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TIRON EXPOITOR,
Care of Horses' Feet.
When the foot is gone there is no horse
le t. There is an old adage to this effect,
t e truth of which is uncontrovertible.
Yet no part of a horses anatomy is -worse
u ecl than the foot, and there are no more
equent diseases to which the notice of
ti e veterinary surgeon - is brought than
ti, ose of the feet. This comes of the un-
- i se, yet obstinately maintained fashion
o reaping, cutting, burning, tarring and
g -easing the hoofs. It' would occupy tao
Leah apace here to describe the anatomy
o the foot fully, but it ia a very timely
n atter just now to consider• the structure
f the horny outer covering or crust of
tli e foot by whieh the delicate inner' parts
are protected.
Horn is a fibrous substance wbich con
-
ins 25 per cent. of water. This fact,
e iz., that it contains water in its normal
omposition is a very important one and
eeds to be stated here, because u;nless
..pecific reasons are •given, very little
eight is generally accorded to all that
ay be written or said about the proper
eament of the horse's foot, by either„
arse owners, farmer, blacksmithst or
rofessionat horse shoers. When horn is
eprived of water it becomes dry, hard
ad without elasticity, preeisely like a
iece of dry glue which breaks and splin-
ers into glassy fragments. It is neces-
ary, therefore, that this water should be
etained, to keep the horn in good condi-
ion. The common practices of burning
he sole to procure a fit for the shoe, of
asping the outer surface to get a good
hape, and ef tarring and greasing the
1 oof all tend to drive the water out of
he horn,and not only to harden and con -
pact it, but to make it brittle. In this
condition its usefulness as a protection
for the foot is at once irn-
aired and partially destroyed. When
he sole is burned by contact with a hot
hoe, it is obvious that the water in the
ortion of the horn that is heated must
e driven off. That is so obvious that I
o more need be said about it. When
he smooth, polished hard Surface of the
orn is rasped away, the softer inner
brous portion is exposed to all the Lev il
influences of evaporation and degradation
, he numberless pores or cells and inter-
tices of the horn are enabled to give up
he water they contain. The horn in this
ase is also made dry and brittle, and, of
ouree, contracts. Tar contains an acid
• nd a volatile oil which evaporatesand
1 a.ves a hardened pitchy mass. When
ar is applied to a hoof the acid acts chene-
i ally upon the horn, and hardens or
integrates it, and the oil evaporating,
1 ayes the space between the fibred filled
ith the hardened residue. It operates
recisely in the same manner as when it
is appliedto leather- as the sole of a shoe
or instance,as a preservative—the leath-
r in a few days becoming hard and un-
ielding, impervious to moisture, and dry.
• s with tar, so with grease ; both these
ubstances drive out the water from the
orn, and. occupy its place, in time her -
ening and acidifying the substance of the.
1 oof crust, rendering it brittle and con
-
meting it.
The substance pf the frog is horn, but
i of a softer and more open texture than
the sole and crust of the hoof. It is,
tis erefare, more easily affected by injuri-
c as conditions and when it becomes de-
rived of its water it shrinks more than
t e more sold horn. From this explana,-
t on of the character of the horny cover-
].ig of the foot any reasonable horse owner
IS ay learn how to treat the hoof and how
to avoid injuring it. When a shoe is to
1 e fitted the edge or wall sole should be
repared by cutting or rasping, and not
1 y burning. Indeed, the shoe should be
t ttecl to -the foot and not the foot to the
hoe. When, from bad management, the
2 le and frog have become dry and con-
tracted, no grease or tar should be used •
ut water should be used freely and then
the hoof should be dress6&l with glycerine
• hid' will mix with water and, does not
isplace it. Glycerine contains no acid or
aerid properties, but is soft, bland, emol-
1 ant and does not evaporate. It, there
-
fere, softens the horn, and allows the
t bres to expand. Contraction is thus
revented or overcome when it has actu-
a ly occurred.
Reducing Household Expenses.
A lady writing on the reductien of
housekeeping expenses, suggests that it
iu not ordinarily worth while to buy
ahead, that, where Irish servants are
employed, provision is profusion," and
t Jen asks: What quantities of food per
head should be used in a family where
rict economy is practiced? How much
butter, sugar, tea, coffee, milk, bread,
meat, &c., is a fair proportion per week.?
I think many young housekeepers will
also be glad to k ow how much staroh is
r-quired for a given number of shirts
and skirts; hov, much soap for a family
of say six persons. I Will open •the dis-
cussion by giving the quantities I con-
sider fair and yet as economical as possi-
1 Ie. We are four in a family, two ladies
and two gentlemen, With two servants
and the cook's little girl. We use four
e minds of butter a -week ; two loaves of
bread, with hominy, oat -meal or mush
d ally ; one quart of milk for eoffee and
tea, extra for cakes, dessert, or muffins ;
one-half pound beefsteak per head is a
Lir allowance, of veal cutlet the same,
while of roasts you must allow three-
quarters per head. One pound of coffee
used for breakfast up stairs, made
strong, lasts ten days, and three-quarters
of a pound of tea for breakfast, lunch
. and tea, is also sufficient. A barrel of
otatoes lasts the same family one month.
t oal, wood, and gas, are much harder
'Le regulate, owing to the wastage by
servants, but one cord of wood has lit
three tires daring five months, and 12
tens of coal have been used for three
1 res, and a heater during the severe
clays. It is a good praetice for a young
ousekcepee desiring to. live as cheaply
ae possible, to keep a monthly account
a separate book of all expenses apperl
teining to the house, and she will find
reat help in comparing the different
r meths together. A family of four With
two servants can live very comfortably.
811d entertain simply, on a monthly ex-
pense of $150, rent incleded.
Profit of KeeDing Sheep.
Alexander Hewitt, of Hillsdale, Mich.,
rad a paper on Sheep Husbariclry, at a
r :cent meeting of the Hillsdale Insti-
tete, from which the following extract is
made :
" But while I advocate mixed hus-
bendry as a rule, there are preferences
among farmers with regard. to the kin.d
o stock most profitable for. them to
keep, which is very proper; for while
one man can see certain success in the
ft. tare from breeding good. horses, an-
ol her can see it much more clearly in the
p oduetion of good cattle. The man
who would go aside to kick a sheep, has
n3 business with the care of that in- '
o tensive animal. Sheep give -quicker re- I
rns than cattle or horses. Suppose,
for illustration, thlt a farmer pays $4
per head for 25 gdiod sheep soon after
shearing, consisting principally of grade
Merino ewes and a full-blooded ram -
8100, and that he also pays the same
sum for four steers; say 15 months old,
and keeps them on his farm for a period
of two years and threit months. Now,
at the end of the first year his sheep will
produce at six pounds per head 150
pounds of wool, and that at 40 cents per
pound, which is below the average price
for the last 20 years, would be $50, and'
during the next three months he sells
the increase, or a part of the original
stock and a part of the lambs,. as he
shall deem- best, say 15 in number, at
$3 per bead, which would be $45; this,
added to• the $60 received forl wool,
makes $105. Continue the experiment
another year, with the same result, and
we have $210 ' received for . wool and
sheep sold. and the original stock worth
$100—altogether $130. Now, the steers'
are 3t years old, and we will estimate
them at 1,:300 pounds each at five cents
per pound, or $65 per head, making for
the four $260, or $50 in favor of the
sheep, abllowine the interest on the $105
first received to pay for shearing, tagging,
&c. The question I leave for solution is,
which has best the most in time and feed,
the 25 Sheep or the four steers? Never
having demonstrated an experiment of
the kind myself, I am unable to say, but
from general knowledge and observation
should think them about equal. An-
other point in favor of sheep is, they do
not usually die in debt •to the farmer,
for we see from abova .calculations that
they are a sort of pay-as-you-go in-
vestment, which system ought to have
a prominent place in all business trans -
'actions.
Hard Times in Germany.
A correspondent writes from Berlin as
folio -as : "I do not know any fact
which shows more strikingly the falling
off in the German expcitt trade than the
-figures of the American consulates here.
In 1875 the value of declared exports at
all the American consulates in Germany,
according to a "statement compiled by
the Consul -General at Berlin, wag in
round numbers $32,000,000, and in 1876
only $26,000,000. Here is a falling off
of $6,000,000 in one year, and there is
every prospect that the same ratio of de-
crease will hold also for the present year.
In the meantime the state of things
grows worse instead of better; and the
destitution is spreading with significant
rapidity. In Silesia, in the Giant Moun-
tains, according to a statement made by
a speaker who opposed the increase of
salaries in the diplomatic service, an
actual famine is impending. In Berlin
a committee has been appointed to in-
quire, not simply into the existence of
suffering or its extent, but also into tbe
necessary and possible measures of re-
lief. Other cities and towns have ap-
plied for permission to begin important
local communal improvements in order
to give employinent to the poor. Alto-
gether the situation is distressing and
the future threatening."
A Talking Machine.
An instaece of patient assiduity, though
somewhat misapplied, comes to us from
Paris. A clever gentleman of that city,
who has for the last thirty years devoted
himself to the invention and perfection of
a talking machine; has at length succeed-
ed, and has exhibited the curious piece of
mechanism to the public, who have pro-
nounced it e, complete success. The ap-
paratus consists of a table, with pedals,
an organ bellows and a key -board. • In the
centre is an elaborate arrapgement of •in-
dia rubber representing the human lungs,
larynx, glottiis, and tongue. The pro-
nunciation is generally thick and nasal,
but the vowels are distinctly heard. At
the end of the sitting the machine is re-
ported to have made the following little
speech, which was fairly said : "1 was
born in ,America. I can speak all lan-
guages; ned I am very' pleased to seeyou
I thank you for your visit." Admitting
that this extraordinary machine does suc-
ceed in imitating the human voice, one
will next ask to what obje t more s f I
can it be applied than that ot turning a
penny, for the persevering constructor as a
public exhibition? He can show it fora
shilling or a guinea a head, but there its
value ends. It cannot teach the dumb to
speak, nor can it itself be made to sine • it
cannot aid in enlivening ordinary conver-
sation; it is simply a curiosity.
Butter from Thames Mud.
Sensational items have been published.'
in various English papers in regard to
what is styled Thames -mud butter. The I
English public have been led to the un-
pleasant belief that a syStem atic and prof-
itable industry' was carried on; resulting
in the fabrication of a substance palmed
off as "best Brittany butter," but in re-
ality made from refuse fat collected from
the river Thames. The theory was that
the fat was subjected to numerous puri-
fying processes before it was sent to mar-
ket as butter. But the fastidious public
rejected the idea and made a general out-
cry. The Sanitary Record has investi-
gated the matter and quieted the public:
Thames river mud does contain fat—the
refuse from millions of kitchens. It can be
purified. to some extent, and is; but it is
impossible to purify it to any degree that
would make it so resemble butter as to
deceive either taste or sight The fat is
deed for the most common kinds of soap
and for dip candles, not for Brittany but-
ter. So Englishmen may eat their break-
fasts in security and comfort.
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Profit from a Small Farm. I
A Cianadian paper givesthe following
statement: Mr. Ezekiel Seale Grimsby
tthemship, raised in 1876 ou 24 acres of
ground 375 bushels of apples, at 80 cents;
200 bushels of Peaches; at'An average of
t $2 per bushel • 13 bushels of pears, at $2;
30 bushels of cherries, at $1; 3 bushels of
.plums;eat $1 50; 250 bushels of grapes,
at $2; 30bushels of beans, at 52; 700
bushels of onions, at $1 ; 200 bushels of
beets, at 50 cents; 225 bushels of carrots,
at 25 cents • 500 bushels of turnips, at
25 oents ; 1775 bushels of potatoes, at 76
cents; 50 bushels of cucumbere, at $1. ;
50 bushels of tomatoes, at 51; lend 100
bushels of .buchwheat, at 51; besides 7
tons of hay, at $12 per ton; 3,000water
melons, at 12t cents each; making in all !
3,000 bushels, besides the hay, and
water and musk melons, anointing alto-
gether to the value of $3,492.
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An Odd Phase of School Keeping
In one of the towns in Middlesex coun-
ty, Massachusetts, a a,•eek or ten
days ago the school committee by
a unanimous vote, informed the
principal of the high school that his ser-
vices were no longer desired. No fault
was found with his abilities as a teacher,
or his personal character or influence.
The only cause assigned for his dismissal
was the lack of orde iii the s hoot.
Whereupon the pupils ef the disc arged
master very sensibly considering that
they were most at fau t, promptly drew
up and signed a compa t that they Would
henceforth conduct thernseives as b came
IT
lm
'ladies and gentlemen, and honorab and
faithfully do all in their power to assist
their instructor in securing the ord r ne-
cessary to a successfu school. On re-
ceiving•this paper the ommittee at once
reinstated the principaL in his former po-
sition, • to the general gratification of
tha community. — Springfield (Mass.)
Union
A. Society for the Prevention of
Accidents..
About nine years ago there w• as estab-
lished in France a "Society for the Pre-
vention of Accidents, "—a philant ropic,
not a money making institution As
yearly reports showed that a great num-
ber Of accidents were constantly loccur-
ring in spinniug mills and. other maaufac-
turing establishments,thissociety direct-
ed its efforts to ascertaining means f safe-
ty, and to inducing manufactur rs to
adept mechanical precautions.
ing
the past year the society has intr duurced
into manufactories several impprtant
safety appliances, and in consequence of
of the general influence -ill has exerted,
the government inspectiqn has hecome
more and more'efficient I Many 1 the
members of this associ tio are ski ed in
various industries, an con equently have
practical knowledge w ic is most valu-
able. Recent laws of Fr nce are very
strict with regard to he mployment of
;
children under 16 in f tor'es wher there
is dangerous machine y, r wher pois-
onous materials are us d. Societies for
the prevention of acci en might ' well be
formed in every coun ry, and so multi-
plied as to take in ma y. other sources of
danger besides unpro ect d . machinery.
If we hadlegalised ed s ciet es for the pre-
vention of aceidents on railroads and
steamboats-, in theatre, c arches, Manu-
factories, and 4ther p ace peculiarly lia
able to danger, iwe mi t ht oespareda1ong
catalogue of y arly herrn S. Legalized
investigation ino pro isio s made for the
safety of the pu lic, at fre uent intervals,
and by qualifie , disi ter sted and phil-
anthropic perso s, wo ld save our coun-
try hundreds yes, t ou ands—(4 lives
every year. I t
The Children
The characteristic i
the extraction of sulp
Sulphur alone const
fourth part Of the
island, and in 1875
were exported. '
This does not inclu
sumed in Sicily) great
are used upon the gra
thousand persohs are
mines. Many 4f the
whose life in those su
is degrading, as their
tion are utterly ne
growth is stunted fro
of food. These' poor
their youth in the viti
the sulphur caverns,
shoulders heavy loads
peating the same long
surface to the innermo
merit the attention of
There is little prospec
will make respectable
It is more probable th
of the brigand should
to them, when they ar
are unable to resist.
difficult of solution as
gions there is no other
people must either w
starvation. The only
stitution of machiner
within the mines and
erninent to provide ot
people.
I
tee Mines.
du tryt of Sicily is
ur orn the mines.
tut:s nearly the
exp s eta from the
243,009 tons of it
e toe eulph r con -
no. titiestof which
e ins. Twenty
en aged in these
are young clildren
i terTnean pessages
morals and educe -
elected, and , their
se' fatigue and want
children who pass
ted atenosp ere of
car-yitlig on their
of mineral nd re -
jou ney fro the
t depth of thte mine
soc al Reformers.
th1t such children
embers of seciety.
t t e wild free life
re ent attractions
grown, which they
This question is
in the mining re -
industry, and the
rk there or die of
remedy is the sub-
fo human labor
he id of the gov-
er labor fer the
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Teaching the Girl A out Money
1
A widow Of my acq ain once says her
I
daughters shall suffer nev r as she has
very
suffered for want of a bus ness training.
They are never check d r ask• g (at
the proper moment) ti c test of
bundle that miles frou th store. When
the little girl of nine yea 8 begs for a
better -slate pencil -1 er • eat -mate has
just ..iought one—that "o ly a ceet" is
soon squelched by showi g. her a few
figures concerning her oth r school pur-
chases. There are es any little house-
hold items given her o gure up. On
coming from school er other hands
her the change just taken from a sale of
eggs. The child coun so t $3 60. Be
ing given ."thirty-six o nts a dozen," she
gives the number sold.' " Getting pretty
rich, mother." "But very cent of that
must go for oats and b an for the hens.
Now, I must have fou • bushels of oats,
at 50 cents a bushel. How much bran
can I 'buy with the remainder? The
bran is a cent a pound, you know."
Thus the little one is learning the value
of every penny. —Correspondence 60702 -
try Gentleman,
Chinese Cousins.
The San Francisco :Bulletin, of March
23, has the following oi C Mese c usins
and, their obligations : " n the course
of •tie evidence, of a Chin se inter reter
M the Ah Moon murder rial, th-e, wit-
ness was asked what as t e applieation
of the term 'cousin,' a used by th; Chi-
nese, or, in other wor is, lvhat wa the
relationship existing bet veen Chinese
calling each other cou ins - He replied
that all Chinese havirlg the sail sur-
name were cousins under the socia laws
of China; that it made no difference,
what State or part of China they
hailed from, they called each other
cousins, and that this ppl ed to the Chi-
nese ,all over the wo d. The witness
was . asked the ques ion : 'If these
!cousins did not consider it ot only their
privilege, but their ut , to su stain
each other, right or wr( ng?' Be an-
swered that they did ' uppose,' said
the counsel, ' a memb a 1 the ceusin
family by the name of Wi g was killed
by a member of a cou in amily named
Sung, would not all th m embers of the
Wing family be oblig d th pursue the
Sung family until they obt hied revenge
on one or the o'Yes, Sir,' replied the Anus."
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members ?"
other o th
SAILE .
A UCTION SALE OF H( US HOLD FfllNi-
TURE.—Mr. J. P. Brim, wiJl sell by public
Auction for Mr. Andrew Mal tolru at the Co mer-
cial Hotel, Seaforth, on T TES AY, April 26th,
1877, at 1 o'clock P. M., th :fo owing va uable
property, viz-: One full set f wahrut pari r and
bed -room farniture, 1 cher y c pboard, 1 side-
board, 1 secretary, 1 loving , 1 large eat nsion
table, wash -stands, chairs, tables stoves, lo king -
glasses, and many other articles of furnitur , ale°
about 30 yards of Brussels carpet, 20 yards all
wool Carpet, 50 yards of Union carpet, besides all
wool stair carpet, &c., togeteer with a large mixu-
ber of pictures, including ch.�mos, &e. Also one
horse, suitable either for d sing or agricultural
purposes, 4 years old, 1 set of single harness, 1
cutter; also about 20 cords o stove wood. Tpaats.
—All sums of $5 and _,7ler cash, over that
amonnt six months creditlibe given on fur-
nishing approved joint notes. A. MA.LCOLM,
proprietor; J. P. BRINE, auctioneer. 489-2
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Made to Order, are causing a big Stir—the reason
why: we never haye any misfits.
1E:377. • SPRING. 1877.
GRAND Oin'N.ING.
WILLIAM HILL & Co.
TTAVE much pleasure in announcing the
hi- arrival of their Spring Purchases, which will
be found very LARGE and 'WELL ASSORTED.
We would call Special Attention to the following
Departments
STAPLE DEPARTME/fT.
GREY COTTONS in all Brands.
WHITE COTTONS of tlyi best makes.
GREY SHEETINGS, 72 to 84 inch.
WHITE SHEET:INGS, 40 to 84 inch.
PRINTS in all tbe Leadirig Styles.
FEATHER TICKINGS, from 12c. to
25c., Splendid. Qualitirs.
BROWN DUCKS. I
WHITE DUCKS. I
CHECKED DUCKS.
DRAB JEANS.
STRIPED SHIRTINGS.
CHECKED SHIRTINGS.
LIN -EN DAMASKS, Half Bleached and
Bleached.'
LINEN TO W ELS.
LINEN TOWELLINGS.
• LINEN GLASS FLOTH.
COTTON TOWELLINGS.
COTTON TOWELS.
BATH TOWELS in Cotton and Linen.
BROWN HOLLAND, from 121c. to 25c.
Special Attention coaled to our 15
cent Holland.
WINDOW HOLLAND in Buff and
White, all widths.
DRESS LININGS in all the new makes.
In this department we defy comp° Mien, as
all our Cottons are purchased lil the
NEW YORK
At Manufacturers Rates, and s
Prices.
PRESS GOOD
DEPAR
This Department is filled wit
Styles and Shades. Patten
directed to oar
121-C. LINE OF DR
ARKET
Id at Wholesale
MENT.
all the Neweet
ar attention is
SS GOODS
Which is ahead of any Goods in Town.
BLACK LUSTRES, Chea
MOURNING GOODS in
er than ever.
eat variety.
MILLINERY DEPA TMENT
To the Ladies we would say that for this De-
partment we have secured the services of a
First -Class Mi
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41;annoMMIIIItellanlanle
THE GOLDEN LION
POUND PRINTS
FOR
S A.
AT_ THE.
GOLDEN ,LION,
• SEAFORTH.
LOGAN &.
HARD TIMES AND PRICES TO SUIT
THE TIMES.
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BOOTS AND SHOES
IN ENDLESS VARIETY AT
THOMAS- COVENTRY'S..
T AM JUST OPENING my Spring Stock, com-
-I' prising all the Latest Styles in Ladies', Gents'
and Children's Wear. I have bought from the
best houses in the Trade, for Cask, dud I am there-
fore in a position not to be undersold; and sal
am more than usually hard up, I am determined
not to be; I therefore respectfully invite the cash
buying people of Seaforth and its surroundings to
give int a call before buying elsewhere. •
IN THE CUSTOM DEPARTMENT
t Of my business I buy none but the best material
and employ she very best of workmen. My repair-
ing is executed in a style that cannot fail to give
satisfaction. So, with thanks for past patronage,
and an abiding faith in a better time coming,
• I would simply say don't forget the place:
SIGN OF THE BIG BOOT,
East Side, Main Street, Seaforth.
THOS. COVENTRY, Seaforth.
GANG PLOWS,
liner
From Toronto, and we feel confident that for.
Style and Neatness we cannot be excelled -
ALL THE NEW STYL S IN HATS
AND BONNETS NOW STOCK.
Stylish MANTLES Ready2nade Or
Made to Order.
OUR CLOTHING DEIIARTMENT
Is still going ahead. We have now on hand an
immenee assortment of
SCOTCH, ENGLISH Alb CANA-
DIAN TWEEDS, NEWEST
PATTERNS.
WORSTEDS, A SPLENDID STOCK.
OUR $11.00 SUITS.
A Splendid Stock of GLOVES, HOSIERY,
TIES, and FANCY GOODS.
WM. HILL & CO.
N. D.—Call and Get a Pailful of
Collars.
7-1
GANG PLOWS,
HILL PLOWS,
HILL PLOWS,
LAND ROLLERS,
LAND ROLLERS,
FOR SALE AT THE
HURON FOUNDRY
AND MACHINE SHOP.
.PLOWS And PLO TV CASTINGS
Made from the
CELEBRATED DIAMOND IRON.
Farmers would do well to call and examine be
fore purchasing elsewhere.
WHITELAW & MORE.
THE SEAFORTH
INSURANCE AND LAND ACENCY.
ALONZO STRONG
TS AGENT foZ Several First -Class Stook, Fire
-a- and Life Insurance Companies, and is proper -
ed to take risks on
THE MOST FAVORABLE TERMS.
• Also Agent for several of the best Loan Socie-
ties.
Ah3o Agent for the sale and purchase of Farm
and Village Property.
A NUMBER OF FIRST-CLASS IM-
PROVED FARMS FOR SALE.
$30,000 to Loan at S Per Cent.
Interest.
OFFICE—Over M. Morrison's Store, Main -St
Seaforth.
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AVitiL "27, 1877.-
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IMPORTANT NOTICE.
The Celebrated Imported ires17 Draft stamen.
"ENTER PRISE"
The property of Mr. Peter MeEwen. will stand fee
the improvement of Btook this season AB follOWA e
On Monday, April 28, he will leave his own stable,
McArthur's, for noon; thence to Biasselsoo.
Stretton's hotel for the night. On Tueaday he
Lot 28, Con. 13, McKillop, and will proceed north
will proceed west through Morris two miles sne
the gravel road to the White Tavern. at him
oforallodona;htahuennthee seogut
• alvham1.1m, ad thhnein.,ss,00notnh.t8w,
to Torrence's, in the Watt settlementinullett,
for the night. Wednesday, will proceed to Kin-
atiovio
crtenhe; nigthehnte.e TthourAlsdamay,Hwointel,pHronoseoel
bilsruatdh'i to the West End cheese factory, and thence -
west along con ,essiqn 2 to the London Road to
Alex. Innis', for noon; thence along the London
Road to Brutefield for the night. Friday, edie
proceed along the London "Road to Seaforth, at
the Commercial Hotel, for noon • thince to Han- 1
nah's Hotel, Winthrop; for the night. Saturday,
will proceed to his own stable where he -will ree
main until Monday morning. This route will be
continued regularly during the season. . Terms—
Insurance $12, -with the usual conditions. The.
stook left by Enterprise speak for themselves. At
the South Riding Show last fall, to say nothing
of township shows, year-old cons sired by Enter-
prise carried off six prizes, one of these beating
the colt which took first at .the Western Fair.
For pedigree and other particulars see Roan,
488-8 PETER McEWEN, Proprietor.
IR/M1V10-STA- 4.11
HURON PLANING MILL.
THE undersigned hereby inform their =star
-1- customers and the public generally of theta-
moval of their Factory and Lumber Yard to new
and more commodious premises on „.
NORTH MAIN STREET,.
Where, with increased facilities and some new
machinery of the best make, they will continue
to manufacture and fill all orders for
Sa8he81 Doors, Blinds, Mouldings,.
• And all kinds of
PLANED LUMBIR'
At Prices to Snit the Times.
Parra Gates, Hay Racks, Cheese -
Boxes, &c.
A Large Stoek of Seasoned Lumber. on Hand
—
LATH AND SHINGLES:
Jig Sass%ing and Custom Planing will
_Receive Prompt Attentiou.
The subscribers hereby thank. their numerous
customers for the liberal patronage extended to -
them during the past, and hope, by strict integ-
rity and close attention to business, to merit it
continuance and increase of the same.
To all those whose accounts are overdue wegive -
a cordial invitation to pay np.
GRAY & SCOTT...
P. S.—Plans and Specifications for Buildings •
furnished on application.
1\TOTIOM. •
NEW SHOE SHOP.,
THE undersigned begs to notify the Inhabitants
-a- of Seaforth and surrounding eountry that he -
has commenced business
IN SEAFORTH,
Ill the Shop next door to Pillmaia's Carriage Ffee•'
tory, where he intends to carry on '
The Custom Shoe Business
IN ALL ITS BRANCHES.
The Stook having been earefully selected, turd :
none but
• FIRST-CLASS WORKMEN
EMPLOYED,
And by strict attentiesa to husinees, the public
can rely on getting good value for their money.
. .
REPAIRIIVG done with Neatness
- J. J. SCOTT.
485
-and Di9patch.
THE CONSOLIDATED BANK ,
OF CANADA.
CAPITAL - 84.000.000—
CITY BANK OF MONTREAL, Incorporated 1833;
and ROYA I. CANADIAN BANK, =
Incorporated 1864.
SEAFORTH BRANCH.
DOMINION BLOCK, MAIN -ST.,.
SEAFORITI.
IDrafts on New YOrk Playable at (wee
Bank in the United States.
Bills ot Exchange on London payable'
at all Chief Cities of the United Kingdom.
INTEREST PAID 'ON DEPOS TS-
M. P. HAYES,
411 MANAGER
D. STEWART,
Manufacturer and Dealer in all kinds of
'FURNITURE, SASHES, DOORS,
FRAMES,
MOULDINGS, TURNING, ETC.,
on band and made to order. Also a good as-
sortment of
UNDERTAKING SUPPLIES
ALWAYS ON HAND.
Call on D. STEWART ,and he will give you as _
good bargains as can be got any other plate.
488-13 D. STEWART, Bluevale,
EGG' EMPORIUM.
The subscriber hereby thanks his numerous
customers(merchants and others) for their liberal
patronage during the past seven years, and hopes,
by strict in.tegrity and close attention to business,
to merit their confidence and trade in thefatureat
Having greatly enlarged his premises, during
the winter,- he is now prepared to pay the
HIGHEST CASH PRICE
For any quantity of good fresh eggs, delivered
at the
EGG EMPORIUM,
lkfain Street, Seaforth.
Want ell by th.e subscriber 25 tons of good dry
clean WHEAT STRAW.
- L. D. WILSON.
•
APRIL 271 1877.
410=1MOMI=11111
How a 'Ghost Was Captul
-About a mile from the 'centre of
lon Village, Long Island, stands a
which has for some time been ur
pied. It was some time ago fittest
the occupaaey of a newly -wedded ei
but shortli after they moved into
young bride died, and the buildim
again left vacant. Within a few ,
past strange sounds and flitting 1
have been seen in the house; oce
,ally a pale, wan face would appe
one -of the windows in the dealt of
and piteous wails Would issee epee
ly from between the livid lips, are'.
•the "perturbed spirit" would w
from room to room throughout the
as if looking for something that
never be found. -Babylon enitye
sensation of having a 'haunted In
Some of the young fellows in the
borhood, however, were nee saperet
to the extent of being afraid to ma
investigation, and one night two -or
of them concealed themselves 'I,
building to await the "ghost'"
ance. 'About the hour "when cb
yards yawn" one of the windows ep
and his g;hostship entered in a vele
ghostly manner, and commence(
usual performance, his form being
distineuishable in the darknees.
ruiddit'e of one of his most interestiu
the concealed persons crept softly
fours to the spot, and suddenly gr
him by the ankles, a proceeding
was followed by a series of a
shrieks very human- in their tons
indicating an agony of fear, and. if
.some time before the bogus ghoei
brought to the point of behevueg ti
had not been seized by a real one.
explanation of his proceeding is fent
the fact that a certain person w.4.
.sirous of owning the house, but th
prietor refused. to paat with it oi
terms offered, and this novti
was adopted. by tiee would-be pur
-to depreciate the market value
property. At present the. Ian
against him.
Blunders of Letter -Drop
We called attention the other a
the -fact that an absentordieled
tdropped a postal card into the box
post office without directing it, I
further inquiry from Postmaster-,
we find that this is far from an m
occurrence, and that veree amusing.
-dents of absent-mindedness on the
of citizens occur almost every day.J
well known citizen; a short tum
during a fit of absent-mindedness,]
ed deliberately up to the box and .
ped a live -dollar bill, while he cart
the letters he had intended to,
When the bill was discovered. in ti
Mr. Hunt took pains to find the e
and it was restored to him,. It is
fact that -several times men have di
their bankbooks into the box, wild
were afterward discovered.
A few days ago our reporter
the post office, and was there ela
pile of letters, collected that day,
which it was necessary to send 1
dead letter office at Washington.
were 42 of these letters. Some of
were so directed that only the nan
street were given, while the name
town or city was entirely mill
great many were not stamped at
insufficiently etamped ;nome were s
ed *with internal revenue or t‘propri
stamps; while others were stanme
-.stamps cut from postal envelopee,
garding the latter, it -should be
stood that a stamp cut from a st
envelope issued by the Postal I
ment is not good, even though it in
have been ueed on the envelope (sn-
it was printed. Another Jetta
directed in such a manner that.
was no attempt at words or
properly, there being nothing on
a number of zig zag marks.—Ro
Exprees,
46.
Cheap Board.
A -Boston paper advises all grel
friends who think the government
issue more money to the people'a
Buenos Ayres. They enjoy thebh
of abundant paper 121011ey to the fut
as may be seen from this ad vertisen
the Buenos Ayres Herald : "Youn
with smell salaries eau find comfe
board and lodgings at 178 Con
street, at $980 per month."
A SECRET WORTH XNOWINI;.-
horse dealers have discovered -that
use of "Darley's Conditien Powds
Arabian Heave Remedy" their hen
so much improved in every respee
they mill readily sell for from $25
each more than they would oth
.and.ath, east of not more than $1
We consider this a secret worth k
and oise which all who own horses
not fail to profit by; it ie unqu
.ably the best horse medicine eve
Remember the name, and. nee tl
sigaature of Hurd & Co. is on eaet
age. Northrop & Lyman, Toronto
proprietors for Canada:. Sold
medicine dealers.
THE efficacy ef “Bryan's I'uJnoii
fees" in cueing coughs, colds and a
.chial affections, and cheering the a
has passed into a proverb. In th
ited States, where these marvellot
fere are known they bear down at
sition and eclipse all rivalry; the 4!
for them has steadily increased f
last twenty years, lentil now the
average over one hundred thousand
a year. Eminent members sif the
cal profession without number who
they know of no preparation pro
such beneficial results as these 1.1
When taken in season they effect
manent cure. Sold by all druggie
country dealers at 25 cents per lief
EPPS'S COCOA. ---G•ratef u it and_ con.
—"By a thorough knowledge
natural laws whieh goveim the ope
of digestion and nutrition, and by-
ful application of the fine proper
well-seleeted cocoa, Mr. Epps h-
-vided onr breakfast tables with a d
ly flavoured beverage,which may f
many heavy doctors' bills. It is
judicious use of such articles of di'
a constitution may be gradually b
until strong enough to resit eve
deiaey to disease. Hundreds sif
maladies are floating around us r
attack wherever there is s weak '
We may escape many a fatal Me
keeping ourselvee well fortified wie
blood, and a properly nourished. 1
Civil Sereke Gazette. Sold only ii
ets labelled- "James Epps &
ruceopa.thic Chemists, 48, Threael
St. and 170, Piccadilly, London."
ELECTRICITY.-Thornas' Exceisio
tric Oil 1 Worth ten times its slet
gold. Pain cannot ,stay where it ;a
It is tbe cheapest medicine ever
One dose cures common sore throe
.bottle has cured Bronchitis. Fifte