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THE HURON EXPOSITOR.
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DECEMBER 28, 1894.
A SNAP,
The greatest snap ever offered in
Seaforth can be had by calling at
A. Ce AULT'S Store,
Who ha a a vety large stock in all
kinds of Groceries, Provisions, Crock-
ery, Glassware and Fancy Goods. My
stock is well assorted in all lines, all
mew and fresh, and will sett all -kinds
of goods from now until JANUARY
15th, 1895, at prices that will startle
the whole town and country. There
is no need of me quoting prices, as I
have not space to do so i but will ex-
tend a cordial invitation to:all to call
and get some of the
GREAT - BARGAINS
THAT ARE NOW GOING.
This is no humbug. Come one
come all, and satisfy yourselves that
I am Heliirts• all kinds of goods cheaper
than any other house in the trade.
WANTED.—All kinds of Poultry,
Butter and Eggs, for which the higheat market price wilt be paid. Don't
forget the cheap store.
A. G. AULT, C4th.
PAINT'S
BOOKSTORE
Is the place to buy your Christmas
and New Year's gifts at right prices.
We are showing the largest assort-
ment ever shown in Seaforth.
WHY NOT
Buy where you can save money, and
at the same time have the largest and
hest collection to choose from. If you
would da ti.s above, you must go to
PAPSTIS BOOKSTORE
SEAFor.TH.
=` We invite inspection,and com-
parison of prices.
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given, that the 201h annual meet-
ing of the member', of the Hay Township Farmers'
Mutual Fire Insurance Company will be held at the
T3wn Hall, Zurich, on MONDAY, JANUARY 14th,
/895, at one o'clock p. m. fluidness : Receiving the
Oireetoraand Secretary's Annual Reports: Election
of Directors and ocher businees for the good and wel
fare of the Company. All members are requested to
attend
401 -IN TORRANCE, HENRY EIL13ER,
1410x3 President.
Secretary.
THE FARMERS'
Banking - House
SM.A...E'ORT11-
(In connection with the Bank al MontreaL)
LOGAN ik 00.,
BANKERS AND FINANCIAL AGENT
REMOVED'
To the Commercial' Hotel Building, Main- Street
A General Banking Busmen done, draft* lane and -
earthed. Intereetrallowed on deposits.
,MONEY TO LEND
On gOini notes or mortgagee.
ROBERT LOGAN, MANAGEP
I06e
The
Old Established.
BROADFOOT'S
Planing Mill and
Sash and Door Fa6tory,
This old and well-known establishment is stl11
running at full blast, and now has better facilities
than ever before to turn out a good article for a
moderate price. Sash and doore of all patterns al-
ways on hand or made to order. Lumber dressed on
short notice and in any way desired. All kinds of
lumber for sale on reasonable terme. fThingles kept,
cooetantly on hand. Estimateir for the furnishing/
of buildings in whole o'r in part given on application
None but the best of material used and workmairiO-
sh/p guaranteed. Patronagmsolicited.
120 J. H BROADFOOT, Seaforth
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Sold by all deakrs in mddicine, or by mail on
receipt of price, ese. per box, or Six boxes $2.50.
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.
QOOD FARM FOR SCA.- Flor sale, north half
Lot 31, Concession 2, (Emit Wawanosh, 104
acres good fences, good orchard and never -failing
creek. Apply to l'HILIP HOLT, Gdderich. 1278
riARNIS FOR SALE. -The undersigned has tweet%
,U Choice Farms for sale in East Huron, the ban-
ner Connty of the Province; all sizes, and prices to
suit. For full information, write or call personally.
No trouble to show them. F. S. SLOTT, Brussels
P. 0. 1391-tf
FARM FOR. SALE. -For sale, Lot 8, Condession 8,
Titokersmith, containing 100 acres, all cleared,
well !encd and underdrained. There is a good bank
barn with stabling underneath, and a frame house.
There is a good orchard and a never failil g web. It
is within five miles of Seaforth and is well situated
It will be sold cheap and on easy terms. • Apply on
the premises or address Seatorth P. 0. JOSEPH
Of BSON, Proprietor. 1398x44 1.
GOOD DAIRY FARM FOR SALE. -It is opposite
first-class cheese factory in the townehip of
Hay, Lot 9,Joncession 9, good bank barn; good brick
house, 10 rooms, 2 never failing wells. good orchard,
10 acres good bush, school on next (aim. Cattle.
horses, pige and implement?. Tering to suit purchas-
er. Possession given immediately. For further par -
timbers annly to JOHN D. WILSON, Hemall P. 0.
or 3. BECK, Egmondville. 1408-4
FOR SALE. -Good farm for sale, Lot 15, Gonna -
tion 12, in the township of Stanley, containing
110 acres'90 acres cleared. Frame barn, sheds and
stables, large brick house and large orchard of
splendid fruit. Thia farm will be sold on very easy
terms as the proprietor wishes to retire. No encum-
brance, convenient to echool and churches, and well
watered. Apply on the premises to ROBERT
DELGATY, or Box 14, B-1. field P.O.' 3386-tf
TIAR11. FOR SALE. -For pale, Lot 11, Conceasion
_U 7, (Parr Line) Stanley, containing 100 acres,
about 80 of which are cleared, well fenced, undei-
drained and in a high state of cultivation. The bat:
lance is well timbered with hard wood. Net a foot
of waste land on the farm. There is a good new
frame house; 2 good f.arne barns, stables, &e., all in
first-class repair. Plenty of water. A good bearing
orchard. It is convenient to schools, churehes,stores
and railways Fur further partioulare apply on the
premises or address ROBERT TURNER, Varna P. 0.
140.1-tf
200 'VEb!'it=tsTIR„,71'1.,--emon:eZTona°1r0e,
Grey, is offered for Sale. 120 acres are cleared and
the balance is well timbered. Buildings first-clarur.
Orchard, weli, &c. School house within 40 rods.
Poeseseion given at once if desired. The lots will
be sold either together or separately. For further
rarticulars as to priceterms, etc apply to MRS.
WALKER, Roseville P:O., or to NELSON BRICKER,
on the farm. 1299-tt
-LIAM IN McKILLOP FOR SALE. -For tale the
12 south half of lots 1 and lot 2, concession 4. Id c-
Killop, being 150 acres of very choice land mostly in
a good state of cultivation. There is a good hole%
and bank barn, a good young bearing orchard and
plenty of never failing water. A. Oonsiderable
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, IdESSRS. DENT & HODGE, Mitchell, or at ,
THE HURON EXPOSITOR. Office, Seaforth. JOHN '
O'BRIEN, Proprietor. 129811
-ENOR SALE, VALUABLE FARM AND VILLAGE
r PRO PERTY.-4. good hundred acre farm in a
fair state of cultivation, being lot 16, in the 121h
concession, of the township of trrey. A good Brick
Hotel, in the Village of Cranbrook, in the said town-
ship, known as " The Beck House", also a saw mill
and a good frame store in said village. Anyone
thinking of investing would do well to exarnine this
property, which will be sold at a very reasonable
price, in one or more parcels to suit purchasers.
Further information will be freely supplied to any-
one addressing the underaigned, at Brussele. , G.
BLAIR, Solicitor; F. S. SCOTT, Auctioneer.
1870-tf
PLENDID FARM FOR SALE. -Lot 25„, Comes.
sion 6. Township of Morris, containing 160 acres
suitable for erain or stock, situated two and a half
miles from the thriving village of Brussels, a good
gravel road leading thereto; 120 acres cleared and
free from stumps, 6 acres cedar and ash and balance
hardwood. Barn 51x60 with straw and hay shed
40x70, stone stabling underneath both. The house
is brick, 22x32 with kitchen 18x26, cellar underneath
both buildings. All are new. There is a large young
orchard. School on next lot. The land has a good
naturaldrainage, and the farm is in good condition.
Satisfaotory reasons for selling. Apply at THE Ex-
esorroa OFFICE, or on the premises. . WM. BA RRI 5,
ttrussele.
133541
AGOOD CHANCE. -200 acre farm for sale, Lots
2/ and 22, Concession B, Turnberry, 23-, miles
from Wingham. This farm is in good shape to farm
having been nearly all in pasture for the past ten
years. The greater part of 1118 web underdrained;
has first-class buildings and never failing stream of
water runs across the farm. Also Lots 31, 33 and 34,
Concession 12, Turnberry, containing 383 acres. This
is mostly new lama'," web drained with Government
drains, which are nearly all paid for. A lot of valu-
able timber on them. A spleodicl chance for a large
steek farm. The above laud is all connected but will
be sold together or separately to suit purchaser. Also
a first-class saw mill on the 200 acre farm. A siding
of the railroad runs through the lumber yard to the
mill. It will be sold with the farm or separately.
Good and sufficient reasons for- selling. Apply to
GEORGE THOMPSON, Box 225, Willy train. 1406-4
Grand Trunk Railway.
Trains leave Seaforth and Clinton staidors as
follows:
GOING Wser- SEAPORTIT. OTANTON.
-Passenger .. _ _ o. 1.C7 P. st. 123?. so
Paesenger... .. .. .,„ 9.06 r. m. 9.22 e. se
Mixed Train.9.30 A. N. 10.154.w
Mixed Train.. ...... 6.20 P. n. 7.05 P. M.
OMER EA8T-
Passenger. .. .,. _ _ 7.48 a. to 7.82 A. M.
Passenger .. ,.. ... _ 253 r. P. 2.25 P. ti
Mixed Train.. .. _ 5.25p if* 4.24 P. s.
Wellington. Grey and
Passenger.
3.00 r. m. 9.30
8.13 0.43
8.27 9 57
8.37 10.07
Passenger.
6.26 A.m.11.20
8.37 11.85
654 11.69
7.08 12.14
Douro NORTH-,
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Bluevale........
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Bluevale
Brusoels
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Bruce.
Mixed.
am. 9.00p...
9.45
10.10
11.20
Mixed.
A. L. 7.3J r.a.
8.16
900
930
London, Huron and Bruce.
manger.
8.15a.M. 4.40r.as
9.22 -6.00
9.37 6.15
9.44 4.20
0.52 • 6.28
10.12 655
10.29 7.14-
10.88 7.23
10.62 7.37
11.10 8.00
Passenger.
6.35A.N. 11.25P.K.
6.50 847
7.03 4.01
7.10 4.08
7.30 6.28
7.49 4.46
7.57 4.68
t3.06 4.58
8.`s5 6.12
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London, depart .............
Exeter
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Belgrave
Wingbam arrive
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AMONG THE PARSEES.
REV. OR. TALMAGE SPENDS TWO
, WEEKS AT COP/18AV.
1118 Talks With Noted Fire Worshipers.
! Investigation, of Parsee Catechism—A
Vielt to . a Tower of Sllence--Heathen
Zfattemonial Rites.
BROOKLYN, D00. 2.3..—Rev. Dr. Talmage,
tontinuing his series of round the world
seri:eons tbrotigh the press, chose today
for, his subject "The Fire Worshipers,"
tho' toot eclected being. Matthew 11, 1,
"There came wise mon from the east to
Jerusalem."
These wise men were the Parsecs, or the
to called fire worshipers, and 1 found their
descendants -1D India last October. Their
heathenism is more tolerable than any -of
the other false religions and has more al-
leviations and while in this roiled the
world series I have already shown you
the worst forms of heathenism today
show you the least offensive.
The prophet of the Parsecs was Zoroaster
of Persia. He was poet and philosopb.er
and refoimor as well as religionist. His
disciples thrived at first in- Persia, but
under Mohammedan persecution they rd.
treated to India, where I met them, and
In addition to what I saw of them at their
headquarters in Bornhaye India, I had two
weeks of association with OHO of the most
-learned and genial of their people on ship-
board from Bombay to Brindisi.
A Tenet of Faith.
The Bible of the Parsecs, or ilte wor-
shipers, as they are inaccurately called, is
the Zend Avesta, a collection of the
strangest books that ever came into my
hands. There were originally 21 volumes,
but Alexander the Great in a drunken fit
set fire to a palace which contained some
of them, .and they went into ashes and
forgetfulness. But there aro more of their
sacred volumes left than most people
would have patience to read. There are
many things in the religion of the Parsecstht suggest Christianity, and some of its
doctrines aro in accord with our own re-
ligion. Zoroaster, who lived about 1,400
years before Christ, was a good man, suf-
fered persecution for his faith and was as-
sassinated while worshiping at am altar.
He announced the theory,- "Ho is best who
is pure of heart!" and that there aro two
great spirits in the world—Ormuzd, the
good spirit, and Ahriman, the bad spirit—
and that all who do right are under the
influence of Ornruzd, and all who do
wrong are under Ahriman; that the Par-
see muat be born on the ground floor of
the house and inust be buried from the
ground floor; that the dying man must
.have prayers said over him and a sacred
juice given him to drink; that the good at
their decease go into eternal light and the
bad into eternal darkness; that having
passed out of this lifi3 the soul lingers near
the corpse three days in a paradisaic state,
enjoying more than all the nationsl of
earth put together could enjoy, or in a
pandemoniae state, suffering more than
all the nations put together could possibly
suffer, but at the end of three days depart-
ing for its final destiny, and that there
will be a resurrection of the body. They
are iliore careful than any other people
about their ablutions, and they wash and
wash and wash. They pay groat -attention
to physical health, and it is a rare thing
to see a sick Parsee. They do not smoke
tobacco, for they consider that a IniSGS0
of fire. At the close of mortal life the soul
appears at the Bridge Chinvat, where an
angel presides, and questions the soul
about the thoughts and words and deeds
of its earthly state. Nothing, however, is
more intense in the Parsee faith than tho
theory that the doad body is impure. A
devil is supposed to take possession of the
dead body. All who touch it are unclean,
and hence the strange style of obsequies.
Parsecs on. Virtue and Vice.
But hero I must give three or four ques-
tions and answers front one of the Parsee
catechisms:
Question.—Who is the most fortunate
Man in the world?
Answer.--tHe Who is the most innocent.
' Q.—Who id. tho most innocent man in
the world? ; --
A.—He who walks in the path of God
and shuns thetbf the devil.
Q.—Whieb is the path of God, and
which that of the devil?
.A.—Virtue s the path of God, and vice
that of the de IL
Q..—What c nstitutes virtue, and what
vice?
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A.—Good thoughts, good words and
good deeds constitute virtue, and evil
thoughts, evil words and evil deeds con-
stitute vice.
Q.—What constitute 'god thoughts,
good Words and good loughts, evil words and vil deeds?
reeds a`nd evil
th
- A.—Honesty, charity and truthfulness
conttitute the former, and dishonesty,
want of, charity and falsehood constitute
the latter. .
And now., the better to show you these
Parsces, I tell you of two things I saw
within a short time in Bontbay. It was an
afternoon of contrast.
We started for Malabar hill, on which
the wealthy classes havetheir embowered
homes and the Parsecs their strange tem-
ple of the dead. AS we rode along the wa-
ter's edge the sun was deseenditig the sky,
and a disciple of Zoroaster, a Parsee, was
in lowly posture, and with reverential
gaze looking into the sky. Ile would have
been said to. have been worshiping the
sun, as all Parsecs are said to worship the
flre. But the intelligent Parsee does not
worship thefire. He looks upon the sun
as the emblem of the warmth and light of
the Creator. Looking at a blaze of light,
whether on hearth, on mountain height or
in the sky, he can inore easily bring to
mind the glory of God—at least, so the
Parsecs tell me. Indeed they aro the
leasante.st heathen I 'have met. They
rent their wives as equals, while the Hin-
oos and -Buddhists treat them as cattle,
lthough the cattle and sheep and swhie
re better off than inost of the women of
udia. °
This Parsee on the roadside on our way
o Malabar hill was the only one of that
cligion I had ever seen engaged in wor-
hip. - Who knows but that beyond the
OA lef the sun on which he gazes he may
etch a glimpse of the God who is light
nd "in whom there is no darkness at -
1" .
Where the Dead Lie.
We passed on up. through gates into tha
arden that surrounds the place where the
arsees dispose of their dead. This garden
as given by Jamshidji dijibhai and is
autiful with flowers of all hue and foli-
ge of all styles of vein and notch and
tature. There IS on all sides great opu-
nce of fern and cypress. The garden is -
00 feet above the level of the sea. Not
r from the entrance is a building where
e niourneos of the funeral procession go
to pray. - A light is here kept burning
ear in and year out. We ascend the ger-
en by someeight stone steps. The body
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of a deceased aged woman was being car-
ried in toward the chief "tower of si-
lence." There are five of these towers.
Several of thein have not been used for a
long while. Four persons, whose business
It is to do this, catty in the corpse. They
aro followed by two men with long beards.
The tower of silence to which they come
cost $150,000 and is 25 feet high and 276
feet around and without a roof. The four tra
carriers of the dead and the two boarded
rnen corne te the door of the tower, en
and leave the dead. Th e are three ro
of places for the dead he outer row
the men, the middle ro for the worn
the inside row for the children. Tho li
less bodies aro left exposed as far down
the waist. As soon as the employees rot
frora the tower of silence the vultur
now one, now two, now many, swo
upon the lifeless form. These vultures
the air vvith their discordant voices.
saw them in long rows on the top of t
whitewashed wall 'of the tower of ellen
In a few minutes they have taken the 1
particle of flesh from the bones. Th
had evidently been other opportunities 1
them that day, and some flew away
thciugh surfeited. They sometimes ca
awhy-witirtli-din parts of a body, and it
no unusunl thing for the gentlemen
their country seats to have dropped in
stihieeinredeboryards a bone from the tower
In the center of this tower is a wo
into which tho hones are thrown aft
they are bleached. The hot sun and t
rainy season and charcoal do their wo
of disintegration and disinfection, a
then there are sluices that carry into t
spa what're -mining of the dead. The wealt
people of Maiabar hill have Made stron
ous efforts to have these strange towers r
moved as a nuisance, but they remain a
will no doubt for nes remain.
Reverence For the Elements of Nature
I talked smith a learned Parsee abo
these mortuary customs. He said: "I su
pose you consider them very peculiar, b
the fact is Ivo. Parsec* reverence the el
silents of nature and cannot consent to d
filo them. We reverence the fire, an
therefore will notask it to burn our dea
We reverence -the water and do not ask
to submerge our dead. We reverence th
earthand will not ask it to bury our dee
And so wo let the vultures take the
away." Ho confirmed me In the thee
Volt tho Parsec's act on the principle th
the dead am unclean. No 0D0 must t01.1C
such a body. Tho carriers of. this '' tom
of silence" must not put their hands o
the forM of the departed. They weir
gloves lest somehow they should be con
taminated. When the bones are to be re
moved from the sides of the tower and pu
In the well at the center, they aro touche
carefully by tongs. Then these people b
sides *Ivo very decided theories about th
democracy of the tomb. No such thing a
caste among the dead. Philosopher an
boor, the allitent .nd the destitute mus
go through tho same "tower at silence,
lie down side by side with other Occupant§
have their bodies dropped into the 5011)abyss and he carried out through the sam
canal and float away on the saine sen, N
' splendor of Necropolis, no sculPturing o
mausoleum, no pomp of dome or obelisk
Zoroaster's teachings resulted in tiles
"towers of silence." Ho wrote, "Nake
you. came into the world, and naked yo
must go out."
As I stood at the close of day in thi
garden on Malabar hill and heard the fin
of the vultures' wings coming from thci
repast, the funeral custom of the Parse
seemed horrible beyond compare, and ye
the dissolution of tho human body by an
mode is awful,land the beaks of these low
are probably no more eepulsiaes than th
worms of the body devouring the seem
human form in cemeteries. Nothing bu
the resurrection day can undo the awfu
work of death, whether it now be put ou
of sight by cutting spade or flying wing.
At a Wedding.
Starting homeward, we soon were in
the heart of tho city and saw a building
all a -flash with lights and resounding with
merry voices. It was a Parsee wedding
In a building erected especially for the
marriage ceremony. Wo came to the door
and proposed to go in, but at first were
not permitted. They saw we were nct
Parsees, and that we were not oven na
tives. So very politely tbey halted us on
the doorstops. This temple of nuptial
was chiefly occupied by women, their ears
and necks and hands a -flame with jewels
or imitations of jewels. By pantomime
and gesture, as wo had no uso of their
vocabulary, we told them weaver° stran-
gers and were curious to see by what proc-
ess Parsecs wero marriedn°
Gradually we worked our way inside
the door. The building and the surround-
ings were illumined by hundreds of can-
dles in glasses and lanterns, in tusique and
gvitesque holdings. Conversation ran
high, -and laughter bubbled over, and all
was gay. Then there 'was a sound of an
advancing band of music, but the instru-
rnents for the most part were strange to
our ears and eyes, Louder and louder were
the outside voices, and the wind and
stringed instruments, until the procession
halted at the door of the temple and the
bridegroom mounted the steps. Then tho
music ceased, and all the vbices were still.
The mother of the briclegrom, with a
platter loaded with aromatics and articles.
of food, confronted her son and began to
address him. Then she took. from the
platter a bottle of perfume and sprinkled
his face with the redolence. All tho while
speaking in a, droning tone, she took from-
the platter a handful of rice, throwing
some of it OD his head, spilling some of it
on his shoulder, pouring some ofit on his
hands. She took from the platter a cocoa-
nut and waved it about his head. She lift-
ed a garland of flowers and threw it over
his neck and a bouquet of flowers and put
it in his hand. Her part of the ceremony
completed, the band resumed its music,
and through another door the bridegroom
was conducted into 'the center of the
building. Tho bride was in the room, but
there was nothing to designate her.
"Where is the bride?" I said, "Where is .
She bride?" After awhile she was mado
ev-ident. The bride and groom were seated
on chairs opposite each other. A white
ecurtain was dropped between them so that.
they could not see each other. Then the
attendants put their arms under this our-
toin, took a long repo of linen and wound
it around the neck of the bride and the
groom in token that they were to be bound
together for life. Then some silk strings
Were would around the couple, now.around
tbis one and now around that. Then tho
' groom threw a handful of rice across the
curtain on the head of the bride. and the
bride respoeded by throvving a handful. of
rice across the curtain on the head of the
groom. Thereupon the curtain dropped,
and the bride's chair was removed and put
beside that of the groom. Then a priest of
the Parsee religion arose and faced the
couple. Before the priest Was placed a
platter of rice. He began to address the
young inan and woman. We'could not
hear a word, but understood just as well as
if we had heard. Ever and anon he punc-
tuated his ceremony -by a handful of rice,
whieli he picked up from the platter and
fluieg now toward the groom and now to-
ward the bride.
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The ceremony went on interminably.
We wanted to hear the conclusion, but
were told that -the ceremony would go on
for it long while—indeed teat it would
not conclude lentil 2 o'clock in the 11.10T11-
ing, and this was 'only between 7 and 8
o'clock in the-Cvening. There Would be a
recess atter awhile in the ceremonY, but it
would be taken up again in earnest at
half past 12. We enjoyed what we had
seen, but felt incapacitated for six more
hours of wedding ceremony.. Silently
wishing the couple a happy life in each
other's companionship, we pressed our
way through the throng of congratulatory
Parsecs. All of them seemed bright and
. appreciative of the occasion. The streets
outside joyously sympathized, with the
nsactions inside.
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Women In Indin,
We rade on toward our hotel wishing
that marrlage in all India might be as
much boomed as in the ceremony we bad
that evening witnessed at the Parsee wed-
ding. The klindo,o women are not so mar-
ried, 'They are simply cursed Into the
conjitgal relation. Many of the girls are
married at 7 and 10 years of age, and same
of them aro grandmother* at 80. . Tbey
can never go forth into the sunlight with
their faces nocoverech They must stay at
home. All styles of maltreatment aro
theirs. If they become Christians, ehey be-
come outcasts. A missionary told roe in
India of a Hindoo woman who became a
Christian. She had 1)1110 children. Her
husband was over 70 years of age, and yet
at her Christian baptism he told her to go,
and she went 'oat *ifiimelesa. As 'Iong as
WOlLIIII is down India will be down. No
nation was osier elevated except through
tho elevation of woman. Parsee -Marriage
Is an improvement on Hindoo marriage,
but Christian marriage is an improvement
on Parsee marriage.
A fellow trneaeler ,in India told me he
had been writing to bis home in England
trying to get a law passed that no white
woman could be legally married in India
Until she had been there six months. Ad-
mirable law would that bel --If a white
woman saw what Married life with a
Hindoo is, she would never undertake it.
Off with the thick and ugly veil from
woman's face! Off with the crushing
burdens from her shoulder! Nothing but
the gospel of Jesus Christ will ever make
life in India what it ought to be.
But what an afternoon of contrast in
Bombay we experienced! Erbil' the tem-
ple of. silence .to the temple of hilarity!
From the vultures to the doves! From
mourn Ing to la u gh ter I From gathering
shadows to gleaming lights! Froin obse-
quies to wedding! But how much of all
our lives ia made up of such opposites! I
have carried In the same pocket and read
from them in the same hour the liturgy of
the dead and the ceremony of espousals.
And so the tear meets the Emile, and the
dove meets the vulture.
The Glorious Gospel of Christ.
Thus I have set before you the best of
all the religions of the heathen world, and
I have done so in order .that you might
come t� -higher appeecfation of the glo-
rious religion which has put its benediction
over us and over Christendom.
Compare the absurdities and minx:merles
of heathen marriage' with the plain "I
will!" of Christian marriage, tho hands
joined in pledge "till death do you part."
Compare .the doctrine that the dead may
not bo touched with as sacred and tender
and loving a kiss as is ever given, the last
kiss bf lips that never again will speak to
us. Compare the narrow bridge Chinvat,
over whieh the departing Parsee soul must
tremblingly cross, to the wide open gate
of heaven, through which the departing .
Christian soul 'may triumphantly enter.
Compare the 21 books of the Zend Avesta
of the Parsee, -which even the scholars of
the earth despair of understanding, with
our Bible, so much of it as is necessary for
our salvation in language so plain that "a
wayfaring man, though a fool, need not
err therein." Compare the "tower of si-
lence," with its vultures, at Bombay with
the Greenwood of Brooklyn, with its
sculptured angels of resurrection, and bow
yourselves in thanksgiving and prayer as
you realize that if at the battles of Mara-
thon and Salamis Persia had triumphed
over Greece instead of Greece triumphing
over Persia, Parseeism, which was the na-
tional religion of Persia, might have cov-
ered the earth, and you and I instead of
sitting in the noonday light of our glo-
rious Christianity might have been grop-
ing in the depressing shadows of Parsee -
ism, a religidn as inferior to that which
Is our inspiration in life and our hope in
death as Zoroaster of Persia was inferior .
to our radiant and superhuman Christ, to
whom be honor and glory and dominion
and victory and song, world without end. .
Amen! .
Half Reflector Shades.
Ore of the most popular shades designed
for concentrating the main body of the
light from an incandescent lamp in any
particular direction is a greet) and white
porcelainlalf globe. Tho two sheets of
porcelain are flashed together, forming
apparently a solid piece of material, the
outside of which is green and the inside
white. The white surface has great re-
flecting power, while.the'green breaks the
intensity of the light and tempers it agree-
ably for the eye. The, advantage of this
shade is that it pormitdof the instant ad-
justment of the lamp so as to give a light
Of soft and subdued tone or of the Utmost
brilliancy. One useful modification of this
Improved appliance is a desk light, which,
when not in use, slides into the center
pigeophole of an ordinary desk. When
it is wanted, the mere act of drawing it
out of; its resting place turns on the cur-
rent -Tlie desk cannot be shut until the
lamp has been pushed back into the pi-
geonhole, aed the act of returning it
breaks the circuit, and so puts out the
light. The half shade throws the light
downward and distributes it on the desk
just where 15 is needed.
Irish Superstitions.
.t'oreflnger.—There is no cure in the
first finger. If ointment is to be rubbed
on a sore place, do not use the forefinger,
but the second one, the first finger having
been poisoned over since Judas Iscariot
betrayed our Lord by pointing him out to
the Jews with that finger.
Toothache.—An aching tooth is cured
by plaeleg a frog's head on the tooth and
while pressing it saying in a low tone, "1
cure this pain in the name of the Father,
and the Son, and the Holy Ghost."
Warts.—Rub warts with a piece of
pork, after which bury the pork. As the
pork decays the warts will disappear.
Water taken from a gravestone' and
rubbed on warts will cure them. I once
cured a groat number of them on my
wrist in this way. Or a snail rubbed on
the warts and then hung on a blackthorn
bush by piercing the body of the snail with
one of the thorns will cure them. As the
snail withers the warts will disappear.
This is a common cure.—Journal of
American Folklore.
••••••••••..
THROW IT AWAY.
which give only partial relief
There's no long-
er any need of
wearing clumsy,
chafing Trusses,
at best, never cure, but often
inflict great injury. inducing
inflammation, strangulation
and death.
HERNIA'"
or
Rupture, no
matter of how long standing,
or of what size, is promptly
and permanently -cured without the knife
and without pain. Another
Triumph in Conservative Surgery
Is the cure. of
TUMORS, 044 teigst Fwigooiudt atnhde othr er
of cutting operations.
PILE TUMORS, Daueiva,effnlict=
diseases of the lower bowel, promptly cured
without pain or resort to the linife.
STONEin the Bladder, no matter bow
large, is crushed, pulverized,
and washed out. t us avoiding cutting.
STRICT!' E
gsourrizrYonld)asgilw go al
cutting. Abundant References, and Pamph-
lets, on above diseases, sent sealed, in plain en-
velope. 10 cts. (stamps). WORLD'S DISPEN- 1
SANT' MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, ButfaI0,,N. Y.
TISTRAY SHEEP.—Strayed into the rrereises of
r the undersigned, lot 11, Concess•on 4, Stanley,
14 bout November lst,one ram lamb and one ewe lamb.
The owner can have the tram on proving 'property
and p33 ing charges. Thomas Gemmill, 1408x4
Happiness
The Great Clothiers,
Should be universal at the festive Christmas season.
Gentlemet will add greatly to their chances of happiness
•
by wearing
Bright's Clothing.
To See is to buy our goods. We have what you want,
and the price is always right. Drop in and have a talk
about Clothing, oven if you don't want to buy.
Yours for good clothes.
BRIGHT BROS.,
Main Street,
SEAFORTEr,
1
11i1=1..•
WILL QUICKLY CURE
DIPHTHERIA QUINSY, COLDS AND COUGHS
NiHW I-1U_R CAP KS,
CAPS _A-1\TID
IVITTH'PS
ALSO THE LATEST STYLES OF
LADIES' CLOTH JACKETS.
HOFFMAN & QOMPANY,
CHEAP CASH STORE, CARONO'S BLOCK, C4th
W. W. HOFFMAN, Manager.
N.
-TRADE
MARK
IKE
ifKR A-tt NISH E D
_
Priestley's Press Goods
A good name is more potent than thrones and king-
doms. In business a good nat
Priestley is a synonym for wh
beautiful in Black Dress Goods.
hold word. Priestley's dress fabrics are worn by th
Great Britain, while on this side, they have attained
should buy no, other black dress goods till they have s
to an unequalled durability, a beautiful draping quality.
what that means in the success of a costume.
ON WHICH THE GOODS
ME WRAPPED --
e is vital. The name of
t is delicate, durable and
In England it is a house..
well dressed women of
io general favor. Ladies
n Priestley's. They add
%Vomeu of taste understand
1
- " See that the goods you buy are stamped every fivie yards with Priestley's name
No others are of their manufacture."
STOVE'S.
BIG ASSORTMENT
BEST HAKES
RI GHT PR CES
MULLETT & JACKSON'S, C4th
14ARDWARE, STOVE and TINWARE.
P. S.—A small quantity of goods, damaged by the recent storm, still left,
which must be sold, regardless of price. Come early.
H16.14As a Preventive and Cure °fail Throat and Lung D'
P2*Wit 41.1111Y1. 4WEe8.1Cii-i141.Nual"Il
ses.
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'AL
GREAT CLEARING
13 0 0 11' °SF --44Pma
_A_1\TD
SALE
Owing to a change that is likely to take place in the firm in January, and
as this is the season of the year that all must have good footwear, we have de
cided to clear out our entire stock of
Boots, Shoes, Rubbers, Trunks and Valises,
-
Before the first of January, at prices never before heard of in Seaforth. We
have over a $6,000 stock, bought from some of the best Ca adian and Ameri--
and Winter wear. Call early and secure the best bargains, this is a genuine
::
can manufacturers, which is principally all new kook, and dapted for Fall
clearing sale, as the stock must be sold. 1
garThose owing the firm will please call and settle theiiaccounts at as
early a date as possible, as we must have them in by the middle of Deeember.
,
RICHARDSON & McINNIS,
MAIN STREET, SEA.FORTH.
IMPORTANT
MeKENNA, Domini°
surveyor, Member of t
Land Surveyors, Dublin, On
TONEY WANTED. -W
of -years from 81,800
gag on farm property. A
Apply ot or address THE
Applicant must state the 1111
Money to be advanced by Intl
WARM' STONE -The
-at Ws Tram at Cranbr
Sttnie,- Meltable for corntr
bridge Stone. Will 11* BO
GEORGE BAKES, Cranbrool
rLselar.FiOceRoSnEL011.1`1300,Ece—Tr.4;
thorouvhbred Durham bull.]
Short, Horn Herd Book. Te
JanITary 1st, 1895. JOHN C
TOHN BEATTIE, Cl.rk
Court, County Corunds
veyancerl Land, Loan and It
Tovested and to Loan.
Uveas' store, Main street, Se
STOCK FQR SALE. -The
head ef thoronghbred
heifers, a herd oi 22 to ehoos
hulls. All these are registere
Time given if required DA
4C88IOTI l,7ibbett, Staffa
B"DULLS FOR. SALE -The
33, ceneestion 4, H. R.
barn buil. 17 months old, -ter
He was sired by inq
also a six months old bull, r
Minister. WILL1AM CARN
'DULLS AND PIGS FOR,'
-0 thoroughbred Durban]
-thoroughbred two year old
both roans; also re lot of yr
about four months old and 4
service. Inspection invited
eesidon 5. Ushorne, 05addre
CUDMORE.
$ 3-00 Private furi
$ 1500 rates of inte
700 borrowers.
$1,000 pleted andj
61,500 within two Id
-$2,500 Ulan, Bar
ISTRATORS'
ing aging against thi
'
Murray, in his life time, el,
smith, who died on or al
1.1391-; are hereby notified th
statement of the eatee,
registered letter, •Post paid
Seaforth P. G., on or befors
1895, Ali clain:s not thi
eittlement se a dir$ribution
ceased will then be made. -
She said estate retest 080 81
the above date. ,301117 111
Tuckersmitb, December
STRAYA.
17STRAY EWEEandT
ses of the unde-rsig
-Tuckersmith, in July ha
owner can have the-sameu
paying charges. ROBERT
1
TRAY STEER----sStrayp'
undersigned, Los21
about the rra ddle a Augni
The owner ean have thee)
and paying expenses. 3.4
Green,
TryTuRnAdYersSigOnn—Ca, Lorne
t m]
about November jet, abia
have tbe same on pier
charges. WM. AIRENH
-0TRAYEDHEIVER.-S
0 the undersigned, Lot
about November ist, re tee
-with white spite. The
laming property and
POSTER. Vaunt P, O.
BOARS FO
ILPROYED YORKSHI
ot has for sale a num'
proved Yorkshire rigs, of
24, Concession 2, L. a.
. Ilrucefield O. WM. '0
EBESHIRE BOAR
illi) signed has for seryl
vionec:oesnion 2, Mciiiflon
boar. Terms -81. payabl
privilege of returoing .1,
he arietly entereed.
_
TMP -ROVED YORKS!!
j_ will keep for the im
331e:en.-ce41:11:anva313,114;stit.th.
prow d Yorkshire Boar
which a lirnited flambe
privilw of returning if
the best bred pigain the
irlAMWORTII BOAR
signed wilt keep fo
Cheese Pactery, a t
with registered pedigree
time of service with pH
sou. 111.7G11 xogAta
-
I PIGS 1 ---The
X *es, lot 6,concessio
bred Berkshire sows and
pricestalso a 'atter of th
to wean Healsohasa
a thoroughbred Tallow
payable at the time of
returning if necessary
SCHOALES, Ooastance
P
3ElluKnd5clirsilliggnedANDwill
Concession 18, Grey, a
bred by John Bell, of A
•cerelteubrnraitedng purisueebeeeerdasar:
aofrIegmigpotertreedd aPtkeerkk.lbitthe:
:::161, -Swat nattetdh.e ti:Ase
--es-
-1)0AR FOR BERYL
Jot McKillop. the
•• Election," No. %
1893, bred by J. G. -
Ontario; 2nd owner. W
Sire, London Champio
Enterprise, inno, (Ie78)
by Paragon (24); IA
(470); Lady Mallory 2n
Tregenna by Tim Whi
Southrope ; Lady Sh
Beauty. Terms -4)1,
with the privilege of re
DURBAN CR.
The Be
FOR
COUG
ONTA
- BALSAM
It is especial'
nee of those mit
BRONOHM
LARYN
HOA