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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1892-12-09, Page 2eatittitirWEiteir • WITEN THE CORN IS RiPE THEN SHOULD THE NATIONS WYE THANKS TO THE LORD. . Talmage's Tbankaigtobag Sermon — 0. Points Out.the Analogy 'Between kink. ins Time and tbe Great Ite-Unlon *hat Will Take Place in Heaven—A Shock of Corn. • BROOKLYN, N.Y., Nov. 27th.—Rev. Dr. 0 Talmage to day chose for his subject of dre" Chime one eminently suited to the time fol- lowing the ingathenng of the harvests, had to the Thanksgiving season. The decoro- • tions- of the Thanksgiving Day still remein- ed on the platform and the galleries, and long rows of yellow and white corn on the front and back of the platiormwas in accord with the sermon. The text selected Was "As a Shock of, Corn Cometh in in tile Season!' (Job 5; 26.) This is the time of the year for husking corn. If you have recently been in the fields of Pennsylvania, or New Jersey, or • New York, or New England, or in any of the country districts, you know that the corn is all cut. The sharp knife struck through the stalks and leftiehem all along the fieldrnuntil a man came with a bundle of straw and twined a few of these wisps of straw into a band, and then gathering up as much of the corn as the could compass with his arms, he bound it with this wisp of straw and then etood it in the field in what is called a, shock. There aro now at least two billion bushels of corn ,either standihm in the shook, or having been ate ready husked. The farmers gather, one day on one farin, and then another day on • another farm, and they put on their rough husking apron, and they take the hwiking peg, which is a pieceof iron with a leathern loop fast- ened to the band, and with it unsheath the torn from the husk and toss it into,the gold- en heap. • Then the wagons come along and take it to the corn -crib. About corn as an important cereal or corn , as a metaphor the Bible is constantly speak- ing. You know about the people in famine corning to buy corn of Joseph, and the foxes - on fire running into the standing corn," and about, the oxen treading out the corn, and about the seven thin ears of corn that in Pharaoh's dream devoured the seven - good ears; and the "parehed corn" handed to beautiful Ruth by the harvesters of Beth- lehem, and Abigail's five measures of "parched corn" withe which she hoped to appease the anemia of her drunken hus- band, and David's description ofithe valleys "covered over with cern, and "the hand- ful of corn in the earth," and "the full corn in the ear," and Christ's Sabbath morning walk through corn -fields, and the disciples • "plucking ears of corn," and so I am not surprised to find corn -husking timereferred to in lay text: "As a shock of corn cometh in in his season." . How vividly to all those of us who were born in the country comes the remem- • brance of husking time. We waited for it as for a gala day of the year. It was • called a frolic. The trees having fot the mogihpart shed their foliage, the farmers waded through the fallen leaves and came • through the keen morning air to the glee- ful company. 'The frosts which had sil- vered everything during the night began to melt off the top of the corn -shocks. While the farmers are waiting for others, they stood blowing their breath through their fingers, or thrashing their arms around their body to keep up warmth of circulation. Roaring mirth greeted the late farmer as he crawled, over the fenoe. Joke and repartee and rustic saiutation abounded. All ready, now? The men take hold of the shock of cork and hurl it prostrate, while the Moles and mice which have secreted themselves thereior warmth, attempt escape. The •withe of straw is unwound _from the cornshock and the steaks heavy with the wealth of grain are rolled int4 two bundles between which the husker sits down. The husking peg is thrust in until it strikes the corn, and then the fingers rip off the sheathing of the ear, and there is It crack as the root of the corn is snapped off from the husk, and the grain clisimpiasoned is hurled up into the sunlight. • The air is so tonic, the work is so very exhilarating, the company is so blithe, that some Iangh, and some shout, and, some sing, and some batter, and, some tease a neighbor for a romantic ride along the edge of the woods in an eventide, in a carriage that holds but twoj and some pro- phesy as to the number of bushels to the field, and others go into competition as to Which shall rifle the most corn -shocks be- fore sun -down. After a while, the dinner - horn sounds from the farm -house and the table is surrounded by a group of jolly and • hungry men. From all the pantries and the cellars and the perches of fowl on the place the richest dainties come, and there is carni- val and neighborhood reunion, and a scene which fills our memory, part with smiles but more with tears, as we remember' that the farm belongs now to other owners, and other hands gather in the field, and many of those who mingle in that merry husk- ing scene have themselves been reaped, "like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season." There is a difference of opinion as to whether the Orientals knew anything about the corn as it stands in our fields.; but ze- cent discoveries have found out that the Hebrew knew all about Indian maize; for there have been grains of corn picked up out of ancient crypts and exhumed from hiding -places where they were put down many centuries ago, and they have been planted in our time and have come up just such Indian maize as we raise in New York and Ohio ; so.1 am right when I say my text may refer to a shock of corn just as you and I bound it, just as you and I threw it, just as you and I husked it. There may come some pradtical and useful and com- forting lessons to all our souls, while we think of coming in at last "like a shock of corn coming in m his season." It is high time that the King of Terrors were thrown out of the Christian vocabu- lary. A vast multitude of people talk of death as though it were the disaster of dis- asters, instead of being to a good man the • blessing etf blessings. • It is moving out of a cold vestibule into a warm temple. It is migrating into grc ves of redolence and perpetual fruitage. It is a change from `bleak March to roseate June. It is a change of manacles for garlands. It is the trans- muting of the iron handauflis ,of earthly incarceration into the diamonded wristlets of a bridal party; or, to use the suggestion .of my text, it is only husking titne. It is the tearing off of the rough sheath of the body that the bright and the beautiful soul may go free. Coming in "iike a shock of _ corn cometh in in his season." Christ broke up a funeral procession at the gate of Nain by Making a resurrection day for a young man and his mother. And 1 would that I could break up your sadnesses and halt the Jong funeral procession of the world's grief by some cheering and cheerful view of the last trrtnaltion. all know that husking time was a time of frost, Frost on the fence. Frost • on the stubble. Frost on the • ground. Frost on the bare branches Of the trees. Frost in the air. Frost on the hands of • the, husker,. You remember we uaed to hide between- the corn -stacks so as to . keep off the wind, but still you rernem- ber how shivering was. the body and show painful was the cheek, and how benumbed were the bends. Bat after a while the sun was high up and all the frosts went out of the air, and hilerities awakened the echoes, andjoy from one corn -shock went up, "Aha, aha r and was answered by joy from an- other cormehock. "Aha. aha !» So We all realize that tn0 death of our friend in the nipping of many expectations, the freezing, the chilling, the frosting of many of out hopes. . It is fir from being a south wind. It comes out of the frigid north, and when they go away from us we stand benumbed in body and numbed, in sou neighbors, our "will we ever get over it ain re -union, and distresses of bf perary distreaa IN may endure for a night but joy COM in the morning." "Light,- and but for moment," said the apostle as he clapped hands "light, and but for a moment." T chill of the irosts followed by the gladn that cometh in "like a shock of corn coin in in his season." • Of course the husking time made rou work with the l ear of .corn. The husk peg is to be throat in and the hard thu of the husker had to come down on the swathing ot th ear, and then there wati pull and there was a ruthless tearing, a then a completesnapping off before thee was free, and if the husk could have spok it would have said: •"Why do you lacer me? Whp do you wrench me?' Ah! friends, that is the way God has arran that the ear and husk shall Part, and t is the way he has arranged that the bo and soul shall ;itinerate. You can afford have your physical , distresses when y know that they are only forwarding. soul's liberation. Every rheumatic pain only a nlunge of the husking peg. t Eve neuralgic twinge only a twist by the hu en There le good in you that must co out. Some lway the shackle must broken. Some way the ship must launched for heavenly voyage-. You m let the Heavenly Husbandman husk off t mortality from the immortality. Th ought to be great consolation in this all who have chronic ailments, since. t Lord is gradually and more mildly tele away from you that which' hinders yo soul's liberation, doing gradually for y what for many of us in robust health pe haps he will do in one fell blow at the his At the close of every illness at the close every paroxysm you ought say, "Thai God, that is all past now ; thank God, will never have to suffer' that again; tha God, I am so much nearer the • hour liberation." You will never suffer i same pain twice. You may have a n pain in an old, place., but never the aa pain twice. The pain does its work an then it dies. Just so many plunges of t crowbar to free the quarry -stone for t building. Jiist, so many strokes of t chisel to complete the statute. Just many pangs to separate the soul from t body. You who have chronic oilmen and disorders, are only paying in instalmen that which some of , us will have to pay one payment when we pay the debt nature. ' Thank God, therefore, ye who he chronic disorders that you haveso .much le suffering at the last. Thank God,' th you Will have so much _lees to feel in t way of pain at the hands of the Heaven Husbandman when "the shock of co cometh in in his season." Perhaps now this may be an answer to question Which asked one Sabbath mor ug, but did not answer: Why, is it that many- really good people have 'so, dreadful to suffer! Youoftenfind a good man wit nough pains an aches and distresses, yo would think, to discipline e whole colon while you will find a man who is perfect selves going about with easy digestion an teady nerves and shining health, and h xit from the world is comparatively pai ess. How do you explain that? 'VVell, oticed in the husking time that the hus ing-peg was thrust into the corn, and the here must be a Siout pull before the swat ing was taken offithe ear, and the full,roun (saltily, luxuriant coin was developed hile, on the other hand, there was co hat hardly seemed worth husking. .,IW hrew that into a place all by itself, and w called it "nubbine.' Some of it was mi awed, and some Of it was mice nibbledian ome of it Was great promise and no fulfi ent. All cobs and no corn. Nubbins After the good corn had been driven ii o the barn, we came around with th orn-baeket and picked . up these nub ins. They were worth saving, but no orth much. SO all around us there at eople who amount to comparatively noth ng. They develop into no kind of use illness. They are nibbled on one side by he world, and nibbled on the other sid y the devil, and mildewed all over. Gres minim and no fulfilment, All cobs an o corn. Nubbins! They are worth saving suppose many of them will -get to heaven at they are not Worthy to be mentione the same day 1 with those who wen hrough great tribulation into the king om of our God. Who woeld not rathe aye the pains of this life, the misfortune f this life—who would not rather he rat, and wounded, and lacerated, an renched, and husked, and at last go i mid the very best grain of the granary an to be pronounced not worth husking all? Nubbins ! In other words, I want say to you people who have distress of ody, and distress in business, and distress all sorts, the Lord has not any grudg.e ainst you. It is not derogatory, it is mplirnentary. "Whom the .Lord loveth e chasteneth,' and it is proof positive at there is something valuable in you, or O Lord would not have husked you. You remember, also, that in the time of sking it was a neighborhood retinim* y the great fireplace in the winter, the es roaring around the glorified back -logs an old-fashioned hearth, of which the odour stoves and registers are only the generate descendants, the farmers used gather and spend the evening, and there uld be much sociality ; but it was not ything like the joy of the husking time, then all the farmers came, and they me in the very befit humor, and they no from beyond the meadow, and they me from beyond the brook, and they me from regions two and three miles und. Good spirits reigned supreme, d there viere great handshakings, and re was carnival, and there was the re - 1 of the brightest experiences in all their numbed in mind, and be- . We stand among our dead dead ,families, and we say, et over it?" Yee, we will the shoutinp of heavenly e will look hack to all those movement only as the tem - of husking time. "Wee - et a his he ess eth gh ing. mb the nd orn ate my ged hat dy to ou the, 11 ry sk- me be be wit he ere for he ing ur oli r- nk of he ew me he he he so he to to of ve so at he rn a nt- so ly 11 3r, 1. Is n- k- h - 111 1- 1- • TH HURON EXPOSITOR. oe. neaven one (gnat neighborhood reuhionii All kiiiiis and queens, all gangs- ters, all millionaires, all banqueter's. God, the Father, with his • children all around him. ' No. "good -by" in all the air. No grave cut in all the hills. River of crystal rolling over bed of pearl, under arch of chr" isoprene, into Mae of glass mingled wi ' I; fire. Stand at theigate of the granary an see the grain come n; out of the frosts into the 011W/hint), out of the darkness into the light, out of the tearing and the rip- ping and twisting And the wrenching and lacerating and the husking time of earth into the wide opendoor of the King's grsnary, "like as a shock of corn cometh in in his season." .Yea, Heaven is a great sociable, with joy like the joy of the husking time. No one there feeling so big he declines to speak to someone that is not so large. Archangel willing to listen to smallest cherub. No bolting of the door of caste at one heavenly mammon to keep out the citizen of a smaller mansion. , No clique in one corner whisper- ing about a clique in another corner. David taking none of the aim of a giant -killer. Joshua making no one halt until he peewee, because he made the sun and moon halt. Paul making no assumption over the most ordinary preacher of righteousness. Nei- man, - captain of the Syrian hoist, no more honored than - the captive maid who told him where he -could get a _good doctor. 0 my soul, what a country 1 The humblest man a king. The poorest woman a queen. The meanest house a palace. The shortest lifetime eter- nity. And what is more strange 'about it all is we may all get there. "Not 1," says sontione standing back under the galleries. Yes, you. "Not I," says some one who has not been in church in fifteen years be- fore., Yes you. "Not I," says isomeone who has been for fifty years; filling up his life with ail kinds of wickedness. Yes, you: There are monopolies on earth, monopolitilie railroads, and monopolistic telegraph companies, and monopolistic grain dealers, but no monopolies in re- light)]. AU who want to be saved may be saved, "without money and without price." Salvation by the Lord Jesus Christ for all the people. Of course, use common sense in this matter. You cannot expect to get to Charleston by taking the ship for Port- land, and you cannot get to heaven bygoing in an opposite direction. Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved. Through that one gate of pardon and peace all the race may go in. 1 , "But," says some one, "do you really think I would be at home in that supernal society if I could reach it?" I think you would. I know you would. I remember that in the husking time there was great equality of feeling among the neighbors. There at one corn -shock a farmer would be at work who owned two hundred acres of ground. The man whom he was talk- ing with at the next cormshock owned "tut thirty acres of ground, and perhaps all that covered by a mortgage. That evening, at the close of the husking day, One man drove home a roan span so frisky. so full of life, they got their feet over the traces. The other man walked home. Great differ- ence in education'great difference in worldly means; but I noticed at the husk-. ,intime they all seemed to enjoy each other's society. They did not ask any man . how much property he owned, or what his education had been. They all deemed to be happy together in' those good times. And go it will be in Heaven. Our Father will gather His- children around him, and the neighbors will . come in, and th• . past will be rehearsed. And some one will tell the victory, and we will all celebrate it. And movie one will tell of great struggle, and we will all praise the grace that fetched him out of. it. And some one will say, "Here is my old father that I put away with heartbreak; just look at him, he is as young as any of us ri And some one will say, "Here is my darling i child that I buried n Greenwood, and all the after years of my life were shadowed wOh desolation—just look at her! She doesn't seem as if she had been sick a minutes - Great sociality. Great neighbor - hoed kindness. Go in and dine. What though John Milton sit down on one side and John Howard- sit down on the other side. No embarrassMent, .. What though Charlotte Elizabeth sit down on one side and Hannah More sit down on the other side? No embarrassment. A monarch yourself, why be embarrassed among mon- arches ? A songster yourself, why be em- barrassed 'among glorified songsters I Go in and dine. ana mere was a neignoorn000 re- union, the memory of which makes all the nerves of my body tremble with emotion • as the strings of a harp when the fingers of the player have swept the chords. The husking time was the time of neigh- • borhood reunion, and so heaven will be just that. There they come up ! They • slept in the old village churchyara. There • they come up! They reclined amid the fountains and the sculpture and the par- terres of- a city cemetery. There they come up 1 They went down when the ship foundered off Cape Hatteras. They come up from all sides—fiem Potter's Field and out of the solid masonry of ,Westminster Abbey. They come up! They come up! All the hindrances to their better nature husked' off. All their spiritual despom dencien husked off. All their hindrances to usefulness husked off. The grain, the golden grain, the God -fashioned grain, vie- ible and conspicuous. Some of them on earth were such disagreeable Christians tom could hardly stand it in their presence. Now in heaven they are so radiant you hardly know them. The fact is, all their imperfections .have been husked off'. They did not Wean on earth to be disagreeable. They meant well enough, but they told you how sick you looked, and they told you how many . hard things they had heard about you, and they told you how often they had to stand up for you in some battles until you wished almost that they had been dein in some of the battles. Good, pious, consecrated, well- meaning disagreeables. Now, in Heaven all their offensiveness has been husked off. Each one is as happy as he can be. Every one he meets as hannv as he OM Night in the Guilanarcirest. The bats are settling themselves in the hollow trees or under dense masses of creepers, making mouse -like chirpinge as they hang themselves up in their places. Here and there a lumbering moth, look-- ing out for a safe ' retreat until even- ing, is fluttering lazily along before re- tiring to rest. The owl and goat -suckers 'ehrinle before the light, and, also hurry off to their hiding places, making roo m for the brilliant families of day birds which are calling and chirping from the treetops. The weird voice of the howl- ing monkey now horrifies the stranger, filling him with wonder and recalling stories of banshees and • ghosts retiring at cock -crow. Then a flock of parrots or macaws is heard /screaming far overhead, tneir glorious plumage flashing in the morn- ing rays in metallic tints of golden yellow, green and crimson. The din would be almost unbearable were the birds near at hand; but as they rarely fly or pel:ch low, their voices are mellowed by distance Congregating on the boughs of the highest trees—far beyond the reach of the Indian's gun or blow-pipe— they take their morning • meal of fruits and nuts, chattering away like a lot of rooks in a clump of old elms. • Here and there a toucan makes his pre- sence known by yelping like a puppy. Looking up you see the rich colors on his breatt, and wonder why his beak is so large and apparently ungainly. From ,the re- cesues of the forest comes the ting of the campanero, sharp and clear as a bell struck at moderarely intervals. Other birds utter their characteristic notes, most of these being quaint and curious rather than musical. The birds of the tropics are bril- liant in their plumage'but are almost want- ing in melody, there being nothing at all resembling the chorus which makes the Englieh woods so delightful on a summer's morning.—Longman's Magazine. • There are Vile linitations• 'Te Diamond Dyes a)ways give richer, fewer and brighter colors th-idu any other mike of dee." This ie the popular Cana- dian verdict. No other dyes uow before the ladies have such a record of brilliant and satisfactory mice& stes a tte Diamoud. tat( rs are nove in the field introdaciog new makes of dyes, which cannot posAbly give the honest and true reknit' guaranteed by 'Hanlon() Dy(s.- .When buying dyes beware of imitations ; buy only the genuine. °FARMERS AND itz c r y ursolves with a bottle of FetooKinest. It is a prompt, safe and sure cure for many ills. It may save you days of sickness, and you will find it is more valuable than gold. 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COOKE, Barrister, Blyth, or PHILIP HOLT, Goderich. 1278 1GIARM FOR SALE.—For sale on improved, loe awe farm, within two and a half miles of the town of Seaforth; For further particulars , apply on the prenifses, Lot 12, Concession 4, H. R. S., Tucker - smith, or by mail to JOHN PRENDERGAST, Sea, - forth P. O. . 1290 'DARK FOR SALE.—Splemild 100 sore farm for X eple, on mile west of Brueefield station, being Lot 14. Concession 3, Stanley, well underdralned with tile, good buildings,stone stables, good orobsrd, never failing well at house and never failing . spring In the bush. Apply to JOHN DUNKIN, Brucefield P. O. 1279 -ti 200• RE FARM FOR SALE —The 200 sore fOarm, being lots 11 and 12,• concession 16, Grey, is offered for Sale. 120 acres are cleared and the balance is well timbered. Buildings first-class. Orchard, well, &e. School house within 40 rods. POSSealliON given at once 11 desired. For further particulars ass to price , terms, etc., apply to MRS. WALKER, Roseville P.O., or to NELSON BRICKER, on the farm, 1299-tf (ARM IN STAN'LEY FOB, SALE.—For sale J cheap, the Emit half of Lot 20, Hayfield Road, Stanley, containing 64 acres, of which 52 scree are cleared and in a good state of cultivation. The bal- ance is well timbered with hardwood. There are good buildings, a bearing orchard and plenty of water. • It ls within half a mile of the Village of Verne and three miles from Brucefield station. Possession at any time. This le a rare chances to buy a Bret 'oleos farm pleasantly situated. Apply to ARTHUR FORBES, Seaforth. 1144tf DARM FOR SALE.—For sale, lot 5, concession 1, 11, R. El., township of Tuekeremith, containing one hundred sores more or less, 97 acres cleared, 65 of which are seeded to grass, well underdrained, three never falling wells. On one fifty of said lot there ie a log house, frame barn and very good orchard, and on the other a good frame house and barn, stables, and good orchard. The whole will be sold together or each fifty separately to suit pur- chasers, located 11 miles fretn Seaforth, will be sold reasonable and on easy tenet; as the proprietor is re - thing from farming, For further particulars apply to the undersigned on the premises, and if by letter to Seaforth P. 0. MICHAEL DORSET, 1277-tf tIARM IN MeKILLOP FOR SALE.—For sale tbe X south half of lots 1 and lot 2, concession 4. Mo. KWop, being 160 acres of very choice land mostly in a good state of cultivation. There is a good house and bank barn, a good young bearing orchard and plenty of never failing water. A considerable portion seeded to grass. Convenient to markets and schools and good gravel roads in all directions. Will be sold cheap. Apply to the proprietor on the premises, lif EisSRS. DENT & HODGE, Mitchell, or at THE HURON EXPOSITOR MOS, Sesforth. • JOHN O'BRIEN Proprietor. _ 1298-tf 'DAUM IN TUOKERSMITH FOR SALE.—For sale X Lot 8, Concession 7, Tuckersmith, containing 100 sores, nearly all cleared, free from stumps, well underdrained, and in a high state of cultivation. The land is high and dry, and no must° land. There is a good brick residence, two good barns, one with stone stabling underneath, and all other necessary outbuildings ; two never -failing wells, and a good bearing or chard. It is within four miles of Seaforth. It is one of the beet farms in Huron, and will be sold on easy terms, as the proprietor desires to retire. Possession on the lst October. Apply on the prem. lees, or address Seaforth P. 0. WM. ALLAN. • 1276-tf TAM FOR SALE.—For Bale, e0 acres in Sanilac County, Michigan, 75 acres cleared and in a good state of cultivation, fit to raise any kind of a crop. It is well fenced and has a good orchard on it, and a never failing well. The buildings consist of a frame house, stabling for 12 borne with four box stalls, 36 head of cattle and 100 sheep. Ninety ewes were win- tered last year,sold MO in wool. and Iambs this sum- mer. There are also pig and lien houses. Theun- dersigned also has 80 acres, with buildings, but not so well improved, which he will sell either in 40 acre Ions or as a whole. These properties SFS in good localities, convenient to markets, schools and churches. The proprietor is forced to sell on see count of ill health. It will be a bargain for the right man as it will be sold on easy terms. GEORGE A. TEMPLETON, Doronington, Sanilac County, Michi- gan. • 1298x4 -t -f lalARM FOR SALE.—For sale, thet desirable and r conveniently situated farm,adjoining the village of Redgerville, being Lot 14, let Concession, Hay, 1 mile from Bodgerville post -office, and one and a halt Miles south of Hensell on the London Road. There are 97 and a quarter tierce, of which nearly all is cleared and in a high state of cultivation. Good frame house 11 storeys, 8 rooms, a large kitcben also attached with bedrooms and pantry &o. Good cellar under main part of house, stable holds over a car- load of horses, besides exercising stables, two barns two drive houses, one long wood -shed, good cow - stable also pig and hen houses, three good wells with pumps. Farm well fenced and underdrained. Veranda attached to house. Good bearing orchard. The San n will be'sold cheap and on easy terms, as the undersigned has retired from farming. For par- ticulars apply to JAMES WHITE, Proprietor, Hen - sail. 127541 VIARM FOR SALE.—For sale that splendid farm 1.1 in the township of Hay, belonging to the estate of the late Robert Ferguson. It is composed of Lot 21, in the 6th concession, containing 100' scree more or less, 80 clear and 20 bush, all well drained: land, clay loam, every foot of the lot being first.class soil ; large brick house with kitchen attached .• two large frame barns and shede, aloo wood shed and all other neeessary buildings and improvements required on god farm. There is a good bearing orchard on the premises. Terms—One-third part of purchase money to be paid down on the day of sale, balance to suit purchaser, by paying six per cent. interest. Any purchaser to have the privilege to plow fall plowing after harvest, also to have room for lodging for himself and teams. Call early and secure one of the beet farnie„in this township. Land situated on Centre gravel road, three miles to Hensel or Zurich. Apply to MRS. FERGUSON, Exeter, or M. ZELLER, Zurich. ELIZABETH FERGUSON, Adminietratrix 1288-tf VIRST CLASS FARM FOR SALE.—For sale Lot 12 gt Concession 6,H. R. Ei Tuckerernith, containing 100 acres of choice land, nearly . all cleared and in a high slate of cultivation, with 90 acres seeded to grass: It le thoroughly underdrained and wellfenced with straight rail, board and wire fences and does not contain a foot of waste land. There is also an orchard of two acres of choice fruit trees; two good wells, one at the house, the other with a windonill on it at the out buildings, on the premises is an ex- cellent frame house, containing eleven rooms and cellar under whole house, and soft and hard water convenient. There are two good bank barns, the one 82 feet by 71 feet and the other 36 feet by 56 feet with stabling for 60 head of cattle and eight horses. Besides these there are sheep, hen and pig houses and an Implement shed. The farm le well adapted for grain or stook raising and is one of the finest farms In the country. It is situated Si miles from Seaforth -Station, 6 from Brucefield and Kippen with good gravel re s leading to each. It is also convenient to churches, poet office and school and will be sold cheap and on easy terms. For 'further particulars apply to the proprietor on the premises or by letter to THOMAS G. SHILLINGLA1V, Egmondville P. 0. 1285 tf Fetching Vie DOcto At night is always a trouble, and it is often an entirely unnecessary • t, trouble if Perry ,Davis' PAIN KILLE is xept in the house. A few drops of this old remedy in a little sweet- ened water or milk, brings prompt relief. Sold everywhere. Have you seen the New RIG BOTTLE OMPIc.a5CelItg. The above cut is an exact copy:Of our new sign. When going up or down Main Street, east your eye along the front of Cardno's Block, and the first thing caught sight of will be our Beautiful Gold Sign. This sign marks the store of the DRY GOODS HUSTLERS. WILL -YOU GIVE? '04 The present -giving season is nearly here. Time now to think what you will give those you mean to remember. Something useful will nearly r always give more pleasure than mere scjim cracks." We have PRESENTS FOR EVERYBODY INZEINT Silk Umbrellas, Cuff Buttons Silk Handkerchiefs, innumerable other things at all sorts of prices. R Well, de list is too much for us. Come in and see. One thing we ,will give just as a hint—Josephine Gloves at only $1.5. When you make a lady a present, you can't well go wrong when you decide on Gloves. It CHILI •IR,U3NT Children are always fond of pic- tures, and our picture handkerchiefs - will please the little folks. * Wool Goods in Hoods, Caps, and sets of Muff, Cap and Collarette. What else we cannot say here. 0 PUNCAN ‘fit DUNCA. TER DRY GOODS HUSTLERS, C,ANAEMITO'S 131.10CIK, SEAFORTH, THE SEAFORTH - FOUNDRY. Having completed rebuilding and repairing the old foundry, and introduc- de the latest equipments and the most improved machines, I am now prepared to do All Kinds of Machine Repairs AND GENERAL FOUNDRY WORK. LAND ROLLERS. We are now turning out sotne of the best improved Land Rollers, an invite the farmds to 83e them before buying elsewhere. T. T COLEMA.N, Important Announcement BRIGHT BROTHERS, sm.A.F0Evina The Leading Clothiers of Huron, Beg to inform the people of Seaforth and surrounding •v.intry, that they have added to their large ordered clothing trade one of tlie Most Complete and best selected stocks of Boys Youths' and Men's Readymide Clothing THE COUNTY. - Prices Unequalled. We lead the Trade. Remember the Old Stand, Campbell's Block; opposite the Royal Hotel, Seaford). DECEMBER 9, 892. BARGAINS PARGAINS TO BE HAD AT „ G-00138. AND_ Grocery Stores SEAFORTH. The new Seaforth Bargain House will commence giving great bargains on SATURDAY, the 5th eay of No- vember. Bargains a411 be given in all kinds of Dry Goods, Hats, Caps, Men's and Boys" Readymade Clothing in full suits; a/large assortment of Men's Overcoats also a large and fresh stock of all kinds of Gromries and Provi- sions. I invite every one to come who wishes a good bargain, as I have now a bran new stock in alt kinds of goods, and they must be Sold ; therefore, MOW is the time to buy your goods atanices that cannot be had elsewhere. Don't forget the place—it is the new Seaforth -Bargain House. tar Wanted—Butter, Eggs and all kinds of Poultry, for which the 'highest price will be paid. A. G. AULT, Seaforth. Is Any 'Horse worth !$0.? DICK'S 'BLOOD PU,RIF1ER 50e, a • DICK'S • BLISTER, 50e. DICK'S OINTMENT, b0c. DICK'S LINIMENT, 500. IF HIS NOT liBALTHY AND SOUND? Every animal that Is worth keeping over winter should have DICK'S BLOOD PURIFIER in the spring. It will take leas food to keep them in -condition. - They will sell better. A horse willdo _more work. DICK'S HORSE AND CATTLE MEDICINES ARE THE BEST IN THE WORLD, Send a postal card for full particulars; and abook of valuable household and fain receipes will be sent le0Me. & 00., P. 0. Box 482, MONTREAL - Sold Everywhere. - 1300-52 HAT! CHOICE HAY! andl� cars. Must be guaranteed good sound baled hay OR NO SALE. - Quote bottom price and when you can ship to , • .ALFRED BOYD, Toronto. 1294-9 ivuq-GiEs e --AND WAGONS. The greatest number and largest as- sortment of Buggies, Wagons and Road, Carts to be found in any one house outside of the cities, is at O. O. WI LaLSON'Sf MIST SM.46.33'aitiT3a.., They are from the following celebrated makers : Gananoque Carriage Com- pany, Brantford Carriage Company, and W. J. Thompson's, of London. These buggies are guaranteed first- class in alt .parts, and we make good any breakages for one year from date of purchase that comes from fault of material or workmanship. We -do no patching, but furnish new parts. I mean what I advertise and back up what I say. Wagons Loin Chatham, Woodstock and Paris, which is enough about them. Five styles of Road Carts. All kinda of Agricultural Im- plements. O. C. WILLSON, Seaforth, FOR MANITOBA. Parties going to Manitoba should call on • W. G. DUFF The agent for the Canadian Pacific Railway, Seaforth, who can 'sive through tickets to any part of Mani- toba and the Northwest on the most reasonable terms. Remember, Mr. Duff is the only agent for the 0. P. R. in Seaforth and parties going by the 0. P. R. would consult their own interests by calling on him. Office—next the Commercial Hotel and opposite W. Plekard's store, W. G. DUFF, Seeforth, J. McKEOWN, —DISTRICT AGENT FOR THE— People's Life insurance Company, —FOR THE— Counties of Huron, Bruce, Perth and West -Grey, •••••311•Wrinft The People's Life le a purely Mutual Company organized for the purpose of insuring lives, condexted solely In the interests of its policy -holders among whom the profiteer* divided, there being no stock= holders to control the company or to take imypertJesk of the surplus. The only Mutual Company= Canada giving endowment ineuranee at ordinary Iffe rates is THE PEOPLE'S LIFE'. Agents wanted C - Keow Thou the mi- l -was 12004, famblin barrel. 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