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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1893-02-24, Page 2_ n • ; n5, • • • • 2 BARGAINS BARGAINS TO BE HAD AT A. G. AULT'S, DR 421-$001DS —AND -- Grocery Store, SEAFORT11.- The new Seaforth Bargain House will commence giving great bargains on SATURDAY, the 5th day of No- vember. Bargains be given in all kinds of Dry Goods, Eats, 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 Groceries and Provi- sions. I invite every one to come Who wishes a gooctbargain as I have now a bran new stock in ail kinds of goods, and they =lit bo sold ; therefore, now is- the time to buy your goods at prices that cannot be bad elsewhere. Don't forget the place—it is the as new Seaforth Bargain House. 112r Wanted—Butter, Eggs and all kinds of Poultry, for which the highest price will be paid. A. G. AULT, Seaforth. - Every twflr of a Wantedht:r7.0:":0:antt: keep his animal in gond health while in the stable on dry /Odder. DICK'S BLOOD PURIFIER is now recognized as the beet Condition Powders, it gives a ,good appetite and strengthens the digestion so that all the food is assimilated and forms flesh, thus saving more rhea it costs. It regulates the Bowels and Kidneys and turns a rough coat into a smooth and glossy one. Sound Homes are al- ways in demand andat this season when they are so liable to slips and strains DICK'S BLIS- TER will be found a stable necessity; it will remove a curb, spavin, splint or thoroughpin or any swelling. Dick's Lini- ment cures a strain or lameness and removes inflam- mation from cuts and braises. For Sale by all Drug- gists. Dick's Blood Purifier 50c. .Dick's Blister 50c. Dick's Liniment 25c. Dick's Ointment 25c. Send a postal card for full par- ticulars, & a book of valuable household and farm recipes will be sent free. DICK & CO., P.O. Doe 482, MONTREAL, Sound Horses Fat Cattle BUGG-IES —AND— WAGONS. 41..0•1•MIN.M...M0•••••••• The greatest number and largest as- sortment of Buggien, Wagons and Road Carts to be found in any one house outside of the cities, is at 0. 0. WILLSON'S IN SMALP'01:Z.TPC., They are from the followin' g 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 of material or workmanship. We do no patching, but furnish new parts, I mean what I advertise, and back up what I say. Wagons ora Chatham, Woodstock and Paris, which is enough about them. Five styles of Road Carts. All kinds of Agricultural Im- plements. O. C. WILLSON, Seaforth. The Kippen Mills. Gristing and Sawing Cheaper than the Cheapest. JOHN M'NEVIN Desires to thank thepublic for their liberal patronage in the past, and he wishes to inform them that he con now do better for them than ever before. He Iwill do chopping for 4 cents per bag from now to the let of May, and &stirs/action guaranteed. GRISTING also a specialty, and as good Flour as can be made guaranteed. LOGS WANTED.—He will pay the highest price in cash for Hard Msiple, Basswood and Soft Elm Logs. Also Custom Sawing promptly attended to. Mr. MeNevin gives his personal attention to the business, god can guarantee the beet satisfaction every time. Remember the Kippen Mills. JOHN McNEVIN. FOR MANITOBA. Parties going to Manitoba should call on W. G. DUFF The agent for the Canadian Pacific Railway, Seaforth, who can give 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 C. P. R. in Seaforth and parties going by the C. P. R would consult their own interests by calling en 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:Conipany, —FOR =— Counties of Huron, Bruce, Perth and West Grey, The People's Life is a purely Mutual Company organized for the purpose of insuring lives, conducted solely in the interests of ite policy -holders among whom the profits are divided, there being no stock- holders to control the company or to take any portion of the surplus. The only Mutual Company in Canada giving endowment insurance at ordinary life rates ie THE PEOPLE'S MFR. Agents wanted Address J. McKeown, 1288 Box 55 Sea nerro•eae=.lenefe,=•• Armor I d ,t • THE HURON EXPOSITOR. PUREST, STRONGEST, ESTI contains no Alum, Ammonia, Lime, Phoelehates, or any Ialuriazitd REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. QOOD FARM FOR SALE.—For sale, north half Lot 81, Conooesion 2, East Warranosh, 100 stores ; good fences, good orchard and never -failing creek. Apply to H. J. D. COOKE, Barrister, Blyth, or PHILIP HOLT, Goderioh. • 1278 MIAMI FOR SALE.= -4�r sale an Improved, 100 J- acre 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. 8.,Tucker- smith, or by mail to JOHN PRENDERGST, Sea - forth P. O. ••1290 TrousE FOR SALE IN SEAFORTH.—For sale I 1 cheap a good frame house, 32x80, a storey and a half high, with four-fifths of an mere of land, on Jarvis Street, south of the railway track. There are a Dumber of good apple trees on the place, a good well and cistern near the house and a woodshed. Apply to Edward Dawson, at his store on Main street or to the Proprietor, Seaforth 1'. 0. JAMES ST. - JOHN, Proprietor. 1310x4 1 MIARM IN STANLEY FOR SALE.—For sale J. cheap, the East half of Lot 20, Bayfield Road, Stanley, containing 64 acres, of which 62 acres 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 is within hell a mile of the Village of Varna and three miles from Brucefield station. - Possession at any time. This is a rare chane to buy a first claw farm pleasantly situated. Apply to ARTHUR FORBES, Seaforth. 114411 TIARA IN 3IcKILL0P FOR SALE.—For sale the J south half of lots 1 and lot 2, concession 4, Me- Killop, being 150 acres of very choice land mostly in a gmd 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, MESSRS. DENT & HODGE, Mitchell, or at Tiis HURON EXPOSITOR OffiCO, Seaforth. JOHN O'BRIEN, Proprietor. 1298.11 VARM IN TUCKERSMITH FOR SALE.—For sale r Lot 8, Conceeelon 7, Tuckerunith, contaenine 100 acres, nearly all cleared, free from stumps, well underdrained, and in a high state of cultivation. The land is high and dry, and no waste 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 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 1st October. Apply on the pretn- hies, or address Seaforth P. 0. WM. ALLAN. 1276-M T'ARM FOR SALE.—For Sale, 80 acres in Sauilao -le" 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 horses with four' box stalks, 86 head of cattle and 100 sheep. Ninety ewes were win- tered last year,sold 8630 in wool and lambs this sum- mer. There are also pig and hen houses, The un- dersigned also bas 80 acres, with buildings, but not so well improved, which he will sell either in 40 acre lots or as a whole. These properties are in good localities, convenient te markets, schools and churches. The proprietor ie forced to sell on go. 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 FARO FOR SALE.—For sale, that deeirame and conveniently situated farmosdjoining the village of Redgerville, being Lot 14, let Concession, Hay, mile from Rodgerville post -office, and one and a half miles south ot Hensel! on the London Road. There are 97 and a quarter stores, of which nearly all is cleared and in a high state of cultivstion. Good frame house 12- storeys, 8 rooms, a large 'kitchen also attached with -bedrooms and pantry lc. Good cellar under main'part of house, stable holds over a owe 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 pumpe. Farm well fenced and underdrained. Veranda attachedeto house. Good bearing orchard. The farm will be sold cheap and on easy terms, as the undereigned has retired from farming. For par- ticulars apply to JAMBS WHITE, Proprietor, Hen - sail. 127541 TVIRST CLASS FARM FOR SALE.—For sale Lot 12 .1:2 Concession 6, H. It. S Tuckeramith, containing 100 acres of choice land, nearly all cleared and in a high state of cultivation, with 90 sores seeded to grass. It is thoroughly underdrained and well fenced 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 webs, one at the house, the other with a windmill 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 convenlkit. There are two good bank barns, the one 32 feet by 71 feet and the other 36 feet by 56 feet with stabling for 60 head of cattle and eight horses. m Bes;s thee° there are sheep, hen and pig houses and an Iplement shed. ,The faris well adapted for grain or •stook raising and is one of the finest farms in the country. Itis situated ei miles from Seaforth Station, b from Brucefield and Kippers with good gravel rc 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 applyto the proprietor on the premises or by letter to THOMAS G. SHILLINGLAW, Egenondville P. 0. • 1285- tf CHL TROSI and all 4)AINS vdiQv&dA'f' 0nc e 12y RitypartS. L INS ITE HE5i4 A tiV /1.1 - also eds. 5014 roZ)6,t4 bt4eY ivc% • „, ilKi:04Ya-, '6 ack for the We BIG25didifiLE ROME'S COLOSSEUM, i'HE MAGNIFICENCE OF CAESAR'S IM- PERIAL CITY. Dr.ITalmage Dismourses on Rome's Grand. eur—The Home of Literary Greatness fi and Martial superiority—Where Vico and Wickedness ton Reigned Supreme. i BROOKLYN, Feb. 12, 1893.—Rev. Dr. Tal - Mage this morning, atter commenting on tAie Scriptures and, giving out hymns, in t'hich the multitude of worshippers in the Orooklyn Tabernacle joined, discoursed films the text, Romans 1: 15: "I am ready tia preach the Gospel to you that are at tome, also," Rome ! What a city it was when Paul visited it ! What a city it is now ! Rome ! The place where Virgil sang and Horace satirized and Terence laughed and Catiline conspired and Ovid dramatized and Nero fiddled and Vespasian persecuted and Sulla lekialated and Cicero thundered and Aure- liifss and Decius and Caligula. and Julian anti Hadrian and Constantine and Augus- teii0 reigned, and Paul, the Apostle, preach- eclithe Gospel. am not much of a draftsman, but I ha4e in my memorandum book a sketch which I made in the winter of 1889, when I Went out to the gate through which Paul entered Rome, and walked up the very strOt he walked up to see somewhat how the E city must have looked to him as he Cattib in on the Gospel errand proposed in the' text. Palaces on either side of the street through which the little missionary advanced. Piled up wickednesa. Enthroned accursednesh Templed cruelties. Altars to sham deities. Glorified delusions. Pil- lared, arched, domed, turreted, abomina- tions. Wickedness of a.1l sorts at a high premium, and righteousness ninety-nine and three-fourths per cent. off. And now he passes by the foundations of a building which is to be almost unparalleled for vast- neos.1 You can see by the walls, which have begun to rise, that here is to be some- thingi enough stupendous Ce astound the centunes. Aye, it is the Colosseuin start- ed. 1 Of the theatre at Ephesus where Paul fought with wild beasts, of the temple of Diana, of the Parthenon, of Pharaoh's palace at Memphis, and of other great bnildirigs, the ruins of which I have seen, it hap been my privilege to address you, but a member of my family asked me recently, why I had not spoken to you of the Colos- seum at Rome, since its moral and religious lessons are so impressive. Perhaps, while in Rome, the law of con- trast wrought npon me. I. had visited the Mattiertine dungeon where Paul was incar- cerated. I had measured the opening at the top of the dungeon through which Paul had been let down =and it was twenty-three inches by twerity-six. The ceiling, at its highest point, 'was seven feet from the floor, but at the sides of the room, the ceiling was five feet, seven inches. - The room, at the widest, wits fifteen feet. There was a seat of rock two and a half feet high. There was a shelf four inches high. The only furniture wall a spider's web suspended from the roof, which I saw by the torch- light 1 earned. There was the subterrau- eous passage from the dungeon to the Ro- man forma, so that the prisoner could be taken directly from prison to trial. The dungeon was built out of volcanic stone from the Albano Mountains. Oh, it was a dismal and terrific place. You never saw a coal hole so dark or so forbid- ding. The place was to me a nervous shock, foi. I remembered that was the best thing that the world would afford the most illustrious being, except One, that it ever saw, and that from that place Paul went out to die. From that spot I visited the Colosseum, one of the most astounding miracles of architec- ture that the world ever saw. Indeed I saw it morning. noon and night, for it threw a spell on me from which I could not break away. Although now a vast ruin, the Colosseum is so well preserved that we ' can stand in the center and recall all that once was. It is in shape ellipsoidal, oval, oblong. It is, at itz greatest lengsh, 612feet. After it had furnished seats for eighty- seven thousand people, it had room for fifteen thousand more to' stand, so that one hundred thousand people could sit and stand transfixed by its• scenes of courage and martyrdoin and brutality and horror. Instead of our,' modern tickets of admission, they entered hy _ivory check, and a check dug up near Tome, within a few years, was marked : 1 "Section 6, Lowest Tier, Seat No. 18." t You understand that the building was raiit constructed • for an audi- ence to be addressed by human voice, al- though I tested it with some friends and could be heard. across it, but it was made only for seeing was circular and at any point allowed full view of the spectacle. The arena in tIte center in olden times Was strewn with poinded stone or sand, so as not to be too ilitipery with human blood, for if it were to* slippery, it would spoil the fun. Theasand flashed here aad there with sparkles of silver and gold, and Nero added einnabaidand Caligula added chryso. colla, The side of the arena were compos- ed of smooth marble, eleven feet high. so . that the wild beasts of the arena could not climb up into the audience. On the top of these sides of smooth marble was' a metal railing, having wooden rollers, which easily revolved, se that, if a panther should leap high enough to scale the wall, and with his paw tOich anyone of those rollers, it would revolve and drop ham back again into the arena. Back of this marble wan surrounding the arena was a level platforin of stone, adorned with statues of gods tnd goddessea' and the ar- tistic effigies ofsinonarchs andconquerers. Here were movable seats for the Emperor and the Imperil swine and swinesses with which he surrounded himself. Before the place where the .mperor sat the gladiators 7awould walk imMediately after entering the arena, crying, "Hail, Cesar! Those about to die salute thee." The different ranks of spectators were ,:divided by partitions stud- ded with mosaic:0 of emerald and beryl and ruby and diamobd. Great masts of wood arose from all aides of the building, from which festoons Of flowers were suspended, crossing the blilding, or iit time of rain, awnings of silk were suspended, the Colos- seum having no toof. - The outside hall -was encrusted with Marble and had four ranges, and the three 3ower ranges had eighty columns each a1cl arches after arches, .and on each arch an exquisite statue of a god or ,a hero. Into 180 feet of altitude soared the Colosseum. It glittered and fiashed and shone with *hole sunrises and sunsets of dazzlement. After the audience had assembled, aroniatic liquids oozed from tubes distilled from pipes and rained gently on the multitudes, and filled the air with odors of hyacinth and heliotrope and frankincense and balsam and myrrh and -saffron, so that Lucan, the poet says of it At once ten tholastuld saffron currents flow, And rain their Odors on the crowd below. But where wat the sport to come from ? Well, 1 went into the cellars opening off from the arena, :and I saw the places where they kept the hnenas and lions and pan- thers and wild bears and beastly violence, of all sorts, without food or v, ater Oro, 1 inside fierce enough tor the al ena, and I saw the undeergroutid rooms where the gladiators wer., accustomed to at untii the clapping of 'the people outside demaiiii- ed that they come forth a.rined to murder or to be murdered. All the arrangements were complete, as enough of the cellars and galleries still remained to indicate. What tun they must have had eurning-lions out food or drink for a week uoon an ert. armea aiscipie of Jesus ()twist! &t the dedication of this Colosseum, nine thousand wild beasts and ten thousand immortal men were slain; so that the blood of men and begat was not a brook but a river, not a 1 but a lake. Having been in that way edicated, be not surprised when I tell you that Emperor Probus on one occasion threw into that arena of the Colosseum a thousand stage, a thousand boars and a thousaad ostriches. What fun it must have been! the sounde of trumpets, the roar of wild beasts andethe groans of dying men !- while in the gallery the wives and children of those down under the lion's paw wrung their hands and shrieked out in widowhood and orphanage, while one hun- dred thousand people clapped their hands, and there was a Ha, Els !" wide as Rome and deep as perdition. The corpses of that arena were put on a cart and dragged by a hook 'oat through what was called the Gate ot Death. What an excitement it must have been when two combatants entered the arena, the one with sword and shield and the other with net and spear. The swordsman strikes at the man with the net and spear; he dodges the sword, and then flings the net over the head of the swordsman and jerks him to the floor of the arena, and the man who flung the net puts his foot on the neck of the fallen swords- maniland, spear in hand, looks up to the galleries, as much as to say : "Shall I let him up, or shall I plung this speer into his body until he is dead ?" The audience had two signs, either of which they might give. If they waved their flags, it meant spare the fallen contestant.. If they turned their thumbs down, it meant to slay him. Oc- cassionally the audience would wave their flags and the fallen would be let up, but that: was too tame sport for most occasions, and generally the thumbs from the galleries were turned down, and with that sign would be heard the accompanying shout of "Kill ! Kill ! Kill ! Kill !" Yet it was far from being a monotone of sport, for there was a change of programme in that wondrous Colosseum. Under a strange and powerful machinery, beyond anything of modern invention, the floor of the arena would begin to rockand roll and then give away, and there would appear a lake of bright water, and on its banks trees would spring up rustling with foliage, and tigers appeared among the jungles, and armed men would come forth, and there would be a tiger hunt. Then, on the la`ze in the Colosseum, armed ships would float, and tbere would be a sea fight. What fun ! What lots of fun ! When Pestilence came, in order to appease the gods, in this Colos- seum a sacrifice would be made, and the people would throng that great amphi- theatre, shouting : "The Christians to the wild beasts," and there would be a crack- ling of human bones in the jaws of leonine ferocity. But allthis .was to be stopped. By the outraged sense of public decency ? No. There is' only one thing that has ever stop- ped cruelty and sin, and that is Christiani- ty, and it was Christianity, whether you like its form or not, that stopped this mas sacre of centuries. One day while in the Colosseum a Roman victory was being cele- brated, and one 'hundred thousand enrap- tured spectators were looking down upon two gladiators in the arena stabbing and slicing each other to death, an Asiatic monk by the name of Telemachus was so over- come by the cruelty that he leaped froni the gallery into the arena and ran in be- tween the two swordsmen, and pushed first one back and then the other back and broke up the contest. Of course, the audience was affronted at having their sport stopped, and they hurled stones at the head of Tele- machus until he fell dead in the arena. But when the day was passed and the passions of the people had cooled off, they deplored the msrtyrdom of the brace and Christian Telemachus, and az a result of the over- done cruelty, the human sacrifices of the Colosseum were forever abolished. What a good thing, say you, that such cruelties have ceased. My friends, the same spirit of ruinous amusements and of moral sacrifice is abroad in the world to- day, although it takes other shapes. Last summer in our country there occurred a scene of pugilism on which all Christen- dom looked down for I saw the papers on the other side of the Atlantic ocean giving whole columns of it. Will some one tell me in what respect that brutality of last sum- mer was superior to the brutality of the Roman Colosseum ? In some respects it was worse by so much as the Nineteenth Century pretends to be more merciful and more de- cent than the FifthCentury. That pugilism is winning admiration in this country is positively proved by the fact that years ago such collision was reported in a half dozen lines of newspaper, if reported at all, it now takes the whole side of a newspaper to tell what transpired be- tween the first blood drawn' by one loafer and the throwing up of the sponge by the other loafer, and it is not the newspapers fault, for the newspapers give only what the people want, and when newspapers put carrion on your table, it is because you pre- fer carrion. The same spirit of brutality is seen to -day in many an eccclesiastical court, When a minister is put on trial. Look at the countenances of the prosecuting minis- ters, and not in' all cases, but in many canes. you will find nothing but diabolism inspires them. They let out on one poor minister, who cannot defend himself, the lion of ecclesiasiasticism and the tiger of bigotry and the wild bear of jealousy, and if they can get the offending minister flat on his back, some 'one pute his feet on the neck of the overthrown Gospelizer and looks up, spear in hand, to see whether the galleries and ecclesiastics won't have him let up or slain. And, lo ! many of the thumbs are down. In the worldly realms look at the brutal- ities of the presidential election eight years ago. Read the biographies of Daniel Web- ster and Alexandre H. Stephens and Hor- ace Greeley and Charles Sumner and Lucius Quintus Lamer and James G. Blaine, and if the story of defamation and caluinny and scandalization diatribe and scurrility and lampoon and billingsgate and damnable perfidy be accurately recorded, tell me in what respects our politicial arena and the howling and blaspheming galleries that again and again look down upon it are bet- ter than the Roman Colosseum, When I read a few days ago that the Supreme Court of the United States had appropri- ately adjourned to pay honors to the two last distinguished men mentioned, and Ameri- can journalism, North, South, East and West, 'went into lamentations over their departure and said all come pliinenitary things in regard to thein, 1 1 asked, When did the nation lie about these men ? Was it when, during their life, it give them maleclication, or now, since their death, when bestowing upon them beatification. The same spirit of cruelty that you deplore in the Roman Colosseum is seen in the sharp appetite the world seems to have for the downfall of good men, and in the divorce of those whose 4 marital life was Citnezlit, ttecm'tiant, and in the absconding ot a bank eal..hier. Oh, my irtends, the world wants more of the spirit of 1,0., ur,' and less of the spirit! of "Iiivalbs down.- There are hundreds of men in the prisons of Atnerica who ought to be discharged, because they were the vic- tims of circumstances or have suffered enough. There are, in all professions and occupations, men who are domineered over by others and whose whole lite is a struggle with • monstrous opposition, and circum- stances have their heel upon the throbbing and broken hearts. For God's sake, let them up! Away with the spirit of "Thurhbs down 1' What the world wants is a thous- and men like Telemachus to leap out of the gallery into the arena, whether be be a Roman Catholic monk or a Methodist stew- ard, or a Presbyterian elder, and go in be-' tween the contestants. "Bleested are the • t' FlieBRITARY 24, 1893 pherai.lcerinaitoefGo rs, rao"rtney ahaii be caned the children One half the world is down and the other half is up, and the half that is "up has its heel on the half that is down. If you, as a bobs workman, or as a contractor, or as a bishop, or as a state or national official, or as a potent- factor, in social life, or in any way, are oppressing anyone, know that the same devil that possessed. the Ro- man Colosseum oppresses you. The Dio- cletions are not all dead. The cellars lead- ing into the arena of life's struggle are not all emptied of their tigers. The vivisec- tion by young doctors of dogs and este and birds most of the time adds nothing to human discovery, but is ouly a eontinuation of Vespasian's clolosseum. The cruelties of the world generally begin in nurseries and in home circles and in day schools. The child that tra.nsfixes a fly with a pin, or the low feeling that sets two dogs into 'combat or that bullies a weak or crippled play- mate, or the indifference that starves a canary bird, needs only to be developed in order to make a first-class Nero or a full armed Apollyon. It would be a good sen- tence to be written on the top line of a child's book, and a fit inscription to be embroidered in the arm -chair of the sitting - room, and an appropriate motto for judge and jury and district attorney and sheriff to look at in the court house : "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy." And so the ruins of that Colosseum preach to me. Indeed the most impressive things on earth are ruins. The four great- est structures ever built are in rains. The Parthenon in ruins. The temple of Diana in ruins. The temple of Jerusalem in ruins. The Colosseum in ruins, In- deed, the earth itself will yet be a pile of ruins, the mountains in ruins, the seas in ruins, the day in ruins, the hemispheres in ruins. Yes, further than that, all up and down the Heavens are worlds burned up, worlds wrecked, worlds extinct, worlds abandoned. Worlds on worlds in ruins ! But I am glad to say it is the _same old Heaven, and in all that world there is not ons ruin, nor never will be a ruin. Not one of the pearly gates will ever be- come unhinged. Not one of the amethy- stine towers will ever fall. Not one of the mansions will ever decay. Not one of the chariots will ever be unwheeled. Not one of the thrones will ever rock down. Oh, make sure of Heaven, for it is an ever- lasting Heaven. Through Christ, the Lord, get reody for residence in the eternal palaces. PARASOL FLIRTATION. She Opened Her Parasol But He Thought It is Signal to Him. The young lady in the case had told her story in a, straightforward manner not un - mingled with spitefulness, and it looked rather bald for the prisoner at the bar, says the Chicago News. "You never saw the prisoner before," in - squired His Honor. "Never, and hope never will again, the brute !" and her black eyes snappedan- "And he came up and addressed you r "Yes." "What did hs say ?" neg irl blushed painfully. "Must I tell?" shesaid. "Certainly." "Well, he—he—said : 'Ah 1 girlie, can't I help you with some of those pack- ages?' "What were you dating ?" "I had just come out of the store and was trying to open my parasol." "You had not addresaed him ?" "No, sir." "Nor given him any encouragement ?" "I hadn't, even noticed him." She was getting angry now. "That will do." She stepped down and the defendant asked to be heard. He was sworn. "Well, what have you got to say for yourself ?" "I thought she wanted to get acquainted, yer honor," replied the young man. The complainant glared at him. "What made i'ou think so ?" "Why, the way she acted." "How ? What did she do ?" "Well, Jude, I can't explain very well, but if you'll just run your eye over this you'll see my position exactly." And he took from his pocket a pamphlet decorated with cupids and marriage bells and entitled "How toCharm the Fair Sex." He opened it and handed it to the magis- trate, who read: PARASOL FLIRTATION. Held in both hands, pointing upward— You interest me. Held in left hand and shaken—Come to me. Pointed towards the toe—We are watch- ed. Partially opened—I desire an acquaint- ance. Fully opened—My heart is thine. Cleansing maid. One of the best and most economical of the various fluids for removing spots from fast colored fabrics is given below. It is said to have originated in the English navy, and is in general use among both soldiers and sailors. Cut four ounces of castile soap into a quart of soft water and heat it until the soap is melded, Remove from the fire and add two quarts of cold soft water. When the liquid is quite cold pouinnto it four ounces of -ammonia, two of alcohol and two of ether. Bottle and cork tightly. When it is desired to remove grease spots or generally renovate. a garment shake the liquid' web, apply with a sponge or eloth and rince with clear water. When fast - colored dress goods are to be washed add a cupful of the .".uid to a pailful of soft water, task the garments in this water for a few minutes, wash them out and rinse through- ly. A Future Editor. Here is a Boston boy's composition on "The Horse" : "The Horse is the moat use - All animal in the World. So is the cow, I once had thirteen ducks and two was drakes and a skunk killed Oiie. he smelt Orful. I know a boy which had 7 chickens but His father would not let, him raise Them so he got mad and so he bored a Hole in his mother's wash tub. I wish I had a horse— a horse weighs 1,000 pounds.—Budget. It Corea Colds,Coughs,liere Threatieronp,Tnfinen. za,Whooping Cough, Bronchitis and Asthma. A certain cure for Consumption in first stages, and a Imre relief in advanced stages. Use at once. You will sea the excellent effect after taking the first dose. Sold by dealers everywhere. Large bottles 50 cents and $ims- The Great Bargain Month. During the remainder of February we will give an HONEST CLEARING e ALL OF WINTER DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, ite 11.:••••••••• The cold season is by no means ended, and the remainder of our large stock of heavy and medium weight goods will be of advantage now as well Ile next winter to those who desire extra value for their money. It is better for us to dispose of these goods at very low prices than to carry them through the summer. The greater part of them are standard styles, and amongst them we might name especial bargains in Dress Goods, Mantles, Overcoats, hawl, Millinery, Ladies' and Gents' Fur Coats, Caps, Fur Capes, Sets, Mantle a Ulster Cloths, Underclothing, Gloves, Sze. We clear the balance of last get. son's Prints at cost price. We are clearing winter goods in order to make room for Spring Goods. NEW SPRING GOODS TO HAND. A large and elegant range of New Prints, which we are holding in a side department, but can be seen by any poison asking for them. New Grey and White Cottons, New Shirtings, Cottonades, Flannelettes, New Tweeds, Worsteds, Suitings. We invite inspection at the Bargain Dry Goods and Clothing House of Seaforth. WM, PICKARD, Friends, Ro I j I ! Cometrymes, Stop and Examine those Gro- ceries of BEATTIE BROTHERS. Never were we in such shape as we now are to satisfy everybody. We lead in TEAS. Also in MEATS, a large stock carefully cured by that veteran, Dorrance, which has no equal in Canada. Give us a call. We can positively convince you that we are here solely IN YOUR INTERESTS. 112r A STORE AND ROOMS TO RENT ADJOINING. BEATTIE' BROS., SEAFORTH. We have received and opened out our Spring Prints, which for vaaiety and value far exceed anything we have previously shown. R. %JAMIESON, SEAFORTH1 13 _A_ izt a- _A_1 INT S AT MULLETT & JACKSON'S DURING THE NEXT 30 - - 30 In Cook Stoves of every description. Also Heaters for either Coal or Wood. MELLETT & JACKSON, Seaforth, STOVES, TINWARE AND HOUSE FURNISHING EMPORIUM. Important Announcement. BRIGHT BROTHERS, SM.A.HIOIR,1113i1 The Leading Clothiers of Huron, Beg to inform the people of Seaforth and surrounding •%antry, 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 ------IN THE COUNTY. Prices Unequalled. We lead the Trade. Remember the Old Stand, Campbell's Block, opposite the Royal Hotel, Seaforth. BRIGHT BROTHERS. e4. FgBitu, 1 ill I III I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ti is sear that w value spend - have for yo get t s4PPi) lie.ezi 40 an nC would not these only t, thing same goods Ren Georg forth WHO To Doan S'1,01 Interest at the end of etioh yea Apply at the EI 111PORTAN, Peas Sold for i der and unless I of purchase. so they are thrs and thine slibjec great loss. rai esest•e& to use] eery, and in Ail the tuiderstand 1I receiphi wU cardingly sempariaon. amount Of spli omissions' seed well cleaned. desired. Signe( T. 0. YURI'. EXEMPT The itanicip isprepared to 4 1413 years any w into -este Intl wittily:I twee oditerent kin 14.13 SHIM The Subaorll shore cedar shl laiseeig, and gm self or frotO tb son; Myth, D rem Et. litofir hinajolf. W,) HI Boot Has on baud a el Warranti if you want $4 01 H Vs. Peerdrini Pr* ant Sheen ma paid their atm settle up. 1162 Musk Sc SEAFC MAN Ben & Co, 13"1 ORGA DOMiI31011 D. W. Ka The above gOod seesead frorin $ up latent pan. e Ommertinass muttio, hooka PORTt. 1-1 Catgut • Steerage STAT NEW Cabin, Steerage zavrol- :BEt.aN • .. —c-enee•—enn-4.4