last afternoon Jep, as he passed
throeg i the bar -room to go to the ex-
press office, noticed the host and hostess
in earliest conversatiou; accompanied on
the past of the Mau by violent gestures
and dark glances at ;fel), as he moved
slowly out of the room. The-eepress-
man met him this day with a smile.
" Yoa are all right to -day," throwing
upoti the counter is roll of double eagles.
" Will yoa give me small pIld and silver
for throe or four of these ?" J ep asked..
`‘TI.e.) expressman obliged him, and filling
one pocket full he purchased a cigar (he
lied not smoked. betore for ten days) and.
started. for his hotel.
As he mitered the landlady came to
hint, flushed and evidently troubled, and
hesitatingly commenced : Misther
smith," said she "1 have been talking
With the nbil man;; you didn't know,
may be, that a new married pair had
come to the house, and we was wonder -
in' would it make you any trouble were
yees #.o give up your room for a night to
• ese ?
Jep always doubted about there being
• any newly -married couple in that house
that day, and believes it was a plin to
• transfr him from the private mem tO the
.
corral, but he did not stop to discuss the
proposition. He merely said: "It does
not matter, Mrs. Mei-41./9.w. I shall have
to leave town to-night:I I am going to
Sonora. How much jai my bill?"
The woman was so surprised and in-
credulous that she could not speak for a
moment. She commenced at last: "Yees
knows yees had our finest room, Misther
Smith ?'
" A delightful room, Madam," said
Jep.
"And yees have boarded the whole
time," she continued.
" Your table issuperb, Madam," said
he.
"Under the circumstances, would trees
consider the. bill was unreasonable at
thirteen dollars and. a half ?" she asked.
Then came Jep's triumphal moznent.
Thrusting his hand to the bottom of his
pocket, he withdrew it full of gold.
Tossing a $20 pieca to the -stupefied
woman, .he said : Mrs. McGraw, ac-
cept that, and, believe me, your kind-
ness shall never be forgotten.'
Then the poor woman exposed the
whole fear that had possessed the house-
hold on Jep's account. Dropping her
elbowe upon the counter, she cried out
suddenly: "1 toWlil the old mon yees
was all right !"--•j -
Both followed Jep down the stops, and
invoked all manner of blessing upon
him, and the " old- nson," as he -wrung
Jep's baud, said: "It might be yees
would be traveling and get broke. If
yees ever does, make my house your
home, for we both know a gintleman the
moment we claps our eyes upon him."
• But Jep thinks to this day that if his
money had bring fire another day there
would have been another man thrown
out of that house, or else the fastest foot-
race would have been seen that was ever
run in Columbia.
About the House.
Knives and forks may be fastened in
their handles by the following : 1 pound.
colophony (obtained at druggists), 8
ounces sulphur; melt and, when cool;
Powder. Nix one *part of the powder
with half a part fine sand or brick dust,
fill the handle cavity, heat the stem of
the knife or fork, and insert.
Kerosene oil is good for removing rust
from cutlery. •
Saturate sponges with Water and stand
them on plates around and among the
window plants. . The object is to supply
moisture to neutralize the elle-de of any
furnace or grate heat.
hanging paper, first pumicestone
the wall and wash with size made of one
ounce of glue to a gallon of water. See
thatthe paste has no Jumps, and that
the back of the paper is covered with it
for fully ten.minutes before hanging.
• It is said that lining the walls, ceiling,
and -windows of a -cellar withfour or five
thicknesses of old- newspapers, pasted on
with stronesize, will prevent roots and
other articles stored- therein from freez-
ing. •
• A section of wire cloth, grade from No.
29 to No. 30, is ethe best material to
strike matches upon.
• Two cords of hard wood are about
equal in heat -giving qualities to one ton
-of bituminous coal.
If the sink -spout freezes, hmert a 'piece
Of lead pipe, into which pour boiling
water through a funnel: Keep the pipe
constantly pressed against the ice.
Two parts gum camphor, witlr one
part of crystalized carbolic acid, the
whole rubbed togetdier with whitening,
is an excellent disinfectant and piesserva-
tive for fare. The odor of the acid is
most dissipated by the camphor.
To take ink vets out of mahogany,
touch with a feather dipped in a tea-
spoonful of water t� Which a few drops
of spirits of inter have been 'added, and
rub quickly with a wet cloth. •
To each bowl of starch, before belling,
sdd a teaspoonful of Epsom .salts. Ar-
ticles prepared with this will be stiffer.
and in a measure fireproof. •
When -cockroaches get into smooth
bowls half filled with molasses and water
they cannot get out.•
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When on iron poker beeonies soft by
long usage, it caa be hardened by beat-
ing to a redness and Plunging several
times in a pail of amid. water.
To clean gilt jewelry, to half apint of
boiling water add 1 ounce of cyanide of
potassium. When the liquid is cold; .
mix in half an ounce of ammonia, liquor
and one ounce of rectified alcohol. • Ob-
jects will be rendered bright by brushing
with tine compound. , • •
Ink stains may be removed from books
by wetting the spa with a solution of
oxalic acid, 1 ounce, water half pint.
Hyposnlphite of soda. is better than
Common washing soda for laundry pur-
poses.
• Linen Can be glazed by adding a tea-
spoonful of salt and one Of finely scraped
white-ithap to a pound of.starch.
If possible, buy an oil cloth which has
been made for several- years, as the
lonzer it has lain unwashed, the better
it will bear, the' paint being harder.
Never scrub. Sweep with a soft hair
brush, and wash %kith a soft cloth
di'oped in milk and water. Don't use
soap. Rub dry with a handful of rags.
The best bed bug poison is a globule of
Mercury of about the size of a silver five
cent piece, thoroughly miugled with the
white of an • egg, the last Previously
beaten to a froth. Stop all cracks with
putty both of the. bed and of the surbase
and floor joints of the room, and apply
the above mixture with a feather. There
▪ no necessity of washing the bedstead.
f r some time. •• After washing, however,
repeat the above described operation.
Save the Muer white beseks for mat-
tresses. Dry them in • a clean, airy
place.. No need to strip them tiae, Use
them whole and they will answer the
purpose hotter than straw..
In dealing witli furnitere, remember to
keep water away from ever e thing soluble
• therein, oil from everything porous, al-
cohol froill Varnish, and acids frota
merbl
Water whale* plants with tepid
water, and wash the leaves often.
• A thick aaste of strong gum arabic,
int o Which pi ister of Paris is stirred,
makee an excellent china: cement. Ap-
1.dy with a. brush and. let the articles
stand three days.
- Preserve eggs :by a quick dipping in
boiling water, and packing in fresh .salt,
• sthall end down.
• 'To japan- old. tea trays., scrub clean
with stia,p- and water and •rottenstone,
dry, and apply copal varnish mixed with
bronze powder to the denuded parts.
Set in an Oven at about 300°, until sdry.
Two coats needed.
I Rub the buckwheat cake griddle
I with -half- a tutuip,to make the cakes
come off mealy. This is better than fat.
•
Street -cleaning in Paris.
The euperlicial area of public way
which has to be swept daily amounts to
eleven million metres. (a metre is a yard.
and one -ninth), and the work must be
finished before the hour at which ,gen-
eral traifie begins, To accomplish this,
the operation has to be begun at • about
three o'clock in the morning.
' The hands employed muster by bri-
gades at certain points iu each district ;
thence they are subdivided into bands,
and proceed at once to their early task.
Whatever the weather, whatever the
temperature, the street -cleaners must be
at their poet and at work.
These toilers of the s.mall hours are to
be counted by thousands. They are, as it
wen, the ehanticleers of the great city.
Long before -Aurora peeps froth the east
the tramp of 'their sabots, or wooden
shoes and the harsh noise of their stiff
broomS, are to he heard. tipon the pave-
.
. ,
nient.
At that matutinal hour, wken the
stately streets of Paris are under the do-
minion of the sweepers, you will meet,
side-by-side with them, those nocturnal
philosophers who explore the heaps of
rubbish and refuse whip incmnber the
road -side.
These two classes get on together iii
the most fraternal manner. The sweeper,
or the sweepress, is ever ready to lend_ a
willing hand to the eltijimier's, or rag -
picker's, investigation, and to contribute
to•his reaping a good harvest.
Your sweeper is, for the most part,
both steady and thrifty,. and hp is „rare-
ly to be seen at the public -house. In,.
deed he is too glad to get home and to
bed as soon as he has got through his
fatiguing work.
Besides the hand -broom, there is the
• maehine-s weeping. . More than • forty
machines for the latter purpose are on-
•ployed upon the Yetis pavement. They
• require only one /nail each.! This is A
driver, who-, while attending to his horse,
manages a spring, from the box where he
sits, by means of which he lifts and lets
down the sweeping -cylinder at will.
These machines are chiefly used °lithe
boulevards, the avenues, squares, • and.
broader thoroughfares, whore they are
to be seen at work the greater part of
the day. • In bad weather; more eee
pecially, they ply theii way along the
inost crowded highways, diseipating the
laud, half -melted snoweete.
• Canada's Prosperity. s2
An influential American jouinal-the
Chicago Tribune -in an article contrast-
ing the present state of affairs in our Do-
nn:lion with that of the United States,
speaks thus :
It may not be out of platie right at
this time to invite the attention of the
statesmen at Washington to the pros-
perous condition of the Dominion of Can-
ada. Canada has a, low tariff and specie
payments. With an aggregate popula-
tion less than New York,, with a harsh
dimats, all her interior streams closed
with ice ball the year, with a soil com-
paratively unproductive, without iron,
and with no coal except in the Province
most remote from population, surround-
ed on all sides with American States,
American skill and enterprise, the Do-
minion pays her way, expends many
millions for internal improvements, has
a large annual surplus, and has capital
in abundance at low rates of interest.
The secret is low taxation, or taxation
for revenue only, and a sound currency.
When the 'United States a year ago was
rc cling from the blow of the panic ;
When business, trade, and every branch
of industry was suspended in every State
and town east cf the lsocky Mountains,
Canada was not disturbed. Her credit
was unimpaired. Her business was not
suspended- On the contrary, taking ad-
vantage of the Opera] prostration, her
capital was sent hither, and. she bought
of us at her own pricee and On her own
terms. ' She was able to avail herself of
the -opportunity, and did so to her great
profit. That she was able to do so is
due to the fact that she has discarded
the financial delusions which ;yet govern
our statesmen. She is in condition to
trade with the whole woad, has a cur-
rency that is equal to coin on demand,
and capital in abundance seeking safe
investment. Instead of taxing her
whole people under the pretext of pro-
tecting a few, she leaves her wealth in
the hands of the people, to. be used by
them to increase produeivn and grow
in volume. 811e is daily eyowing 111
wealthwhile our Congreee le debating
as to the most feasible way_ to repudia-
tion.
ders and Arabian Heave Remedy." It
has been used in nemerous cases
complete success, gisterally cifeeting
cure M a few days: Jt is the host wit-
dition medicine :mown, and may be
given with perfect safety at alt
times, and does not require -that
the horse be kept , from -Work.
Remember the name and see that
the signature of Hurd & Gois on each
package. Northrop & 1,ythalt, Toronto,
Ont., proprietors for canada. • sold by
all medicine dealers.
•eidtEet'S Luso Remake --Is warranted
to break up the most tronblesome cough
in an -incredible short time. There is no
remedy that can show more evidence of
real merit thaai this Balsam for curing
Consumption, Coughs, Colde, Asthma,
Croup, etc. •
•
»rIshea1th worth having ? if it is
protect it -it is a jewel as easily lost as
virtue, and in many eases as difficult to -
recover. In this climate, and more par-
ticularly at this season of the year, people
are very apt to take cold and slider from
soar throat,coughs, spitting of blood and.
pulmonary complaints generally, which
if not checked immediately lead to serious.
consequences. The euestioa , arises -
which is the qnickest and. most effectual
legnedv ? Bryau's Pulmouic Wafers have
been before the public for twenty years,
and have always given satisfaction, and
invariably effect permanent -cures when
taken in season. Sold 1 ty all medicine
dealers and country stores, at 25 cents
per box.
Harkness' Hair Balm.
The best preparation in use for restoring, preserv-
ing, and beautifying the Mar, and reader-
ing it Eioft ante gloesy.
This invaluable preparetion we would present -to
the public, knowing it to possesg all the vi Inc we
claim for it. Being perfectly free from aij Muni
-
ons he-gee:clients, and composed solely c nutri-
mente, we can confidently commend it a e safe
and sure remesly for the -Falling of tb e r,” res-
toring, grey heir to its original celor, imparting a
healthy tone and vigor to its roots, aud causing it
to grow luxuriantly. As a Cosenetie alone, even
where the hair is strong and heeltbs, it is invalu-
able, as it imparts a rich glossiness and silken ap-
pearance, which no*one who loves beauty can fail
Lo admire. Prepitrell only by
HARI:se:Ns &
• Pharfocentical Chemists, Lobtlon. te<
, PRICE, 5-0 CENTS.
For sale by J. S. ROBERTS and R. LEMSDEN,
1345-26
Thomas' Eclectrie 011,
Seaforth, and by Druggists generally.
Bismarck's Oratoryi
if the sole object'of political • 6i -store,
.were to produce immediate effeet, Prince
Bismarck might be pronoimeed the most
successful orator alive. Froiti tile day,
when, in his famcus " blood -and -iron"
speech,. he stood revealed' to Europe as a
.
new fel-6e with which nations had to
reckon, he cannot be said to have made
• a ,speech, which, for the object he had
;- in view -that object not being always -
to convince his audience in the Chamber
and !r -has been entirely unsuccess"Ill 1, 1 he
l• has repeatedly earned. a triumph of the
most exciting sort. He is, in feet, by
far the most effective apcaker in the
_
terrnan Parliament,- eim crush an ad-
versary with -a sentence, or with a pero-
ration ca,n bring a majority to its feet
foaming with applause. Clear altd. \re-
!. hement in utterance, with one high
oratolical faculty -that of emidensing
policy into, a thundering epigram trans-
latable into lauguagcsa he .shares with
the youngeriPitt the power of saeightiliec)
his specelon
es with facts known ly :to
-
hirrmlf, an letting out secrets where
needful which tell like shells as 4.ey
dry') into an advancing celumu. His ,
utter plainness, his vehement courage-.'
, so opposed to the reticeoce' of most
speakers -:his teraible frankness,
whether real or assumed, and the ex-
ceptienal po,F.4ition whicn makes of his ,
words acts; all combined to give hini an
a,sCendaney which sometimes seems to
carry the majority out of itaelf, till they
are ready, like some horde after a vic-
tory, to rade() him on their shields and
. pronounce him a- King of Men.-- Spec-
tator.
assamememeeseresmtemeamea
SPECIAL NOTICES.
BR ElleFAST. -1,11PP8's ( ;0( 'OA. -C RATE-
FUL ANDCOMFORTING.-" By a thorough
, knowledge of the natural laws which
govern the operations of digestion and
uutrition, and by a careful application of
the fine properties of well -selected coeoa,
Mr. Epps has provided our breakfast ta-
bles with a. delicately flavoured beverage
which may save us many heavy doctors'
bills."--eivit Service flee:rite. Made
simply with Boiling Water or Milk.
Each packet is labelled -Jamas Errs &
Homoeopathic Chemists, London."
MaseruFacrune OF (rOt:O.1.— 4 4 We will
now give an account of the process adopt-
ed by Messrs. Jellies Epps & Co., Man-
ufacturers of dietetic articles, at their
Works in the Euston Road, London" -
Caesell's Row:Auld Guide.
HIDE BOUND HORSES.-- A horse is said
to be hide -bound when his skin will not
slip under the, pressure of the hated, but
stieke as if it was glued,. which condition
is always dependent on a deranged state
of the stomach and digestive Organs-)jy
correcting Which, and giving to them a
healthy tone and condition the disease or
complaint .will dieappear.. Experience
has proved that the means best adapted
to this end is " Darley's Condition Pow -
wourit Teen TIMES ITS wEIGliT ixtio Li) . DO YOO
SNOW ANYTHING 01.* ? 11 NoT, IT Is
- TiMS Yu); Dip_
There are but few preparations of medieine
which have withsiood the impertial judgment of
the people for anv great length of time. One of
theta) ie THOMAS' ilLseTair thn: purely a prepar-
ation efSix of some of the hest tele t het are kuown,
each one possnesingvirtnee of its owb. Seientiffe
physieians know that mediemes limy be formedof
severalingredientk in terrain fixed proportions of
greater power, and erodecing effects which could
never result from tfite use of any oue �lj them, or in
different ealubinft Hons. Thus i the Preparation
of this oil a chemical change takes Waco, forming
a compound Which could not by any poesibility be
made from any other combilia't len Or proportions
of the game ingredients, or any other ingrediente,
and entirely difeerent from anyt bing est'r before
made, one welch produces the mos taetonishin g re-
sults, and having a wider range of application
than any medicine ever helmsdiscover( de It con-
tains no aleohol or other Volatile liquids, conse-
quently loses nothing by evaporadoe. 'Wherever
applied you get the benefit of every drop; \thervits
with other preparations nearly ail rite alcohol ifs
lost in that yoty, end you get enly the smell quell
tity of oils whiehst,hNey.
T31.1111Lea'Sin,lin;1Les. N. Y.
And NORTHROP & -LYMAN, Toronto, Ont.,
Sole Agentsfor the Dominion.
NOTE.--Eleetrie-Selected lid Elecnized
. Sce'd in Seaferth by E. Dirlson & Co and R.
Lumsden.
The G-reat Feinate 1U -wed y.
JOB -NOSES' PERIODIcAL*PILLs.
THIS invaluable medivine is unfailing in the
-L- cure of those painful aed dengerimsdiseases
to whic..h 'the female constitution Is subject. It
moderatos ell excess and removes all obstructions,
and a speelly cure may be relied on.
To married ladies, it is peculiarlysni t ed. It will
in a short time, bring on the mouthly period with
regularity.
Theee Pills should not be teken by Fetus:lee
during the first three months of Pregnacy, as thes
are sure to bring on !Ahem) ria , but at any othei
time they are safe.
In all-caees of Nervous and Spinal Affectious, ,
pains in the back and limbs, fatigue un light ex-
ertion, palpitation of the heart, hysterics, and
whites, these pille will effect. 0 enre when all tithe]. ,
means have failed; although a powerful
remedy, do not contain iron, etatatiel,airt imony, or
anything hurtful to the conetitution.
Full directions in the, pfteophlet around each
package, which should bevarefnily prestee -
Job Moses, Icew York, Sier l'roprit-t or. .5-%:1.(10 and
121 cents forpoetage,enclostel 1 oNortlittp& Lyman,
Toronto, Gut., geueral agente for the I)tmlinioe,
willinsnre a bottle„eontaibieg es 50 pillby.
return mail. .
Sertforth by E. Itielson & Co., and
R. Lumsden. - 197
Avoid Quacks.
A VICTIM of early indiscretion. tt-oteitie nervous
a-1•. debility, premaiene decay, tee., heo. leg tried in
vain every advertised remedy. hoe discovered O.
simple means of selfecure, widen he will send free
to hie fellow-sufferere. Addle ss, 3. li. REEVES
78 Nassau Street, New York.
Allen's Lung Balsam. -
-Is the gee it modern remedy fey -Cenglie, Colds,
Coneumpti, in, asthma, Croup and Bronebitis. It
is recommended by Physiehies everywhere, who -
tire mein:tinted with its great ustefuluess.
DR. A. L. Seovi„Lon, of -Cineinuatl, sive :
" 1 have witnessed its effects tei the yeungand
the oid, awl I can truly PIN' thAt it iS by fur the
best expectorant remedy ;vitt) whieh 'am ass
!maimed. For coughs and ell iuit early stages of
Lung complaints, I believe it to be ti eel tftiu
cure ; :;1).-1 if every family weute keel,* it by them,
ready to administer upon the l'ast elppearauce of
disease abon( the Lungs, Ott re wonld be very few
etieee of fe.tai consamption. it rallSeq 1.)1VphlegIll
and unittei torise withont irtiotting those deliconsti patient of the trowtls. it also givee strength
:tiusitteoee;jr:Ittnys (the lungs), and withont proencing
to the e yet on, stops t he lig' 0, se 49'3-'1. find
Challp(' :Z11 the morbid Sec ect it ,ns t) 8 healthy
ALL
DRP2.(31
1:; ie)reaaa
Pram: Davis & SON, Sole proptieters.
TT HAS IeEEN WELL SA 11 THAT THF.RE
is gires weetq of time and eeerey by hose re --
formers and philanthiopists, Who Co brine leau's
amelioration, fere always tebtruesi nes to the head.
to the negit et of the stomach. lr ie elemeu-
tars law governing the huoten ±V'‘:1111 dint the
brain and Om Kum:telt are two •eciebbors who
cannot ftfft.rd to be at tmeity fie. :1113 itengsh of
time, •0, hem, mental act (Time : ien Or tit 7.1rnet ios
en( tie burro-, ement in we implies in die other.
13y using Dr. Wheelet's teeliptenet Elixir of
Phosphene: and ettlisteet the 111:1 d mid Neer will
becoine harinouiied by -the pere et ion of I )igeetion
.hieupltshey. bob 41-id.0 al AN cyl Oa . scan.
.14-0117 either see may inet•imett• and e• • 1
and it•-itunntion of food, and the fei eititilient,olef
CHARM1T" ."
. .
with a Marriage Guide, Egyi t11,13 Orad,.. 1) •
instantfy. Thia eituple meets] netpti: veleta all
-Lee- love toid affections or tilly 1,4 1 fttat tilt.'y tj',1120::
_, 41
Hints to Ladies, &e. • .A. queer, toxic ibg book.
Eighth Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
100,000 vola. ..4eldrees T. le thus _a e::;:ttl...,i soollIt.th
THE PH(EN i X
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
OF LONDON, I:NOLAND.
eau possese, free, by mail. ter eel e •nt t
W. N. WATSON
A, GENT AT SEAFORTIL "I bie old st.:;.1t_itr2(61
LI. Company vets estab)ish( 41 itt Ike& dews bled-
ne88 in all parts of the e orld. dove Oh- second
largest linsinees in the l'ilitee Kingdo , i se ts
claims with promptitude alt41 liberality. it e rates
. .
are moderate. ._
THOROtGHBRED BERKSHIRE BOAR,
rr.n.k: First Prize Thoronghbied Beekelthe Boar,
-4- the property of 51r. Wm. Riitir, Jr., of Sittilley,
will this season be kept for the improvennett of
Stock, on Lot 2, Con. 1, Stanhe , Loudon Roast
This is one of the best anti purest bred Berkeltire
Pigs in OAR seetion of tile smeary. 4rtaZAls -itl
lair sOw, payable at the time of Henke, 'milli the
privilege ofieturning if ziteeeettry.
WM. BLAIR, Jr., Proprietor.
- •
AN.
4
115
18P'`
.1g14 A14
I3L. DOYLE, Barri et er, attereey, Soliei I 0 in
-Le. cam -Leery, d. , (404terieh Outt 'IVI-Tfoi t1 (If
;ice, over ;Fortin ifs Drug Stole, thetleriett, see
054
Kidd's Store; bantorta.
CAnerADDEN, Barristers end,
ftiiellitTrit 1 6 M
ri ChancerY, (3-1!c{.iir!lre.1),4
WAI-141:31.
(71_,A ItROW e4: WALI/E'it, Barristers, At torneye,
_
1-4 SolleitOre Chuneery, &c. Otliee on West St.,
e__r-:--:;rpt.o.:i.r.it..oeej,:,;Tfh:Ee:--:,ji.:?::°o:Nsst4.0h.—,felli.eteu—,r,CrNo:ljieilgli)c:lui III 0:111111
pany of England, hn OHO Agent for •eev(i a)
ti---rtioint;t1Ag—eut—for the Colt_Dialeicenritieseeme
ii-
vate capitalists .1 TOTOntO, Who 10110 Money .1tt
very reaeontible rates Intereet, ptiyeble ya 17
Chargee , moderat(', Mee Solicitor for the see.
Le---1v--rene-j71c.
vusL1)eel?;5i1/571
genaaeiBTeIi(1din. Barretei 3., A t
tV tornys atL
Solieitors in (*J011me;
Insolvency, Notaries Public and Como -yentas e.s.
Solicitore for the Pe C., Bank, Seaforth. A gem }•, 141
the Ctinada Life Aeleura nee, Company,
N. E.-$30,000 to lend at 8 per cent Ffiri,„.,
_Elon_ses am:II:sots for ettle.
EeENSON & ME YEII, 130111 t(•3 fled_ Adele,
▪ itt Ln.w, Solid tors in Chancery 01111 olvtiv-v,
Conveyancers, Notaliee Public, ef e. Oilleee-fse -
forth and AVroseter. $23,0oo of Private Funds to
i avert t at °mite, at Eight per eau tI.T.Inivt.eice.is2t1,11,,izej,14.1e
ye.arly.
- E
ZAS. 13NSOX. CYADDEN3.4-'
tAT 11. SQUIiM, Harriette., Attorney In Chew.-
* v • cry, &e., Goderich, Out. Office -over
Detlor & Co.'s Emporinin, Market Square. ere
$quinir At .71 Donald ,
1,A13,11 ISTL RS, A ttwaley s , Selicitoisi in Chanel y
- &e., Briaesele, Ont. Onice-two doors nor tit 44
the Peet 011 .e.
'W. It. SQUIER, DANIEL Ma °NAL)
271 Godericb. thossele.
• — ' • - _ -
.‘iED1iCAL..
11. CA3iP13F,Lfs, Sertforth, Coroner for the
County. ()thee and. resieenee. Afein Isto r
South, near the Station.
J)-McKENNA, Physician, Survon, &e., Gs-atl-
j-' nate of Toronto University, and Member
the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Ontario.
Residence, Seaforth. 1Vill attend at Carronbrook,
on Mondays, Wednestloys and Senn:tikes, in the
afternoon. 854
G. SCOTT, M. D. &c.,Physicia,n, Surgeon and
C-1 • Accoucheur. Senforth, Ont. Office end reel -
dance eolith bide of Goderieli Street, first door
east of -Presbyterian Church. 342
TT L VERCOE, M. D., C. M., Physicien,i
'
ge.on etc- Corouer for the County of Hm-tn.
Offia
ce nd llesi:lence, corner of Market and Bleb
streets, next to the Planing Mill.
1V" MUNRO, 31. D., Physicien, Surgeon ami
- Accoucheur, Graduate of the Medical De-
partment of Victoria University; formerly of ties
IlOspitels of New Yolk and London, lenge visited
ls
ao the Hospitals P
ospitals iu aris Edinburgh andelGlee-
(row• Residence-Brucelithd.
J. G. BULL,
• •• ....,.-0110-E0N,Dentist,&c.,si-ufkatb,
4.--J Ontario. Plate work, latese
styles, ueatiy executed. All sur-
gical operations performed with
care and promptitude. Fees as low as can be ob-
tallied elsewhere. Office hones from 8 A. 31. te 5
1?. 31. Romns over Mr. G. McDongall's Stole,
Main-st. wit)
1. CARTWRIGHT, L. D. $., Surgeon Dentiet,
N--/• will visit. Goderich on the first TUESDAY
and- WE-DNESDAY- Of each mouth, at the Col-
borne Hotele 1J59
A M. CAMPBELL, V. S., Licentiate and nein -
man of Cornell 1 nivwsity, Ithaca, N.Y., tied
Graduate of Ontario Veterinary COilesse, Toronto,
has settled permanently in Velem where he will be
found ready and wi Rip g to attendto all kinds of '
diseases, in all kinds of animal(wan excepted t,
in all kimbs of weather, and at all hours. Resi-
dence mid offiee two doors east of Cook's Tem-
perance Hall. • 819
iTiTEUINA1iY SURGE ON. -D . McNAUG1ErT,
V. S., bees to announce to the inhabi:ants ci
Seatorth aud surrounding cousins- that he has
been awarded the diploma of the Ontario Veterin-
ary College, and is now prepered to treat diseases
of Horses, and. Ca We and all domestic -animals. Be
has opened an office in connection with his he/se-
shoeing shop, where he will be found ready tt,t at-
tend to Cabs. Diseases of the ket specially at-
tended to. Residence, office and shop in the rear
of li:illornn & Ryan's new store. AD kinds of Vet-
erinary Medicines/ kept constantly on hand.
Charges reasonable. 229
• .J. CHURCHILL, Veterinary Surgeon, { mein-
-I- • ber of the °uteri° Veterinary College,) begs
to intimate that he bee returned to the practice of
his profession in Settforth, end may at all times be
eonsulted on the diseases tel Horses. Cattle,&e.
Veterinary medicines coustandy on hand. All
Nine prompt's- attended to. Office, at Mansion
27,3
House. Sea foith.
HOTELS.
NON'S HOTEL, SEAFORTH. - Thomas
Enos begs to state to his old frientbs and
and the travelling public, that he hue lesgt.li the
Hotel lately occupied by 31r. MURRAY, and
tormerly known its the DOWNEI HOUSE, and
hopes to receive a contirmanee of the pairenttge
so liberally bestowed epon him during his many
years in the hotel business. Every comfort -and
• couvenience will be provided for b.:Avenel-10 The
choicest Liquore-and Cigars only kept in the Bar.
A. careful and reliable hostler al Ways -in attendance.
291 'THOMAS iioX, Proprietor.
CTOBIA HOTEL, WALTON.----john Wh1r,
1 Proprietor. This botel is eitneted on t
1 Gm. -el Road, 10 miles north of Seaforth) and pse..-
sesses every atcommodation and comfort for trav-
elers. The best brands of liquors and cigars kept
in the bar, and at careful and attentive hostler in
ettendance. Good staling in connection with
the hotel. 350
▪ L V..t
_
T A. SHARP'S L1v2IIT AND SALE ST
1- • Office -At 51urray's Seaferth. Good
-Horses and first-eluesConVevances always on hand.
BELL'S LIVERY, STABLES„ SEAFORTH, Ont.
Good Horses and Comfort ebb? Vehiclee,alway s
on hand. Favorable • Arrangemems made with
Commercial Travellers. All orders left -at the
Commercial Rotel, will be promptly attended to.
• OPrICE STABLE::: -South of the Connaer
cial-e.lain Street.
- •221, - THOMAS DELL, Proprietor.
eeeneseen,,emeeneiewee_ .
.• reasonable terms.
sio
APPraiser. At:et-milts and notes collected 4es
nel 111 Oroxeler. Auctioneer and
;ToWILLIAM SMALL, Conveyancer end ConTie.-•
J. P. BRINE,
L ICENSED AI'CliONEER for the County ef
II-nron. Sales attended hi all parts of the
. Comity. All orders b•ft ttt the Exnasstron. (Mee
\Oil be promptly attended to.
E.
14.lj
T Icl:NSE.1) A.Ut 11.1
•)Nl!lEdifor the Connt,,
e--.` linnul. aiC$ ttt eleatti 1111parts of tile
All orders 11)01.1e 19t.1%03111.11y to hettfort h
Post Otnee will be promptly attended to. 327
eneseemosesetagenaseeeteesesnese,seesereareseseeneewesesse
vo
01 either sex, yomig or oia, Inak..) more moot!? at
work 10- us 131 their spare moments, Or all the
thin., than at one thing eke. Partienlars et.'.
Po -It e,ti'tj to .itatt, (.0,s bat two i-vms.
G. STINSON & Cos Portland, -Maine.
MONEY FOUND
Form.)111 the Dining Itopin of the Connnereial
llott:1, Settferth, on Friday, Oet. St, c sinn
money. The owner con have the sitiee on appli-
eation to Mr. D.eVIDSON aft
PION mg 1 roptely
and paying chaeges.
33e
NoTicx
viTIL(.
Lth1th:,who Was :Wen nr •acie
rola from 3ir. Curry's sleigh, near the eta -
thin, on Saturdey afternoon, return it at tne.e
and save isolable ?
Seaforth, Dee. 15, 1874.
11C7.
HORSES FOR SALE. •
A- SPAN of fine youne horses, 5 years eid.
A_SPAN
sound and good to work.
Apply to W31. DORBENCE.
Seafort h.
ANNUAL MEETING.
THE Annual Meeting of the Howie): Minuet
Fire Insurance Compaity, le ill be hold et the
Company's Office, in the Village uf Gorric,
ON SATURDAY, JAN. ' 23, 187:),
At the henr ot 1 Welted: P. M., for the purpnse of
electing Officers end Directors for the eloming
year. WILLIAM MeliERCHEll,
869-3
Secretary.
4301
The Men for the
BY MRS. 31. f's PY1
. FrOM CinCintlatiover the
h"eto:galridthsPeee satisi throe 27
Witiriatis.smesengers enug in
ears,
Aall others elsewhere,
Stiivtiln)egYin sleep to pass t
on their straight-baeked
they might ;
Twisted oornerwise, bolt up
tilted backward, with re
„Moft on the backeof a neigl
SearCelY lifting a. Sleep dAll
As the tired eonductot Int
" Tiekets !" he cries ; and h
snatehee the paateboaad fr
hand,
Hustles and bustles. thens
An he and. his lahtern
Barret), prosaic age of star
all:ht! but romamourn,
rnb,as
but
_Newed
For the vanished ages of eh
Where, to -day, may we See
The hero's soul and. the s-
;:urely- not here in this
fLeeigrchht-
Thisant: this dru
- didate ;
Not in this eondoetor, d
kVith his rings and his go
pin ;
Nor that stoker and engi
Dully traversingthe nena
Narrow and fettered, not b
Are the forms .4 the life w
To lie corded or weak is th
A Philistine ere this 11 wot
Is it true?
• warm
I shapes MAI lite thr
est forms
Now, as ever, tha Infinite
he -waste of waters w
_ move, eg ,,
.1 tz-; Tower Creatilie, now
Evoking from „Iskae a. wail.
t.
And het e, in t iah Cimeinu
T -
In the Inight ss
the plain, •.-,. .
Let the Hour co& and 'al
And the hi an shall not fai
iketl_
Right befOre us, aeroeS the
Suddenly theehes a, Signal .1i
DA StlEll. : a bridge is close
• And. the roadway and
arches spannod.
A switch mispleteed !itt
breast a
1' p loom before- ne ruin an
1 iown with the brakes ?, I
• here! .
Back her 1 back her ! crOth
t,
•
'Aso near •!, the eignal taint'
We are here oe the bride
'tug. fate;
,lump, then, eonductor an
You can save yeur own
dear.
Na. Tlie Pat,
Were they daunted by
foI glare ? -
1 4.i -a they Shrink from th
there
No. Down go the brakes;
reeIs
With the spill :of the
wheels,
Yet through the wood
go,
And 'engine and tender or
Vain was the effort -no,
For right on the brink ha
train, -
And the passengers slees
breath;
rnknowing they stand
• death.
hilS the other traia ham'
Ail that was done by the.
They eearels the ruins ell
To fin 1 the fate of the 1",e -
ant from the wreck they
Two tharred and hi -4 -am
Brave heroes ! for yon
are fit,
Y,e' KNEW YOUR DUTY --
-1115 .411s
GAIETT
-
An arnaless Milwaukee
leer husband's tars with 1
"The crow is one of
I nrdS. It never shows t
-Habit is a eable ; we
1 if it every daaa and at -
break it.
--A nian who WaS ari-
pag his son in teals was 4
laWyer On the groansi th
crime for a man. -to part
n i idle.
-A 8t. Albans cat is
ful burglar alarm.- Whe
unaaual noise in the hose
her master's fate nail h.
:--Modesty in A won-
aaareeable felar of all she
men it is composed of a
ef Nx n at is proper for the
it is a shesular lac
authenticated, '''''‘that an
dreams. He slumbers a
s nd doesn't know what 11
he ie riding out to eye
his arm mound the wai.
seniest girl in town.
\iioia .grentlenlan
tell' = bp`Vv he broke off a
ti ine. bit took a, drink in
&Mt 'Al tlie glass, and. ae -
up hsale drinks were smal
ped Oa use of liquor e
1)1'ob.114 the origin of ti
shot ija the neck.*
et clergyinaa reco
eion i l' astead of tremat
funethl eteausers might
the body out to eea, nnt
-mink beyomI the reaei
• while they cenld do no 1
the living. It inialit p
for eome of the weettan
find an available ocean,
to theOW their decease('
In the ease of a Ina
InellotS in hiS blend, A -
CitItel that he had bet
with some bad 11CC11W11
not, i ;1St nONV known."
- - Reading. Spurgeon
" a cigar is a thing to t
sehool boy bought a eie
terward seen hanging 4
he -was not giving than
An Illinois debate
he arose and said t
Waterloo ivas the bigg
but Washington 'Mk
Wink r
a A Covington man
him on ice, but he alv
night and yelled out,
ilut some more wood hi.
A boy was latels
eurrants and locked up :