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a, Plush and-
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TIIIRTEENTII 11.3.AR.
WHOLE NIIIVIBER, 625.
REAL ESTATE PO i SALE.
licLEAN 13110S., Publishes&
$1.50 a Yeas, in Advance.
ARARE CITANCE.-Twenty-five flares of land
With hens° and barn for sale in Egrtiondville.
This property is well situated for either farm or
garden purposes. Tit -le indisputable. Apply to
ROBERT BRETT. 615
F"'T„-R -For Sale a first class Planing
Mill, nearly new and in good running order,
8W:tilted in the flourishing Town of Seaforth,
wrnbe sold cheap. Terms easy., Enquire of
aBeos•D,.COSSENS & CO., Godeeich, Ont.
VARII AND TOWN PROPERTY FOR SA_LE,
x PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES. -Lot 17,
ee the lith concession, McEillop; price $40 per
sate; Building lots in different parts of the
WWII of Seaforth ; purchasers can make their own
terms of payment, at 8 per cent. interest. JAS.
BEATTIE. 591
ITALUA_BLE FARM' FOR SALE. -For Sale,
the east half of Lot No. 4, Con. 4, H. R. S.,
rackersmith, County of Huron, consisting of 50
scree, Si miles from the Town of Seaforth, and
convenient to sehool. The land is of the very
best quality. For further particulars apply to
JAMES PICKARD, opposite the premises, or to
Egraondville P. O. 52t,
_
pROPERTY IN IfIGMONDVIT,TN. FOR SALE.
A: For sale the house and lo iu Egraondvillo at
present occupied by Mr. S. Cameron; The house
is a frame, Owlet contains half an acre and is
one of the best building sites in Egmendville.
There is a good well and all other necessary con-
veniences, and will be sold cheap. For particulto s
apply to JAS. R. BENSON, Seaforth, 521
rARM AND TOWN PROPERTY FOR SALE,
X GFIFIAP.-Lot No, 24, Con. 9, latcaillop, 100
acres; north half Let 80, Con. 9, McKillop, 50
acres; north half uf north half Lot 31, Con. 9,
MeKillon, 25 acres; residence occupied by Mr.
Nalcolmson on Gouinlook Survey, Seaforth ;
building lots on Jarvis' and. F. G. Sparling's Sur-
veys. Apply to GRAY, YOUNG A'7, SPARLING.
8e,aforth.595
AIIM
FOR S417E -For Sale, the west part of
• Lot No.1, Con. 17, Grey, containing 50 acres,
35 of which are cleared., well fenced, and in a state
of good cultivation. There is a. good frame house,
good orchard and plenty of water. It is on the
gravel road leading to Brussels and Seaforth, and
-adjoins Reel:lurch and school. It is also within
half a mile of the Village of Walton:. Apply on the
piemises or to Walton Post, Office. CHARLES
MURCEIIE. 493
RM FOB. SALE. -For sale Lot 2; con. 10
Tnekersmith, containing 100 acres, about
80 cleared, the balanca well timbered. There is a
stone house and good frame barn, it is well fenc-
ed and underdrained. There is a young bearing
orchard. It is about seven rade.; from Setaforth
and four from Henialt, and is convenient to
school. Two good wells of water. Possession
even at any time. Appiy at the EXPOSITOR
office, Seaforth. 610
FARM FOR SALE. -For sale, a farna contain -
dug 50 Sexes, belongieg to Mrs. Mary Ann
Berry, on Concession .4„ Township of Hay, being
south half of Lot 24; 85 acres of said fat ra. are
cleared and in a good state of cultivation; the
balance in bush, well timbered; a good frame
dwelling housd and stable; a good aprtneeriVell at
the door; the farm issituated 2 miles from the
thrisingvillage of Hensel'. For terms apply to
MRS. MARY ANN BERRY, on the place. 618x8
FAPal FOR SALE. -.-For Sale, Cheap-, the east
half of Lot 28, Concession 9, Meliiliop, con-
taining
50, acres, 35- of . which .are cleared, well
fenced. and in a good state- of cultivation there
is a good, frame barn and stable, and leg house.
with_frame addition; also a small orchard and
well of water; is within hall a mile of the village
of 'Winthrop, and six miles .from Seeforth. This
farm mast be sold at once, and. a bargain will be
given. Apply to Winthrop P. O.., or to the proprie-
toron the premises.. dOPIN BROWN. 623.
FARM FOR SALE. -For sale, the west half of
Lot sz,, Coll. 5, MeEillop, containing 51 acres,
over 40 of afhich are cleared and free from stinnps.
There is a. good frame barn, log house and orchard.
The soil is heavy clay fit for raising all kinds of
crops. E is situated within four mid a half tulles
af Seaferth. For further partieulars address the
proprietor, Poole P. 0., or apply personally at his
residencewitLiin ono and a half miles of Milverton
railway station. GEO-RGE DICKSON. 618 8
PROPERTY FOE SALE. -For Sate, Lot 14,
• Con 16, Grey; West half of Lot .29, Can. 6,
with eheeee factory complete; Lot 14, Con. 6,
and eolith half of Lots 16 aaid 17, Con. 5, town-
ahip of Morris; Lot 22, Con. B, and Lot 28, Con.
B, tOwnship of Howiek, all good improved farms,
tog -tithe' with several acre a s
Morris and houses and lots and vacant ktts in
the village of Brussels. Prices low, terms easy,
and title good. Apply to JOHN LECKIE, Brus-
sels. 574
YE KNIGHTLY GUEST OF YE FAN US
QUEBEC BANQUET.
A PARODY ON poNomizow's Daum "mA.-
WATHA."-SUBJECT-- THE LATE QUE-
BEC BANQUET.
LWritten for Tar Exeosiron and published by
special request.]
Should you ask me, whenee these
- steries ?
Whence ‘these "ewer true" tales and
legends,
With an air wild and romantic,
Wild as tales of Eastern genii,
Or the fables of the Orient'?
Whenee these stories, straagely mingled
With the odor of the, tap -room,
And its wild reverberations?
I should answer, I should tell you
of a great and inighty sachem,
Lately dubbed Sir John the G eless ;
Tell his prodigies and proweas
In the Province of Ontario.
1 would tell you of this sachem!
Of this modern Hiawatha,
How he lived and toiled and suffered,
That himself and friends might prosper;
That he might delude the nation.
Ye who love your country's legends,
Who believe that in all ages
Every human heart is human,
Listen to my simple story,
Listen to me while I tell yen
Of this Modern Hiawatha;
How he loved Miniha,ha,
.Was o'erpowered by Minihaha,
Potent sparkling, laughing water..
In the,deys,of eldest fiction,
na-
In the reals of ancient story,
Mythic ages, Greek and Roman,
Read weof a race of beings,
Not divine, yet more than human,
Men begot by stolen embraces
'Twixt: the gods of high Olympia,
And earth's daughters, fair, terrestial ;
Such was Enertas, such Achilles,
Hercules, Arid ecoany' others, •
Whom 'it boots not now to mention.;
Who, with little in them godlike,
But with very much that's human,
Were possessed of cheek unbounded.
Such this brave and spotless ohampion,
Hero of Pacific Scandal,
The great fisheries transactions,
And. the policy nanaed National ;-
He who compassed the eipulsioia
Of the honorable Lettellier, -
" 'CauSe his usefulness was quite gone."
If stillAfurther you should ask me,
I woul , tell you of his prowess,
Of hi S many deeds of won er,
How he dup'd this fair -Dominion
On theiseventeenth of September;
How he humbugged this great nation,
Blinded and hoodwinked her people,
With his reasonings disingenious,
With his specious bta,gticlocis„
With his gross dissimulation,
With his bluste: tg rodomontade
r) ,
With his brazen itifalutin.
Little reck'd. he I eat the goose quill
Was reporting les wild ravings;
Cared not that the spark electric
Was transmitting his false stat • e ente,
His hyperbole 'and bunkum,
From the coast of the Atlantic
To the shores of the Pacific ;
From the lirie of demarkation
'Twixt the land of boasted freedom
And this glorious Dominion,
To the farthest northern limits
Of the bounds of habitation.
50 1 tm Greyand
Nor would I forget to tell you,
fI but tune and place would serve me,
Row, when he got "Gunned" ,at Kings -
Ile was forced to up and. travel •
To the farthest point hesperian,
To the land of the Pacific,
Where the natives knew not of him.
I would also try to tell -you
(Tie the burden of my story)
Of a certain famous banquet,
Made ifs honor of this chieftain
By his few misled admirers.
And still further would 1 tell you
Of the ardent, strong attachment
Entert 'fled by this great chieftain
For the lovely Minehaha. '
How her blandishments subdued him
At thd.t famous Quebec banquet;
How he yielded to the drawings
Of the potent laughing water;
How: with strangest fascination,
This great saviour of his country
Was o'ercome by Minehaha,
Was enamoured of the beauty,
Yielded to the power potential
Of the charming laughing water,
The seductive Minehaha.
. rata st.
Come, thouanuse, if right 1 name thee,
Gentle, la,ughter loving Thalia,
Guardian angel of the comic.
Grant thine aid, I now invoke thee;
Now coefer the power upon me
To do idstice to this banquet.
And thou also, Caliope, _
Muse, renowned for sterner epic,
Now descend! Come and inspire me!
That I may in tuneful numbers
Tell this tale with truth and candor.
And thou, of the nine most doleful,
Muse, of sorrow therecorcier, _
Tragic, mournful Melpomene!
Let thine arts with these united,
These with mine, so animate me,
That as with the lyre of Orpheus
I may sing of this great chieftain,
Sing of this delightful banquet.
°Ye, whose simple, honest hearts are
Filled with a love of country,
Ye who unsophisticated, ,
Live and labor with your fellows;
Ye who look fip to your great salon
As the auardians of its morals •
FARM FOR SA.LE.-For sole Lot 17, concession
8, Stanley, 100 acres, 80 cleared, well fenced
and in a good statti of cultivation, the balance
well timbered with maple. Frame house been
andsheds. Five acres of good bearing orchard,
and two never failing wells. Is.on a, good gravel
road within 2 miles of Varna, 6 miles from Brum-
field station Great Western Railway, and12 miles
from Seaforth and CAnton. For forth.er partieu-
lars apply to the.proprietor on the premises,or to
Varna P. 0. JOIIN REDMOND. 598
WARM VOR SALE.. -For Sale, Lot 2, Con. 11,
H. R. S„ containing 100 acres, 82 eleared and
'fia a. tirst-class state of cultivation, the balance
being good hardwood bush; log house,- with stone.
cellar. under, and well- finished ;.' frame barn
36x60 with stone stabling underneath; good
bearing orchard and .good wells ; convenient .to
elforch.„,sehool and post Once ; is sittutted 8 miles
from. Seeforth and a from Hensall, on a good
gravel road. For farther particulars apply to the
proprietor on the premises, et if by letter to
Ohiselburet P.O. JOHN C. STEELE. 603-4x
VARM S.A.LE OR TO RENT -For Sale
-IL Cheap, and on easy terms, Lot 8, Concession
1, MeKillop, containing 100 acres, 70 of which. are
cleared and in a good state of eultivation a, ;
the balance there is a large amount of excellent •
feeeing timber ; there is a new frame house and
goo& frame barn and stables; there is .a young
orelierd. and, a well of spleudid water ; is en the
Huron Road, within one mile of- the Village of
Dublin; if not sold within one month it will be
rented for a term of years ; apply on the premises .
Or tuDnblin pot office. PATitICE MURP-Ety„
621x4
Dublin,
-FAum FOR SALE. -For sale Lot 2, Con." 17,
-1; Grey, and. part of Lot 1, Con. 17,-. containing
an. all 129 acres,. about 90 of which are cleared.,
'eta ander good cultivation. The be -lame iS"well
timbered with hardwood., There is a. hewed Iog.
house, and frame barns, sheds and. stables.. There
is it good bearing orchard. and good water. Is
situated on. a goad gravel road within half a mile
-of -Walton village; five milee from Brussels,. on
the Great Western, Railway; and. ten miles rom
Seafortin on the, Grand Trunk Roalwaa , with a
-choice o: markets. For farther particulars applv
to thearanrietor on the premises or to Walton
-JOHN McFAD.ZEAN. 610x20
pARm IN MeEILLOP FOR SALE. -For Sale,
-"' the North. part of Lots 8 and 9. Con. 13, Mee
.Killop, coataining 11.2 acre; there are about 80
cleared, well formed, underdrained, and in a hig
1
state of cultivation, the bolgace is well tiraber a
with hardwood; good dwelling, new bank Ire le
barn 50xi7, with stabling underneath., and Aber
outbuildings, also a good young orchard and
pieaty of water; Is 1.0 miles from Brussels, 5 from
Walton, and 12 from Seaforth, with good gravel
toads tu each -place; cortvenient tochurch &nil ,
Schools; will be sold as a whole or in two parts, .
or will be exchangetl for a small farm. Apply to
Welton P. 0. or to the proprietor on the premises. I
WILLIAM DYNES. 593
SPLENDID FAI(51 TOR SALE. -For Sale,
"-I' tied. fine farm, the pre.perty Of David Fergn-
Son, ltiing 'Lot 1, Con. 9, IL R. S., Tuckersmith,
4ontaluir.g 100 acres, 75 of winch are cleared aid
the .very best order; is all well fenced and
ondertiralaed ; the timbered portion is beech
and mai ; th,-,re is a new ulnae house, frame
battle,. etahlea, elleds and outbuildings ; ex-
cellent Orclin,rti of bearing treas. and plenty of
Pod sprite.; water ; is Within 7 miles of Seatorth,
en the Grand Triurk Railway., and the same (lis-
ta , II the Great Western,'with
gravel roads leadingto each place; a.spring creek
r.IttEi through the farm.. Apply; it. by letter to
Betiforth , or on the premises. to 'DAVID
FER.GUS01,:t. 617 .
Ye who love ycur -nation's welfare;
Ye who deem your country's honor
P'aranseunt, of first importance;
Ye who would abhor to trample
Under foot the code af morale,
Listen to my simple story,
To this story of a banquet,
To this story of a revel, '
To this tale of midnight orgies.
•
Flaying, lauded at the goodly
City Of Quebec, the ancient,
This great chief was met and welcomed
By a 'chosen deputation,
And by that Same deputation
Gra dly, and with much patad and
Oste tatioe, Was 'escorted
Stra ght,way to the hall of music.
In ti at hall above the platform
And by various flitgs surrounde
All i honor of this chieftain,
Was his coat of arms sitspende ,
`And if you will give me audienc
I wi new descriille that bauble.
Firs , imon those arms oreblazo ed •
Was a cunning reeoon, maven
Und rneath, and en the left ha I,
Stood sly Reynard, and, with ne eye„
He a wink was'perpetrating ;
To the right, and facing Reynar
Stoo
Bir
Just
Just
Und
Pain
the bird of evil omen,
of night, with visage owley
above the crafty Reynard,
above the bird nocturnal,
rneath the rampant racoo
ted airly in the centre.
Of t iis c at of arms heraldic,
Stood a champagne glass or go
is cha,mpagne glass or gobl
a drink yclept " eye opene
seeqh you, gentle reader. -
In
t
Was
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To coudOine this pbrase Hiberni
Wh t the meaning of thee em
ese jemblems here con&
aps our fa.ncr may inform
In t e hell were laid ten tables
Dec rated for the eccasion,
Fur ished with cheice fruits an flowers
Orn ment with exotics,
Mai y things of use andbeauty.
In t is hall were laid ten table
Tab es furnished profusely,
Wit a bill of fare most liberal.
Tab es spread witlt choicest vi .ds;
Lu unes from evey climate.
In t e highest plaCe of honor
Sat the nascent Privy Councill r
(.lo e beside him, on his right l4and
Pro dly sat a boon companion
On s left, he waS supported.
By is quondam friend Sir Cha ley.
Later on -So saith Dame Rum r,
In dire extreme -he was supported
Rigl t and left by one less noted,
.Of hich anon I more will tell ou.
Nea at hand and close beside lim,
Sto d his welcome wade mecum!
Smi ing sparkling laughing water. now o
Bey nd the friends already mentioned, of inc
In s rried ranks there sat on both hands -
A g laxy of chosen spirits, playe
A gl ttering host of minor worthies like n
Wh in this narrative arb nameless.
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ng bravely, and contending
t the forces centripetal.:
hen it became apparent
s partners, that_his pedals
ompletely lost their mastery,
their power of locomotion
e present was extinguished.
ally, will be,. nill he,
proached the horizontal.
as he approximated
e -horizontal posture,
s he was gently .yielding
e laws of gravitation,
s caught, and eased down gently,
outh who shall be nameless.
he guests began. to gather
that prostrate form ,so knightly
quired-why all the tumult-
xcitement and commotion,
catastrophe or mishap
efallen the doughty chieftain?
his boon companions answered,
he strain upon his powers
al andmental, was such,
e had been quite exhausted,
ey told not though they knew well,
well, that their chieftain -had been
ate laid. by Minihaha.
•nee more he had succumbed,
d to the power potential
sprightly laughing water.
'ercome by Minihaha, .
ductive laughing water,
compelling laughing water,
t subduing Minehaha.
the Quebec banquet ended,
-
e asseMbled guests departed,
g the great Privy Councillor
embrace 0 Minehaha, , • ,
compellinglaughing water, '
t subduing Minehaha.
u looking for the moral,
n't surely fail to find it
-following quotation:
of great men should remind as
may rnake our liveksublime,
eparting, leave behind us
t prints on the sands of time.
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Canada.
Th Sandwich- fish hatchery has
er 17 millions of eggs in process
bationg
noft T
homa' prirne biffiard
s are issuing a challenge ' to a
miser of the London players.
by-law to repeal the Dunkin Act
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And. should your desire prolaspt you, in the' tovsnship of Colchester, Essex
,
You may'now peruse a copy Coun y, was lost by a majority of 91.
Of t is bill of fare recherche: r - ev, A. McDiarmid, for some time
Firs ,upon the table, steaming,
pasto4 of the Baptist Church in Strath -
Sou was served, they say %wasgritty] roy, h s accepted a call to Port Hope.
The , to grace the centre table, -The First Presbyterian congrega-
To ve eclat to this banquet, tion of Chatham has resolved to place
Our ex -Premier they had. roasted a new pipe orgaa in the church next
Wh .:e, entire, and undisinembered, sprinaa ,
Bar --iklev. David Paul, D. D., of New
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ecued ; SCCUJUllt112 artein.
d aboard this board so festive Concord, Ohio, has accepted the call
he great immaculate chieftain tende ed to him by the United Presby-
terian Church of Galt.
correspondent writes to the
Wood took Sentinel protesting against
bringi g babies to church, at least until
after heir teething season is over.
ring last week there were ship-
nalontreal to different parts of
nited States, 134 horses. The
t realized for them was $9,169.
fire in Belleville, on Friday,
ed a sash factory and two
houses. One of the families
ly escaped beiug _ burned to
v. Mr Hammond th noted
'St has been addressi g large.
ces in London. Ile is here by
ion of a number of clergymen in
his band of sworn associates.
many futile efforts
st up the great Reformer,
abandened him, untested,
as truly said Sir Leonard, a
fill well cooked -yet Mc.'s a tough -D
ne. 1 pea fr
T alki
This
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g to the guests assembled,the
rave knight beguiled the moment amou
a „word to this or that one, -A_
a word jocose and humorous, destro
dwelli
nano
death
revive
audie
invite
the ci
ly pleasant, complimentary.
here are who then were preseut,
n speaking of his discourse,
atize it fulsome flattery.
s say, that all his converse
at festive occasion,
ed of the egotistic,
ed of elf -adulation,
it -"blowing his own trumpet.'!
er this be truth or falsehood
ay judge, and then pass sentence.
Let t at pas S :-I now will tell you,
How his great self-almegation.
That he time might /Ass more joyous,
Told is tales of great salventure,
How e'd cared, for this country,
How his country had condoned
The acific outrage, infamous,
In its turn,,he then extolled
The itch talked of -National Poultice.
Now ud then he left his partners,
That e might renewuhislamours
With he sparkling laughing water.
And, efore again he )teft her,
With great fervor he 4mbraced her,
Her e
Back
And -
And,
How,
How
To hi
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With
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yeral farmers in Plympton town -
ave been made the victims of
hieves.. One farmer had no less
irty bushels 'of wheat stolen
is barn.
Speculative young Man swindled
ey merchant out of some hard
sr, selling him a horse hide. The
eighed 55 pounds and brought six
er pound.
' investigation of • the manage -
f Catholic, schools in Montreal is
ed.by the ratepayers. The ex -
re of the funds is claimed to
en reckless, if not worse.
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burgh,
ronto
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mes Ross, a native qf Edin-
Scotland , who arrived.' in To-
ecently, ragged and without a
braced, with feelings rapturous,
. - cent i his pocket, has got information
he came to his cionspanions,
that itte has been left a legacy of
esumed hie marvellous stories,
$45,00 .
almost blush to tell you,
with many a smite sardouic -Mr. John Bernie; of Walkerton,
ith many a laugh sarcastic,
listeners he related
out his marvellous triumphs
n over credulon18 people.
great gusto he related, -
at aagumeats fallacious,
at artifice insidious,
at stratagem and finesse,
at sophistry and cunning,
at wiles, he had accomplished
a wondrous revolution
e 17th of September.
mongst other things, be told them
is feelings had been wounded,
hat tender fragile menaber,
with feeling he,did speak of shipment they have made this Beason
heart, had. been much injured, to Britii.
is gentle guileless soul, had -A new wrinkle in druggist labels
has came into vogue. Poison labels,
as well, as having the word poison,
have the antidote also printed on. the
label: This is a good move and should
be generally adopted. 4
-T American Union Telegraph
Cornp ny are laying down a direct
line of telegraph between Chicago and
he duetile plastic member, New Tprk. The workmen are now
ressicda so susceptible, engage on the line between Chatham
his heart, had been much soft- and StliFlitniaas.
-Jo 'n Dwyer ho had. a foot crushed
I •
who h
genera
works,
of the
Toren
Charl
whose
ago, is
vere il
of dan
-S.
Blenh
twent3
ter to
e been acting for some years as
agent for different agricultural ,
has been appointed general agent
'Massey Manufacturing Company,
o•
o are pleased to learn that Mrs
a Gould, of Walkerton, part of
foot was amputated a short time
recovering from his lona and se-
ness, and. is now consid°ered out
pr.
Dawson & Co., of Wolverton,
im township, recently, shipped
-'three thousand pounds of but -
Liverpool. This is the second
ted been and cut up,
tales and vile aspersion,
dos, foul suspicions,
t motley herd se gritty,
so lately they had gobbled
d made a hearty meal of.
to tell [and we admit it
11
1
S evening, -by his constant
ourse with laughieg water.
is tongue begins to lose its
g, end his speech to thicken,
19,p his hands lie idle,
is eyes are very dreamy,
y, watery, luetre lacking,
in them that expression
to the eye of codfish.
• juncture, as he rose up
sityed to walk expertly,
he was striving bravely,
by the centrifugal, -
:
by a Grand Trunktrain a short time
ago, at Mossboro', has entirely recovered
after an amputation had. been perform-
, ed. Ile is frieadless and_helpless, and
still remains at the Guelph hospital.
-BY means of a Blake transmitter
placed' in the Dcrminion Methodist
Church, Ottawa, on Suuday evening,
by thelDominion Telegraph Company,
-and connected with the Bell telephone.
a large number of persons were enabled
at th°eirresidences to listen to a ser -
i mon preached by the Rev. E. A. Staf-
ford. So perfect was the transmission
of sound, that the very echoes of the
minister's voice could be distinctly
heard.
-Miss Wallace, an Egrernont school
teacher, was plucky enough to take a
hand at the the rifle matches at Mount
Forest the other day. Miss Wallace
has grit, and will no doubt make her
mark at a meta some day.
-Mr. Robb. Wallace, of the Elmwood.
Potery, is now suffering from a wound
caused by a white thorn, which he
unfortunately received in one of his '
heels over thirty years ago, previous to ,
his emigration from Ireland.
• -On Tuesday morning of last week
Thos. Martin, a Brantford bookseller,
committed suicide by shooting himself
through the head. Cause, temporary
insanity, brought Oh by despondency on
account of business matters.
-Mr. Clem,. Alloway, a -Well known
and popular veterinary surgeon of Mon-
treal, was laid up with typhoid fever
some weeks ago, but WM recovering till
a few days -ago, when he had a relapse,
and. is not expected to recover. ,
-Margaret Baker, the young woman
whose feet were amputated in conse-
quence of the injury she received at
the Northern Railway Station, Toronto,
a few weeks ago, still lies at the General
Hospital, but is recovering flowly.
-A very sad death occurred in Co-
bonrg on Monday afternoon. While
Arthur, a lad of fourteen years of age,
only son of Mr Thomas Durable, was
returnin„,, home from school, he fell
dead on the ground of heart disease.
k -The Hamilton Spectator reports
Wisner and Co.; a Brantford imple-
ment manufacturing company, as em-
ploying 25 hands now while 40 was the
number under the old tariff, and that
theyilose 1$3,000 a year in duties.
- ir
ig,ht yeare ago,Oscar Baines escap-
ed. from Kingston penitentiary and. no
trace of him could be got. He has just
been: heard from at Cincinnati. He was
arreated for some .misdemeanor, and
told the police of his escape from King-
ston.
-One evening lately a man named.
Wm. Mackenzie, working for Mr. L. S.
Youngs, Brooksdale, skipped out, taking
with him the youngest daughter of his
employer. The pair went . to Embro,.
where they proc_a
ured a cense, and
thence to Ingersoll, where they were
married.
- The steamers NOVA Scotian and
Circassian on their last trip, brought
out 182 immigrants, the majority of
whom were heeled for Ontario. there
are hundreds of workingmen already in
Ontario seeking employment. Why
should more -be brought to swell the,
list.
-A stock company has been. organ':
Dominion
own as the
Company,
to build a
eg to British
arties iind
heavy capitalists are the p omoters.
. -A project is on foot to establish a
dry dock of goodly dimensions' at Sar-
nia, providing ,enough 'of the moneyed
men of that place can be I induced to
take stock in the concern. At present
there is no Canadian dry deck between
Southampton and the Welland Canal,
and the one ' at the former place is
worthless for crafts of any hize.
-An unfortunate tragedy occurred at
Mill Brook, Durham county, last Friday
night. Mary Hunter, who is Subject to
fits of illness,during Aich she is violent
in her temper, stabbed ler brother,
Samuel Hunter, in the side with a
butcher knife. His recovery is doubtful.
The brother and sister i were very
affectionately disposed tolwards each
other.
-A row took place at , concert in
Parkhill, a few days ago, between Dr.
Barclay and Nelson gni* consta,ble.
The Doctor would insists contrary to
orders, in putting his feet upon a bench
in front of him and puffing a cigar. Af-
ter being warned a second time, Nel-
son knocked the cigar out of the physi-
cian's mouth and showed him the door
amid much excitement. .
--e;A mad bull broke loose at Ailea _
Craig, and a boy na.med Scandrett was
sent to capture it. The animal turned.
on the lad and sent him fifteen feet into
the air. The boy was not killed, but
severely injured. The Reeve and sev-
eral of the villagers turned out with
lanterns and sticks, but the furious
beast proved too much for them and
took possession of the Station yard, bid-
ding defiance to all comers.
-A heavy silk robbery was perpe-
trated ih the dry goods establishment
• of P. McCallum & Son, Cobourg, either
on Saturday night or' Sunday night.
About two thousand dollars' worth
was carried off, besides a large number
of silk handkerchiefs. The silks were
very lately purchased in Edinburgh
and Paris and were a maanificent lot.
There is as yet no clue to °the robbers.
-About two months ago Mr. Vogt,
of Elmira, lost - a valuable cow, and
though she was advertised and the most
diligent Elearch made far and near, no
trace of her could be found. One day
lately a gentleman from the township
of Maryborough informed -Mr. Vogt that
a cow answering to the descrip-
tion was seen uportt the farm of J.
Franklin, a resident of Elmira, who
has lately gained a very unenviable
notoriety. Mr. Vogt went up, found the
cow and brought her home, and J.
Franklin was arrested. and sent to Ber-
lin jail to await his trial for stealing.
- -The Customs Department are
taking active measures to put an end to
nder value.
ttawa they
onsig,nment
to this ins -
ized at Winnipeg under
charter of 1874, to be k
Canada Central Telegrapl
with a capital of $100,000
telegraph line from Winni
Columbia. Responsible
merchants entering goods
In one case in the city of
have confiscated a, large
of glassware; and in additio,
posed•a fine of 8200. The eame firm is
also in trouble with the Inland Revenue
department for a violation' f the law as
regards the standard of coF„ I oil. 1 Ten
barrels of the illuminating fluid, which
does not stand the test, aye been con-
fiscated. The Government are exer-
, ,
cising a rigid inspection of all Ameri-
can goods entered for consumption, and
those who violate the conditions of the
tariff and other regulations may ex-
pect to be severely dealt with.
-The new Methodist hymn -book for
Canada comprises 924 hymns, with a
few chants and doxologies. Of these,
600 are being taken from the old Wes-
leyan hymn -book, and about 300 have
been selected from the best modern
collection of hymns.
-The Brantford Board of trade, at a
special meeting on Saturday, adopted, a
motion recommending the City Coun-
cil to grant a bonus. of five thousand
dollars to Mr. Clayton Slater, an ng-
lish cotton manufacturer, towards
establishing a cotton manufactory in
that city.
-The collection of back taxes is
causing considerable eXcitement itt
Kingston. A Mrs. Potter is alleged. to
have ovted $2 in 1851, and is now
billed for $35.57. Another individual
owed $6 in 1851, and his bill now
attounts to $81. Trouble is antici-
pated.
-The Methodists of Thorndale have
lately opened a new white brick church.
Rev. Manly Benson preached the
opening sermon. At the close of the
services he stated that a coniiderable
debt still remained qn the building,
and -made an appeal to the people,
present for a liberal, contribution, in
about 20 minutes a sum of $585 was
pledged by the congregation.
-The steamer City of Winnipeg, of
the Collingwood and Lake Superior
line, passed through the hurricane on
Lake Superior in safety, bat reports the
weather tremendously heavy with
intense cold, alia snow flurries of
considerable weight. She has the first
cargo of new Manitoba wheat exported
from that country this season, which
has beet purchased by a Toronto firm.
-Two Wimaipeggers, Joe' McIntyre
and Frank Ritchie, were out sheeting
last week on the Canada Pacific Rail-
way. They both saw a moose, and.
both fired at once. The moose fell
dead, and then_ they had to argue
about the ownership of the carcase, but
an examination showed that it had
two bullets in it. The question before
the house now is who owns the horns.
-A day or two ago a medical man of
Toronto was called to attend a child
suffering from some unaccountable
inent. The parents li-ved in a poor
tumble-down house, and appeared to be
not over clean in their habits. On ex-
amination of the child, which had been
very fretful, it was found that a hair of
its mother's head, coiled around the
child's thumb,had all but amputated. it,
cutting it clear to the bone. -
-In the Mennonite reserve, about 30
miles south-east of Wisinipig, they have
been unfortunate in their crops this
year. Some of the land is very flat, so
that the unusually heavy rains -in. June
and the first part of July have drowned
up some of the crops; while in several
villages, where the land is high, the
grain has suffered severely from a hail
storm. A few have raised some fine
hay and good crops, but many others
have secured scarcely an average crop.
-The Midland Argosy says: The
Port Hope Times has an obituary no -
Mee of Mr. Orr's old cream colored
mare, which died at Port Hope lately
in the thirtietui year of her age, and says
this mare has a political history, hav-
ing in the year 1857, in one day, during
an election, travelled 105 mils, bring-
ing in electors to vote for the Conser-
vative candidates. There is -one com-
fort for the old mare, she wilnever be
driven 105 miles in that better world
for the same purpose.
-A few days ago a curious accident
befel the little daughter of Mr. Wm.
Hall, Lake Shore, Sarnia Township.
That gentleman was engaged salting tile
cows, when one of the, animals became
impatient, ran against the child; and
its born entered. the child's head. be-
tweisn the upper lid and the globe of the
eye, and. tore its way out again. A of the name of the applicant and. the
fearful gash was the result, but under place desired. At eleven o'clock only a
the care of Dr. Vail, who was called in dozen of the three hundred letters and
and 'stitched the torn fragments in
position, the child is doing well.
-On a recent Saturday night, a
tramp called atthe residence of Mr. J.
Laidlaw, Paisley.Block, and. asked if he work and generously handed. the mat -
could remain over night. His request ter over to a committee, giviag it three
was granted, and he was premitted to days and. nights to do it.
sleep in the kitchen, before daylight, -As Mr. Wm. Johnston, Clerk of
however, he got up and noticing a pair Blanshard, was returning from St.
of new boots, he put them on and left Marys on Wednesday evening of last
his own. The new boots had only been week, his horse, a wild and high spirit -
purchased. on Saturday for one ,of the ed. animal, took fright at a steam
boys, who had oiled them and . made threshing machine at work. The horse,
them readysto, put on Sunday morning. after bolting from one side of the road.
A pair of socks had also been placed in- to the other, at last plunged over the
the boots and they were also takenembankment into an old gravel pit,
-The steamer Witubuno was wreck- taking with it the buggy and its occu-
ed near Parry Sound during the gale of pant. The men, seeing the accidents
Saturday night and Sunday. She left stopped their teams and ran to the
Cellingwood. about four o'clock &dui- rescue, not, however, before the horse
day morning, heavily laden with 'had regained its feet and. was dashing
freight and a few passengers. A por- 1 furiously through the pit, the bottom of
tion of the wreck of the steamer was which was covered with boulders, Mr.
found about fifty miles from Colling- Johnston still remaining entangled in
wood and thirty from Parry Soundthe vehicle. Eventually they snowed-
. The life boat was found bottom up. ed in getting hold of the bridle and
The shore of the islands is strewn with bringing the horse to a standstill; but,
the cargo and wreck of the steamerin so doing, the buggy was tilted for -
No trace of the passengers or crew. ward, causing it to rest on the dash
The tug returned to resume the search. board. At this moment a large tin box,
-The editor of the Galt Reformer 1 need for carrying papers, slid from un -
has seen a letter writtenfrom Dunedin, der the seat, and, falling upon the
New Zealand, in which the writer stone, made a fearful clatter, which nso
makes some reference to Canadians. The terrified the already frightened. animal
letter states that a wagon maker in Dun- I that, in its frantic struggles, it literally
edin was repairing a wagon made by a tore the harness into shreds, freeing
manufacturer in Paris, Canada, and itself from the buggy and carrying with
that while there veas.examined by a it the two men; still holding on to the
great mane people'the general opiaion bit. They, however, were men of the
about it being that itt was far too grand right stuff, tiever releasing their hold,
for their roads." There is perhaps a 8, -Ra succeeded., before reaching the rail -
possibility of having such articles too roadcrossing, in bringing it under eon --
tinie, and is so pleased with the coun-
try that he thhaks of settling down with
his family.
-Conductor Joseph Draper, of the
-Grand Trunk Railway, is one of the
mosttravelled men on record. He has
been railroading now for over 27 years,
23 of them on the Grand Trunk, and
during that period of time he has av-
eraged. 900 miles per week -46,800
nailes per year, representing for the 27
years a grand total of one million two
hundred and. sixty-three thousand six
hundred miles (1,263,600) and it speaks
volumes in favor of Mr. Draper's career
on the railroad, that none of the trains
under -his charge have ever met with a
serious accident.
-February,l880, will be a very re-
markable montli.. It will have five
Sundays. This honor falls to the lot of
only three years in tlae present century,
namely, 1824, 1852 and 1880. From
these numbers it would seem that
there are five Sundays in February
once in 28 years, but this is not the
case. 1880 plus 28 is 1908, but Febru-
ary 1908 will not have the leap year.
The years will be 1920, 1948 and 1976.
How many of our readers, we woneler,
Could tell why it is 1920, and not 1908.
, -Mr. Veinier holds out cold com-
fort in regard to the weather. His
published prediction is, that this scold
snap" is likely to be of usual intensity,
and that between this said the end of
the year the thermometer will give us a
series cif extremely low readings. He
does riot anticipate very heavy snow
falls, but rather what he designates as
"dry and extremely cola weather."
The neighborhood of the New Year,
Mr. Veinier thinks, will be again Open
and mild, with copious rains, and a
general break-up in some localities.
•February he forecasts as "dry and in-
tensely cold" -in fact one of the cold-
est Februaries on record. in a number
of years. The spring of 1880 is to be
early, dry and warm, and is to preface
an exceedingly hot and extremely dry
summer.
-Au exchange says the event of the
Week in social circles in Ayr has beeis.
the marriage, on Thariksgiving Day, of
Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Win.
Baker, Esq.., merchant, of that village,
to Mr. David. McColl of the, . post office
department, Chicago. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev:. W. Inglis
at the residence of the bride's father,
and after the usual Alejeuner and the
spending of a few pleasant social hours,
the couple left for Paris where they
took train the same afternoon for their
future home in the city of tlae west -
followed by the good wishes of a host
of friends. -A few days previous to her
marriage, Miss Baker was presented by
her Sunday School class with a hand-
some and valuable photograph album.
-A few days ago Mr. Trayes, of
the Port Hope Times, took his little
son Willie to see Bosco, the magician.
One of the feats performed was that of
apparently smashing a watcli to pieces,
and afterwards bringing it out intact
from; a loaf of bread. The watch used
belonged to Arr. Trayes, and Willie,
who was an attentive on -looker, was de-
lighted at seeing it returned safely after
the process to which it was subjected.
Now A seems that Willie was given a
handsome sillier watch a short time
before by his indulgent father, and
thinking be would like to be a snag&
can, next day tried the same operation
on his diminutive time -piece. After
smashing it in pieces, Willie was very
much disgusted that he could not bring
it whole out of a kaf of bread. So Was his
father.
-There is not much of a "hum"
among the school teachers,,if we are to
judge from the number of applications
that were received in reply to an adver-
tisement for twelve' teachers by the
Oshawa School Board. There were
twelve hundred pages of solid manu-
script' to be read from applicants. It
took twelve persons - one hour and a
half to open the letters and make a note
testimonials had been read. The spec-
tators had. fled an hour before from the
monotonous laudations of genius and
virtue, and finally the members struck
gaudily painted and fine looking for
rough country roads. It rnay be that
if this wagon had. not been so fancy
looking it wou1d. have led to greater re-
sults in the way of helping to open a
trade with Canada. Another letter
states that Mr. Ballantine, book agent,
of Guelph, has been there for some
trol. Mr. Johnston was taken to Mr.
McIntyre's, where he was kindly cared
for, and, strange to say, he bore butfew
outward signs of the terrible aecident
through which he had passed. Should.
he have sustained. no internal injuries,
a few days will likely stiffice in restor-
ing him to his wonted health.
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