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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1879-05-09, Page 2t 2 THE HURON EXPOSITOR. MAY 9, 187% H HIRE'S MANY A MURPHY " The fact is," said Mrs. Bixby, " you might as well look fol} a needle in a hay stack, as to try and find any lost crea- ture in this big blazing bumble -bee of a city. You may as well give it up at once." And she Weed over at -b brother-in-law's biller with an i patience that she tried in vain to su For it was note politic to s comb to this feeling of exasporati which her brother-in-law's brother induced by this infatuation of his abo bis youngest sister, wgio had run aw from home with a scoundrel years yi�eears ago—long enou h, as Mrs. •Ti - fetought, to have dro ed _ out of reasonable family's. ki embrance. Y - � was not politic, becaa a this torment and persistent man, who insisted., up 1 hope huntingwhere there was no x e e p finding, was a bachelor of mature ye and ample fortune. - Joshua -Flanders - farm out- on border Mrs. Bixby had heard of as marvel of richness and prosperity ; the soil was jet black for fathoms deep, aid crop after crop could be taken the B- rom without administering the mild4st tonic for this drain upon . its resources. The mowers and reapers and gatherers nd sowers, and all the other nle- hanics, were numberless and iuestiina- ble; thousands and thousands of acr s, eves, infinite, and unfenced., dazzled tie agination and filled the admiri east of Mrs. Bixby. Not a phick to- inherit it all," s e id to herself, " but his brother and t e children." Lost mature 1" repeated her broth er-in-law's brother. ' Lost? God for - id,,, Maria !" Well, aan you find her ?" said Mes. ixby. She was polishing the silver ffee-urn, and almost made a dent is brilliant side in her irritation. " C ou find her, Joshua Flanders ?" -- " No, no," he said, s eking his he ournfully, I can't nd her." " Can 1 find her ? Can your brother ohn find her ? Can his wife, my si-- r, find her ? Can the multitudes of people and papers you ve written to fi�iild her ? No. Then she's lost, isn't she ? if a thing can't be found, it's lost, ain't t ?„ "Yes, yes," said Joshua, still shakizlg. is head dolefully ; " in one sense. she's lost ; but J don't like to hear you call er a lost creature, Maria." " Shall I call her -a lost coffee -urn, oshna, a dost boot -jack, a lost spit - n ?" Mrs. Bixby's scarp black eyes lead fallen upon these things ono aft he other. " Shall I call her a lost ci at ?" she continued. " You'd bett yours before you go,' out, Joshua, f is away around under your left ea nd I suppose we'd beet get ready, f we'll have to wait outside till the doo re opened, so as to get a good - sea iitine's a little hard of hearing,. an oody's voice in the distance is thic nd indistinct. Sankey's you can he the end !of creation ;{ but it's a, drea strain ; to catch everyword od s if you ]�b � y y happen t0 be late, an pant get down in the body of the buil • rs. Bixby's brother-in-law's broth sighed once more, heavily and despai jingly, and then went slowly up stairs arrange his toilet for this trip to th [ippodrome. This was his last day in the metropo- ]�' , his very last ; and the only news lice gained in all these years of poor ]Title Kitty had come from this big see- thing city. It must have been fully tee years -since he saw that account of the brawl in th p p t lling of urp yjs death ; and, although he wrote at once, and made every effort to find his .now Widowed sister, all was in vain. She - was gone, she was lost, as Mrs. Bixby had said—a little pebble in the big whirlpool, swept away, He looked out of his window, and as it was up in the Mansard -roof, it commanded a view of myriads of:chimneys as far as the eye could reach. He wonderecl, in a weak, vacillating, way, if the smoke from Kitty's frugal fire had crept thinly up through any of these ,chimneys; and he had actually put his arms upo}i the win- dow -sill and looked mournfully forth, when a tape upon the door aroused him from his reI erie. 3 He opened it, and mound upon the threshold a1 quantity of lace and silk and velvet that almost extinguished the sight form' of his niece, Marie Genevi- e. e Flanders. " I want to bid you once more good - by, dear Uncle Joshua," she said, in -e, 1 ieh treble, and pouring forth her words t»ickly and pantingly -' just once more clear Uncle Joshua -!" . ;Uncle Joshua stooped and kissed her after his melancholy fashion, and find- ing that she still remained in the door- way, he kissed her again, this time putting his horny hand upon her little velvet -clad shoulder, whereupon she shrank back. " Don't rumple my collar, please," she said, still remaining there, tossing her long golden curls, and lifting her big bine eyes greedily to the dim, sad ono the Western farmer. All at one Joshua thought of Borne= toing. He , ut his hand in his vest packet and ook from thence a bright new bit of c, rreucy. As the crisp littl bill rattled in his fingers, the eyes oe young Miss Genevieve grew' more and m e r u Joshua 11 lenders gazed after' th deinty little body, and his countenauc grew more lugubrious than ever. . It wasn't a nice thing for . this poor - husbandman to think that his brother, his sister-in-law, and his sister-in-law's sister, their children, their men -servants and maid -servants, and every one with- in their gates, cared nothing for him save only and so far as he could minis ter to their greediness for these bits o - currency that made plethoric the pock eta of his capacious vest. He wouldn't have cared so much i only he could have found Kitty, hi poor long -lost sister—if he could onl have relieved her misery, could hay shielded her from poverty and wan and wretchedness with these __bits o: currency which he was compelled to - squander up on these other relatives of hie, who needed not his help or genet--; osi!,;y. At this moment. ent• she might be starving, she and her children, for pert haps there 'e as this addition to he wrtchedness—might be dying of wan only a few !blocks away. And - poor Joshua sat down on the bed, and plung ed iris hands in his scant• gray hair and groaned in spirit. He could see the wretched garret in which they lived, the dilapidated walls that sheltered er ea- up- pc- t�n had ut ap and aby any ing on of ars t a �n led or er that thence evae.'no knowing what a day el' might bring forth, in such a graphic and forcible way that the poor old gen- tleman began to be invigorated with hope, stirred up, worked upon by Mr. Moody's earnestness in something the tl,r like way that a galvanic battery pours into the deadened muscles a , short but (ff strong dose of life. The religion of his life was to find his d- poor forseken and widowed sister—she that was `abused and east forth from Or her father's house, and her name un- known there for years ; she that was to the victim of this miserable politician and wirepuller, who was fortunately killed in a brawl at lash ---it was his re- ligion to eoek out and find this bruised and broken reed; and, inspired by the eloquence of Mr. -Moody, Joshua be- gan to look about him with the hope that he mightfind her there that very day. There were at least five thousand peo- ple gathered . there, and among them many a pale, spiritless face caught e fleeting glow of relief and raised itself to•the-voice of the preacher; others sunk trembling and suppliant, and among these was one that attracted Joshua. Her head was bowed upon her thin and trembling hands—it seem- ed as if she had., scarcely strength enough to rd it -upright. Her Shawl of a rusty black, her shabby crape veil, the darned and faded gloves upon her hands, gave Joshua to believe that she was a widow and miserably poor. Some- thing in the turn of her shoulders had seemed familiar to him ; her height, as she stood to sing, was that of his long - lost Kitty. The few hairs which strag- gled beneath her . bonnet, if they had been less gray, would have exactly. matched the lock which ho always car- ried in his pocket -book ; and when at last she raised her head, and Joshua looked full upon her face, his whole frame trembled., - " Don't look ack so much," said Mrs. Bixby. " What on earth ails you ? Where's nothing to be afraid of. I do believe," she added, to her sister Jane, " he's looking for the way out ; he's afraid of one of the beams falling, or something. Dear me, what a blessing it will be when he's safe on his way to- morrow !" Joshua wiped the perspiration from his streaming brow. Yes, he had found her at last, worn and stricken with sad years of sorrow, of poverty, of bitterness of heart { and spirit ; yet in the dark, unquenchably brilliant eyes, in the yet graceful and shapely form, in the plead- ing and gentle expression, her face was as familiar to him as his own. Why, there was even the old scar upon her cheek from the fish-hook he had un- wittingly buried there. A serene joy began to beam upon the florid face - of Joshua Flanders. Mr. Sankey sang The Ninety and Nine," and it was with difficulty Joshua could be:kept in his seat. Tears rolled down his cheeks. " Yes, yes," he murmured,. " Igo to the desert to find my sheep." • - - " Good gracious !" said Mrs. Bixby, nudging Jane with her umbrella . " I believe in my heart he's going to do something dreadful—get oonv.erted 07 something. My life, what a care he is !" But Joshua was oblivious of the ninety -and -nine of his relatives among whom Mrs. Bixby belonged. All that he thought of was the one that had been lost ; and during the benedic- tion he kept his eyes firmly fixed upon the now veiled and drooping form of the widow. Alas ! in one moment, in a half sec- ond, she was swept away out of his sight. The vast multitude heaved be- hind him. He was pushed, driven, be- wildered; he hesitated, and was lost. Mrs. Bixby endeavored in vain to reach him with her umbrella ; Jane beckoned wildly, called in vain. He heeded not. They were driven on, lost in the crowd, and still he was unmindful. What matter it to him who was goue, now hat he had lost sight of Kitty ? But. I suddenly in the distance it seemed to these loved ones, its broken and decay- ed appointments; he could see Kitty, once so beetutiful and rosy and bless- ed, now well on in years; a pale, cadaverous, horror -haunted, desperate wo an. 1got upon his feet and walked up and down. - - " O most merciful God," he cried, " give me to find -. my poor sister, my long -lost Kitty !" And Mrs. Bixby, who had gone up to see if he was ready, turned on her heel and went down stairs again. " If he was worth the mines of Gol- conda," said Mrs. Bixby to her sister Jane, when she reached the .back parlor again, " I should have had to tell him what I thought of him—what a poor miserable fool of an idiot lie was 1" " I hope you'll remember, Maria,", said Jane, " that the welfare of my in- nocent childrendepends upon your pro- deuce. He's inthat state of- miud now that he might leave his money in char- ity or any otheridreadful way." " Well, for pity'ssake," said Mrs. Bixby, '! let's'get through with to -day, and, thank Heaven, to morrow he'll be well on his way Westward. I do hope and pray he'll never come on here again." Singularly enough, Mr. Moody chose for his text the subject of . uncertainty as Ito what a day would bring forth. They had not been able, after all, to gain what Maria called the body of the building. The vacillation and mourn- ful hesitancy of Uncle Joshua had de- layed them in various ways, so that when. they reached the big edifice the doors were already open, and in- stead of the comfortable body of _the building that Maria coveted, they were thrust into a far-off ganglion or nerve of 'the monster. . - So that half of the sermon was lost upon Jane: She could see the quick, emphatic gestures of Mr. Moody, dis- tinguished here and there whole -sen- tences, trend then lost the thread of it all. But Joshua w•Rs fortunately one of the few human beings—only one out of four of the whole human race—who have their full normal hearing. , Arany a time when sitting upon his veranda away out in his Western home, when the sweet summer day was sink- ing dreamily into the tender arms of night, in a moment of sunset glow and hush and infinity'of solitude, when the frogs ceased to croak and the crickets to chirp, Joshua Flanders could hear the mornful howl of ' the coyote miles and mi es away, and the light read of a rabbi cone by. So that he never lost a word of Mr. Moody's sermon. This practical and plain but decisive preacher told Joshua ins" e ore eager. tended it nay, and glance b Her little kid -gloved han elf, clasped,'the bit of cur - then she departed, castin ahind. -t him that he saw her ; and now, indeed, he resolved that come what might he would not'lose sight of her again. He began to push his way through tae crowd, keeping his eyes steadily fixed upon the shrinkingforret, and the p o- ple about him found out that this d man had considerable push about -hi : . He reached her side at • the door, a d they were thrust into the street togeth- er, but with desperate tenacity he gra ed the corner of her shawl. " Don't be frightened, ma'am," e stammered; " I have business with et I—I—in feet, ma'am, I—I—am afrie d. Do you know a lady by the name of Kitty Murphy—Mrs. Kitty Murphy ?' " Yes, yes, Sir," said the lad " I know her well—as well as I kn myself." •' Aha 1" said Joshua, taking a to g breath. � ,� Thank God, I have fon d you at lase 1 Do you know I have co e a thousand miles to fiud.you ? Do y u 't h s th for the last teii. years i know a o t been the cream of my life to see you : a you are, before me ? - May I go to yo r home, and talk with you a little out of the crowded street ?" She looked at ,him in a dazed al d wondering way, and, in a sad voice th t went to Joshua's heart : . " Yes, you may come to . my ho .. e, • Sir. It is a poor one, but you ct n come." " A poor one," he muttered, as th went along. " Of course it is. I e pected it to be poor." And presently, as they turned into a crooked and tumble-down tlioroughfa e, inter a narrow alley, through a dark a d dingy doorway, up - dilapidated stai s, into a clean but wretchedly furnish: d room, where the evidences of pover y were unmistal#thle, the face of Josh a began to glow with satisfaction. Poorer even than I thought," l e murmured , " on the ' verge of stare tion, likely." ' And unable longer to stifle his ern tion, his joy, his unspeakable gratitud:, he turned to the poor lady and said, u a voice husky with agitation : " It's all over, dear. Thank God, i past -ail the hardship and agony. I' your -brother. Kitty—your old broth r Joshua. Don't you know Josh? . Do you remember the dear old home o t '-Vest ! It's waiting for us now, de: r, ten times more beautiful than ever. I saw your husband's death in t e paper. He was killed in a bra the scoundrel, just as he deserved be." " Hush, Sir," said the ladyindignan - ly. " My husband killed in • a brew 1 'What do you mean ? He died. decent y in his bed. How dare yousay such a thing ? you're wandering ; you're mi : taken, Sir,,`or demeutefl—Heaven lino: •s which.". Joshua sank down upon a chair, t e three legs 'of which giving way und: r him, he fell upon the floor. " Didn't; you tell me," faltered t i e poor old man, " that you were Kit Murphy ?"I , " I said I knew of a lady by th name, and God knows I do, and -an p- tl .' w Y 's 11 1, 0 —here she paused and listened to t sound of carriage wheels—" here she is she added, running to the window, "he she is, God bless her 1" Joshua staggered to his feet in ti e to reach the window and see a la y descend from a carriage sat the doo , and not a word more was spoken till she mour:ted •the stairs and entered t e room. " This is Mistress Kitty Murphy said the poor woman, the best lar and the most beautiful the sun ev shone upon. She has kept a roof ov my head, and food in mine and the children's monthsthe whole dreary winter. God bless you, ma'am, he fol- lowed me out of the Hippodrome, thinking I was his sister. that's been lost or dead this many a year, anti, strange to say, her name was like your own but, for that matter, there's ma a Murphy.e, Here the poor woman stopped tal ing, finding that her benefactress a the strange gentleman were gazing each other steadfastly. Joshua could not take his eyes fror the face of this lovely woman bofor him. She was clad in silks and ve vets ; a faint perfume touched his senses. She was a creature all of lux- ury ; but Joe'.rua couldn't take his eyes from her face. Her own were fast filling with tears, and she clasped and unclasped her hands, and took one little step for- ward. - " Don't tell me cried Joshua, stern- ly, " that you are Kitty Flanders." •' Oh !" she said, taking a few more little steps forward, and throwing her- self into hie arms. " I should just have died"if you had disappointed Me. You are Josh, of course—dear old Josh ! Oh, how happy I am ! Come and get into the carriage and go home with me right straight away ! Oh, isn't it per- fectly -splendid ?" she said to the poor woman, who nodded her head with joy. Isn't it grand ? You dear, dear old blessing !" and she coaxed and pull- ed poor bewildered Joshua out of tli' room, and down the stairs, and into th carriage. " Home," she said to the coachman, and then she snuggled up to Joshua, pu her perfumed head upon his shoulder and, burst into tears of joy. Which softened Joshua's heart. Tee or three half checked sobs escaped him; but he gazed upon the feathered and belated head, the diamonds that shone in her little ears, the ?uxorious uphols- tery of the carriage, and Joshua looked very lugubrious. " It seems you are not in want, then," he said, sternly. "In want, dear ? Why, certainly not." " You are perhaps even rich?" he added, grimly. " Well, moderately so, Josh. I've plenty to help you with, dear, if you want help." Joshua lifted her head from his shoul- der. " Kitty," he said, " thislis hard, this is cruel. Here I've come a thousand miles, expecting to find you in want, destitution, perhaps even star- vation. I have plenty of money to re- lieve you. I counted upon it ; it has been the dream of my life. And to see you here, dressed up like a puppet, with trinkets in your ears that would buy- a big share of the old place, offering even to help me—it's too much—it's not to be borne, Kitty." " I'm so sorry !" said Kitty. " It's too bad to disappoint you, but it's all the fault of James—he will keep getting rich, do what I can. I spend all the money I can. Yon don't know how hard I labor in this way. But he is the Y e e 11 ,, Y d t e SEAFORTH. MITH & WEST Haye Just Received a Lot of MISSES AND BOYS SAILOR HATS In all the new colors, very cheap, and selling fast. Also a Lot of AMERICAN PRINTS, At 5 cents per yard. See them—they are a Splendid Lot. STAPLE AND FANCY DRY GOODS. A Full Stock of Staple and •Fancy Dry Goods, and at Bottom Prices, as usual. BOOTS AND 8 OES. In this Department we are showing Goods 20 per pent. cheaper than here- tofore. Special Lines for Children in American Manufactures., HATS AND C4 PS i We are determined upon retaining our 1 reputation for giving the best value in town in Gents' and Boys' Hats. NEW "GOODS Just to -h .nd.. We have bought Child- ren's and ; Misses' Sailor Hats at very close prices, and purpose giving Bar- gains. We are aware that MONEY 1S SCARCE, That Economy is a positive necessity. We are endeavoring to meet the public half way by buying Goods at the VERY CLOSEST PRICES; And selling again with the Smallest Paying Profit. We are not doing busi- ness just for the_ fun of running the thing.. We have INVESTED CAPITAL With _a view to increasing it. This we do not pretend to be able to do without an advance on the .goods we handle. But we can accomplish our purpose with A VERY SMALL ADVANCE ON COST, when we sell for CASH only. We don't propose to CLOTHE O HE DEADBE44TS At the . PUBLIC EXPENSE, which is difficult to avoid unless the CASH SYS- TEM is adhered to, so please DO NO'T' ASK CREDIT. We cordially invite Inspection of our Stock, which is marked in Plain Fig- ures and sold at ONE PRICE ONLY. Yon will be courteously shown through whether you buy or not. S1�IZ'H WEST Big Sign Across the Street, SEAPORT'', - - ONTARIO (‘ 1879 SPRING AND SUMMER. IMMENSE OFFERI:rsr a- 1879 O N E W78T 0-001D8 AT THOMAS KIDD'S EMPORIUM. My Spring Stock being now Complete, I confidently invite your inspection of the same, knowing there is no better assortment to be found in Canada. Having made much larger purchases than ever heretofore on account of the advance of the Tariff, I am now in a position to show you first-class Goods, Inpurchases I have studied marked at prices to suitthe times. I all myto get the most sleable lines, and from my experiecof the Trade, I feel safe in say- ing that my customers can select their requirements from my present stock with every degree of confidence, as I do not deal in any inferior class of Goods. A few of the Leading Articles may be inferred from the following list : Black Alpacas, - Black Cashmeres, - Black Crape Cloths, Colored Crape Cloths, Colored Lustres, Melange 'Twills, Mottled ..ittiohairs, Costume Dress Linens, Black Grenadines, Figured Grenadines, Colored .2W slins, Few Colored Brocades, Russel Cords, Diagonals and Sergei?, BLACK BROADCLOTHS AND WORSTED COATINGS, ENGLISH, SCOTCH, AND CANADIAN TWEEDS, - - WHITE AND COLORED. DRESS SHIRTS, FULL LINE OF OXFORD AND REGATTA SHIRTS, WHITE VESTS, HOSIERY, BRACES AND GLOVES, SCARFS, TIES,, COLLARS.' CUFFS, HANDKERCHIEFS, ULSTERS AND WATERPROOF COATS. White Cottons, White Sheetings, Grey Cottons, s. Grey Sheetings, Fancy Prints, Fancy Shirtings, Lace Curtains, - Counterpanes, Toilet Covers, - Toilet Dollies, Table Linens, The SHOW ROOM will be open on and after LINERY will be a Special Feature this season. Towels and Towelling, Ducks and Denims, Plaids, Striped and Hessian Tickings, Black and Colored Silks, Black and Colored Satins, Crapes and Ribbons, Flowers and Feathers, Hat Ornaments, Straw Hats, Sunshades and Sailors. this- date. TRIMMED MIL - I FEAR NO RIV-ALS_ My Friends will find tthe Goods in -point of Style and Value unsurpassed. The Clothing, Boot and Shoe, Grocery, and Wine and Liquor Departments are fully assorted. I respectfully request you to give me the pleasure of showing you through my stock before making your purchases; and I guarantee you fair and honorable dealings in all transactions. THOMAS KI DD. SEAFORTH. THF 1\/1=1, HALL SEEDSI SEEDSI IMPORTED STALllo* THE Celebrated Imported Stallions, el prise and t'lisisnplain, will travel ioilowing routes this season ENTERPRISE'S ROUTE: YOI'DAY Will leave hie own stable, Lot' Nor'h Yast Boundary, [,'borne, and Y East to Iiir. Ballertyrr: ', for noon; theLs Fatqubar, thence by way of the. Thames 04 the Stone Church, at 11r. McDonald's, fora U SY TDA — West - to Exeter North, to' g. Bz own Hotel, for noon ; thence north to don Road to Ley noble' Hotel, Hens.11 for • W 1;D �ESDAY— North to Schafieee Hotel pen, for noon; thence North to Brueetiel Turner'e Hotel, for night. THURSDAT the Mill Road to Seaforth, at the 'confine Hotel, arriving at noon and remaining until following morning. FRIDAY—South along. Kippen :Load to the Red Tavern for Troon, t East to. Spring Hill for the night. SAT1jg liet By way of Cromarty to Robert Ilo$gartlirs age noon; thence south to his own. Mable, jwhe„i k4 will remain until the following Monday mor The above route will be commenced nn day, April 28, and will be to/ tinned re , during the reason, health and weather pew tin . g CHAM=PLAIN'S ROUTE 3f0NDAY--Wail leave his own stable, Lot North Best Boundary, Usborne. and .ars West by Bonthrou's Corner to Hartsell, at noids' Hotter, for neon; thence West along Zurich Road to the. Parr Line, tYence Nps along the Purr Line to Varna, at Jcsiiri's Hut for night. TUESDAY—Along the L>xygel, to Bivicefield, at Turner's Hotel, for noon; yn�gy a ong the London itoad to John Avery's, m ing one :t our; thence north to Granton, east to Broadfoot's Bridge, then e to the Hotel, fornie,ht. WEDNESDAY—gill pr north to Jahn Torrance's, Hallett, by way Kilburn, for noon; thence cat to Davis' Leadbnry; thence north to Waiton,.at Hotel, for night. THURSDAY—South toDlivie Hot=1, Lexdbury, for noon; thence south to#ia, forth, at the Commercial Hotel, for night, At, DAY—To Dublin. by way of the g Road, at Pendergast's rtotel.,for nos,., ; theme* Spring Hill, for night, SATU AY Setrtlt ie the 12th concession of Hibbert, to hie ownst where he will remain until the following Mme* morning. The above route will he commenced on day, April 28, and will be continued r during the season, health, and weather, p' ting, 591 MeE WEN .t HORTON, Proprietors,. T. MELLIS, K1PPE, AGAIN ON HAND; -- SUPPLYING THE FARMERS' WA. THOMAS MELI IS has now on hand It of Scotch Diamond Harrows, whichIer menship said price defies all -comers. Also 1 lase and Gang Plows, mennfactured by Monroe,* sea forth, -which speak for themselves. en he hat -a11 that is wanted in teaming. HORSE -SHOEING Attended to as usual, with sterid attention .tt iy wants of his patrons. T. Vieille' horse sbo - speaks for itself, and in consequence all done by him in this line is held in high es tion by the public. FARMERS ! FARMERS !f?_ If you -v„ at your Plows and Harrows Repine go to T. 3ieilis, Kippen—be makes them r, like a charm. Repairing of all kinds attended* on tlio shortest notice, and satisfaction gums* teed. Give tee a trial and be convinced. THOMAS 1► LLIS takes this opportnnitir.,, thanking his mealy customers and the p>it in general for the very l bend support they lot favored him avith in the past, and hopes that doing good work:and by elose attention to nese to merit their confidence in the futnrei p.. gether with as many new ones as may wiek°ie give him a trial. I? emember ;the Stand, and come when yOultal yon will always And me :ready for business, THOMAS MELLIS, gips N. B.—For Sale, a good now—will calves the first of May. EXCHANGE BANK OF CANADA. HEAD OFFICE, MONTREAL. SEEDS! CAPITAL, GARDEN, FIELD, AND FLOWER. We have now received and opened out our Stock of Seeds, and have a Larger Display this year than ever before. We have bought from first-class Seedsmen, whose reputation is established beyond a doubt, and we are therefore in a posi- tion to offer you Special Inducements. Will guarantee all to be fresh and sound.. and will give you the advantage of Garden Seeds in bulk, as Seeds in papers can not usually be relied en. WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF GARDEN AND FLOWER SEEDS, And can supply anything in those lines. We subjoin an abbreviated list of Flower Seeds, comprising Hardy Annuals, Half Hardy Annuals, Tender Annuals, Ever- lasting Flowers, Ornamental Climbing Plants, Ornamental Grasses, Choice Tm- ported Flower Seeds, Choice Imported Seeds for Green -house culture. Aston, - Balsams, Carnations, Coxcombs. Dianthus, Hollyhocks, Larkspur, Pansies, Phlox Drummondie, Petunias, Poppy, Portulacea, Sensitive Plant, Verbena, Ipomeas, Pinks, Chinese Primrose, Stocks, Sweet Pea, Wallflower, Zinnea Elegans, Amaranthus, • Bartonia, Marigold, Corippsi, Candy Tuft, Scabiosa, Sweet Sultan, Canary Bird Flower, Canterbury Bells, - Rockets, Catchfiy, Convolvulus, Ice Plant, Jacobia, Linurn, • Love Lies Bleeding, Marvel of Peru, Mignonette, Minnilus, Nasturtinas, Schizanthus, Sweet William, Gourds, Forget Me Not, &c., &c. HICKSON & BLEASDELL, SEAFORTH. THE SAFOR'TrH MUSICAL INSTRUMENT EMPOp RIUM. SCOTT BROTHERS, PROPRIETORS. Four or Five American Pianos and Half a Dozen American Organs will be sold at the old prices,,when we shall be compelled to make an advance in our prices owing to the increased cost of importing these goods under the new Tariff. The EMERSON PIANO is still gaining in popularity, and as we have been. appointed Wholesale Agents for Ontario, we can supply them at the Lowest Figures Possible. - We can also supply the CHICKERING, DUNHAM & SONS, STEINWAY, and other first-class Pianos on short notice. CLOUGH & WARREN and W. BELL & CO.'S Beautiful Organs always in stock. Do not fail to see and hear them. Instruments sold on the Instalment System, or on time to snit the purchaser. The Trade supplied, as usual, on the most liberal terms. Send for Circulars. SCOTT BROTHELS, Main Street, Seaforth. Dress Goods of all kinds were never so welt represented as the are this season at IIOFFMAE BROTHERS' Cheap Cash Store, Carcno's Block, Main Street, Seaforth. $1, DIRECTORS—M.. H. Gavlt,Persident; Thee, Ca•rrerhili, Vice -President; A. W. t,gilvie,11.t2, E. K. Green, Thomas Tiffin, Alex.Buntin, Jrty[ Cratherr_; C. It, Murray, Cashier Geo.Bua Inspector. A nranch of this Bank has been opened me lit I3 navels, where a General Banking business iii be transacted. Notes of hand discounted,` Loans effected at fair business rates. A Saving Bank department has oleo opened in co�frnection with this, where deg,,,, will be received from one dollar upwards, irfai interest allowed thereon. Drafts issded payable at par at ell offteej[at this bank, tiie bank of Montreal and the Fed* Bank of Canada. FOREIGN AGENTS.—London-The•Allit{talti Bank, limitdd. New York—National Bank It Commerce, Heimer's, McGowan & Street. Chicago—Union National Bank. Buviness hours 10 to 3. Saturdaye,10 to 663 JOIN LECKIE Mari pOM ETH 1NG NEW, CHANGE OF BUSINESS Cv• FRIEL has purchased the Stock and; • nese of ,Tames Carpenter, DUBLIN, will hereafter carry on the 'business bei_...._. carried on by Mr. Carpenter. He will keepigilk atantly on hand a full stock of BOOTS AND SHOES Of all kinds, which he will sell at .prices snits ilt to the times. Heirs also prepared to tarn Ordered Work in the Neatest :and Ifell Style, and of good material. Fits gnaran, Repairing promptly attended to. Being a practical workman himself and inteled,- ing to devote his personal attention to busrnime he hopes to give entire satisfaction to all tidal ; may favor him with their patronage. Remember the Place—Carpenter's old soar58 opposite iPendergast's Hotel. C. •FR EL. SEED WHEAT, PEAS, BAR Oats, and all Kinds" of Field, Apr - 'den and Rower Seeds. i N returning thanks to my patron! for the pe - al support accorded me the pastyear, ft leasure in informing rhe public that ns considerable expense, -carefully selected mypitw sett large stock of seed grains from the most liable growers. I can confidently reeommend LOST NATrObi and WHITE RUSSIAN es best spring varieties grown, both for gaaat., quality and milling purposes. My peasmeiii► and to none In the Province for purity and ity. Barley and Oats of the very hest varietilt Clover and Timothy Seed, Tnrnip, Mangoidet all other Field and Garden Seeds freshand pip I always take special care to select seeds e and free from all noxious weed seed. Aiv glad to show my se, and give any in. tion desired by fseeds,fo tiie's and others. Remi. my stand on Hamilton Street, above the borne Hotel. 587 J AMES McNAIB, Goderiel THE •.HENSALL MILL?, AxTE E have a few car loads of Conlon band,: as the Government is likely toitnposesy on it, now is your time to buy. Chopped Corn 90 cents per 100 pounds. Well Cared New High .Mixed Corn, for feed i seed, as cheap as the cheapest. Gristing, flouring and Chop Done on the Shortest Notiee. Havingehangedeit bolting cloths to meet the deficiency ire tines` son's wheat, we have remedied the generale plaints of dark flour and flour that will:nott and that has a running tendency. All oi+dll! promptly attended to and work guaranteed. 585 McGBEIOR R. N. BRETT, 'SEAP'OBTn, wholesale and RetailDeaier tri LEATILES SHOE FINDINGS of Every Deseriptiora ': None but the Very Best Stook kept, moderate, ATrial aolicite(j. All orders; or otherwise promptly lied, BRE ate este► InG yo bee n I've mg r; for big �)tl Ina refl. laid and side; P his uP 'th off, this th gr ve to 1 4