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Bilgana Young% Career.
Brigham Your% was born at Whit-
eingham, Windham Comity, Vermont,
ine the 1st of Jane, 1801. His father,
jai/ Young, was a farmer in indiffer-
ent eireumstances, with a faxailry of five
eons and six daughtera, Brigham being
the fourth son and ninth child. At the
ag.e of 16- john Young joined. the Re-
voItitiona)ry A.rm.y, and served in three
canipsigna tinder Gen. Washington. In
1786 he married Na,blay, a. daughter of
Plitneaa and Susannah Howe, the
neither of Brigham, and. settled, down
asa farmer in Hopkinton, Middlesex
County, 1Vfass., his birthplace. We are
told that he was very circumspect,
teremplary, and. religious, and that he
WaS from an early period of his life a
member of the Methodist chureh. He
afterward; however, became a, Mormon,
and was constituted First Patriarch af
the °herein He died. at Quincy,
on thei.2th. of October, 1839, at the age
of 76. In the earlier years of his life
Brigham Young worked. with his father
on the farm in Sherburn, Chenango
County, N. Y.'whither his father had
removed in 1804. The family appears
to have suffered the hardships and pri-
vations commonly met with in new
settlemente, and none of them had op-
- portnrsities of any but the most primary
forra of education. Brigham afterward
learned the trade of painter and glazier,
an occupation which, he followed till he
was SI years of age, when the whole
current of his life was changed in con-
•seemeace of his conversion td Mormon-
ism. In 1833 he was converted by
Samuel Ile a. brother of Joseph Smith,
and, having embraced the Mormon
• faith, was baptized. by Eletezer Mince.
At Kirtland, Ohio, where he joined the
Saints, he beestree intimate with Joseph
. Smith, was ordained an elder, arid be-
gan to, preach, his shrewdness, knowl-
edge of character, and strength of will
• quickly a,cgairingfor him some measure
of that influence and power itt the
ohurch which afterward became so eh-
; solutely overwhelming. On the 14th
of February, 1835, Brigham wes ordain-
ed. one of the Twelve ApoetIes of the
Church, of whom he beeeme President
in the following year, oz). the apostasy
of Thomee B. Marsh. The persecution
*, of the MOrl.11.011:i SOOi came, and. Joe
Srciith and Brigham Young fled for
their lives. After many hair -breadth
escapes arta trials they succeeded in
rallying together the brethren and sis-
ters whe had not ap.;statizecl, ival they
founded a• new Mormon colony in.
Missouri, Brigham securing a, still great-
er share of influencte arid power. Again
persecution came upon the Saints, and
they returned to. Dlineis. In 1840 Brig -
h was sent to England as a mission-
a,ry. He commenced preaching in
Liverpool immediately, issued an edi-
tion af the Book of Mormon, arid start-
ed a periodical ;called the Millezmial
Stan Ilis success as a preacher was
immense and immediate. In less than
a year he had seccessfully organized.
several churches, and in 1841 he sailed
from Liverpool for New York, in corn •
pally eti.th 70 emigrant couverts. That
one year wrought a ../freitt work in Eng -
laud. Its influence is felt to this da,y.
But encouraging as the result af Brig
hams mission was to the faithful, dark
daye indeed were iti store for them. In
1844 came the riot at Nauvoo, the shkt-
ing of &nth, the scattering of the
Twelve Apostles, and the assumption
of the Mormon Presidency. by Sidney
Rigdoe. 'Brigham was irt Boston at
the time a these untoward occurrences ;
but he hurried off to Nituvoo imme-
diately, knowing well that his oppor-
tunity had =rived. Four persons were,
ambitious of the Mormon Presidency,
though, according to Marmon law, it
belonged c)f right to Rigdon. Brigham
however, secured this position for him-
self by a, bald. coup (Petra. He suminort-
ed, the people together, denounced the
other aspirants and their adherents as
children of the devil—especially Rig-
- don—and even went so far as to curse
Rigdon, aud hand him over "to the
buffetings0± Satan for a thousand
years." He would not condescend. to -
reason with those opposed to him, and
carried. the position by sheer audacity
and force of character. His energy was
simply overwhelming. It silenced all
his enemies, while it raised him up a
heat of friends ; :the more so • when, in
his new office, ite at once exhibited
marked administrative ability. He
set to work to complete the great,
. temple; he built a mansion house
and, in increasing the prosperity of
Nauvoa, iucreased his own popularity
and power.
But, even before the completion of
the temple, in 1843; Brigham foresaw
the necessity of a migration further
westward, and he gradually led the
minds of his people to the same view.
They hesitated to desert their temple.
Brigham preached and argued with the
enthusiastic fervor of the old crusaders;
roused the hatred of his people against
the, "Gentiles," and finally worked
them up to a readiuess to follow_ him
anywhere. In. 1849 the great migration
began; thousands of the Sainte left
their homes ----all of them poor and
m.sny af them cleetitute—to seele an in-
definite home somewhere in the Rocky
Mountains. They crossed the Missis-
sippi on the ice in. February, with about
as vague an idea of the locality of their
ultimate deetination as the Israelites
had of the land of Canaan, except that
they were assured by -Brigham that it
was to be a laud flowing with milk and.
honey. In, the following winter the
Mormons established themselves at
Kanesville, now Council Bluffs, in
IOWtt,, where their sufferings and. priviC
tons were intense. Their poverty was
so great that n-arabers of them were in
a starving condition, and many of them
resorted. to steeling cattle and horses as
a means of subsistence. At this tin:ley--
by the exercise of some diplomacy at
Washington, Brigham received ,20,000
bounty money from the National Gov-
ernment for raising a Mormon battalion
of soldiers for Gell. Scott's Army in
Mexico. Thepoor people obeyed the
command of, their President without
mech murmuring, for nothing could be
verse than the life they were then en-
during. Brigham expended part of the
money in an exploring expedition west
of the Rocky Mountains. In the spring
of 1847 the expedition, consisting of
Brigham and 143 meneleft Kanesville,
On the 24th of July they reached Salt
Lake, and after leaving a few of the
party to commence farming operations,
the remainder retarned to Kanesville,
where they found their people alraost
starving, and deobnated by fever and.
cholera,. Brigham determined to move
the entire body of the church to Salt
Lake, a gigarttie tuidertaking, consider-
ing that they had to travel a distance
of over 1,000 miles _and to traverse the
Reeky Mountains. To carry this in- ,
tention into effect, he felt that he must
have more power. That could. only be
• obtained. by his assumption of the at-
tributes of Smith, as the Prophet, Seer,
and. Revelator ofthe Mormon, people.
This he did on the 2,4th of December,
1817, during the delivery of one of the
most remarkable and. impassioned ser-
mons he ever preached. The effeet of
his language and. demeanor, theatrical
as they wee, had the desired effect.
Women seeea,med, and fainted, the
male Saints, wept, and. all exclaimed,
t' The mantle of Joseph has fallen upon
Brigltaan !" When quiet was restored.,
Brigham Young.was elected. " President
of the Chureh of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints in all the World ; " an elec-
tion which was. after -ward ratified at a
General Conference held on the fith of
April, 1848. In. the eame year Brigham.
movedhis people to Salt Lake. The
privations they suffered during their
long journey were fearful, and numbers
of them perished on the road. Helf-
starved, gloomy faces looked. to Brigham
for aid and encouragement. Everything
depencled'upon him, and murmurs and
complaints were lou& and bitter. 13ut
his restless energy kept down any Mere
marked. demonstrations of discontent,
and when they at last reached Salt
Lake he kept them so hard at work
that they had little time to complain,
and. set them the best eea,mple he -could
by working himself harder than he
worked any of them. In this way he
Conselidated his power over them. But
it was the power born of fear, not of
love, for he ruled them after the la,shion
of an Oriental despot. But hegave
them enough to eat. To this they had.
not been always accestonied., and they
thanked and blessed him in & certain.
manner.
• The termination of the Mexican war
gave Brigham Young the opportunity of
securieg for his people the protection
and recognition of the United States
Government, and of adding to the glory,
importance, and stability of his own
positioa. ek MOM= convention was
held on the 15th of March, 1840, the
constitution of the proposed State of
Deseret waS drawn up, and delegates
were sent to Washington to ask that
Deseret might be admitted into the
Union. The question was brought up
iu Congress and eventuated on the 9th
of September, 1850, in considerable
modifications of Brighana's schem.es and
the grant of a Territorial GovernMent
under 1 the name of Utah. Brigham
Young "WEL appointed. by President
Filmore to he first Governor of the new
Territory to a, term of four years, and
Heber Chitee Kiro.ball, Daniel H. Wells,
and other leading men of -the church,
filled the other offices. Thus did Mor-
monism gain a local habitation and a
name in the United. States. The first
Legislature of the Territory of Utah
inet on the 22nd of September, 1854.
In the meantime Brigham's energy was
showing fruit. Towns and , villages
were springing up, publiobuildings were
being erected, roads were planned a,nd
constructed, cities laid out, the Taber-
nacle was built, and the Mormons began
to see prosperity in the future. ' At tine
time they aumbered a population of,
according to the official census, 11,380
persons; a population sehich was doub-
led. in tke two following years, the fe-
males outnmnberino the males—a thing
unkneeem in other °Anglo -Scandinavian
colonies. The political situation of the
Mormons at this time was what it has
ever since, more or less, renaained.—uni-
versed suffrage a,fter the fashion of im-
perial France, with a strong admixture
of Russian autocracy. Every man had
a vote, but all were supposed to vote by
direction and counsel of the Lord,
through His prophet, Brigham Young.
Socially, the Mormons were no better
off than a horde Of -peasants, bound to ,
obey the bidding of We seeerain. This
is directly shown in the action of the
first Utah. Territorial Legialature. After
passing a cede of laws for the govern.ment of the Territory, and. sending in-
numerable memorials to Congress, most-
ly asking for appropriations of public -
moneys, that body divided up the
nons, ferries, pasture lands, woodlan.cls,
water privileges, and. all the n. eet vain -
able parts of the State dom in . among
the inost prominent of the saints,
Brigham Young always ooming in for
the lion's share. And this, itt spite of
the direction of the law that the land,
when set off into townships six miles
square, with subdivisions, must be sold
by auction to the • highest bidder. But
as few of the saints had any money,
Brigham said his chosen lieutenants did
not experience much trouble on that
score. Of . Brigham Young's -Way of
dealiug witle people who opposed.,liim in
any matter, his own language, with re-
gard:to the murder of Mr. Babbitt, will
give an adequate impression: ." There
is no need of any difficulty," said he, iu
speaking of the lamentable occnrrence,
"and. there need be none, if the officers'
do their duty and mind their ?wn at
fairs. If they do not, ff they un,dertake
to interfere in affairs that de nbt core:
cern theme' will not be far off. ' There
was Almon W. Babbitt ; he undertook I
to quarrel with me, but soon afterivard 5
was killed by Indians. He lived like a I
fool, and, died like a fool." Mr. Babbitt I
was a Gentile and a Federal officer. It'
was with the Federal officer 4 as .with
his own people. He would try cajolery,
argument, bribes; but if these means
failed, he would not scruple to adopt
severer measures. For instance, .Col.
Steptoe, with 300 men of the I United
States Army, passed the Winters of
1854-5 at Salt Lake City. . President
Pierce offered the Colonel the Govern-
orship of Utah. Brigham Secreted some
Mortion ladies in Steptoe's office, and
th.en, by means of threats, corapelled
him and his Gentile friends to recom-
mend that, he (Brigham) should be re-
appointed as Governok. He was reap-
pointed. By tricks an& stratagems of
this and similar nature,Brigham Yo-ang
succeeded in ridding the 'Morrnon Ter-
ritoey of a41 therFederal anthorities, till
at last Ut „h was virtually in a state of
rebellion gainst the Federal Govetn-
• merit. The Morinon 'war of 1857 was
the result. In the Sernmer of 1857,
Congress not being iia session, President
Buchanan and Mr. Floyd, Secretary of
War, ,dispatched 3,000 troops to Utah,
the reason, for 'Which action we' re duly
set forth in the Secretary's, report of 5th
December following. Brigham Young
retaliated by issuing a proclamation
which was substantially a declaration
of mirage/flat the United States, and
whieh placed the Territory of Utah,
under martial law; at the same time
every man who could bear terms -was
taken from his usual peaceful avocation
and drilled as a soldier. The" Array of
! I
!
Utah" rettche
tons late iii t
campxnent, the seve
snows afforded it lift
(Melling the nOw open
MormOris—estensibly
Cinn
- r- --- - -
the, scene of its opera,-
a Fall, 'and went int en -
Winter and deep
0 'opportunity of
r *Rion of the
founded. on the
n as Gov° nor
ofpointeient cif
the iTerritdry. Dir4ig the Writer
negotiations Were brceight about by Col.
•Kane, a QuasieMormOn, between rig -
ham and the Go-term:tient, which e ded
iii Governor Cunaming visiting Balt Lake
City, being received by Brigham with a
hypocritical show, and hitting the !Ter-
ritorial records and papers placed iit his
possession. In the meantime Fe oral
soldiers were in the city, and Brigl am,
in the face of such a 'humiliation,' pro-
naulgated an drder, parporting to ome
direct from the Almighty, cornma'ng
the people to leave their homes an mi-
grate to the South. This order we im-
plicitly obeyed_ The people starte on
the fith Of April, 1858, taking with em
their household goods and provi ions
for the journey. • They halted at P ovo,
50 miles from SadeLake City, suff ring
much from the ineldmency of the
weather, the . snow being still o • the
ground. Six days later Mr. Buchi nan
_sent Commisaioners to Utah with a pee-
clamatioe of pardon. They arrive at
Salt Lake City on the 7th, of June, and.
0 couference was held with Brig • am
and the Mort:ikon leaders. The co ifer-
Gime resulted. I in Briehaan agreein to
receive peacelebly the oivil office s of
the 'Government, not to resist them in
the execution of their duties, and to
yield obedience to the authorities and.
laws of the United 'States. Brigham
stipulatecl that the army, on marching
through the city, should uot halt, and
that it should not be encamped -Within.
forty miles of the cite/. These arrange-
ments were caaaied oi t. 'On the !h of
July the Mormons welre ordered t re-
turn to their homes, an the Moo on
war was brouoht to a ciclse withouti any
bloody encounter on hebattle-fielc
111 18,57 occeth
rred e i m
aous
c;k:o.
tan Meadow assitorp. For his p
this terrible utrage, ' as is suffici
fresh in our readers' me
Lee last year 5.net Inside
• spot made moment*
Brigh-am YOU'130 001ille
1
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rtin
ntly
ories, Joh-1 D.
th on the very
by his c ime.
tion with the
massacre has. never; been judiei usly
,eatablished, though there is no doubt
that a strong feeling has always existed
nate
his
in the public lined that the utifortu
emigrants inett their cruel fate by
orders. • - .
In 1862 Stephen S. Harding, of endi-
ana, was appointed Governor of Utah,
by Mr. LincOln, and in ' his first mes-
sage to the Toreitoriel Legislature he
gave great offense rato Brigham Young
L
and the ?.(foeous !by his denn
uciation
of polygaanyeeespecia y in its violation
of the act of Congress, reoently passed,
entitled "Am act to p nish. and prevent
the practice ef pelygaany in the United
States," 6::c. The message was sup-
pressed by the Legislat Ire by the order
of Brigham, but was aft mead printed
and published by older of the Uhited
States Senate. III 18Q3, in order to
settle permanently the question as 'to
whether Mormon or Teiritorial officers
should surninon jurors, Judge *Waite
procured the introduction of a bill in
.Congress. providing for the selection ,of
United States jurorsby the Marshal
under the direction of' the court, as in
other Distric and Territorial Courts in
the, 'United States. ' !This is the very
question which is to -day impeding the
judicial action of Judge McKean. . The
• Mormon officers will ?ul3r summon Mor --
mon iurors, 'and Mermon jurors will
not find indictments Against Mormon 8.
Brigliaall Said the Mormons were tturi-
-owe Meetings were he d, the most in-
flammatory speeches ,veree made by
Brigham and ethers, and au ins9lent .
message was deepatched to Mr. Lincoln,
requesting him to reeall . the Governor ,
and other Fedral Officers. Mr. !Lin- '
coin's hands were fully occupied at the
time, and Brigham achieved a deeided
victory, Mr. Harcling being transferred
to the Govek-norship of ColOracheand
the Judges being et
pei itted to resign. in
•t
;disgust. • Thy could. not ,have reinain.-
ed, at their pests and have done their .
duty miless protected by 5,000 troops..
'hese troops Mr. Liecoln was unable
to furnish in consequence of the exi-
gencies of the war.. This victory - over
the Government made Brigham more !
powerful than ever. His people feared;
and obeyed him, He became still More !
arbitrary and still mere reckless ia his
greed for wealth, and. unscrupulous as
to his actions and relations. He devel-
oped to the last degree the great idea of
Mormonism—that "the iniquity of the.
preacher make' no I difference in the
principle; that the vicea of the admin-
istrator cannot affect the acceptability.,
of the ordinance if he only possesses the
priesthood." About this time Brigharn!
causecl the following to be published in
the Desert Newsconcerning Joe Smith
and. this principle of the possession of
the priesthood:
. " The doctrinj he teaches is all I know •aboat the
matter; bring tniathing againet that if you can. As 1
to anything else; I do not, care if he vete like a I
devil; he has brought forth a doctrine that will save; I
U8 if ave abide by it. He mav get drunk every dayE
of his life, sleep with his neighbor's wile every night,
itraith, cf)orrselslaienZeultiref:ceI daIinv.olearentitaztlitiabl3nuitt
the docteine he hue Produced will', save you and me,
tuul the whole v. nide and ff you cau find fault with
thet, find it."
Brigham Irouee's carper during the
last ten years is ?manner to all. During
the war of t e rebellion he and. his co-
adjutora re. aimed almost entirely; qui-
escent, thoueh having a leaning tdward,
succession. This is ;easily aceoun able,
Though not a elave Territory i; the
sense whiticharacterized. the Southein
Ut
States, WAS
committed to the pur-
chasing and.,lioldindlof slaves, by an act
passed by the Territprial Legislature on
Jan. 31, 1850, entitled "An act for the
relief of Indian slaves ancl priso ers."
But during the last tenYears B gham
ha, princip lly oc& pied. hims lf in.
,
carrying out as far aspossible his avoe:
ite idea that Utithi pont.ained tl e ele-
ments of everything needed by ci 'zed.
Man, and Mat by the eeta,blishm t of
manufactories and the product n of
silk and cattail,- bath of which have
been started, the Mornaon Te tory
- might be independe t of the worl His
great aim was to prevent the aints
At • from trading with the Gentiles. t one
tirae he proposed putting down 'wages
'to a scale sot low that no Gentile could
afford. to wok un.clee it. Then he teited_
the organization of Irvery settlement ha
the Territoryinto a 9o -operative society.
Finally he instituked the Order of
Enoch, an erganizatfon on coramuniati
principles. which -did 'not Inuit -with the
'desired suctcess. 'At the time of the
oonception of the Pacific Railroad, Brig,-
haan Young : at first exhibited. some hos-
tility to that undertaking; but, finding
that it -was to be an accomplished fact,'
•
'he afterward supported it, and the Mor-
mons:paid for the Uintah branch' of -the
road, betweea' Ogden" and Saitir Lake
City, Brighana.'himself, being the prin-
cipal stOckholder in this net' Portant con-
nection. The hest years of Brigham
Young's life were eoreily tried by the
action directed ib -Y the 'United States
Courts against polygamy. He and other
leadieg Mormons were arraigned before
the Grand Jury at the instance of the
thitet,d States District Attorney, and,
after much delay, were &lauded and held
by Judge McKean for five thonsand dol-
lars bail, each.
Brigham Young's family relations are
matters of common notoriety. He mar-
ried early in life in his own State of
Verniont, but was soall, left a widower
with two daughters; both of whom sub-
sequeetly embraced. the Monition faitb
and eontracted polygamic marriages.
Shortly after his wife's death he mania.
Mary! Ann Angell, who was, as he
claimed in his answer to. the petition
for ditorce and alimony of his nineteenth
wife --Ann Eliza—hie only linvfel wife.
She bore Brigham 5 children—Joseph,
Brigham A.:, John, Alice, tend 'Luna.
Lucy'Decker Seely was his first wife in
"plurality," and the first ehilcl, Brigham
Herber, was the first-born in Mormon
polygamy. Since then Brighani's do-
mestic relations have been extended al-
most indefinitely with his plural 'proxy,
and sealed wives. But Amelia Folsom
was the favorite wife of his old age. She
was born in Portsenenth, N; H.., is tall
and well fern:fedi-with light hair, gray
eyes, 'and reguleti, features, but is pale
and delicate an ;appearance. On her
Brigham delighted to. squander his
money. He passed much of his time in
her society, ancl she occeipied till his
death a :queenly position, among the
Saints. .A.raelia was married. to Brig-
ham Young on • Jan. 29, 1863, In all,
Brigham Young is credited. with having
been married or sealed to 40 wives, the
majority of whom -he never visited in
his late years, and who lived with their
children alit° of drudgery,impecuniosity
and Misery. .
In appearance. Brigha,ni Youeg re-
semblecl much a New England farmer,
as he originally was. He was of rather
large figure broad shouldered,and stoop-
ing slightly When in a standing position,
hair light in color, .aminewhat narrow
forehead, „gray eyes -(the lidof meadroop-
ing,) fleshy cheeks, :imperfect teeth, es-
pecially the lower jaw ;! rather eharp-
pointed nose, peaked chin, eml generally.
soinewhat irregular features; and yet,
both friends and enemies agree -in say -
in./ that his appearance was agreeable
and impressive. In eoliversation he
was pleasant and affable, finless render-
ed suspicious or encountering contradic-
tion' or opposition. Illiterate yet not
without talent; fluent in speech; and
still without the first elementof the
genius of an orator, he held his listeners t
easily, combining in his preeching . a
forcible pretension to heavenly revela-
tion with a thorough knowledge of the
willing subserviency of one part 'of his
audience and the fervid. suPerstition of
the remainder. The v av necessities of
bus religion—long after sincerity in its
peofessioe had left him compelled him
to 'analyze certain p as s . of human
i:
nature, and eo these he a one appealed.
But, in his *lig gavernme t of the Mor-
mon Church, not. oaly things secular,
but things spiritual, were ever rendered
subordinate to the purposes of his own
unholy ambition, his own sensualities,
andhis own enrichment and self-aggran-
dizement. The prosperity of -Utah was
encouraged and fostered, because it add-
ed to his meet accumulated. wealth; the
property .of the Mormon Church was
carefully tended and nurtured, because
its prosperity tended. to the achievement
of the same ends. Selfish, sensuous,
and a-varacious, Brigham Young could
be and often was audaciously cruel;
frequently betraying the spirit of &mur-
derer, even if not following his brutal
example.. -
The important query now is, "Who
will succeed Brigham Young?". By the
law of the Mormon Church, HebenChase
Kimball should. become Presideat. But
the office of President is purely secular.
'The spiritual headship—the high posi-
tion of Prophet, Seer, and Revelator—
will be the great bone of contention. It
has been often stated that Brigham
Young would reveal to the saints of
Utah by will the person to succeed him.
Again, it is claimed that 's successor
will ,be appointed., by sp cial divine
revelation after Briglia,IIdeath. The
probabilities of succession will lie be-
tween Joseph Young, the eldest son of
Brigham, and Daviclethe second and
posthumous son of Joseph Smith., Joe
Smith's eldest son beim/.eta schismatic.
While there is a large bo41y
of the dyn: asty of Brigh --n Young, the
: of supporters
'
dynasty of the first prophet and founder
of the Mormon religion has a very great
ancl enthusiastic adherence.
, , Jealous People.
What martyrdom they suffer—self-
inflicte(1 martyrdom, too. For jea ousy
is such a stupid illogical passion! Spme-
body likes you better' than me : there-
fore, I ani to hate you. Thus jea, ousy
reasons, and seems to forget one oI the
most obvious facts in life—namely, that
one is liked by any person accordingly
as one presents a likeable appeazai 'cc to
that person. Nothing can preveni5 the
operation of this natural law. It 's no
good your urging that you are thefather,
mother, brother, sister, husband, or
lover of the person by which you wish
to be supremely loved. If you are not
lovable to him, or her, all argument,
all exhortation, all pa sion is thrown
away which is intended o produce love.
You can force the outw d show but not
the inward feeling. A jealous person
t . •
will exclaim : "Why don't you confide
in me?" The real answer is: "Yoare
not a person to be confided in ;" n all
claims for confidence come to5 robh-
ing when confronted with th t 1 im-
portant fact. Jealousy i6, th reifore,
the Peculiar vice of stupid peo le—or,
at lea,st, people who indulge it rrove
themselves to be, itt one way, at least.
stupid! !
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—As a freight train going east was
approaohing the station at Shakespeare
about half past 5 p.m. tin Tuesday of
last week, a man was seen to drop from
beneath the cars. On the agent going
up lie found a tramp who as been
stealing a ride, lyiiag with • foot
smashed to pieces by the w • s.
the surgeon of the plane had .r, : tothe
cotuitry and was not expecte) la le ttill
late; the victim had to rem 4 t5ifl the
arrival of the mail at 7:20, w n he was
sent back to Stratford. The le an when
found was badly intcoacated, hich no
doubt was the reason he lost 's hold.
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SEPEMI3ER 21, 1877.
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NEW GOODS. NEW GOODS. NEW GOO
AT
THOMAS KIDD'S EMPORIUM,SEAFORTH.
I have raueh pleasure in informing my cnstomers and the public in general that I am no
receipt of the
IRST INSTALMENT OF MY FALL STOCK,
Having b&en purchaaed on the mostlavorable terms and selected -with great care and judgrue
can conedently say that et no former period BiI100 I commenced business had I as good
In
ducementil to offer in the way of
CHEAP DRY GOODS.
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A J.. MeCOLL, Solicitor, &c.,Rellastaa. ,,_
I L-1; • in Leeltio's new toiek building. agnir
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The Patterns are all New, Very Stylish and Exceedingly Good Value.
An In9pection of the Goods is 1?espectfully Solicited.
100 PlECES WI'NCEYS, EXTRA GOOD VALUE, from 10c per yard up.
125 PIECES OF PLAIN AND FANCY' DRESS GOODS, from 1.2tc. up.
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150 PIECES OF THOSE CELEBRATED BLACK LUSTRES, Specifilly
Made andl-Dyed for my Trade.
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A LARGE LOT OF NEW FALL PRINTS, Perfectly Fast Colors.
21 CASES OF MEN'S AND BOYS' LONG BOOTS, At Low Prices.
READYMADE CLOTHING, A. Large Lot Just Arrived.
TEA
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TEAS.
THE BIGGEST ARR1VAL OF FRESH TEAS IN TOWN.
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CALL AND CET A SAMPLE POUND OF OUR "SPRING LEAF,"
It lieats, in Strength and Flavor, all other 'kinds yet imported.—only 60 cents per pound.
THE !HIGHEST MARKET PRICE PAID FOR BUTTER.
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All Goods Bold for Trade the same as Cash.
Everjy Satisfaction Olt
Cash, Store. .
teed to all who buy their Goods at the New
THOMAS. .KIDD, SEAFORTH.
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•P. S.—Apprentioes to the Dressmaking and Millinery Wanted. Apply immediately.
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THE KOPLE'S CASH STORE.
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Has flop on, hand a Large and Well Selected Stock of Choice
Groceries, which, he is selling at VCIty Low _Prices.'
10 POUNDS GOOD BRIGHT SUGAR FOR $1.00.
3 POUNDS YOUNG HYSON. 'TEA FOR $1.00.
13 POUNDS GOOD FRESH RAISINS FOR $1.00.
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Family
Cannedoods Spices, Pickles,
generally kept a Gxocery Ches.
Pot Barley, Split Peas and Mill
raps, Coffees, Biscuits of all Kind% Essences, and all other Goods
at M. MORRISON'S. Also Hams, Bacon, Cornmeal, Oatmeal,
eed constantly on hand at M. MORRISON'S.
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CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE.
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I am now making this; line a Specialty, and offering every inducement in the way of Cheap
Crookery. I am Selling I
Best Tea Sets at $2 50 per set.
:Good Glass Sets as low as 60 cents per set.
Glass Butter Dishes for 124 cents each.
Handled Teas for $1 10 per dozen. ,
Parties wishing anything in this line will find it to their advantage to examine my stock before
purchasing elsewhere. I
411 Kinds of Farnlz, Produce Taken, in Exchange for Goods. All Goods
I Delivered Free of Charge. -
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Al. MORRISON.
IS- COMING-,
AND
1.0. C. WILLSON, SEAFORTH,
Is prepared for it at his oldaitanl on Main Street where arm can get any quantity of thee°
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. SHARP'S PATENT SULKY HAY RAKES
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Those certainlyare the best Rakes in the market, being the only Canadian -Rake that secured a Cen-
tennial medal. This rake was pnrchased bylhe Australian Government for ithe Sidney Exhirtion.
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REAPERS.' i REAPERS. '„ REAPERS.
JOHNSTON'S REAPER, WOODS' REAPER and the CONQUERER COMBINED, all manufactured
• by that well known firm The Massey Manufacturing CeMpany.
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IAMEoRifitle04 in
HOLvTii.teeCIi
AsbILeol.t.70,,ieBrinoritri:teutrs:
ef,, C. Cameron, Q. 'al Philip Holt, M. G. calli.,
pron. 506
!xj r, crtIi, is.LeaDI A:90 4:31:BAciiaL:rLsar soCtadeOnerni: ,csiel lytut :a:rant:nee. 1:13deeraysand asodrileer tieecotti em ei st 04 era
sioner in B. R., Wroxeter. Auctioneer .1124
are:eKidd's Store, Seaforth.
s:not: tzeorinrasa.u, Drug
854
property.
s.
oxoN.
ALCOMSON )1:•, WATSON, Bitorr.isAt.elrvs::::.
-"Ott, nalsc'e-8°11'ilerierldsoobir eCallsitentoefrYthie"riewCiirlotYll'ae
Caturdian Bank buileing. Money to loan on farra
404 )
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ail 0CA1iGcrgY & HOLMESTED,Barristers,4,
eye toinoys at Law, Solieitors in Chancery Ann
Insolvency, -Notaries Public and Conveyancers
Solicitorafor the R. 0. Bank, Seaforth. Agents's*
the Canada :cif° Assurance Company,
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le". B.—$80,000 to lend at 8 per cent. Farms -
osessnd Lots for sele.
ir-,_) Ahnow, !MEYER liS; RADENIIIIRST, Barris.
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IL W. C. NETER.
Goderich and Winghem. Mho° in Langdale's
est, arid • n terms to ;snit bonowers, Offices_
&e. Titivate funds to I,oan at 41 low rate of inter -
1 -A term, At terneykea t-Litw, Solicitors in Chancery,
0.pp:easieter,naasoititricsiBtoariacko.
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nsolidated Bank
building,lNv.t0
j. T. ,GARNOW.
W. J-RADENIIIINST.
Banisters and Attorney
474
; -e-e at La, S elicitors in Chancery andInsolverrey,
ont toiquisa:, Wa 1:::yrza,
ConeyancerNotariePublic, etc.
forth and Brussels. $28,000 of Private Funds tg
!Invest at once, at Eight percent. Interest, payable
Vei e Officee—See.
yearly.
=mt.
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' JAS. II. 1113NSON. n. w. C.
inertial coneent. All aceounts dne the firm to
be lurid to Alr. Berson who will pay all habil-
lirev. p7. 1676. I re we c. MEYER.
The above lirm hue thil day been dissolved by
JAMES IL BENSM
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ities,
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:MEDICAL.
_T G. SCOTT, X. D. &c., Physician, Sargeon surd
ti • Accoucheur, Seaterth, Ont. Office and re.
donee sonth side of . Goderich Street, fir et deer
aft.q of Presbyterian Church. 80
ler L. yE1100E, M. D., C. M., Physician,Sine
1-1;,* gear, eke, aoroaerfor the County of Huron
Offijce and Residence, on /aryls street nor*
direetly opposite Seeforth Public, School.
11AT A.. ADAMS, M. D., late of Lakefield, Onta
" • Physician, Surgeon and Aceouchem.
Graduate of the Thaieereity of Trinity College,
Toronto. Member of the Royal College of P
sicians and Surgeons.1 Ont. KinbunnOnt.
Nana. HANOVER, M. D., C. M., Graduate of
", MeGill Ilinversity, Physician; Sargeon•aed
Acnoucheur, Seafvrth. Ont. Oflice—llocens in
Meyer's Blool: lately occupied by 1)r. Phelan, and
formerly by the late Dr. King. Will attend at
Catronbrook on Toesdays and Fridays. 496
DlicNAUGHT, Veterinary Surgeon, Glade
,• ate of Ontario Veterinary Oollege,Seaforth,
Ont. Office and Residence in rear of Einem &
Ryan's. Calls pronaptle attended to, night or
Airy. A steel of veterinary medicines en hand
Ohargateretraonable. Horses examined as to Bound.
'MAR aid certificates given if required. 407
JAMES NV. ELDER, V. 8., Graduate of the
Ontario -Veterinary College. After devoting
two years to practiee with Professor Smith, ot
Toronto, has settled in Seaforth, °Mee at hie
reeielence east of W. X. Church. Calls promptly
attended to lry day or night. A large stock of
Veterinary Medicines ionstantly on hand. Holten
examined as to soundness and certieeates given
Hones bought .and sold on comruission. 424
IT - DERBYSHIRE. L. D. S.,
Surgeon Dentist, Graduate
of the eoyal College of Dental
, SurgeOns of Ontario. Artificial
Dentils neatly executed. All surgical opera-
tions pm fanned with care and promptitude e_
Office hours from 8 A. M. to 5 P. M. Rooms in 1
Mrs.Whitney s new brick block, Main Street, !
Seaforth.
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1\/I 0E TO LEND—On tones more advs.n-
-e"-64- tageons than ever before offered. A. .1!".Mo..
COL], Solicitor, Brussels. 504 5e
_T I?. BRINE, Licenced Auetioneer for the
tc" • County of Huron. Sales attended in all
pasts of the County. All orders left at theF...x.
POSIT011. Office will be promptly attended to.
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MAXWELL'S LIGHT REAPER.
This is omething new and should be examined by farmers before making a purchase. It • ia the
best light reaper in the market.
IVECYVTI1\TG1- M.A.0121ITMS -
WOODS' MOWER, BUCKEYE MOWER, BPRAGITE MOWER and others. _ All of the above
Machines are ,sold on the following terms : No Equal or No Sale.
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SMALL IMPLEMENTS.
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pLowl or 'aii:kinas, TIIItHIP-SEGanED efirEitiows Sem, dIriroon irjurrod Wowozd.en.•11ORSE HOE S , Cultivatore)
All Irnplemen,ts Wairranted to be What is Represented. -
0. C. WILLSON, SEAFORTH.
T LECKIE, General Loan and Real Estate
c' • Agent, Grain, Produce end Commission
Merchant. 011ice—New Brick Block oppoaite
North Aniencare liotel,iBrassels, Ont. 480
011ARLES F. MILES, Provincial Land Sur- •
vea-or, Winghare. Orders hymen will receive
prompt tittention, Branch °Moo, Clinton.
0.2. MILUS. 485 'T. it. Gtorm.
TBE SEAFOltTH • PUMP FACTONX. — N.
successor to j. R. Williams, marmite-
tnxer of Pumps and Cistmns. All work wanante4
to give satisfaction. Factory ore Nortn Main St.,
Seaforth. 500 •
'PILE GRAT FEMALE REMEDY.—.Tob Moses'
-1- Periodical Pills—This invaluable medicine is
unfailing in the cure of ell those p2inful and
dangerous dieeases to which the female constita-
tion iesubject. It moderates all ,excess and tee
moves all obtractions and a speedy cureraay be
relied on. To ma.aiodiatlies, it is peculiarly suited.
It will, in a short time, bring on the mouthly pe-
riod with regularite . These pills should not be
taken by Females daring the Ilist three menthe
of Pregrancy, as they are sure to bring on
carriage, but at any other time they are Bale. In
all oases of Nervous and Spinal Affection's,
pains in the back and limbs, fatiguc on alight ex-
ertion, palpitation of the heart, hysterics, and
whites, these pills will effect a cure when all other
means neve failed ; and, although a powerful
remedy, do not contein iron, calomel, antimony
or anything hurtful to the constitution.
directions in the paeaphlet around each purest%
which should be carefully preserved. Job Mosel,
New York, Sole Proprietor. $1 00 an412i cents
for postage enclosed eti Northrop & Lyman, To
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=rate, Ont., general agents for the Dominion)
will insure a bottle containing over 50 pills by
return mail. Sold in Seaforth by E. Hickson a
Co., J. S. Roberts, and R.Lumsden. 107
lerf ITCHELVSBELLADONNAIMPROVEDIN-
-ma- RI31313ER 111,011S PLASTER.—There
never has been it timn when the healing of se
many different diseases has been caused by otte•
ward applications as the present. It is an tur
disputed fact that over half of the entire pores
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tion of the globe resort to- the use of ordinary
plasters. The principal ingredints used in mak-
ing these plasters are Gem Olibanum—or better
known as the Frankincense of the Bible—Rubber
and Burgundy Pitch; which; when scientifically
compounded, is full of electricity, and when nom
blued with Ithe pure medicinal gu.nes, is found to
be ono of 1 the greatest healing mediuras ever
brought before the human race. T.hey are see
knowledged by all yho have used them to
quicker than any other Plasters they ever before
tried, and that one of these Plesters will dp more
real service than a hundred of the ordinary kind.
All other Plasters are slow of action, and inquire
to be worn continttally to effect it care; but with
these it is entirely different; the instant one is
applied, the patient will feel its effect. T4,10
possess all the soothing, yenning, supporting
and strengthening qualities of all other PlattWrs.
Many who have been relieved of BEtsIIMATISIG
TICDOLONEUX, and various other pains in the
lenerorys, Bnnesr or Sinn, and believe Itis solely
done by the electrical qualities which the Porous
Platters contain, and whieh is imparted to the
system, thin restoring them to it healthy condi"
then. They are very soft and pliable, still very
adhesive; and a sure care for Wearr Ram%
PAINS IN THE Sum AND BnzasT; and are br
valuable to those who have a Conn of longstand-
ing, and often. prevents CONSUMPTION. 80Ine
even tell nr they believe they were entirely coed
by the nse of them of a long -seated Consamr
tion. Prepared by GEORGE- E. MITCHELU
Lowell, Mass. Sold by all druggists. NOB-
THROP & LYbLeN, Toronto, Agents for Cansdi•
STORE TO RENT.
Dry Goods Store at present occupied by
Mr. Georg? Dent, two doors north of the Post
Oe. This !mane of the best situated burliness
at ds
in Seaforth, being -on the corner of Main
!and Market streets. For particulars apply to itt
H. BENSON, Esq., Barrister, Beaforth, or et
MRS. MARKETS Groeery Store, opposite Hu
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1877.
RK
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DEPARTMEN
The Stock in this Depa
'client is Unusually Larg
WE ARE SHOWING VERY CR
LINES, IN
PLAIN SHEETINGS,
TWILLED SHE.ET1N-
GREY COTT_ ONS, .
WHITE ,COTTONS,
PRINTS,
SHIRTINGS,.
DENIMS, DUCKS,
DRILLS, JEANS,
TICKINGS.
We have gained the reputation of be
the Uheapeet House in Town
for ail classes of
OOTTON GOOD
And we intend this season to fun
strengthen that reputation. A Li
Stock of
COTTON YARNS,
CARPET WARPS,
AND GRAIN BA
AT THE LOWEST PRICES.
SPECIAL VALU
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IN
SCARLET FLANNELS,
WHITE FLANNELS,
PLADT GREY FLANNEL,
TWILtED GREY FLANNELS:
TWILLED SCARLET FLANNET
STRIPED AND CHECKED FL
NELS,
Also a Line of ALL -WOOL HO
MADE FLANNELS, the Best
in the Market.
WILLI it.