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The Huron Expositor, 1893-01-13, Page 2• THE HURON EXPOSITOR JANUARY 131 1893 NEW YEAR'S SERMON. CHRONOLOGY OF THE:BIBLE, OR GOD AMONG THE CENTURIES. 'se *Consider tho 'Years of Many Goners - Mons 1P—Dr. Talmage Preaches the Vale- dictory of the Dying Year—The Old 'Mond and the Stranger—Good-by 1892 I Welcome 1893 2 BROOKLYN, Jan. 1.—Rev. Dr. Talmage this morning appropriately took for the subject of his New Year's Day sermon "The Chronology of the Bible, or God Ameng the Centuries." Before the dis- course the great audience which crowded the Tabernacle sang the hymn : Our God, cror help in ages past, Our hope for year to come. The text chosen was Deuteronomy xxxii, 7, " Consider the years of many genera- tions." At 12 o'clock last night, while so many good people were watching, an old friend passed out of our homes and a stranger en- tered. The old friend making valedictory was 1892; the stranger arriving is 1893. The old friend was garrulous with the occurrences of many days, but the stranger put hi a finger over his lip and said nothing and seemed charged with many secrets and mysteries. I did not see either the depar- ture or the arrival, but was sound asleep, thinking that was for me the best way to be wide awake now. Goodby, 1892! Wel- come, 1893! As an army is divided into brigades and eziments and companies, and they observe this order in their march, and their tread is majestic, so the time of the world's exist- ence is divided into an army divinely com- rna.ncled. The eras are the brigades the cen- turies are the regiment, and the years are the companies Forward into the eternity - past, oat of the eternity to come ! For- ward is the command, and nothing can halt them, even though the world should die. While obeying my text "Consider theyears of many generations." /propose to speak of the "Chronology of the Bible or God Amoog the Centuries." ; THE DIVINE CHRONOLOGY. We make a distinction between time and eternity, but time is only a piece of etern- ity, and chronology has been engaged in the snblime work of dividing up this por- tion of eternity that we call time into com- partmentand putteng events in their right compartment. It is as much an injustice against the past to wrongly arrange its events ite it would be an injustice if. through neglect of chronological accuracy, it should, in the far distant future, be said that America was discovered in 1776, and the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1492, and Washington born on the 22nd of March, and the civil war of the United States was fought in 1840. As God puts all the events of time in the right place let us be carefor that we do not put them in the wrong place. The chron- ology of the Bible takes six steps, but they are steps so loog it makes us hold our breath as we watch the movement. From Adam to Abraham. From Abraham to the exodus out of Egypt. From the exodus to the foundation of Solomon's temple. From the foundation of Solomon's temple to the destruction of that temple. From the de- struction of the temple to the return from. Babylonish captivity. From Babylonish captivity to the birth of Christ. Chronology takes pen and pencil, and calling astronomy and history to help says: "Let us fix one event from which to calcu late everything. Let it be a star, the Bethlehem star, the Christmas star." And ' from that we go back and see the world was created 4,004 years before Christ; the deluge came 2,348 years before Christ; the exodus out of Egypt occurred 1,491 years before Christ, and Solomon's temple was destroyed 586 years before Christ. Chron- ology enters the first chapter of Genesis and says the day mentioned there is not a day of twenty-four hours, but of ages, the word there being translated as "day" in other places meaning ages. And so the Bible ac- count of the creation and the geologists' account of the creation are completely har- monious. Chronology enters the book of Daniel and says that the words "time and a half" mean a year and a half. Chronology enters at another point and shows us that the seasons of the year were then only two—summer and winter. We find that the Bible year was 360 days, instead of 365 : that the day was calculated from six o'clock in the morn- ing to six o'clock at night; that the night was divided into four watches—namely, the late watch, the midnight, the cock crow- ing, the early evarch. The clock and watch were invented so long after the world began their mission that the day was not very sharply divided in Bible times. THE DIAL OF AHAZ. Ahaz had a sundial, or a flight of stairs with a column at the top, and the shadow which that column threw on the steps be- neath indicated the hour, the shadow lengthening or withdrawing from step to step. But the events of life and the events of the world moved so slewly, for the most part, in Bible times that they had no need of such timepieces as we stand on our man- tels or carry in our pockets in an age when a. man may have a half dozen or a dozen en- gagements for one day and needs to know the exact minute for each one of them. The earth itself in Bible timeswas the chief time- piece, and it turned on its own axis and that was a day, and once around the sun that was a year. It was not until the Fourteenth century that the almanac was born the almanac that we toss carelessly about not realizing that it took the accumu- lated ingenuity of more than 5,000 years to make one. Chronology had to bring into its service the montunents of Egypt, and the cylinders Of Assyria, and the bricks of Babylon, and the ppery of Nineveh, and the medals struckt)it Antioch, for the battle of Actium, and oAl the heiroglyphics that could be de- ciphered, and had to go into the extremely delicate business of asking the ages of Adam and Seth and Enoch and Methuselah who, after their 300th year, wanted to be thought young. I think it must have been in recognition of the stupendous work of making an almanac that all the days of the week are named after the gods, Sunday after the sun; which was of old worshipped as a god. Monday, after the moon, which was also worshipped as a god. Tuesday, after Tues - co, the god of war. Wednesday, after Woden, the chief god of the Scandinavians. Thursday, after Thor, the god of thunder. Friday, after Free, the goddess of marriage, and Saturday after Saturn. The old Bible year began with the 25th of March. Not until 1752 did the first of the month of January net the honor in legal documents in Englan.d of being called the first day of the year. Improvements all along have been made in chronology until the calendar, and the almanac, and the clock, and the watch seemel to have reached perfection, and all the eations of Christendom have eitnilarity of tittle calculations and have adopted what ia called '-'near style," except fauaeia, which keeps what is called the "old .tele," and is twelve days different, so that, writine from :here, if you wish to be accu- rate, you date you !letter Jan. I and Jan. 13, or Dec. 10 and Dec. 22. It is something to thank God for that the modes are so complete for calculating the cycles, the centuries, the decades, the years, the months, the days, the hours, the seconds. Think of making appointments, as in the Bible days, for the time of the new moon. Think of making one of the watches of the night in the Bible times a rooster's crowinte. The Bible szLira "Pnf,,*.•L. -- crew orlon shalt deny me thrice." "If the nester cometh at cockcrowing," and that was the way the midnight watch was indi- cated. 'The crowing of that barnyard bird has alWays been most uncertam. The .crowing is at the lowest temperature of the night, and the amount of de* and the di- rection of the wind may bring the lowest temperature at 11 o'clock at night or 2 o'clock in the morning 'and it any one of six hours. Jost before a rain the crowing of chanticleer in the night is almost per- ' iultASIIIMMENT OF Timm petual. TRE Compare these modes of marking time with our modes of marking time, when. 12 o'clock is A.2 o'clock, and 6 o'clock is 6 o'clock, and 10 0'0104 is 10 o'clock, and in- dependent Of all weather, and then ' thank Godthatyeti live now. But notwithstand- ing all the iMperfect modes of marking hours or ydara or centuries Bible chronol- ogy never trips up, never• falters, never contradicts itself, and here is one of the best argumentis for the authenticity of the Scriptures. If you earl prove an alibi in the courts, and you can prove beyond doubt that you were in some particular place at the time you were charged with doing or saying something ih quite another place, you gain the victorya and infidelity has tried to prove an alibi by contending that events and circumstances in the Bible ascribed to certain timeSlmust have taken place at some other time, if they rex* place at all. But this book's chronology has never been caught at faith. It has been proved that when the Hebrews went into Egypt there were only seventy of them, and that when they came out there- were 3,000,000 of them. "Now," says infidehty, with a guf- faw that it cannot surpress, "what an absurdity! They went down into Egypt seventy and came out 3,000,000. That is a falsehood on the face of it. Nations do not increafle in that ratio." , But,'my skeptical friend, hold a moment. The Bible says the Jews were 430 years in Egypt, and that explains the increase from seventy persons to 3,000,000, for it is no more, but rather less, than the ordinary in- crease of nations. The Pilgrim Fathers , came to America in the Mayflower—one small shipload of passengers—less than 300 years ago, and now we have a nation ot 60,- 000,000. Where, then, is the so-called im- possibility that the seventy Jews who went into Egypt in 430 years became 3,000,000? Infidelity wrong and Bible chronology right. Now stop and reflect. WIty is it that this sublime subject of Bible chronology hss been so neglected, and that the most of yoa have never given ten minutes to the uonsideration of it, and that this is the first sermon ever preached on this stupen- dous and overwhelming theme ? We have stood by the half day or the whole day at grand reviews and seen armies pass. Again, and again and again on the Champs Elysees Frenchmen by the hundreds of thousands. have stood and watched the bannered armies go by, end] the huzzA, has been three miles ?Ong and until the populace were so hoarse that they could huzza no longer But put all grand reviews togetner, and they are tame compared with the review which on this New Year's day you from the pew and I from the pulpit witness. Hear them pas in chronological orderz-- all the years before the flood; all the years since the flood; decades abreast.; centuries abreast; epochs abreast; millenniums abreast; Egyptian civilization, Babylonian populations, Assyrian dominions, armies of Persian, Grecian Peloponnesian and Roman wars ; Byzanthie empire, Saracenic host, crusaders of the first, the second, third and the last—avalanche of men; Dark Ages in sombre epaulets and brighter agestal- i shields of silver and helmets of gold; It ly, Spain, France, Russia, Germany, Engl nd and America, past and present dynasties, feudal domains, despotisms monarchies, re- publics, ages on ages, ages on ages, passing to -day in a chronological review, until one has no more power to look upon the ad- vancing columns, now brilliant, now squa- lid, now garlanded with peace, now crimson with slaughter, now horrid with ghastli- ness, now radiant with love and joy. THE WORLD GETTIMG BETTER. The chronological stutly affords among many practical thoughts especially two— the one encouraging to the least degree and the other startling. The encouraging thought is that the main drift of the centuries has been toward betterment, with only here and there a stout venereal, Grecian civili- zation was a vaat improvement on Egyptian civilization, and Roman civilization a va3t improvement ori Grecian civilization, and Christian civilization is a vast improvement on Roman civilization. What was the boasted age of Pericles compared with the age of Longfellow and Tennyson? What was Queen Elizabeth as a specimen of moral womanhood compared with Queen Victoria? What Were the cruel warriors of olden times compared with the most distinguished warriors of the last half century, all of them as much dis- tinguished for kindness and good morals as for prowess—the two military leaders of one civil war on northern and southern side communicant members of Christian churches es and their home life as pure as their public life? Nothing impresses me in this chronolog- ical review more than the fact that the regiments of years are better and better regiments as the troops move on. I thank God that you and I were not born any sooner than we were born. • How could we have endured the disaster of being born in the Eighteenth or Seventeenth or Sixteenth century? Glad am 1 that we are in the regiment now passing the reviewing stand and that our children will pass the stand in a still better regiment. God did not build this world for a slaughter house or a den of infamy. A good deal of cleaning housewill .be ne- cessary before this world becomes as clean and sweet as it on tht to be,but the brooms and the scrubbingrubes and the uphol- sterers and plumbers are already busy, and when'. the world gets fixed up as it, will be, if Adam and Eve ever visit it, as I expect they will, they will say to each other. "Well, this beats paradise when we lived there, and the pears and the plumbs are better than we plucked from the first, trees, and tho wardrobes are more complete, and the climate is better." Since I settled in my own mind the fact that God was stronger than the devil I have never lost faith in the emparadisaaion of the planet. With the exception of a retritgression in the Dark Ages the movement of the world has been on and on, and up mad up, and I have two jubilant hosannas—one for the closing year and the other for the new year. sow IS YOUR ONLY CERTAIN TIME. But the other thought coming out of this subject is the Biblical chronology, and in- deed all chronology, is urging the world to more punctuality and immediateness. What an unsatisfactory and indefinite thing it must have been for two business men in the time of Ahaz to make anliappointment, say- ing, "We will settle that business matter to -morrow when the shadow on the dial of Ahaz reaches the tenth step from the top," or "I will meet you in the street called Straight in Damascus in the time of the new moon," or when asked in a courtroom what time an occurrence took place should answer, was during the time of the latter rain," or, "it was at the time of the third crowing of the barnyard." You and I remember when ministers of the Gospel in the country, giving oot a no- tice of an eventrig service, instead of saying at 6 or 7 or 8 o'clock, would say, "The ser- vice will begin at early candle light." Thank God for chronological achievements which have ushered in calendars and al- manacs and clocks arid watches, and at so cheap a rate all may possess them. Chron- ology, beginning by aoureciatime the value. or years anti tne value os nays, has item on until it cries out, "Man, Immortal; woman, immortal; look out for that minute; look out for that second 1" We talk a great deal about the value of time, but will never appreciate its value untilthe last frfgment of it has passed out of our possession forever. The greatest fraud a man oan cpmmit is to rob another of his time. Hear it ye laggards, and repent! All the fingers of chronology point to pone. tuality as one of the graces. The minister or the lecturer or business man wbo comes to his place ten minutes after the appointed time commits a crime the enormity of which can only be estimated by multiplying the number of persons present by ten. If the engagement be made with five persons, he has stolen fifty minutes, for he is ten minutes too late, and he has robbed each of the five persowi of ten minutes apiece, and ten times five are fifty. If there are 500 persons present, and he be ten ininutes too late, he has coinmitted a robbery of 5,000 minutes, for ten times 500 are 5,000, and 5,000 minutes are 83 hours, which make more than three days. The thief of dry goods' the thief of bank bills is not half so badas the thief of time. Dr. Rush, the greatest and busiest physi- cian of his day, appreciated the value of jtime, and when asked how lie .had been 'able to gather so much information for his books and lectures he replied : "I have been able to do it by economizing my time. I have not sp,pnt one hour in amusement in thirty years. And taking a i blank -book from his pocket he said, "I fill a book like this every week with thoughtal that occur to me and facts collected in the rooms of my patients." THE PERILS Oil DELA y. Napoleon appreciated the vaiiie of time when the sun was sinking upon Waterloo, and he thought that a littlemore time would retrieve his fortunes, anihe pointed to the sinking sun and said, "What would I not give to be this day possessed of the power of Joshua and enabled to retard thy march for two hours !" The good old wo- man appreciated the value of time when at ninetyl-three years of age shel said, "The judge of all the earth does not mean that I shall have any excuse for not being pre- pared to meet him." Voltaire, , the blatant infidel, appreciated the value of time when in his dying moments he said to his doctor, "I will give you half of what I am worth if you will give me six months of life," and when told that he Could not live six weeks he burst into tears and said, "Then I shall go to hell." John Wesley appreciated the value of time when he stood on his steps waiting for a delayed carriage to take him to an pointment, saying, "I have lost ten min- ntes, forever. • Lord Nelson appreciated the value of time when he said, "I owe everything in the world to being always a quarter of an hour before hind.' A clock - maker in one of the old English towns ap- preciated the value of time when he put on the front ofthe town clock the words, "Now or when ?" Mitchel, the astronomer, appreciated the value of time w en he said, "I have been in the habit of calc lating the value of a thousandth part of a sec nd. The minister of the Gospel did not ap- preciate the value of time who during a season of illness, instead of employing his time in useful reading and writing, wrote a silly religious romance, which in some unknown way /Came, into the 'possession of the famous Joe Smith, who introduced the book as a divine revelation, which became the foundation of Morm,onism, the most beastly abomination of nil time. They best appreciate the value of time whose opportunities of repentance and usefulness are all gone. THE END MUST COME. But do not let us get an impreseion from chronology that because the years of time have been so long in 'procession they are to go on forever. Matter is not eternal. No, no! If you watch half a day, or a whole day, or two days, as I once did, to see a military procession, you remember the last brigade, and the last regiment, and the last company finally passed on, add as we rose to go we said to erieh other, "It is all over." So this mighty procession of earthly years -will terminate. Just what I have no power te prognosticate, but science con- firms the, Bible prophecy that the earth can- not always last. Indeed there has been a fatality of worlds. The moon is merely the corpse of what it once was, and scientiste have again and again gone up in their ob- servatories to attend the deathbed of dying worlds and have seen them creniated. So I am certain, both from the word of God and science; and the world's chronology will sooner or later come to its last chapter. The final century will arrive and pass on, and then will come the final deoade, and then the final year, and the final month, and the final day. The last spring will swing its last censer of apple bloisoms and the last winter bank its snow. The last sunset will burn like Moscow and the last morning radiate the bilk The clocks will strike their last hour, and the watches will tick their last sound. No incendiaries will be needed to rile' hither and yon with torches to set the world on fire. Chemistry teaches us that there is a very inflammable element in water. While oxygen wakes up a part of the water the other part of the water is hydrogen, and that is very combustible. The oxygen drawn out from the water, the inflammable hydrogen will put instantly into conflagra- tion the II -admen and Savannahs and Mis- sissippis and Rhines and Urals and Data - Jibes, and Atlantic and Pacific and Indian and Mediterranean seas. And then the Angel of God descending from the throne might put one foot in the surf of the sea and the other on the beach and cry to the four winds of heaven : "Time was! But time shall be no longer !" Yet found in Christ pardoned and sanctified, we shall welcome the day with more gladness than you ever welcomed a Christmas or New Year's morn. Tho Queen Congratulates Gladistone. LONDON, Jan. 2.—Queen Victoria was arM'ang the earliest to congratulate William E. Gladstone on the arrival of his 84th birthday. : Her telegram was unusually gracious in tore. Hundreds of other tele- grams and letters have been received, many at Havvarden and others at Biarritz, where Nr. and Mrs. Gladstone are staying. Mr. Gladstone is said to be enjoying excellent heaith. Laundering, Silk Handkerchiefs. Two Christmases egi I receivel a set of silk handkerchiefs,. Scene were cream white, embroi !era in the same shade,others had colored borders, Sum especially having an edge of delicate blue forgenme-nota, the scallops worked in pale piek, When I showed them to thy friends one and all ex - clamed : 'Beautiful ! but no good ; w hen they are soi!ed yOu can't use them again," I wore them frequently around my neck, therefore they had soiled lines where the silk came in contect with my hair. Wash- ing at length became a necessity, and I re- eolved to do the Wolk myself, so I proceeded thus: I dippedeach handkerchief into blood • wax m water intc which 1 bad shaved a small quantity,of Ivory soap, When sat- urated, 1 rolled the silk between both hands, dipped again, re;rolled, redipped, rinsed in clean blood -warm stater. lhen, catching by two corners, I shcok and shook the arti- cle until it was' nearly dry, then ironed with a warm, not hot iron, until quite dry. Dat was ready two yeare ago, and thepro- cess hs been repeated many times sirice,but they are. still as soft and unfaded as on the day they reaehed me. No Condlion Powders like D!ck's Blood Purifier. „ REAL ESTATE FOli, SALE. GOOD FARM FOR f4ALE.—For sale, north half Lot 81, Concession 2, Beet Wawanosh, 100 acres good fences, good orchard and never -failing creek.' Apply to H. J. D. COOKE? Barrister, Blyth, or PHILIP ROA Goderich. - 1278 tIARII FOR SALE,—For sale en improved, 100 sere farm, within two and a half miles of the town of Seaforth. For: further particulars apply on the premises, Lot 12, Concession 4, H. R. 13„ Tucker - smith, or by mail to JOHN PRENDERGAST, Bea - forth P. 0. 1290 • EARN IN STANLEY FOR SALE—For sale cheap, the East half of Lot 20, .Bayfield Road, nley, containing 04 acres, of which 52 scree are cleared and hi 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 is within half a mile of the Village of Varna and three miles from Brucefield station. Posseseion at any time. This is a rare chance to -buy a first elm farm pleasantly situated. Apply to ARTHUR FORBES, Seaforth. 1144t1 VARM FOR SALE.—For sale, lot 5, concession 1, J' H. R. S., township of Tuckerionith, containing one hundred acres more or lege, 97 acres cleared, 56 of which are seeded to grass, well underdrained, three never failing wells. On one fifty of said lot there is a log house, frame barn and very good orchard, and on the other a good frame house and barn, stables, andlood orchard. The whole will be sold together or eseh fifty separately to suit pur- chaeers, located II miles from Seaforth, will be sold reasonable and on easy tenni; as the proprietor is re- tiring from farming. For further particulars apply to the undersigned oe the premises, and if by letter to Seaforth P. 0. MICHAEL DORSEY, 127741 WIARM IN MeliILLOP FOR SALE.—For sale the J2 ebuth half of lots 1 and lot 2, cosscession 4, Mc- Killop, being 150 acres of very choice hind mostly in a good state of cultivation. There is a good home and bask barn, a good young bearing orchard and plenty of never failing water. A considerable portion seeded f:o grass. Convenient to markets and schools and good gravel roads in all directions. Will be sold cheap. Apply to the proprietor on the premises, MESSRS. DENT & HODGE, Mitchell, or at TUB HURON EXPOSITOR Office, Seaforth. JOHN O'BRIEN, Proprietor. 1298 -ti TIMM IN TUCKERSMITH FOR SALE.—For sale ✓ Lot 8, Concession 7, Tuokeremith, containing 100 acres, nearly all cleared, free from stumps, well urderdrained, and in a high state of cultivation. The land is high and dry, and no waste land. There is a good brick residenee, two good borne. one with stone stabling underneath, and all other neeessary outbuildings; two never -failing wells, and a good bearing orchard. It is within four miles of Seaforth. It is one of the best farms in Huron, and will be sold on easy terms, as the proprietor desires to retire. Possession on the lat October. Apply on the prem- ises, or address Seaforth P. 0. WM. ALLAN. 1276 -ti WARM FOR SALE.—For Sale, 80 acres in Sanilao "2:. County, Michigan, -75 acres cleared and in a good state of cultivation fit to raise any kind of a crop. It is well fenc. d arid has s good orchard on it, and a never failing well. The buildings consist of a frame house, stabling for 12 horses with four box stalls, 08 head of cattle and 100 sheep. Ninety ewes were win- tered bet year,sold 8630 in wool and lambs this sum- mer. There are also pig and hen houses. Tho un- dersigned also bas 80 acres, with buildings, but not so well improved, vhieh he will sell either in 40 acre lots or as a whole. These properties are in good localities, convenient to markets, schools and churches. The proprietor is forced to scll on ac- count of ill health. It will be a bargain for the right man 118 it Will be sold on easy terms. GEORGE A. TEMPLETON, Doronington, Sanilac County, Michi- gan. 1298x4 -t -f VARA FOR SALE.—For sale, that desirable and E conveniently situated farm,adjoining the village of Redgerville, being- Lot 14, 1st Concession; Hay, I- mile from Rodgerville post -office, and one and a half miles south of Hensall on the London Road. There are 97 and a quarter acres, of which nearly all is cleared and in a high state of cultivation. Good frame house la store) s, 8 rooms, a large kitchen also attached with bedrooms and pantry &c. 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 farm will be sold cheap and on easy terms, as the undersigned has retired from farming. For par- tieulers apply to JAMES WHITE, Proprietor, Hen- sel!. 1275-tf VIM CLASS FARM FOR SALE.—For sale Lot 12 12. Concession 6, H. R. S Tuckersmith, containing 100 acres of choice land, nearly all cleared and in a high slate of cultivation, with 90 acres seeded to grass. It is thoroughly underdrained and well fenced with straight Tall, board and wire f6110410 and does not contain a foot of waste land. There is also an orchard of twe acres of choice fruitarees ; twe good webs, one at the house, the other with a wind -mill on it at tbe out buildings, on the promises is an ex- cellent frame house, containing eleven rooms and cellar under whole house, and soft and hard watcr convenient. There are two good bank barns, the one 82 feet by 73 feet and the other 88 feet by 68 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 is well adapted for grain or stock raising and is one of the finest farms In the country. It is situated 31 niiles from Seaforth Station, 6 from Brumfield and Kippen with good gravel rc 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. SHILLINGLAW, Egmondville P. 0. 1286 ti ASPLENDID CHANCE.—The undersighed now offers for sale those excellent farms in the township of Stanley, belonging to the estate of the late John Ross. The farms consist of Lots 8 and a, Concession 1, London Road, Stanley, and are well situated, being convenient to schools, 8 miles from Seaforth and the same distance from Clinton, 1/ miles from Brucefield station and the same distance from Kippen station and 6 miles from Hensel!, with good gravel roads leading to each place. Each farm contains 100 acres, more or less, every foot of which Is first class soil and in a high state of cultivation. They are thoroughly underdrained and well fenced with rail, board and wire fences. On lot 9 there are 80 acrea cleared and free from stump, the remainder good hardwood bush, good frame barn 40x60 feet and horse and cow stables adjoining. There is also an orchard of 11 acres al choice fruit trees. One good well, convenient. Twenty one acres seeded to grass, 9 acres to fall wheat, the remainder is all plowed and ready for crop in the spring. On lot 8 there are 90 acres cleared and free from stumps, the remainder good hardwood bush, large fmme barn large com- fortable horse and cow stablee and other nemetery out buildings, and large brick house suitable for a large family. There are three wells of good water, one at the house, one convenient to the stabam and the other at the rear of the farm. There is also an orchard of 81 acres of the choicest fruit tree, There are 24 acres seeded to gram, 10 acres of fall wheat, the remainder is all web plowed and ready for pring crops. This is a rare chance. The farms will be sold on reasonable terms separately or together. For further particulars apply on the premises, or by letter to, MRS. JOHN RO S, 13rucefie1d 1'. 0* 1307x4 ore h roar, ouphs, olds, and ilahtheria hove for EARS yielded to anyry Davie • aim lifer Wirt BALI, 215 c\ BiAlt Happy. New Year TO AJLIi Whatever success we have had in the past in contributmg to this most de- sirable condition of things, we can assure the benevolent people of Seaforth and surrounding country that this year we are in a position to eclipse all former records. We have bought in better markets, in larger quantities, and we are determined to give our customers the benefit of it. Our store is too small to display all our stock to the best advantage. We would, there- fore, respectfully request all who are interested in seeing and securing JUST WHAT THEY WANT AT THE RIGHT PRICE, to call early and avoid the rush and excitement of Christmas Eve. We will be pleased to show you our goods and prices, and we think it will be to your advantage to see them. You need not purchase, as you may select and have the goods laid aside for you till you require them. There area lot of bargains just now that will be picked up before the 24th. Who are to have them first? We have a great many beautiful goods that cannot be had elsewhere, and we have also a great many lines that can be had elsewhere, but you can save money by purchasing from us. See our assortment of Bibles, Prayer and Hymn Books, beautifully bound volumes; Albums, Portfolios, Toilet Cases, Leather Goods, Games, Purses, Mirrors, Perfumery, Dolls, Doll Carriages, Cradles, Picture Frames, Brackets, China Ornaments, Smokers' Sets or Pipes, Cigar Cases, Dressing Cases, Fountain Pens, Pocket Pencils and hundreds of other useful and suit- able articles which we cannot classify, but come and see, even if you have to come twenty miles, it will pay you to be at LIIMSDEN - & - WILSON'S, soOlialys 131J001 FEAFORTHI • g• • ONTARIO. ROBERTSON GOENG SOUTH, On or about January lst, it is our intention to get up and get south— about five doors from our present quarters, when we will open out one of the best assorted and most extensive stocks, in one of the finest and largest Fur- niture and Undertaking Warerooms west of Toronto. " Before removing from our present stand, we wish to reduce the stock. Therefore, we have marked everything away down, placed everything at prices within the reach of every- body. We are placing before 'the people an opportunity seldom offered. This is the snap of the season—the opportunity you have been looking for. We don't offer bargains like those every day. Come and bring everybody you know—we'll attend to those you don't know. Remember, from now until January 1st is your special chance. The M. Robertson , Furniture Emporium MAIN STREET,' - - SEAFORTH. CHRISTMAS GIFTS. Below we would suggest to our numerous patrons and friends a few of the articles amongst our immense stock of Staple and Fancy Dry Goods, Clothing, Hats, Caps, Carpets, Millinery, &c., Which would make sensible and satisfactory Christmas gifts for father, mother, brother, sister, uncles, aunts or cousins: • Fur Coats, Fur Sets, Fur Caps, Gloves, Hosiery, a Dress for Sarah, a Suit for Johnny, Silk Ties, Silk Handker- chiefs, a pair of Corsets-, a new Overcoat, a pair of Blankets, a White Bed Cover, a pair of Lace Curtains, a Dozen Napkins, a Linen or Damask Table Cover, a Bonnet or Trimmed Hat. The above goods being the newest, nobbiest and latest designs, may be purchased from us at, a small advance oncost. We take pleasure in showing intending purchasers through our various departments at our Bargain Dry Goods, Clothing and Millinery House. WM. PICKARD. THE - .SEAFORTH - FOUNDRY. Having completed rebuilding and repairing the old foundry, and introduca de the latest equipments and the most improved)machines, I am now prepared to dc All Kinds of Machine Repairs AND GENERAL FOUNDRY WORK. eiMmemere •••••••••01•• LAND ROLLERS. We are now turning out some of the best improved Land Rollers, and invite the farmers to see them before buying elsewhere. T. T COLEMAN. Important Announcement. BRIGHT ofkoTHERS, sm.s..m-gcnErzii The Leading Clothiers of Huron, Beg to inform the people of Seaforth and surrounding - vantry, that they have added to their large ordered clothing trade one of the Most Complete and best selected stocks of Boys', Youths' and Men's Readymade Clothing THE COUNTY. --- Prices Unequalled. We lead the Trade. Remember the Old Stand, Campbell's Block, opposite the Royal Hotel, Seaforth. BRIGHT BROTHERS. ▪ ,U3 BARGAINS BARGAINS TO BE HAD AT A. G. AULT'S, JDIR7Y" G-C3CODS. —AND— Grocery Stores SEAFORTH. The new Seaforth Bargain House will commence giving great bargains on SATURDAY, the 5th day of No- vember. Bargains will be given in all kinds of Dry Goods -Hats, Caps, Men's and Boys' Readymt:de Clothing in full suits; a large assortment of Men's Overcoats; also a large and fresh stock of all kinds of Groceries and Provi- sions. I invite every one to come who wishes a good bargain, as I have now a bran new stock in all kinds of goods, and they must be sold; therefor; now is the time to buy your goods at prices that cannot be had elsewhere. Don't forget the place—it is the new Seaforth Bargain House. Wanted—Butter, Eggs and all kinds of Poultry, for which the highest price will be paid. A. G. AULT, Seaforth. Is Any Horse worth $20? DICK'S BLOOD PURIFIER, 50e. DICK'S BLISTER, 50c. 'DICK' OINTMENT, 50c. DICK'S LINIMENT, 50c. IF Ef KIS NOT HEALTHY AND SOUND Every animal that is not worth keeping over winter should have DICK'S BLOOD PURIFIER ur the epring. It will take less food to keep them in condition. They will sell better. A horse will do more work. DICK'S HORSE AND CATTLE MEDICINES ARE THE BEST IN THE WORLD. Send a postai card for full particulars, and a benk of valuable household and farm recelpes will be /tent free. DICK & CO., P. 0. Box 482; MONTREAL nold Everywhere. 1200,01 , BUGGIES —AND_ WAGON S 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. WILLSON'S: SMA_MIORTIX.. 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 all parts, and we make good any breakages for one year from date of purchase that comes from fault iA material or wOrkmanship. We do no patching, but furnish new parts. I mean what I advertise, and back up what I say. Wagons from Chatham, Woodstock and Paris, Which is enough about them. Five styles of Road Carts. All kinds of Agricultural Im- plements. 0. C. WiLLSON, Seaforth. The Kippen Mills. Gristing and Sawing Cheaper than the Cheapest. JOHN rifi'NEVIN Desires to thank the public for their liberal patronage in the past, and be wishes to inform them that he can now do better for them than ever before. He will do chOpping for 4 cents per bag from now to the 1st of May, and satisfaction guaranteed. GRISTING also a specialty, and as good Flour as can be madeguaranteed. LOGS WANTED.—He will pay the highest jnioe in mob for Hard Maple, Basswood and Soft Elm Jogs Mac Custom Sawing promptly attended to. IdeNevin gives his personal attention to the busies, and carguarantee the best satisfaction every time. Remember the Kippen Mills. JOHN MoNEVIN. FOR MANITOBA. Parties going to Manitoba /should call on W. -G. DUFF The agent for the Canadian Pacific Railway, Seaford', who can give through tickets to4ny 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. Pickard's store. W. G. DUFF, Seaforth. McKEOWN, —DISTRICT AGENT FOR THE— People's Life Insurance Company, —FOR THE— Counties of Huron, Bruce, Perth and Weat Grey. •••1=OPIRMII•••••11. The People's Life is a purely Mutual Company organized for the purpose of insuring brae, conducted solely in the interests of ite policy -holders among whom the profits are divided, there being /30 stook - holders to oontrol the company or to take any portion of the surplus. The only Mutual Cowpony in Canada Fiving endowment insurance at ordinary life rates te THE PEOPLE'S LIFE. Agents wanted Address J. 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