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THE HURON EXPOSITOR.
CAL CU VER AND TUE.
DEVIL.
"Well," s 'd Calvary quiver—same-
times called al, and not] infrequently
Cal Cul, by sjuh as believed in the old
adage that b evity is the soul of wit—
"well, my Mind's nigh about made up.
Mother's kinder feeble ; it's time there
• was tot folks to our house. I guess
I'll git arried."
" HaW I haw!.haw!'" burst from the
audience—a group of waiters and loung
era in the country store, where Cal stood
e with his back against the counter, whit
ging and spitting.
"Taint no larfin matter, boys," he
. went on, "You may think it's euthin
smart to git married, but mebbe you'll
s
find tain't all honey -sugar pie. Look
at Deacon Flint, now ! I tell: ye his
wife's as afeard o' him as Parson Rob-
bins is of the devil; and you can't gay
no more'n that, now can ye ?" .
"Oh, say!" began another lounger ;
P` you hain't heard, hey ye, abont
the parson's last tussle with the Ad-
versary?"
Nobody had; he was _unanimously
urged to go on. '
"Well, you know, it hadn't ben real
fust -rate sugarin weather, it hadn't
° thew days, though it's friz considerble
night times; but it's kinder late for
, tappin's anyway, 'cording to the year;
Se parson he reckoned he'd be arnazin'
forehanded this year, and. get his Wes
bored, and spouts dreve in, and buck-
ets wet, eo's to. be on hand, ye see. Now
them trees never dripped a drop a
Thursday, nor a Friday, my a Satur-
' day ; three days the buckets hung right
4 there, and was empty, but Sabha' day
it come round real warm, the sun shone
powerful, and when he went to the bush
Monday inornin' the sap troughs and
buckets was brinamie! over full, as sure
as you're born ! What does parson de
u•t take and tip 'em all up, and Jim
Beebe—he was behind hine, 'cause his
bush is over thodence, and he knowed
sap had run by that time—Jim heerd
him say, 'I know thy -works, Satan -e -
tempting me with Lord's Day sap. Get,
the behind met' And he up and tip-,
ped ove every drop enter the ground,.
and we t off."
" Je uslene !" "Don't he beat 1"
"Gosh " " Darnation I" and one rusticample& after another chorussed this
tale,
Cal C lver kept silence, shifting from
one foe to the other;.then. he spoke,
• naeditat vely, as if he had considered
the subjea before. " Parson Robbins
,.
does t e considerible comfort out o'
the de ' don't he ?" ' t
"Condort !" eekoed the crowd. ,
" Well, rnebbe you wouldn't call it
that exackly, ; but the idee is, he gits
soneethi 7 to apend his grit on that way
that's o -thydox. You see, nettles aw-
ful stro g in Parson Robbins, and by
nettle h 'd orter ben a fightin' man,
he's got 't i him. I've seen him when
I knowe -11 nigh about ached to pitch
in and no e a feller down. He'd ha'
fit Inja s lie all possessed of they'd
ben aro nd sence he growed up. Now
what's i a man, 'eording to my belief,
'a got to co a out o' him some way or.
souther. Ef he's a good man, I s'pose
it's kinder ,mad.e over, sanctified. like,
of it's grit, or iyint or brag, or any sech
thing." ,
_• .
" Kinderldifficult to sanctify lediet"
• dryly rematkecl Mr. Bettie, the village
storekeeper.
"Well, 'tia, that's a fact; but repose
ef it was billed over into 'cuteness, and
circumveutions of the Evil One, and
• sech, 'twouidett do no great o' harm?
Might come in useful in waterin' rum
and sendin' sugar." 1
. Mr. Battle heard a noise at the back-
door just then, and Cal winked deliber-
i Moly at the crowd, who -witiited to grin-,
but dare not, for most of theni were
chalked up on that dreadful slate be-
hind the dome with many marks, and
water.
all of them lilted' rum, with or without
" Parson does pay quite a sight of
lention. to the • devil," sighed and
squegked a bent. old man—bent and
worn with rheumatism., that rack and
thumb -screw of the New, England, cli-
mate. "'Peeks to me rsonatimes as
though he talked a sight More 'bout him
than 'bout the Lord above." _
"1 expect he has to," Suswered. Cal
Culver. " He's round hake in Bassett
a good deal the most o' the two.",
"You look out," called the speaker
who had told ' about the i sap troughs;
" you'll git ketched up yet, as Mat Lines
did Vother day. • He said the south end
o' Bassett was as bad as hell, and I'm
blamed if they didn't take him up for%
and find. him !;"
" 'Twon'tele to tell the truth allers,"
replied- Culvee. " But, boys, to go back
to fast principles, I be seforisly a mind.
to git married." ,.
1` Who ye cetiin' to marry, Cal?" in-
quired Mr. Battle, - .
"Well, I done as I know Myself ;
some smart likely gal."
Here was a general shout. for Cal
Culver was the -village do-nothing. The
°wailer of a small red. house and " home -
la," which his father had left him, the
sole proceeds of a long life spent at !a
cobbler's bench, Cal acted as if work
were as needless t,6 his life as it was an-
pleasant—that is, hard work. He man-
aged to raise enough 'potatoes' and In-
• dian corn on the two acres to keep his
mother and himself in meal and the
_
great vegetable staille. If he felt like
it in thet'time iof it, lie raised bush beans
along by the fence, and in among the
cern it was ealy to drop a few pumpkin
seeds. The apple trees in the door -yard
produced their crops without trouble,
ad
and ". garden -sass" was left to his _r
mother's care; if she wanted it, she .
mild raise it. Poor old woman! she te
had enough to do with loom, spinnieig- of
wheel, and needle, besides the siMple hi
housewifery ot her times and metals • es
so that the garden only bloomed wetii '
such flowers as were hardy and peren- toP
nial--deep red roses and glowing wliite th
ones, hollyhocks in stately spires', Stiff ..
sweetwilliams and ragged beds of inois- on
• pink, little Burgundy roses no bigger so
than a coPper ceut and. trim as an old
maid, and long wreaths of cinnamon
roses, sweet as the luxuriant blame of
far away Cashmere, but stinted in leaf
, and growth aud blossom, as they pined
It and leaf (tied in bitter Northern airs
and grudging sunshine. There was
sage, too, and, summer -savory, for there
was a pig always. The labor of feeding
it bore hard, on Cal; but who could live up
without pork ?—.-,pork that meant pies, ha
doughnuts, suet pudding; sausages in
winter; cheeks srackediender a barrel . 'pe
and hung in the shed; slabs of fat, salt , Ji
• and unctepus,adding savor arid strength ,
to a Viledt.dinner, or a - " fry " of any go
sort. NO, indeed : a pig was the great leo
necessity of We, and must be fed if they
two went hungry: -
But Cal was a -mighty hunter, so that'
food was seldom wanting; he could
snare partridges, kill woodcock and
quail with hil old shot -gun, bring home
1 squirrels by the dozen, and set rabbit
traps with unfailing success; trout leaps
ea to his hook. and as to perch and sun-
fish, they wen to be had for the asking
at his hands, and. the pends in winter
were full of ickerel ; Imore than he and
Granny Culv
way to the s
salted in
luxuries Of li
r could use found their
Ire or the sq 're's, and ie-
, tea, or naplc sugare-
Yet Cal waa a shift-
less, thriftleis fellcav : s rewd, witty,
keen-sighted,and—lazy. He loved. to
roam over the landtwith od or gun, to
lie on tho fragrant sand of a pine wood,
and sleep asVay sultry noons, to hang
about the hi stove in the store in cold
Weather, and take a hot " nip " of tum
toddy, while e told and beard sioriel
and. cracked ekes; but how he hated
hoe, to chop, to break
, to tend mill! Parson
e were always at odds,
er. The pahon was a
,set, energetic little man,
xecutive power in him to
sident of six railroads at
n who could not be idle a
o rose early and radiate;
ature a belligerent, ituto-
cratic, eager, earnest man, and was set
down in a li tie country parish. Cal
was right; t
necessity of
• very face a as aggressive. Modem
clergymen, who preach One sermon a
week, are victims to dyspepsia, and use
long welds by the thousand to express
• what they dote 't mertn.--who dabble in
resthetica and
affinities, and have spir-
itual • ups and. downs like the cradle -
holes in 4 wiater-drifted road, because
thett have so tittle work they have time
to waste in, studying themselves and
their feelings—*ould have made Par-
son Robbins Aare. Three sermons a
Sunday-, and a lecture Thursday even-
ing ; prayer -meetings in the endstaf the
town alternately twice a week; visiting
each of his flock as needed it; and all of
them occasionally, and eviitingf sermons
every week with conscientious dili-
gence; _Witting wood, hoeing corn, and,
in short, farming his few acres by way
of anauseenent and relaxation; his only
reading the county weekly paper, and
the few solid' volumes of theology on
his bedroom shelves.. What a life' is
thisincomparison with that of to -day?
Fivhundred dollars- a year were well
eara d, and hard earned too: no won-
der .that the Gospel was a daily reality
to thkprophet in the wilderness, and
the devil a real and' rearing personage
to be baffledfought, defied, and exor-
cised; and ne wonderthat learning to
• endure hardness as a 'good seldier of
Christ Jesus, and to put on the whole
'armor of God. this militant parson long-
ed to test that hardnete and. use those
weapons in lawfult]isarfare witle the
Enemy ; and he did s . He did not for-
get God, but he cella trust aim ; the
devil was persistent and at hand, and
he preached about, • prayed at, and
wrestled with him to an extent ' in-
credible to us who talk about an ;im-
personal principle' of evil, and Con-
sider that awful solitude in the wilder -
nese and its, agonies only a dramatize-
tieno.
To
Parson IIT,ebbins, as to Luther, the
Enemy was a' real and active being, and
the flock wbofn he gathered into the old
red meeting-lebuse accepted his belief
with equal earnestness, except a few
born skeptics who could not believe in
a few sturdy sinners who
e.
to plough, t
stone, tomo'
Robbins and.
and no *on
fiery, positiv
with enongh
have been pr
a time; a, m
moment w
who was by
a
fight something was the
the parson's nature ; his
anything, and
would not.
• ' Even Cal- Oulver ' believed in the
devil, but he as too lazy to -repent of
his sins. and lead, a new :life—far • too
lazy to begin 4 watfare that .must last
as long as he did, -and keep Mind - and
body on the alert. Today be was not
So much troubled. about Sat& as -he
had been soinetinees. His mind Was
given to another subject—whom he
should marry, for marriage was getting;
to be the only -way out of - his difficul-
ties. His "mother grew . feebler and
feebler, and -he contemplated. 'with ter-
ror the idea that he must -de the work
himself and take ,etxe of her too, un --
less somebody stepbed in to take the
'burden Off his shoulders. • He had au- .
uouuced his intentitn in the stere part-,
being offered, but nobody
ly to .fix it in is.oWn mind beyond re-
call, partly: in the hope of tome gratuit-
ous- advice_ b
there had any to give.. IV did not oc
cur to any of them that: Cal was -in.
earnest, or, if be 'was, that any ,girl in
Bassett would look at hint' in a matri-
monial light. But this was na Cal's
opinion. . He knew he -was handsome.
-The straight regular features, big blue
eyes, and golden hair and beard he had
-seen mirroredlin many a silent forest
pool, told hint a trti.e story; and when
a _hearty laugh parted the full red. lips
and showed his regular white teeth,
and his. eyes flashed with fua or glitter-
ed with hainor or-creft, the toe perfect
face wore =added charm of bright ex-
pression. He was tall tOct straight, and
strong, and being the only man in all
the village, Old or ..young, whose beard
had been allowed its natural growth,
simply because he was too lazy to shave,
he was a marked figura wherever he
went,_aud in constant request at rids-
ings, apple bees, aiia- huskiaga, both as
help in• the \Tette which, being only oc-
casional,, and follotved -by a feast, was
net obtedtionable to him" and ids° as
"fust -rate •corapanly "—a - guest who
could play all sorts 'of games, and dance
all night, whe. e. any householder dared
,c
mit of de icing. But though the
1,
Is all liked is society,- none of theit
anted to matry him; and to -day, af-
r he had aVti, ted •for -some expression
assent. or o 'n
nion from the . knot of
i
$ comrades n the store, and waited
vain, he sa intered off :to find his
-icial crony, Jim Beebe, and. get him
go fishing. An .hot4r or. two after',
ay were.bot i embarked in a dug -out
Long LEL 7e, diligently waiting for
neething to.bite, and Cal began dis-
course in a lo W tone, out cf considera-
tion for the fishes.: , i, .
" Say, Jim, I'm a-goint to git ma
red."
,
"Be ye?" Jim answeeed„ meditativ
ly, giving a geritle. no.Otioit to his rod to
see if the linfewas free.
"Yes, I be ;.1 but, darn it all! I don.o
who I'll marry yet., and I've got to hurry
. Mother's dreadful miserble along
'Kinder Bare somebody '11 hey ye,
ars to me,t sarcastically remarked
ra.
'Well, What ef I be? Gals is most
nerly ready to say snip when a good -
kin' young feller says snap. I'll bet
ye a cooky
right off."
Jim was
he entertai
in Bassett.
Culver was
have not ra
last hundre
and Jim
However,
went on: '
Troubl
There's lot
come to rn
right .critte
see, and w
he gets hal
•un ?" •
- • Cal was
times,". for
unknown t
"till death
daily" it se
What s
sot on speci
as he gay
rod and 1
"punkin se
boat. • • -
"Well, I vant a smart un—that or
aothint"
"I know d that afore ye 'told me;
there's got to be smartness some -
'eros," curtl put in Jim, pushing an
unhappy w nm on to the end of his
hook.'
" Git on !" laughed Cal. "You
shouldn't t 't on, fac's, Jim. rne smart
enatigh whe I'm a mind ter, but I'd
jest as lieve other folks would take a
stiddy tob o 't. I want a strong heal-
thy gal too Mother she can't do a
heap more; she's failin', that's the
truth -on't ; somebody's got to step
round slivel to our house while she
lasts. w at somebody that's got fac-
faculty too • fact is,' a woman that
hain't got fieulty ain't 'good for • noth-
in,. e
" Mebbe e might try for Pollythi
Bangs "'put in Jim ,..who was getting in-
terested in -Ifihe matter at last. • .
"Well, I eclare for't le I hadn't had
a. thought o Pollythi Bangs. She is a
masterpiece for smartness, now • ain't
she!" .
" Steel tr ps ain't nothin' to .her,"
assented Ji • ; " ehe's too smart al -
Most. But-hets got amazin' faculty,.
everybody aye. I dono, though. as
I should. re ly hanker to marry her,
Cal. Theme Bangses is a dreadful queer
lot."
"Well, I on't. calkerlate to marry
the hull on m, Jim. I guess I could
hold my ow with Polly, ef she is reel.
masterful. Come to -that. I've the big-
gest bones, flyway. I can shake her
up. Good.!,•
Jim shoo his head. He did. not feel
sure that p sical force could put down
Pollythi BaF gs, and proceeded as de-
licately as h knew how to Urge this
question.
"Well, I apse ye could of it come to
that. But, 1 ord ! how be ye goin' to
stop herton e? She'll talk- ye lame
and blind ef ye stroke her the wrong
way.tiettAnd he'll hetchel the old wo-
man mortal y, I be afraid." .
"Queer, au't it ?" Cal said, dropping
his hook slo ly into the water, having
mated Jirra' ' • pumpkin -seed -while he
talked -4'q ear how- women folks do
ketch fire, c me to git 'em together.
The best o 'ern can't live, in the
same hens two days lhout some,
darned thin -or 'aother sprouts. u'
to set 'em b' the ears. It does beat
all."
" I expect 'Parson Robbins would say
the devil co estin thirdsma.n, Cals them
times."
"I guess ere ain't no special call"
for an extry evil; 'riginal sin's actyve
enough in 'ea. most times. But they're
reel handy t hey around, for all that,
I shall be a in square and fair. . Ef
she wants o .1-etthed me, she kin
try it on,qm she'd better let the old
woman alon 'Twon't be for long any--
way." " Did you -reckon on that ?" put in
the experie iced Jim. ." Old women
last forever n ever. They don't know
how to die when they git atarted.
Lordy ! loo , at granny ! She's ben
prayed for iij ore times in meetin ! She's
ben dangerous forty times since. I kin
remember; but she hops up every
time like a pattridge trap; and she's
ninety Com July, ae sure as you're
born.'
"Well, wl at do ye keep havin' her
prayed for ?/1. coolly suggested Cal—an
idea, that tic dad Jim till he dropped his
rod over th side, worn out with sup-
-pres.sedelane iter -suppressed for fear of
startling the perch and pumpkin -seeds,
which were i ow tempting their fate with
commendeb e alacrity. •
"Cal Cul en you do beat all..!" he
found breat to gasp at length. "Why,
ef I didint and in no- paper, Parson
Robbins ud ray for her whether or 'no;
so I might jc st as well be kinder decent.
But of you d e go in for Pollythi Bangs,
why, you ail nowasrs blinded. 1:ex-
pect you knew her, root and branch.
" jee-rusa em I guess I do! Ain't
her folks gin the name to Squabble
Hill?' Thei house is just like a flock
o' blac -bird.s, for everlastin' a-cacklint
jra in' a takin' to do ; you can hear
'em nigh on o a quarter of a mile when
you3re a-goi ' along the turnpike. But ,
Mother's ev a•la.stia' ,hard o' hearM'--I
that's a coi fort, seem' . things is as ;
they is." fl
I didn't -now as they was, yit!" sug-
geshed Jim.
e lust gal I ask says yes
'sgusted with this conceit;
ed no doubt that any girl
ould -marry him, but Cal
nether sort of person. Men
'cally changed within the
years, and both Calvary
ht ,find comrades to -day.
held his tongue, and Cal
s to find jest the right one.
folks in the world, but
ruin', you want jest the
It's a life business, you
ton airth kin a man do ef
red up tight` to the wrong
t "of the fashion of these
yet divorce facilities were
decent Connecticut, and
'did not mean the "--dying
ins to now.
rt o' head. marks be' you
'n'?" dryly remarked Jim,
a little twitch to his
aided a round: fat little
d " in ,the bottom of the
"Well, I aces there ain't no great
doubt but w ef I make up my mind,
she'll make p lier'n pretty much arter ;
thesame pa tern, Polly hain't had no
great luck ith company-keepint and 1
she ain't no •hicken, nuther. , I'll fetch
pun& there next Sabba'day night, I
(mess, and kii der let fall a hint. I didn't
want to rile F er by bein' too sudclin'."
"I would 't," said. Jim. "Brat look
a -here, Cal ; there's suthin else to't.. I
forgot for t tell ye, for I only heerel it ,
yesterday: he's bed an aunt or suthin i
die over to FIar'ford., that's left her a
couple Whet sen there, wuth quite a sum
—twe ar thr e thousan', I expect."
"Do tell Now, Jim, that -kinder
clinches me I'm bound for Pollythi,
sure, new, leans is a help, that's a fact.
I'd made up irny mind, pretty well afore,
now I'm sir -in."
All this ti 'ne Pollythi Bangs was fly-
ing about th house at home, doing her
annual spine cleaning. Dreadful stage ;
of human ex erience ! Civilization has
never softe ed its horrors, .but rather •
added thereto . it is the crucial test be-
fore which ull the amenities of life its
convenience, its comiorts, its gegen-
cies, go ,dowji helplessly into the valley ;
humiliati n. Furniture, bric-ei-brac,
carpets, pai tmg, china, only exasperate
this insatiable epidemic, and give it
I
more and more victims, tit their num- 11878. HIA.` ma, .Ashavro
ben is legioli.! If Polly Bangs Was cross I
over the lustration of a house with'
:
carpet, two Cracked looking -glasses, no 1
sofa, blue and 'white crockery, and pew- I
water eould slopped aboutwith b o
a.DD
ter platters -ea house where soap and :THOMAS KI
lute freedom and the whitewash brush;
smeared lib rally every where—what,l
would she have been, turned loose among
Sevres, Dresden, Crown Derby, French
porcelain, Japanese enamel, Bohemian
glass, Venetian crystal; carpets of Per-
sia, India, France, and England ; furni-
ture carved land, upholstered as if for
palaces; pri'neless pictures; paper, of
Eastlake and Morris; and, the ten thou-
sand costly dusty baubles of a modern
mansion? I et lunatic asylums 'an-
swer! If w have gainedmuch in these
latter days, how much have we tot
lot? ['0 be Continued.]
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all of whiich they' are prepared to
sell cheap.
It is -all manlactured under their own super-
vision, and the can guarantee it as to quality.
FURNITU E MADE TO ORDER
W EN DESIRED.
UN 113ERTAKING.
Having procured a handsome Hearse, they are
now prepared to attend to undertaking in all its
branches, onths most reasonable terms. .
n with their widertalCIng basingss
they use the
•ANTI-SIEPTIO FLU ID
Whir h preservethe body and destroys all offen-
sive odors and prevents contagion arising from
dead bodies.
Orders espectfully Solicited.
BROADFOOT & BOX.
•
-SEPTEMBER 27) 1818,
7ATI,INT'IMIZ. 1878. THE YOUNG MAN-Of-WAn
CHAPTER
I dOiN THE SERVIC
E FORTH
A
1 IT•yarEatuNdiTest,oansedpicked
tuilpheItwaantladitnirtesonntt
-I- of age. -While there I was very.
nattul -
.. Venni
tete
goodtomeinafteredueilife; whichanaer aatecodietradininia yeel:.sysli:seiet - -.
•
indulging
jogfinrgealndinragy. Lis xlitoe_441ftS - then ya,papureanttoicoe: 4°
Bookseller, .
Bookeeller when I had many opportunist:,
pleasure1a tbegan this "tti in mo readingtime emy afr ae °ill: i that I ntwrVoa would
e is a notiltrI1i a 'it br n a::: t in'bi's'iCe t 0
continue eneeeeduily at the Book litutines4; Is
fact, the books rread put erroneonsnotions
my head, and I conceived a great desire
sea. I applied 'to several -boats hi the intrbour
• fora boy's place, bat unsticeesalullY• Thelltit
itment which, for Value, Variety,
f Say premous exhibitions.
told to begone for a good-for-nothing nine
parents, and I said SO at once, on yid& Ivo*
restion put to me by the master inveriehleeree
, , Have your parents sent you to sea? " I luau;
I BEG TO MENTION -TO MY MANY FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS IN
THIS SECTI N THAT
MY GENERAL STOCK IS NOW COMPLETE,
And Lam prepared to Show an .Asso
and Finish, far Surpasses any
. II\TVIrla1•TG1-
ITsPflCTIQ3Zr
I confidently assert that purchasers will fi d, in each department, • nothing L-i-ut
First -Class Goods, newly imported, and bo ght on the best of terms, since I do
not deal in Job Lots or Bankrupt Stacks.
. .
As I purchase many. lines direct from t
tains than any other house in Seaforth, I a
defy cjompetition.
•
e manufacturers, and i-nI larger quan-
in a position to sell at prices which
Un erneath I enuMera e Some of the Lines
in the Leacijng epartments
DFIS*S OODS.
To this Department I have devoted a 'eat deal of study, endeaioring to have
the Newest Materials and Favorite coiorin
• I offer full ranges in Black and olored Cashineres,Yrench tderinoes, Persian
Cords, Poplins, Sateens, Lustres, Sn wflake and Tweed Costume Cloths, Twilled
Melanges, &c., together with all prices, in a ur celebrated make of Black Lustres.
1
FANCY GOODS AND L DIES' FURNISHINGS.
Our Special Lines include Ladi s' Fri ged and Brocaded Ties Ladies' Silk
Neck and Pocket Handkerchiefs, R -alga n all the new styles, ft:11 assortment
of Black and Colored -Kid Gloves in all the 'fferent makes.
We wish to draw attention to our 50 cc
other house in the trade sells as fine a Glov
In Coreets we keep the three, Celebrat
Side Lace, and Woven Corsets. 1
Every size and price in Hosiery- and
PRINT 9EP
In Prints I show the Choicest Autumn
English and American, also Embossed Carn
HOUSE IFUR
In this Department will be fourd a v
Covens, Table Oil Cloths, Lace Citirfains,
Fringes, Towels, Tidies, Table Napl4ins, an
mention. ei
STAPLE DEP
t Kid Gloves, as we are confident no
for the money. ,
a makes, Thompson's Glove Fitting,
loth Gloves.
RTME, NT.
Styles in Fancies and Mourning, both
ries in all the New Colors.
ISHINGS.
ry large assortment of Quilts, Table
Toilet Covers, Curtain Holders and
many other things too numerous to
RTMENT.
Embracing in Cotton Goods the Productions of all the celebrated mills, also
favorite American and English makes in I rey Domestics, White Shirtings and
Sheetings, Ticks, Denims, Ducks, Bags, Ya ns, Warps, &e.
Stock of above kept constantly
Flannels in Grey, Scarlet, Whit
also Linen Go ds in great variety an
Special Lin in Winceys, Plain
assorte
by Fresh Arrivals.
, and aney, Blankets in White and Colored,
at all prices.
Plaid and Fancy, from 6 cents upwards.
iMILLINERif DEPARTMENT.
ti
I will show on the afternoon of the 20 and 21st, the largest and most at-
tractive stock of Millinery, Mantles, Furs a d Wool Goods.
Five Hundred Dollars worth of Shawls
and Fancy Lorne Plaids.
I
in Paisley, Velvet and Wool, in Plain
Also Special *alue in Silks, Satins V leets, Flowers, Feathers, Ribbons, Or-
naments, Hats, Shapes, and all mat riels.
I should be pleased to have a vifit fro all to this department.
1Our Trimmed- Goods far surpass in styl
anything we have had heretofore. No trou
and are much' lower in price than
e to show Goods.
DRESS- AND MANTLE MAKIN;
(
Our Dress and Mantle Making epartment is again in full blast, and, all our
lady friends requiring anything in this line ill be certain to have their' wants at-
tended to in the most prompt and c 'reful mrumer.
Particular attention paid to Cutting an. Fitting Dresses, and the Newest and
most Fashionable Patterns to select from.
CENTS' FURNISHINp DEPARTMENT.
A Fall and Complete Assortment. Ge White and Colored Shirts in the
latest and most improved style.
1
.All the New Designs in Ties, S leis and Mufflers, Cardigan Jackets and knit-
ted Wool Under Clothing in endles4 variety and at prices that cannot fail to suit.
READYMADE CLOTHING.
This Department of my Businelis is steadily increasing and the vast amount of
this class of Goods which I sell is restifficient proof that they give entire satisfac7
tion. Pat chasing in large quantities, T am n a position to give my customers and.
the public in general, who favor me with a 4a11, the best value that can posSibly
be offered in Town.
Men's and Boys' Suits in all wbol Twee very cheap"; Men's and Boys' Suits
in Worsted; low prices; Men's ani Boys' Fill Overcoats, ...new sty:es, cheap.
Perfect Satisfaction Cuaranteec and a ood Tit Warranted.
BOOTS AN
-4.SHOES.
In the Boot and Shoe line I caii. safely defy competition. I pay More than
ordinary attention to the selection Of Boots and Shoes, and hence my Customers
may rely on getting the best and niost servieeable goods to be found in the market.
Full and. complete lines in Merrs Long oots, at prices much lower than any
former season. Boys' Long Boots et all prices. Women's and. Children's Boots at
prices to suit the times, and a lot id Prun1ella Boots very cheap, to clear out the
balance of Slimmer Stock.
HAT CAPS.
A large and attractive Stock o Men'sBoys' Hats, in the Latest Styles of
Wool and Felt. A. nice assortmet4 of Caps in Silk, Cloth and Plush, always on
hand.
GROCERIES.
AN
A first-class stock of Fresh Gr ceries a
Sugars and Tobaccos, and everything else to
Store, at prices remarkably low.
The universal reputation of my, tea is n
lots which I sell at close figures show the s
in large quantities liberally dealt wlthaand
friends to come and see for themselves. E
or not—at the NEW CASH. STORE.
IES. GROCERIES.
aye on hand. Special lines in Teas,
be found in a well regulated Grocery
w an established fact, and. the immense
tisfaction it gives. Parties purchasing
kind invitation extended to all my
erybody weleotne—whether they buy
THOMAS KIDD8 Seaforth.
1
scoundrel!
At length I learned that G. E. ship ama to ma
on a long voyage, and that Resent lent Weis
wanted on board. Here was an opporturstytao
good 'to lose. and I at once applied; but, slut
the consent of my parents WAS again wento,
What could I do? I had none; I had net A
friend in the world to whom -1 °mild refer.
At length it occurred to me that lay lass*
could assist me; so to him I went and stated nil
case as effectively as I could. My request*:
dently surprised him, but at last he commit
to give me a note to Commodore Elliott. I got
it next day, and lost no time in presentingitat
the Commodore's °tire. •
After reading it over deliberately he tUrnedtA
me and said: "You young scoundrel, you vent _
to ruin yourself do you? You want to go to esk
traven't you a father or a mother ?" " NOIsier
No guardian:1. "No, sir," "What do you aer
"tam errand boy for Mr. Harry 1,11Reiges‘
Sestforsh, and he sells so much goodi Maths
keeps me on the trot delivering them, and hit
tired of it You see he keeps BOoks, Stationery,
and Fancy Goods, Watches, Clocks and Zone%
Organs. Sewing Machines; he sells aclotk for
one dolla,r, a Motto, all complete ready to littng
up for sixtytents, and—hold on boy; you both -
sonic brat, go and bring me a bottle ef ink; _
" get it " Don't you know what
everybody buys their ink;
HARRY MITCHELL'S BOOKSTORE, s
No. 2 CAMPBELL'S BLOCK,
MAIN STREET, SE FORTH.
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAH.WAY.
TO QAPITA LISTS AND
CONTRACTORS.
TEE Government of Canada will receive pro-
-t• pOsals for constructing and working aline -of
Railway extending from the Province of'...zitsrio
to the waters of the Pacific Ocep the &stenos
being about 2,000 miles. Memogiadum. of infer-
eastio,n for parties proposing to tender will be
forwarded on application as underneath, Ea-
gineers1 Reports, maps of the country to be Ira.
veined, profiles of the surveyed line, specifica-
tions of preliminary works, copies of the Act -of
the Parliament of Canada under which it is pro-
posed the Bailway is to be constructed, descrip-
tions of the natural features of the country and
its agricultural and mineral resources, and other
information,' may be seen on application at this
Department, or to the Engineer -in Chief, at the •
Canadian Government Offices, 81 Queen -Victoria
street, E. C.„ Itondon. Sealed Tendersonerked
"Tenders for Pacific Railway," will be received,
addressed to the undersigned, until the first -day
of December next. '
F. BRAUN, Secretary,
Public Works Department, Ottawa.
Ottawa, May 20, 1878.
NOTICE—EXTENSION OF TIME.
THE date 'for receiving proposals under the
-a- above advertisement is hereby extended to
the let of jannary,I.879.
P. BRA.UN, Secretary,
1' Public Works Department,
Ottawa, September 2,1578. 5624
WHO WANTS A GOOD Mit.BARGAIN
-
ROBERT SMILLIE, having purchased
land in Nebraska and being determined to
remove there, will sell the old homestead by
Public Auction withOut reserve, on MONDAY,
SEPT. 80th, 1678, at I o'clock P M., at the
Commercial Hotel, Seaforth. It is composed tif
north half of Lot 21, Concession 12, MeEillop,
containing 50 acres, all of -which are cleared, well
fenced, nuderdrained, and 'in a state of good
cultivation. There is a log house and good frame
barn and other out -buildings. It is on a good
gravel road 8 miles from Seaforth and an equal,
distance from-Brtissels, is convenient to pest
office; school and churches. Thrre is a splendid
young orchard, and a great variety of shade trees,
also plenty of water. As the proprietor has pur-
chased land, this farm will be sold without re-
serve. For further particulars apply to the un-
dersigned or to A. Strong, Land Agent, Seaforth.
TERMS.—Ten per cent, of the purchase money
to be paid on the day of sale and the balance in
60 days. BOST, SMILLIE, Proprietor. 7.P.
BRINE, Auctioneer. 562
WALL • 111APE111 SI:DUE:8Si
AND
WINDOW BLINDS.
shoes in tte above =Ines this year a FINEB
STOCK and BETTER TALITE than
ever before offered in
1.1 I 1\1" 1,11 0 1\1-.
My Patterns are ALL NEW, and having bought
direct from the manufacturers, X can sell at
prices that cannot be beat.
Also Moth Proof Carpet Lining at
Low Prices,
• ALWAYS IN STOCK FULL LINES
SCHOOL BOOKS, MISCELLAN-
EOUS BOOKS, OFFICE STA-
TIONERY, &c.
CLINTON 13:00K STORE,
Express and Telegraph 06ice.
JAMES A. YUILL.
PARTNERSHIP NOTICES
ffiHE p, are now prepared to mann/vulture Plows,
undersigned having entered into partner -
Wagons, Buggies, &e. By using first-class ma-
terial and. having all the work coming through
our Own hands, we can guarantee a good article.
Particular attention given to repairing, horse -
shoeing and general jobbing, Mr. Barton hav-
ing had over thirteen years experience in dress-
ing mill picks, we will make that a specialty.
Agents for Watson's Celebrated A.griculturalIm-
plements.
REID & BARTON,
Williarason's old stand, Goderich Street, Sea -
forth. 560
HAIR DRESSING.
MISS STARK
vosm,s to inform the Ladies of Seaforth and
vieeu4te that she is prepared to make up
SWITCHES, CURLS, BRAIDS, &c,,
In the Latest Fashion from Combings.
Prices Moderate, and all orders punctually at-
tended to. A call solicited. Residence—Main
Street, Seaforth. .527
R. N. BRETT,
SEAFORTH,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer it LEATHER and
SHOE FINDINGS of Every Description.
None but the Very Best Stock kept. Terms
moderate. A Trial Solieited. All orders by malt
or otherwise promptly filled.
Oat • 11. N. BRETT.
S.
salt -as
obiorias soai
ta compound.
ail 'ovine to Drats of
1.00 parts of telt
•seaimn. to63.34
manure, in Euro
tor nearly 200 y
no* t.10 stiff" n the.
terattla, atIta also
Bipserieniee has
war a tern
where potassium
are exhaustea. T
• as a manure, the I
rime° of Euro
owalso, the fa
riarelthan ever be
titles its destruc
vegetable life, but
it is beneficial to
creps. It is well
quattity of_salt w
the 'vigor -of cei
would full young
most other
their early stages
rite plauts, such
wartzels, -celery,
toether with
iflfleurish after
soil with brine
or an elm tree.
of Friesland by tb:
pie, cherry, popi
many other ire
while- all the in
plants named ale
inured, but most
luxuriantly than t
laudation. Prot
the most thorong
the amount of sal
bear without sus
that 24 grains of
ter tenanted no b
radithes-
and. that cabbage
stand it well up
177)1M. these plant,
'• the same strong s
saccession. The
perimentea with
what amount of
ficial to his pia
watering eeparat
eolution, and to
ishe* onions, h
when watered fr
tion of 24 grains
growth, were
lialf as large
watered. with th
salted. water.
repeateA ?many
the ame.,_ resul
eensitive to the
greatly bets -fit
* moderate a
to the sere, se a
area a fair slip
While for arable
bushels to the
tige. Of course,
sea do tot regal
beads. rt is pr
plieation of telt
liberate the silt
.Meiat made by
.years ago, _ in
neatly doubled,
-crop of cereals
:barley on an
30 bushe
land salted. ac
-IOnly yesterday
, gent and. stioe
;me that vehen
years ago, of
I works, he form
good oats ; 30
were all he co
while his stra
Acting on. the
salted au stere
• ment; the ties
doubled on th
, appeareclawhi
of his oat field
hardly worth
<lence of aim
Whak is B
Bon
A letter fr
the fast tro
goseip
In these
excite natieb
tall by w
-es-li is
bay horse,
through th
drooping rim
high to look
I. white or 1
ribby, and
Vrs. Alfred.
Itichmend's
aented her
on the grand
the wives
horse has w
• driving au
None of th
though all a
good blood.
the Ameri
his blood a
seIf. To 1
their logs hi
general wet
would say
election.
tie authority
ter. Ie.
Temple and
per cent. of
are said to b
blood. BB,
klitt,
London,
Rams in C
desired to
Mr. Crooke
animal !".wo
gard to be
be beaten,
valuate t
procreate
raw Misso
th.ree mo
Ch.arles G
drives hi
Goldsmitl
3380,000 to
There is
Lug near
who is at
years ago
but within
gone tone
coal. eSh
hood—e
Mesita cla
fifteen ye
was good,
distinctly
Fathers