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THE HURON EXPOSITOR.
DECEMBER 20, 1889.
A Successful Book Agent.
Book agents, like poets and artists,
must be born. They cannot be ^made,
A good address, tact, brilliant conversa-
tional powers, and bath veracity _and'
unveracity are the inborn elet i nts
necessary for the successful book -can
vasser. That the fascinating and suave
manner .of the average professional book
agent is irresistible is proved ' by the
fact that there is hardly a person in the
country who, at -some time or
other, has not subscribed for a book he
did not want.
Some years ago, says the New York
Press, one of these agenta visited a small
hamlet in the State of Michiganselling
The Royal Path of Life." He had
just nine books in his valise, and he was
determined to sell !11 of them that day.
The first man whom he approached was
prominent in the church.
" You had better call up at the house
and see my wife, for she buys all the
books," said the man, good naturedly.
But with the customary pertinacity of
the guild the agent made a sale. bilis
sdecess continued until, about three
o'clock in the afternoon, he had sold
seven copies of his book, He was anx-
ious to get away and determined to sell
the remaining two copies, so he called
on the wife of his first customer and,
first being careful to ascertain that her
husband had not been home since morn-
ing, sold her one of his books.
W hen er husband came home he gave
his wife parcel, saying : " There, one
of those-onfounded book agents talked
me into eying that book."
6' What !" exclaimed his wife, "a
book ! . Why, I bought one, too."
,When they compared notes they,
found they were well supplied with
"The Royal Path of Life."
The man - was furious, and while he
was putting on his boots to go down to
the station to get square with that "vil-
lainous agent" a neighbor rode by, and
the irate man shouted to him to detain
that book agent at the station, as he
wished particularly to see him. •
When the neighbor reached the sta-
tion the train was in ` sight, ' " My
friend, Mr. -, wishes verymuch to
see you before you leave own," he
shouted.
" Oh, yes," said the agent, -blandly,
"he wants one of my books, and I have
just one left."
" How much is it ?" said the man hur-
riedly, for the train was at hand.
Two dollars."
"Here's your money."
'The train moved off, carrying the book
agent, just as the excited church mem-
ber, in hot' haste, came he sight. His
anger at the latest imposition may be
magined.
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'" Why need it be ?" we say and sigh
When loving mothers fade and die,
And leave the little ones whose feet
They hoped to guide in pathways sweet.
It need not be in many cases. All about us
women are dying daily whose lives might have
been saved. It seems to be a wide spread opin-
i that when a woman is slowly fading away
th the diseases which grow out of female
knesses and irre n1arities that there is no
h p for her. She is doomed to death. But
this is not true. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescrlp-
tigri is constantly restoring women afflicted with
diseases of this class to health and happiness.
It is the only medicine for their ailments, sold
by druggists, under a positive guarantee from
the manufacturers of its giving satisfaction in
every case, or money paid for it will be re-
fund ed.
Dr. Pierce's Pellets, the original and only
genuine Little Liver Pills ; 25 cents a vial ; one
ad ose.
ing to the size of the pocket required: 11A
In sundry instances six months have ,set-�>
been sufficient, in.others a' year, while
in some oases two years are negeesary. ettee `
Such a pouch as this last is oap_able of
holding ten rupees -about . the size of
ten florins. The . thief therefore can
undergo search, !and, nothing being
found, be goes away with the spoil in
his throat, the power of breathing and
speech being in no way interfered with.
About a score of prisoners in Calcutta
gaol have such pouch formations. In
the hospital ofthe prison the visitor
learned some of the malingering prac-
tices of Indian criminals. In one case he
saw a yeuth who was a perfect skeleton,
with lustrous eyes looking out in a
ghastly manner from a worn, haggard
face. It was discovered that he had for
two years been taking an irritant poison
with a view to producing diarrhoea, in
order to shirk work and. get pleasant
quarters in the hospital. But he had
overdone the part, for he had reduced
himself to such a condition that recovery
was all but. impossible, This taking of
internal irritants is a common practice
amongst the habitual criminals of Cal-
cutta. Castor oil seed, Croton seed, and
two other seeds which have no English
name, are the agents most commonly
employed. One man was pointed out
who, in order to get off his fetters, had
produced an ulcer by rubbing the chafed
skin with caustic lime and then irritat-
ing the sore by scratching it with a
piece of broken bottle. The segregation
of lepers has long been the ,practice in
Indian prisons, and it is mentioned as
an example of the increase of leprosy in
India that that the disease occurs with
much greater frequency amongst the
criminals of Bengal than it did ten years
ago.
Varieties.
-A certain Kansas college professor
who a joys a joke on himself just as
hear 1y as he does on anybody else,
once. pon a time delivered a lecture in
a Kansas town. As is the custom or.
such occasions, the principal choir cf
the place furnished. music. Before the
delivery of the lecture' the choir melo-
diously . inquired: "What Shall the
Harvest Be ?" and after listening to the
lecture came forward and sang, "Noth- ,
ing But Leaves."
-About the year 1840• a duel was
fought by two Philadelphians, James
Schot, Jr., and Edward Willing, in
which both were hit. Some verses writ-
ten on -the manner ran thus :
Schot and Willing did engage
In duel fierce' and hot ;
Schot shot Willing willingly '
And Willing he shot Schot.
The shot Schot shot made Willing quite
A spectacle to see ;
While Willing's willing shot went right
Through Schot's anatomy.
-Lovers are prone to self -deprecia-
tion. Said he tenderly as they sat look-
ing at the Stars : "I do not uuder-
stand what you see in me that you love
me." " That's what everybody says,"
gurgled the ingenious maiden. Then
the silence became so deep that you
could hear the stars twinkling. t.
-" How many rooms are in your new
house, my dear ?" inquired a good old-
fashioned mother of her daughter, who
had just acquired a West Side home.
" Ten apartments : Reception -room,
drawing -room, dining -room, larder,
cuisine, lavatorand four chambers,
besides the attic and furnace room," was
the reply. " Dear me, how your father
gets things mixed," exclaimed the old
lady. "Fre told me after he bought the
house that there was a parlor, sitting -
room, dining -room, pantry, kitchen,
bath -room, four bed-roms, a cellar and
a garret." 1
-One day a lady from Phila-
delphia brought a letter\ of intro-
duction to President Cleveland that
insured her a private interview. She
Was accompanied by a bright little son,
aged"eix years. The President received
them in bis office and sat -by his desk
and talked in his friendly way with his
visitor. Presently the ' mother noticed
herboy frowning and sulking in his
chair. She whispered an inquiry as to
the cause of his apparent trouble.
" Why, mamma, he isn't sitting on a
throne,and he has no crown on his head.
He is only a man."
Keep a Scrap -Book.
A scrap -book is sotnething I advise
every boy and girl to keep. If you are
ten or fifteen or twenty years old keep a
scrap -book. Let me tell you why and
how : Hundreds of things you see that
you would like to keep, but if ydu lay
them away you will never be able to find
them when you want them. When I
was a boy I did not have sense enough
to keep scrap -books. I began some, but
did not kegep on long with them.
My meiilory is good, and I remember
reading a beautiful piece of poetry, two
or three lines of which I can call ` up ;
but the'.whole I can not recollect. Iu
some cases I do not know the name of
the writer.
I have seen many fine pictures in maga-
zines and papers that would now be
valuable and interesting. Some I cut
out,but they are lost. Charming
storitee, wise remarks, proverbs, direc-
tions for doing a great many useful and
and curious things, are also lost.
So much do I feel sure that I have
lost, that I would give fifty dollars
apiece for the scrap -books of each and
every year that I might have made
from the time I was ten till I began to
preserve things only a few years ago.
There is a gentleman who has kept
scrap -books since he was eight years
• old. He is now forty and has- been ar-
ranging them in volumes, with•an index
in the back of each one. You would
hardly think that the earlier would be
of much use to him, but they are. He
often amuses himself as he reads them ;
for he sees how little he knew when he
was smalls and also finds a little that he
still thinks valuable. Besides, his
children are much ' interested to see
what their father had collected and
pasted in books. The older he grows
the more useful the books become.
He can go to his books, and in a very
few minutes get information about
everything that has happened in his
whole life -tell you' all about the civil
war, the Crimean war, the Italian war,
the overthrow of Louis Napoleon, and
many other things, just as they were
published in the papers at the time the
event happened.
His scrap book often contains many
funny things, which provoke a smile and
often a merry laugh as he reads them to
his family in the long winter evenings.
The children would rather hear himread
from his scrap -books than from the new:
est story. -Edward Eggleston. •
Devices of Indian Criminals.„
Under the title of "By-paths of
Crime in India," a wri er in the Times
of India rientions some devices of habit-
ual criminals in tha country. One
curiosity which he was hown on a visit
to the Presidency gaol i Calcutta was a
heavy lead bullet three-quarters of an
inch in diameter. This was found on
an old habitual thief,, and was being
used to form a pouch or bag in the
throat for secreting money, jewels, etc.,
in the event of his being searched. The
ball is put into the mouth end is allowed
to elide down gently until it reaches
some part near the epiglottis, where it
is held in position and is kept there for
about half an hour et a time. This
operation is repeated many times daily,
and gradually a sort of pocket is formed,
the time being longer or shorter accord -
Had Him There.
See- this coat ?" he queried as he
entered a Michigan avenue Clothing
store the other day.
Yes, I see dot coat. Vhas •soine-
dings wrong !"
" I should remark ! ' See how it is elf
shrunk, up."
" I see. How did she come ?"
" I got caught eut in therain.";
" Oxactly. Did I sell /you do coat
for waterproof 1'•
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" No ; but it hadn't ought to shrink
up like thio."
Dot may be, but suppose dot coat
swell out and vhas worth $2 more
would you pay ;me extra ?"
" Of course not,"
" Oxactly. ' he was even. If it
shrinks yon doan' blame me ; if she
swells you do:n' pay me any more.
Please doan' pl ck oop der ahtore, my
frendt, die washy busy day.
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Wellington; Grey and Bruce.
GOING NORTH -t-.
Ethel
Brussels
Bluevale........
Wingham......
Genre Seim-
Wingham ... . -
Bluevale
Bruseelss
Ethel....
"Passenger. Mixed.
2.51.e. Y. 9.31 P.M. 8.38 P. M.
3.06 9.46. 9.20
3.21 10.00 9.60
8.30 10.10 11.10
Passenger. . Mixed.
6.39 A.M.11.10 A. M: 7.26 P. >i
6.48 11.22 7.65
7.02 11.45. 8.66
7.14 12.00. 9.31
London, Huron and Bruce,
GOING NORTH- Passenger:
London, depart . 7.66A.M. 4.36e.M
Exeter 9.18 6.67
Heiman 9.28 6.09
Kippen .. ' 9.34 6.17
Bruoef eld 9.42 6.26 -
Clinton 0.00 6-4
Londesboro ...... 10.19 7.03
Blyth. 10.28 7.12
Belgrave 10:42 7.27
Wingham arrive 11.00 7.46
GOING SOUTH- Passenger.
Wingham, depart 6.60A.M
Belgrave 7.05 4.00
Blyth. 7.18 4.16
Londesboro 7.26. 4.25
Clinton'. , 7.65 - 4.46
Brumfield . 8.i5 6.04
Kippen . 8. 4 ' 6.12
Hensall 8 2 6.19
Exeter 8.60 6.33
& M'INNES
SUCCESSORS TO HAMILTON BROTHERS,
BOOTS AND. SHOES
FOIL THE
XMAS TRADE.
For the above trade mentioned we have laid in an immense stook
of all kinds of winter goods, everything.in the line of footwear, such as
Men's Felt Boots -half foxed, whole foxed, and loose socks ; Men's
Knitted Mackinaw Socks, in a great many different styles, colors and
prices. Lumbermen's Rubbers of every description, and of the best
quality in the market -THE GOOD YEAR GLOVE BRAND.
Men's Felt Socks with leather snow protector, or without, and -rubber
to match.
Come and see our Men's Overshoes, -THE DUKE, a lover dress
shoe with a jersey cloth top. . Our two buckle . Arctic, our Snow Ex-
cluders and Arctics. Also our PRINCE, jrsey cloth topped Alaska.
We have also a very fine line of Ladies' Overshoes. Our Ladies'
VICTORIA, with a jersey cloth top, button, is the finest Overshoe in
the trade, and our high cut button is an excellent shoe for every day
wear.
The above rubber goods that we have called your attention to are
a11- of the GOOD YEAR GLOVE BRAND, and we have the sole
control of these goods for Seaforth. We would like everybody to call
and see these goods for themselves. .
In leather goods we have a full line of everything at rock bottom
prices. Our Ladies' and Gentlemen's Fancy Slippers for Christmas
trade are extraordinary good value.
Grand Trunk Railway.
Trains leave Seaforth and Clinton station
follows:
GOING WR8T- SRAPOa.TH. CLu rom
Passenger .. 1.03 P. M. 1.20 P. M
Passengger..... .. 9.10 e. M. ' 9.27e. M
Mixed Train..... . .9.20 A. ir. 10.06 A.M.
Mixed Train. 6.16 e. M. 6.40
GOING EAST -
Passenger. ..... .. 7.69 A. M. 7.43 A.
Passenger .... 2.43 P. M. 2.25 e.
Mixe f Train... 6.30 a M. 4.65 P. 1.1
Freight Train, . , 4,30 r, a, : 3.30 P.
TRUNKS. AND VALISES.
'' We have a very large stock of Trunks and Valises �n hand, and
we will give great bargains in those goods for the month of Dec ember
ROBES, ROBES, ROBES.
A nice assortment of Grey, White and Black Robes, which we are
going to sell at COST, as we do not intend to handle robes after this
season. We would like everybody to call and see our goods, as we are
going to give special values for the next month at the RED FRONT
SLOE STORE.
HAMILTON & McINNES,
Latimer's ` Old Stand, Opposite William Pickard's, Seaforth.
GET.; RICH.
That is a piece of advice very much like the doctor's, when he,
advises the poor man to take an ocean voyage, or the poor woman to
take good nourishing food and a glass of old port wine. We don't need
to be told to get rich, but we need to be told HOW -to do it. There,
are many ways to get rich. Money speculation is one way. You can
buy stocks, bonds, shares, &c., but all this requires capital to start with,
and you have no such start. We will suppose, then, you must begin
BY SAVING MONEY,
But this only shifts the shoe that pinches to the other foot. How to
save is almost as great a problem as how to make, or how to earn money
It is all very well to say save money, but echo answers how is money
to be saved ? That is what we started out to tell you and everybody
HOW money saved on your necessary expenses may lay the foundation
of fortune for you, and you can save money every time you trade
BY BUYING CHEAP.
That is no news, you will probably say. Of course you can save by buy -
cheap. You couldalso fly if yoii had wings. You could do any-
thing if you knew how. You are quite willing to save on your buying
if you knew where to go to.1 That is what we are getting at. We
would not waste your time by offering all this advice without having a
practical end in view. If you want to buy cheap and save money every
time,
GO TO PICgARD'S,
The place where. you will find the best and largest stock, the most ac-
commodatingtreatment, and the very lowest prices to be found any-
where. _
The Bargain Dry Godds andR Clothing House.
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WM. PICKARD,
LUMSDEN & WILSON'S
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Santa Claus' Headquarters.
XMAS GOODS ARRIVING.
Corner Main and Market streets, Seaforth.
THE SEAFORTH
COOPERAGE.
The undersigned is now prepared to rece ive
orders for any number of first-class
Apple Barrels and Butter
Firkins,
Also any other wdrk n his line. Apply at the
works, old Baptist Church, Seaforth.
Dealers and Packers" taking large numbers
will be very reasonably dealt with.
10224f
P. KLINKHAMMER.
1 John C. Morrison,
AGENT FOR THE-
'Qor) BINDER
With one canvas ; the best in the market.
Farmers are requested to see it before pur-
chasing any other. Also the U. T. K. HAR-
ROW.
• Auctioneer for .McKillop.
The best of satisfaction guaranteed and sale
notes purchased.
Will also 'be willing to execute Wills, Agree-
ments, Mortgages, &c., at his office, Winthrop.
VW A fair trial given with all Implements.
JOHN C. MORRISON, Winthrop.
1106
They have just received a large nock of P1usti Comb and Brush
Cases, which are selling at prices from $1 up ; these are the prettiest
goods for the prices ever shown.
LEATHER GOODS. -Portfolios, Collar and Cuff Boxes, Dress-
ing Case Card Cases Ladies' Hand Satchels, Purses, Music Rolls, &c.,
ln„ s,
in great variety.
DOLLS AND TOYS for children at prices that make people stare
and wonder bow they can sell so cheap -many lines are not one-half
the price asked by others. Old Santa Claus buys- in the best r9arket.
- ILLUSTRATED CHKISTMAS PAPERS, Picture and Story
Books for Children, New Games -great assortment just to hand ; Xmas
Cards -a very fine assortment of new and beautiful, very9low iu
price.
BIBLES, -Oxford Bagsters, Teachers' Bibles, Family Bibles
Bibles with Methodist Hymns, and Bibles with' Presbyterian Hymns
much lower in price.
SANTA CLAUS desires the public _to. get all their -money is
worth these hard times, and his particular instructions, which will be
carried out to the letter at his headquarters, will insure every one get-
ting full value for their money. Call on my agents,
TTON ROOT GOMPOL'ND.-Com;
osed of Cotton Root, Tansy and
Pennyroyal -prepared by an old phy-
ician. Is successfulll, used mrionthIy
by thousands of women, and has been
prescribed in a practice of over thirty
years. Price, 81. Will be mailed to any address
in Canada and United States. Doctor's consul-
tation hours, 9 to 11,.and 1 4. Diseases of
women treated only. Sealed art:eulars, teo
stain e. Ladies only. Address POND LILY
COMPANY, No. 3, Fishe Block 131 Woodward
Avenue, Detroit, Michigan. 1135-13 1
LUMSDEN 8c WILSON,
SCOTT'S BLOCK, MAIN STREET, SEAFORTH.
IMPORTANT NOTICE.
Read carefully the small print, and realize, the great inducements
that are offered by the undersigned in the several branches - of busess
carried on by him in this place. -
GRIST AND FLOURING MILL.
On account of the inferior quality of much of the wheat brought in
for gristing this season, we have found it necessary to make some changes
in our cleaning system, adding some of the .most improved machinery,
which will enable us to give our customers' the very best Flour their
wheat will produce. We are satisfied. that our system of giving the
customer the product of his own grain, with the offal it produces, will
commend itself to all. The best of stone flour always on hand.
GENERAL STORE.
Large and carefully selected stocks have been bought in the: best
markets at very low prices, to supply the fall and winter trade in Dry
Goods, Readymade Clothing, Hats and Caps, Boots and Shoes, &c.
Groceries fresh and c .eap continually arriving. Farm produce taken
in exchange for goods.
SAW MILL.
A large quantity of Lumber on hand. suitable for building, fencing
and ditching purposes. Some Hemlock and Black Ash logs, from 10
to 24 feet long, on hand to cut to order. Also Cedar Posts and Sawn
and Split Fence Rails. fill orders sent in promptly filled.
Andrew Govenlock, Winthrop.
OQLDEN
LION, SEAFORTH.
WE SHOW THIS THANKSGIVING WEEK
Several Special. Lines of Goods
Worth the Careful Inspection of Buyers. 'Amongst them is a
lino of
THE FARMERS'
Banking- House,
S E -.AF' O IMIEEr
(In eonnectien with the Bank of Montreal.) -
LOGAN & CO.
BANKERS 'AND FINANCIAL AGENTS.
Now in heir own premises on Markt Street
Seaforth, opposite A. Strong'i office. 1
General Banking Business done, drafts issued
and cashed. Interest allowed on deposi ,
MONEY TO LEND
On good notes or mortgages.
JOHN WEIR. WM. GAN.
1058
W. N. WATSON,
General Insurance : ent
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Black and Dark. Brown Silk Plush for
M N TIES_
Dealer in Sewing Marines.
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All kinds of property insured.at lr w.est rates
in first-class reliable companies, and flosses set -
tied promptly. {
Special low rates on FARM PROPERTY in
the Gore and Waterloo, from 76o . o $1 (cash
plan) for three years. Mills and f ries in-
sured in these companies at a saving of 20 'per
cent. on stook companies. -
Sole dealer in the WHITE and itAYMOND
SEWING MACHINES (family and nahnufactur-
ing). Prices ranging from $25 to $75. All ma-
chines warranted for five years_on ,every kind of
work. Needles, oil and repairs for sale. iia•
chines repaired.
This line I bought direct from the manufacturers, and can sell
them at $2.50 per yard, worth in the regular way $4 per yard. Also
special value in all kinds of
BLACK DRESS GOODS.
We claim to hold the best stock of Black Dress Goods outside of the
*cities. Our stock embraces all the newest fabrics in all wool
from 20c to 81.65 per yard. ` Ask to see our 90c Cashmere.
goods,
MAIN STREET, SEAFORTH,
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Farmers' Mutual
Fire Insurance Company,
A purely Farmers' Company. Live Stock also
insured when in the fields or on the road in
charge of owner or servant.
• Also manufacturer of the
Improved oved Surprise Washer
AND WRINGER MACHINES.
-`Agan for TOMBSTONES and the WATSOlri
A -CALZ:' SOLIOITED� TOMBSTONES
COMPANY'S
INZEPIaMMIIMZTTS.i,
°UNDERTAKING promptly attended to sr
moderate rates.
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