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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1893-02-03, Page 3-I 3 srainewnweemeersoalti get south, one of the largest Fur. moving from rave rI1WI:ked ch of every- ffered. This ag for. We 9rybody you t -this season [luring 1892, merit your :loose from, without ak Ise Furnish - or 1893, we forth. L 4 1 S 11S'l ocis, we have oods, except sit values in and Glove roe stock in purchasing marked in Trunks and H. )_ t'l/TYJ goods. itys till the cola Prices. s that -will re. DRY. id introduc- 'w prepared rs Erz Loners, and 1 MAN. Hutt t they have Youths' : Q der oyal Hotel, ERS. FEBBEAIW 3; 1803 . Not icetoCreditors All parties having claims against Mr. George Good, whose affairs are now in course of liquidation, are here- by notified to present their accounts at once for settlement: Not.ice to Debtors. All parties indebted to Mr, George Good, either by note or book account, are hereby notified that if they do not call at once and arrange a settlement, their accounts 'will be paced in court for collection. NOTICE PURCHASERS, All parties needing, or likely to need, fresh Groceries, reliable Boots and Shoes, Overshoes, Felt Boots, pure gum. Rubbers and Sox, nobby Hats and Caps, Trunks and Valises, Dinner Sets, Tea Sets, Toilet . Sets, Hanging Lamps, Banquet Lamps, Parlor Lamps, Glassware of all kinds, Fancy, Goods, &e., are hereby notified that there is still $6,000 worth of the very best part of the °stock still to sell, for which no reasonable offer will be refused; Please take notice, that the goods must be sold speedily in order to cur- tail expenses, and enable the Liquida- tor to pay all claims against the Estate. Great bargains by private sale during each day. Remember, the stock must be speedily cleared out. in. occur opportunity No such oppo y may again for getting such bargains in first-class goods. Shop Furniture for sale, including two fire -proof Safes, two Sleighs, two Wagons, Horse and Harness, two Stores and a comfortable Dwelling. in Seaforth for sale. Store in Brussels to rent. J. R. GREGORY, LIQUIDATOR. HAND -MADE Boots and Shoes D. McINTYRE Has on hand a large number of Bookend Shoes bf hie own make, best material and Warranted to give Satisfaction. If you want your feet kept dry come and get a pair o. our boots, which will be sold CHEAP FOR CASH; Re g promptly attended to. All kinds of Boots and Shoes made to order. All parties who have not paid their acoounte for last year will please call and settle up. 1162 D. McINTYRE, Seaforth, SEAFORTH Musical : Instrument +PORI V M Scott Brothers, PROPRIETORS, SEAFORTH, - ONTARIO. PIANS.--Dum nh New York ; W. a , Bell & Co., Guelph ; Dominion Piano Com- pany, Bowmanville. ORGANS.—W. Bell & Co., Guelph ; Dominion Organ Company, Bowmanville ; D. W. Barn & Co., Woodstock. The above Instruments always on hand, also a few good second-hand Pianos and Organs for sale at from $25 upwards. Instruments void on the instal. menu plan, or on terms to snit onstomers. Violins, Concertinas and small instruments on hand also;sheet musio, books he. SCOTT BROS. M. ROBERTSON, Leading Undertaker MAIN STREET, SEAFORTH. Ily facilities are unsurpassed. I am pee- red to conduct burials in a most eatis- f&trtory manner. All modern undertaking Appliances. Competent managementguar- anteed. A full line of burial goods on hand. - I aim to be prompt, coneedegate And reliable. ler Charges moot reaeonable. RESIDENCE, NORTH MAIN STREET. 1223 ALLAN LINE ROYAL MAIL STEAMSHIPS, REDUCTION IN RATES' Steamers Sell Regularly from PORTLAND and HALIFAX to LIVERPOOL via LONDONDERRY DURING TUN WfN?7a MONTHS. $40 and upwards. Second Cabin, $25. at low rates. NO CATTLE CARRIED. STATE SERVICE OF ALLAN LINE STEAMSHIPS. - NEW YORK & GLASGOW via Londonderry, every Fortnight. Cabin, $40 and, upwards. Second Cabin, 125. Steerage at low rates. Apply to - . ALLAN, Montreal, or C BEl'HUNE ,, to DUFF, Seaforth. 26l2• Cabin, Steerage FARMS . FOR SALE. TOWNSHIP OF MORRIS. South half 21 on 5th concession, 100 acres. TOWNSHIP OF GREY. Lots 1 and 12 on 18th concession, 200 a tre TOWNSHIP OF TUCKERS)IITH. lot 38 on 3rd ooncession L. R. S., 100 acres For terms he., apply to the undersigned. T. HO ED, 1107 tt ill/nettles he., Beattie* IMPORTANT NOTICES. DULLS AND OATS.—For Sale 7 Scotch Short Morn 1) Bull Calves, flt for servIce. Also 300 bushels of Black Tartarian Oats, grown for seed, imported in 1892. Prices right. Como and see them. DAVID MILNE, Ethel P. 0. 1300 CEDAR, POSTS FOR SALE.—For sale, on West half of lot 11; 18th concession, McKillop, abent 2,000 cedar posts, 8 feet in length. These are fiat quality of fencing pests and can be bought in aoy quantity. Apply on the premises. MRS. ARCHI- 1810x4 DULLS FOR SALE.—For sale two thoroughbred Di Durham Bull 2alves, both eligible for registra- tion. They are 13 and 14 months old and red color. Apply on Lot 21, Concession 4, H. R. S., Tucker- emith, or address, Seaforth P. 0. JAMES BROAD - FOOT. 1310tf LTOHNBEATTIE, Clerk of the Second Division Court County Commissioner, of Huron Con- veyancer, Land, Loan and Insurance Agent. Funds invested and to Loan. Office—Over Sharp do Livens' store, Main street, Seatorth. 1289 HOUSE TO RENT.—To rent, a small, pleasantly situated cottage in Harpurhey • a nice place for an old couple or a emsil family. Apply at ROBB'S GROCERY, Seaforth, or at the Packing House, Harpurhey. 1801-tt CAUTION. — The public are hereby cautioned against giving credit to any person or persons in my name, without my written order or consent, as I will not hereafter be responsible for debts con tract without such authority. MRS. JOHN THOMP- SON, McKillop. 1800x4 ,NTOT10E TO DEBTORS.—Notice is hereby given ill that all parties indebted to the estate of the late John Dorsey, either by note or book account must settle the same forthwith, as the affairs of the estate are being wound up. Parties desiring to make personal settlement can do so by calling 011 Mrs. Dorsey at her residence. opposite 8t. James Church, Seatorth. MRS. JOHN DORSEY. 18084 ASPLENDID CHANCE: Blaokemith Shop for sale in the village of Varna, with one sore of land also a flret•clase house with kitchen and wood shed, hard and soft water, barn and stable, hen•houee and twenty-five emit trees of the best quality. This is situated In the centre of one of the best farming sections in Huron and will be sold reasonable as the Proprietor intends giving up business. It is suitable for some one to live private. For further particu- lars apply to the Proprietor. WM. DUNCAN, Varna. 1805 VAINIMENNO $ 300 Private funds to loan at lowest $ 500 rates of interest at sums to suit $ 700 borrowers. Loads can be corn - $1,000 pleted, and money advanced $1,500 within two days. Apply to R. $2,500 S.HAYS, Barrister,&c.,Seaforth. 125 ASPLENDID BUSINESS CHANCE.—The under signed offers for sale cheap and on eaey terms his :property in Hills Green. It consists of one quarter acre of land, on which is situated a good general store with dwelling attached, and under which is a splendid cellar. There is also a large ware- house and stable. Hine Green is the centre otloae of the richest and beet farming districts in Ontario, and this is a splendid opening for a good, live busi- ness man with some means to make money. For n TROYER, address CHARLES T , Hills Green. 1265tf REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. SPLENDID WOOD LOT FOR SALE.—For sale, Lot 24, Concession 5, H. R. S. Tuekeremith, containing 80 acres, of which about 24 acres are cleared and the balance first clase hardwood, uncull• ed. It is convenient to market and there is wood enough on it to pay for it. Will be sold on easy terms. Apply on lot 24, Concession 4, 11. R. 8., or addrees Seaforth P. 0. JOHN LANDSBOROUGti. 1807-tf FOR SALE --A neat and attractive country home- stead, being part of lot 1 concession 7, in the Township of Turnberry, consisting of three acres of rich land, two acres are now under grass and balance is ocoupied by orchard and garden. There is a good frame house and stable on the premises, also a never failing well and first-class cistern. The owner has removed to Manitoba and the property must be sold. For particulars apply to JOHN W. GFEEN, Lot 6, Concession 6, Turnberry, or bex No 1b, Wroxeter P. 0. 1286x4tf MANITOBA FARMS,—The undersigned has for JYj rale several excellent farme,favorably situated as to railway and, settlement, comprising five quarter sections (160 acres), seven half sections (820 acres), and two whole sections (640 acres) ; prices from $4 to $10 per acre. Any one contemplating settling in Manitoba can make very favorable terns in purchas- ing. Produotive property in or near Seaforth will on equitable valuations be taken in exchange for three or four farms, WILLIAM M. GRAY, Sea - forth. " 1808-12 200 Al,Erm, bg FARM ts 1FOR1and . SALE12,.—concThe 200 on sore18 faeinloessi Grey, is offered for Sale. 120 acres are cleared an the balance is well timbered. Buildings first-elase. Orchard, well, &L <a..0 house within 40 rods. Possession given at eine if desired. For further particulars as to price , terms, etc., apply to MRS. WALKER, Roseville P.O., or to NELSON BRICKER, on the farm, 12994f BOARS FOR SERVICE. IDERKSHIRE BOAR FOR SERVICE.—The under- signed will keep for service at Brnoefield, one aged and one young Thoroughbred Berkshire Boar. Terms, $1,00 payable at the time of service. He also has a young Thoroughbred Berkshire Boar for sale. GEORGE HILL-, Brumfield. 1297x13 TO PIG BREEDERS.—The undersigned will for service on Lot 30 Concession 1 , Moltillop, a registered black Berkshire and Cheater Wniee Fig. Sows for service will be _taken to either. Terms— One dollar for each pig, payable at the time of sore vice with privilege of returning if necessary. JAS. MANN. 1 1800•tf rpHOItOUGHBRED BERESHIRE BOAR FOR SERVICE. -The undersigned will keep for ser- vice on Lot 10, Concession 7, Stanley, the Thorough- bred' Berkshire Boar, Jefferson (1908), purchased from J. G. Snell & Brother Edmonton, Ontario. Sire Enterprise, imported (1878) ; dam Maulsford 52nd, imported (937). Terms --one dollar, strictly cash at the time of service With privilege of return- ing if necessary. He also has for sale _a number of young boars and sows from six months and under. Prices right. WM. MoALLISTEB, Varna P.O. 13004f WHO WANTS MONEY? To Loan $1,000 on first mortgage, land security. Interest at the rate of six per cent., payable at the end of each year. Can be had flret day of March, Apply at the EXPOSITOR OFFICE, Seaforth, 1305 ONO Imo'.J®Yer Both the method and results when Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant and refreshing to the taste, and acts gently yet promptly on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys- tem effectually, dispels colds, head- aches and fevers and. cures habitual constipation. Syrup of Figs is the, only remedy of its kincl ever pro- duced, pleasing to the taste and ac- ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and:truly beneficial in its effects, prepared only from the most he .lthy and agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is :for sale in 750 'bottles by all leading druggists. Any reliable druggist who may not have `r it on hand will procure it proraptly for any one who wishes to try it. Manufactured only by the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP COm , BAN FRANCISCO, iCAL. - I.OIIIBVILLE, XX. NEW YORE, N. X Sold by J. S. ROBERTS, Druggist, Seaforth THE HURON EXPOSITOR A BothersoMS Business. 0, this being in love is a botherecinne business, it just Iste?pa one in tor—Wont.' from nwriiing till Tho' I quarrel with Jai leiter' minute I'm with hint. I'm se etched whenever be ,out of in eight ; Ills name the' protect . II he i; ut,t", tie menti lned And me hart ;;i+•ei a,. unal?, and--I•d perish before I would own up to him—it s'; ndr still while I listen For his step on the walk elr,!'hie:ries at the door. I can settle to nothing—totadir�g nor sewing— Justmore for — thinking of Ji 61 I don't flirt any ,li" a• Not becatruuthseie it ie wrong',in 'il t because the p ain What once was a pastime $dl now but a bore : For the rest of mankind, t o', they were all Applies, I've no eyes and no oars c raless ! and slack ! When a woman's in love thgi+'. hti'ile universe centres In some commonplace feireW like honest old Jack ! For it's a fart--and'I know it; ztat Jack is no hero tile's about as unlike all the knights of romance That I've road of, or dreamed of as any man going i How 'twos that he camJ ii y girl's soul to entrance I can't tell ; I suppose, tho'i Ihah,ehy rascal Cupid, Just for spite, pulls the wool 'over each woman's eyes ; At least once in her life, and an ev'ry day mortal Looks to her—for a while4 like a god in disguise. The last man in the world toi`et,p for an idol, You'd eay, was my JackHoly it all came about • to a marvel to me, who at Lou and at lovers, Have so long found it easy~ to fleet and to flout. I pretend to be cold, and I'snbibb and I'm mighty With poor Jack, When at' heart I'm as meek as a dove ; But, oh, does it most ��33laddef# ori sadden or madden A proud woman to :Ilnd thrr at last she's in love. ♦i Bayard Taylor's Only Child. Iu the spring of 1858:' lsand Mrs. Bayard Taylor returned to Goth, by way of Conetan• tinople and the Danub Pang.here Mr.Taylor left his wife while ho: went for a hurried trip through Russia. In August their only child, Lilian, was,boripit .Mrs. Taylor's old home. In writing ti .,hili friend Riobard Henry Stoddard Of event, Mr. Taylor said ; " I, too, ant a hither.. I look at the little thing with IV cola of childish delight and wonder, and continually ask myself : "" Is this help'ess being really sprung from my loins ? I see my o7f u brown eyes in its face, my hair on its 'lia"ead, my 'three -cent - piece of, a mouth,' and ^wonder how much of my soul goes with .these features. It is ugly, as all nowly•bor`rr babies are, yet to me it is divinely beautiful as the :Child Christ of Raphael, ,I:.tiever cared for such fresh existences ; but itovv all its blind mo- tions, shrill cries an4 semi-atupid signs of wonderment at finding, t itself in the world, inspire ine with the profoundest interest." Lilian was educatt ! at home until her fifteenth year wheniahe entered a fashion- able school in New NtOrk, preparatory to a term of instruction a1 iVaaear College. In August, 1887, she was married to Dr. Kili- ani, of Munich, and i the mother of two children, a boy and ►i `;ggirl. Dr. and Mre. Kiliani make their •liotne on Gramercy Square, New York ,City, and Mrs. Taylor resides with them. Gaieties. —" There doesn't appear to be much of the milk of human 'kindness these days," sighed Buffer, " guess there's a good deal left," retorted Wtigglee, " only it's con- densed," ----Tom—" Ie it true- that Phil calls on Miss Bond quite regularly now ?" Jack— "He is getting to dolio,, I believe. ; I saw him trying to make ftiende with the dog the other evening." —" What do you, 'liink of Smith ?" " I think he is a very hilght fellow." " Well, you know he decants". speak well of you." " What do youAppooe I care what an ass like Smith thinks, of me ?" —" These firemen; must be a frivolous set," said Mrs. Spin ,kine, who was reading a paper. " Why ecr`?' "I read in the paper that after the fire wws under control the fire- men played all night on the ruins. Why didn't they go homsand go to bed like seu• sible men, instead i of romping about like children ?" i' --A sad misfortit a Lately ,befell -a well- known Q. C. It iei>it4lated of him that, as he was riding in a t first-class railway car- riage, from a single', glance at the counten- ance of a lady at hiiitside he imagined that he knew her, and vshtured to remark that the clay was pleasatilis She only answered. " Yee." " Why ds_ you wear a veil ?" " Lest I attract entleinen." "It is the g��- province of gentltifen to admire," replied the gallant man of w. " Not when they are married," said i ' the • lady. " Indeed ?" " Oh, no ! I ems*, bachelor." The lady quietly removed her veil, diselosing to the astonished counsel the face of hie mother- in-law. —Ono of Dr. AciiOn is sons, when a little boy, used to get ‘-divinity teaching from Dean Burgon, then simply Mr. Burgon. The good clergyman 04 Sunday went through the story of John fife 13aptist to the child. He narrated with :great dexterity and at length the detail$ 'sof the prophet's dreee, and his habits in eating and drinking. Hav- ing tried to de is�living portraitof the strangely clad ascetic, he said cheerfully, "And now, if you? est John the Baptist in the ' High,' won you know him ?" The child thought anOjnawered, "No, Ishould. n't know him ; I should cut him." —Merchant (buying bill of goods of. Chi- cago drummer) "What is *our usual time, thirty days ?" Chicago drummer (absent- mindedly)—" Yee!i r $10. Il always pay the fice--oh—er—I bg pardon, .Yee, thirt days, or two per beat. off for cash. —If you hear n an always speaking con temiptuously of his rival's goods, admittin no merit in them, and boasting hie own by deteriorating his e'neigbbor's, it is eviden that he has been labert by that rival, or els is afraid that he shy be. "I caw a very sharp operation in a smal way some time agog" said a travelling ma the other night "I was coming out o Portland in the (Ars, and seeing some nix: apples, asked the price. ' Three for dime,' was the anwer. 'I'll take this on for five cents,' I 441d. 'Say, I'll take th balance of that ttit,' ejaculated a curious looking genius to the next seat, and h took two apple i and paid the-speechles fruit peddler five• cents. How is that for enterprise ?" HousehoH Economies. It takes a clear brain to determine what is the best economy in daily affairs, and even then, this praisevrr'thy practice may be car- ried to a ridiculing extent. Then Mrs; Barstow said one morning to her neighbor : " Yee, F try tot• ie as economical as pos- sible, &itd use up ikg the odds and ends. I take nay poor pickling first, too. " Now last winter, it was away up -in- to March before Iuhad a good potato cooked, for I always use uptall my sunburnt, wormy ones first, and get;rd of them." " But," said lser,ietener, " I suppose you enjoyed your nice large ones all the better then ?" t' " Well, no, I didn't exactly," said Mrs. Barstow, with some hesitation. " You see it was so late in t.h season they were mostly all spoiled, and I hid to throw them away." - Swearing. _ _ A lovely cuetoni tf the Society of Friends is that of saying i`'thee" instead ef-" you " —lovely in that it seems to make personal intercourse the ,fitiore near and tender, Moreover, the net of the pronoun " you " implies with there ;an emphasis which one can only appreciate by hearing a child's version of it. Two children of.thie gentle sect were one day playingtoge,'erA and suddenly they began to ,dispute.A One; especially, grew angry, and said pionately '" 1fthee doesn't -`Lake care, I'll swear at thee 1" "" Ob, oh 1" cried; the second, too much shocked to say matte. " I will ! Ob, twee little you, thee 1" A MODEL DAIRY FARM DESCRIPTION OF A WELL -KEPT FARM IN NEW YORK STATE. How the 75 Cows aro Cared for—The Making of the Butter—Caring for the Milk—Feeding and Watering the Stock .--The Homestead. One and one-half miles to the east of the village of Delhi, the county seat of Dela- ware County, N.Y., a beautiful stream of pure spring water joins itself with the waters of the Delaware river. Following that stream to its source, a distance of seven miles, we find, among the tnost beau- tiful mountain scenery, thoroughly culti- vated fields, and industrious farmers ens gaged in dairying. The name Elk Creek was given to the stream by our forefathers, when the hills were covered with forests, and the valleys thickly studded with lofty pines, where the elk and deer were frequent ,visitors to a flowing spring of saline water. Elk Creek is known near and far for its thrifty, industrious and intelligent citizens. Not one unthrifty farm is found through the length of the valley. The farms are of medium size, stretching on either side of the public highway to the hills, thus bring- ing the farm buildings not far apart. All of the buildings, including house, barn, and smaller structures, are neatly. painted. The lawns are well kept, ornamented with shrubs and flowers, and substantially fenc- ed where needed. The roads are excellent and are kept so by the use of improved machinery, On both sides of these high- ways sugar maple trees have been planted at regular intervals, furnishing both shade and sugar. Midway between the source of the Elk Creek and its entering the Delaware river is the home and dairy farn► of Mr. John Mc- Donald. This was the "Old Homestead," and upon the death of his father, it was purchased from the heirs by its present owner, who went heavily in debt for it. The farm comprises 200 acres of which 160 aro cleared and under cultivation. It is chiefly devoted to pasturage and meadow, and the raising of corn for the silo, and crops for soiling. While dairy predomi- nates, other industries are also carried on successfully. The stream that divides the farm is utilized in furnishing motor power for a saw and feed mill, threshing the grain grown on the place, as well as grinding feed for near -by neighbors. The same water power runs the churn and separator at the dairy room, the power being communicated by means of a wire cable rope 1,000 feet long. By a wire connected with the house, the gate at the mill can be opened and closed, and the power controlled at will. All the packages for the shipment of butter are made on the place, and none of them are used more than once. Manufacture of maple syrup occu- pies a few weeks in early spring, when 700 trees aro tapped, the product of which is an important factor in the income of the farm. The fuel used in the evaporator, under a commodious house near the mill, is furnished from the waste that accumulates around the sawmill. A superior article of apple jelly is also one of the industries car- ried ou by_ the farm help. The large and commodious dwelling house, with dairy room attached, with working and packing rooms m the base- ment, is all furnished with modern conveni- ences for the saving of labor, and for the comfort and health or the inmates. In the manufacture or butter room, a separa- tor and a revolving churn are used, both of these are run by the water power, quite a distance away. On an average, seventy-five cows are kept, and the milk of as many more of the neighboring farms is manufactured at this dairy. The 'separator handles this amount of milk with ease. After the milk has been separated from the cream it flows to the barn through under- ground pipes, and is returned to those who brought it, while the cream is retained to be ripened and churned. Across the road opposite the house and far enough that no odors reach the living apartments, or the workroom of the dairy, yet sufficiently near to save needless labor and expense, stands the barn, one hundred feet long, sixty feet wide and fifty feet high. The` first floor has ample stabling capacity for one hundred cows, and is pro vided with perfect sanitary conditions and thorough ventilation. A cellar underneath the whole barn receives the waste. Plenty of absorbents are used so as to retain all - the fertilizing qualities. The gutters be- hind the cows are provided with hinges which are easily turned, thus ensur- ing almost perfect cleanliness to the stock, no inconvenience to the milkers, and no odors for the milk to absorb. Pure run- ning water is supplied to each cow, at the bottom of her manger. She can drink whenever she chooses, without fear of be- coming cbilled. By an ingenious device worked with a lever, a row of cows can be fastened or unfastened at once. While others were debating the proprie- ty of the use of silage Mr. McDonald was actually putting a silo into the bays of his barn, to decide, the question by actual ex- periment. The silo he now has in the new barn is forty. -live feet deep,fifteen feet square, and is filled frost, the upper floor. In filling the silo he lays the cornstalks in bundles, binds them with strong twine, and draws them to the barn. The bundles are pitched into the silo where several men place them in layers around, tramping them as firmly as possible. The pressureisso great that no loss is occasioned except by slight mold on the top and outer edges. Ensiling in this way, Mr. McDonald thinks, saves a great amount of labor and needless 'work. Great care is taken not to feed too much of this kind ef food, es- Caially not to cows in ;the flush of milk. orn meal is depended upon, together with early out clover for "perfect gilt- edged butter." The cows kept are mostly grades. If a cow gives a Iarge mess of milk, that bears the test, she is welcomed to a home, and will receive the best of care and attention so long as she proves profit- able. The principal specialty being winter dairying most of the cows come in fresh in the early fall and winter months. Nearly all the products of the farm are sold to private customers. Twice each week are the packages containing butter and eggs, lorded into a spring wagon, protected from the heat with outside coverings, and ice packed around the packages if needed. The butter is pressed into one-half pound priats, packed in five, ten, or twenty pound. packages and sent ;direct, express prepaid to the' door of the customers. Mr. McDonald began his life work in a humble\way. The farm, when purchased, was covered with stumps and rocks, and would not provide food for more than twenty or twenty-five head of stock, includ- ing team. Last winter ninety head were wintered. Save all, waste nothing, feed stook and land liberally, has been his motto. Always oa the alert for information ; dairy schools, institutes, town and county fairs interested him and his famii'y, not alone for pleasure but for profit. On his table in the sitting room will be found the leading agricultural papers, magazines, weeklies, and daily newspapers as well. Mr. Mc- thstrald is yet, comparatively, a young man. Sia home Is a model one. surrounded with beautifultrees and shrubs, and flowers fill the garden and lawns. All this points to the fact that he ssay be called a successful farmer. What he has accomplished, others may do, acquiring knowledge and skill in their life work, improving their condition socially and financially, enabling them to educate themselves and their families, bringing culture and refineniaat into their kook and joy and airdasss ' lite their MVOs: FRUIT FOR THE FAIR. Time rzhilble Ontario Will Make at Chi- eago---A Healthy Liar. In order to test the effect of the cold storage upon fruit and vegetables sent by the province to Chicago for the Worlds Fair some time ago, the 160 barrels of apples and 60 cases of vegetables were un- packed and examined the other day, and their condition found to be excellent. An average of 1-71 apples in a barrel were found to be injured, and of the vegetables 9 beets, 7 turn•ipe, and 18 onions were slightly damaged! It ie reported that their con- dition is such as to guarantee their being in first-class condition at . the opening of the Fair. Word has beenreceiv- ed by Mr.. Nicholas Awrey, M. P. P., com- missioner'for the province, froin the Do- minion Government architeot that the various native woods for interior decora- tion sent to the Fair, a description of which appeared in the Mail a few weeks ago, have arrived safely, and will be fitted up as de- scribed, ready for occupation next month. The Chicago authorities have asked for cat- alogues of the exhibits from each province on very short notice, and Commissioner Awrey went to Ottawa last night ,to a meeting of the commissioners from ail the provinces of the Dominion to allot space for the exhibits. The following list shows the number _of samples or groups of grain and fruits, etc., already catalogued : Grain, 2,164 samples ; strawberries, 129 samples ; cherries, 85; currants, 70 ; gooseberries, 70 ; raspberries, 50 ; blackberries, 27 ; peaches, 83 ; plums, 137 ; apricots, 4 ; pears, -189 ; grapes, 110 ; quinces, 11 ; crabapples, 14; other kinds of apples, 273. Of wild fruits, including huckleberries, gooseberries, may apples, Canadian walnuts, native plums, butter- nuts, cranberries, chestnuts, hickory nuts, and . thorn apples, 30 different samples are catalogued. there have been catalogued of first-class plants, flowers and shrubs of the larger and rare varieties, not including small plants for decorative purposes, 109 varieties. The dimensions of these plants are required even to the number of leaves in some instances. Some of them are 20 feet high, others have a spread of from six to fourteen feet, while the leaves on these specimens vary from 5 to 90. In minerals, Ontario, as might be suppos- ed, comes out strong. Twelve hundred and one groups will be shown. By a group is here meant the contribution of the- exhibi- tor or mine of one particular kind of min- eral, thoughmany m ny s ecimena of that min- eral may be included in the group.' The aggregate of specimens shown is therefore very large. The Canadian Copper Com- pany have a special exhibit comprising 38 samples, one specimen of ore weighing 6,- 000 pounds, and a specimen of copper ore weighing 12,000 pounds. From another mine a sample of nickel ore weighing 8,000 pounds has been received. Ten specimens of metal are shown weighing 600 pounds each, and an ingot of pure refined nickel weighing 4,500 pounds.—Mail. According to Nature. To saw wood in a natural position, place the foot on the cross piece connecting the lower part of the jaws which holds the wood to be sawed firmly in position. The jaws tarn on the center piece. No patent, and any farmer can make it. The New Year Minuet. It was danced in the hail by the tire's red glow, For the palms hid the larnpe at the side, And each form was outlined on the floor below, While the shadows were spread far sued wide. But the shadows were misty—a softened gray— In a000rd with the slow melody, The light of the fire drove the dark lines away, While it lent all a sweet mystery. Both dancers were courtly and figures of grsoe, Tet the maid held my fanny alone; .Ticeow gave a blush to her beautiful face inkier dark eyes a fairer light shone. And then as she courtesies, so stately, so gloss, With the grace of an age that is past, It seemed like a dream of the long, long ago— Like a dream that I knew could not last. So stately, so slow was each step that she made, And so graceful the head that she bent ; The old-fashioned fan that at timet{ cast a shade, Such an air of true elegance lent ; -The place of the dance gave a place to my thought,, And I dreamed of the days that are dead ; The spell of the dance was by sorcery wrought, And the hurrying modern days fled. It was peace—the sweet rest of -the olden day, When all idols were'not overthrown ; When romance still lived, and, as king, Love held Before Mammon to ruler had grown. And all those who watched were bewitched by the dance, And they dreamed ti11 the measure was o'er -- To -day was forgot in the short backward glance And the -charms of the day gone before. —Piave' Scott Mines, A Handy Seat. It is tiresome to ride in a lumber wagon to and from town. If you have nospr�sg seat one can be made quickly at slight expense. Two boards are bolted together tit one end with a block between them as shown. The under one is cleated to ride the box and not aids offA cushion may bit strapped to the spring end. The Famous Glruvere Cheese. The famous Gruyere cheese is made is the isolated chalets perched on the crests of ravines or nestled in the heart of - the val- leys of the Jura, France. "As soon as the snow melts, the herds are let loose from their barns in the low -land below, and ss well do they know°their way that each finds its familiar pasture ground without need of guidance." The cheese is all made in co-operative factories, "where the spirit of honor so prevails that an associate who should put water in the milk would be at once expelled. The cheeses are stamped with the name of the association and of the quality of the milk supplied by each mem- ber. They are sold half yearly, and mean- while are arranged in the cellars. precisely after the fashion of books on shelves, and are turned ahs rubbed with salt every day." —The Leamington Grange Lodge at a recent meeting passed a series of resolutions condemning the acceptance by Clark Wal- lace of a position under Sir John Thompson, whom the resolution refer, to as the cham- pion of the Jeaaits in Canada, and also re- fers to the sending of the Orange part grand master, Mr. McKenzie Bowel', to the Senate, as a shift to get him out of the way of Quebec bigotry; his refuge from responsi- bility at the polls at future elections, . and his showing the white feather on the field of battle. Mr. Wallace has long been one of the foremost Orangemen in Ontario, and to an outsider it would seem that his pres- ence in the Cabinet would be most de- sirable, even from an Orangeman's point of view. Ti onfs ee The quality of the Coffee we sell under, our trade mark is our best advertisement. This $cal is our trade mark, anuarantees perfection of quality, strength and flavor. BOSTON. MOITREAL cmtc►sa RELIAB L E EMEDIES For COUGHS and COLE'S. LUMSDEN - & - WILSON'S ROYAL GLYJERATED BALSAM OF FIR, sure, safe and speedy ; no other remedy equals it. A .Tonic and Blood Maker. Dr. Clark's improved Iron Pills is a perfect tonic, enriching the blood, clearing the skin, slaking the weak strong—the best form for administering iron known to the medical profession, and much cheaper than others. LUMSDEN MSDEN & WILSON'S Burdock and Mandrake Bitters, A cheap and effectual Blood Purifier and Dyspepsia Cure. We have had a great many people say within the last few months that this simple remedy has done them more good than all : the expensive ones they had hitherto tried. These medicines are all for sale, wholesale and retail, by Lumsden & Wilson, Chemists and Druggists 5� 'OPTEL NEW GOODS ALREAM. It may be considerod very early to say anything about SPRING GOODS, But is it not a fact that during the latter winter months many people busy themselves making up wearing apparel, for the ensuing warmer seasons, therefore several certain. lines of goods will be in demand. Taking the . above fact into consideration, we are ready to announce the arrival of a number of lines of new goods, and continual- ly for some time will be busy receiving consignments et; Spring purchases. Already placed in stock is a beauti- ful range of New Prints—they are very pretty and e>l: the newest designs. Several lines of Staple Goods have been consigned to the shelves of our Staple Department. DUNCAN ik DUNCAN, THE DRY GOODS HUSTLERS, a.A.RD:TO'S 131_1003K, SEAFORTH. GRANBY RUBBERS Honestly Made. Latest Styles. Beautifully Finished. Everybody Wears Them Perfect Fit. All Dealers Sell Thern. THEY WEAR * LIKE IRON. 1501 - It will pay you best intice' t . Nothing less shoul4 satisfy you. - Clever, Energetic Young Men and women Who intend to qualify for positions in Book-keeping, Shorthand and Type -writing, should write ter Catalogue of hath departmerite of a Of CHATHAM, Ont. Established 1876. Ws institution is tie peer of any Business College or Shorthand School in America, and vastly superior to any other school of the kind in Canada. THESE ARE THE ADVANTAGES WE OFFER. The two best Penmen in Canada ; the best and Iargect stag ef teachers ; the beet course is Shorthand and Type -writing ; the belie coarse of business training ; the beet suite of roams; the be equipments le every respect ; the beet record for placing its students in the best paying positions in the business world. OUR COLLEGE ROOMS OCCUPY OVER 8,000 SQUARE FEET OF SPACE. We pay the railway fare of students mein tram a diseases to the limit of !6. Good board in pisasent homes for ladies at Be ; pets, 12.60. For catalogues of either department, address, 1301.17 D. MoLACHLAN, Principal