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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1897-07-02, Page 7still in a position to- ntire satisfactionir the and misiting e same low rate aa • Your patronage, is 7 solicited. SPEARE, DIVEk & sPiaRa 110.EVitiEr.. a at, -412 E ra 1-t- CD CD0 - g), (DCDC ) pa_ cf2-, gl!e. ) Eto. 4-I t.t nit tr' 0 7) 0 LI 0 CD CD Z 125' P oTfl 1-4 0 CD gp- P Latici S Jct. 0 - 0 ›. a.) 0 cp C34 c -D ciO rft-- t -N 0 t -t .71.171 1::$ ta 0 171 1..1.4 p a) 0 m t`t u2 et- 7- C3a 1 NTY-SIX YEARS, 1N -NS KING DER CSBESTFRIENI) SALE 1* CANADA. • a prepare for summer, audit get your and Carriages. hand now a full line made from the best by the best workmen. nine our stook before lsewhere. McDonald, AFORTH. DER1CH lollop Works, 1880.) RYST&L to Chrystal & Black, all kinds of Stational, Upright & Thbular LERS Stacks, Sheet Irox Werkeee etc., eta. Ight and Horizontal Slide Yates Cato'ert Engines spec:JOY- pe-ating oonstantly on OM on ehort notice. a G. T. R. Station. Galeria. irectory for 1896' 1. Reeve, Winthrop P. Oa BALD, Deputy -Reeve, lasit'i ouncillor, Leadbury P. 0. RISON, Councillor,- Beechw r, Councillor, Beechwood ON, Clerk, Winthrop P. O. - Treasurer, Winthrop P. 0. sear, Beeehwood 5, Collentor, Seaford& P. O. aRD,. Sanitary Inspeetor,:Leade JULY 1897 Popular Stallions. The following popular stallions will travel the re 4pective routes during the season of 1897 as follows KILBURN. BERRY & GEIGER, Proprietors. Will stand for the improvement of stook thie Ammon at Berry's Sale and Exchange Stables, Hen.. 158441 CRYSTAL CITY. Wm. Haextax, Proprietor. Monday, Nay Std—Will leave his own !stable ha clIarourhey, aid proceed by way of Roxboro to .JameslberranOes, for noon; thence north it miles, And treat* Kiribuni, for night. Tuesday—North by .ssy of Harkiek, to Timothy Nolan's, for noon; thence by way of Walton, to Alex. Gardiner% for Wedneeday—South by way of Leedbury to John Grieve', for noon; thence east to John Mtn. Moilillop. for nightThursday—fiouth to -Jame Evan's, Beechwood, for noon; thence east sod south by the town line to Dublin, at Prouder - ; goat's hotel, for night. Friday ---West by the Huron load ea miles, then mouth to Pat O'Connor's, for noon; thence to Carlin's hotel, Staffs, for night. Isigorday—West to Kyle's hotel, for noon: thence twee to hie own stable, where he will remain until dhe following Monday morning. 1532df An Open Letter TO PUBLIC. t 11r. John Landsborough having changed -bid place of reaitience to the corner cottage, airectIy behind the Dominion Bank, has, in the Old Golden Lion Store, formerly occa- Tied by R. Jamieson, a complete stock of -.everything to be found in a first-clase furni- ture store. We have sold and will continue to sell goods at live and let live prices. No extor- tion in any line of goods we sell. Our goods are bought from the best manufacturing firms in Ontario. We can, tithrefore, invite inspection from the sharp - .est critic in town or country. Visitors to our furniture emporium daily repeat the -same old story regarding the low price of furniture now to what it was three menthe ago. We have no doubt brought this lcng looked for reduction in prices. We buy the best, and will not be under- sold b5 anyone. All goods delivered in town or country free ot charge. UNDERTAKING.. In the undertaking department we have two hearses, one a. fine city hearse, and the other a light low-down one for winter use. We guarantee the best goods in this line at -.25% less than have ever been given in Sea - forth. W.Leatherdale, having taken his diploma .at the Champion College of Embahning un- der Profeseor Sullivan, of Chicago, will, =with Mr. Landsborough, conduct the busi- ness. Any work intrusted to us will be carefully attended to and satisfaction guar- anteed. Semember the New Furniture and Undertaking Store. LEATHER -DALE & LAN DS BORO U GH 'SEAFORTH. Night and Sunday calls will• be attended to at Mr. Landsborough's residence, directly iin the rear of the Dominion Bank. PRODUCE WANTED. We are open to buy Dressed Hogs, Hides, Talk*, Poultry, Butter & Es. *Cell before disposing, as we want your pro- duce, and can please you with a price. BEATTIE BROS., 'South Main Street, • - SEAFYRTIL J. C. Smith & CO. A General Banking bw3ittess transacted Farmers' notes discounted. Drafts bought and sold Interest allowed on deposits at the rate 91 5 per cent. per annum- • SALE NOTES discounted, or taken for. OFFICE—First door north of Reid & Wilsoa's Hardware Store SEAFORTH. " 11. -BARGAINS- In Crockery. As we intend going out of the Cnockery Business, we are offering some . of the best - 'bargains ever given in the county:in Dinner, *Xea and Toilet Sets. We have a good col,- aeetion to choose from, and the prices are away down below the' usual. - Our Stock of Groceries 'Will be found complete as usual. In Teas, -we are giving extra values; our Japan Tea -at 20e and 250 per pound, cannot be beat. Although currants and raisins are higher than last year, we are selling a good cleaned eurrant at 5e per pound. We are paying the highest market prices for all kinds of good fowl, butter and eggs —cash and trade. • R013B BRO$., SEAFORTH. The McKillop Mutual Fire Insurance Company. •FARM AND ISOLATED TOWN PROPERTY ONLY INSURED ORTIONEN. _a (leo. Watt, President, Harlock P. 0.; W. G. fipedfoot, Vice-Presideat, Seaforth P. O.; W. J ..,anzton• Seay-Treas., Seaforth P. O.; Michael tendie, Inspector of Losses, Seafortle P. 0. DINNOTORS. G. Broadfoot, Seaforth ; Alex. Gardiner, laead- ,°,11_91 George Dale, Seaforth ; Thoinssi E. Hays, orth; muodie, Seaforth: Thee. Garbutt, r -at; Thomas' Fraser, Hem:et:told ; John B. Mc- -eau, Kippeu. AGENTS. „ Thee. Nellans, Harlook ; BobIMoMUIn, Seaforth . Cumming, Egmondville ; John Govenlock and ""414 MOrrieokaudiore. .14wiles desirous to effect Insurances or inn*, u Other business will be promptly attended to on rotttlee„to,.. any of the above officers, addreseed to iwme.ve poet offioes. The Beautiful Fruit of Old _ Ireland. AN OLD IRISH DITY. When evening sets in Paddy puts on the poi To broil the dear prattles and serve: them up hot Ills neat little hearthstone is then 4h6 dear spot Where -you'll meet with the MIR of old Ireland, The neat little dear Irieh 0, then he sets out full of prattles and love, To oourt his own lady,the sweet turtle dove; You would think hini inspired with the cupid above, But ite naught but the fruit of old Ireland, The neat little dear Irish fruit If e'er in that ooulitry you go to a feast, Or sit down to dinner with bishop or priest, Be assured that at the table there's one dish at lead Containing the fruit of old Ireland, The beautiful dear Irish fruit. Memories. Among the numberless stories teld of Gen- eral Butler since his death is this; extracted from the Boston Globe. The narrator had an important case on, and believed that "Ben Butler". was the man to win it. Butler was in Washington, so he went to the capital, and after two - days succeeded in obtaining an interview with the general, who declared that he was overwhelm with work. He would not take the case for a thousand dotage( a data - "General," I said; as he turned abruptly to his work, I was born in the seine town with you." He grunted, but *asn't otherwise affected, so far as I could see. "Do you remember little Miss And the boy who used to send notes to her, and the boy who used to take them I am the boy who took the notes." "And I am the boy who sent them," said the general. He held out his hand. "1 guess take your case after all," he aaid, and he did and won it. • Reflections of a Bachelor. The best thing about some men is- the stories their wives tell. No MEW- of good character wants to thor- oughly understand two women. The only people that know much they don't tell are editors and milkmen. The longer a man is married the less room he finds for his clothes in any of the closets. A woman knows juat about as much about politics as a man does about when to leave off his winter under -clothes. The people who pray hardest for the millennium wouldn't know what to do with themselves if it really came. When it's himself, a man says he has ae- cepted a position; when it's about another man he says he's found a job. c, .A; soon as a woman gets an idea that she is the intellectual equal of man her husband begins to get along with picked -up dinners. The man who kicks the hardese about the way the city cleans the streets is the same small boy that alWays used to walk in the getter. After a woman has heard hard stories about a man she always wonders how he can go around so without a look of shame on his face. There are two kinds of women—those who think it is nicer to kiss a _lot of men once, and those who think it is ret* to kiss one man lots -of times. When a woman tells a story to Ztompany about a man whose hand trembled and he . began to cry, she generally says it quivered like an aspin leaf, and his eyes grew moist. • AT TWO HOSPITALS. Five Years in the Toils—Nothing but Dodd's Kidney Pills could Touch the Spot. BRUSSELS [Special) June 28.—M r. Jackson, a telegraph operator of this plac has ha,cl an experience which should be,when known, of value to every man in Canada. He says: Without relief for five years, I -hal* gone from bad to worse with kidney disease. Have been treated at two hospi- tals—Chicago and Montreal—and took the hot springs course all to no purpose. I have taken doctor's advice and their medi- cines with die same result. My cure com- menced as soon as I started taking Dodd's Kidney Pills, and after taking ten boxes I am happy to say that my cure is perfect. • 8ome Fun. e ---A boy never stops to think what possi- bilities are buttoned beneath his ragged jacket until he eats a few green apples. —A young woman has married her broth- er's wife's father; she is now trying to study out what relation she is to herself. —The following appeared in a recent American publication: "All subscribers paying in advance will be entitled to a first- class obituary notice in case of death:" —He—" Do you think it wrong for a man to kiss a gicl he's not engaged to ?" She—"I think it would be wrong for him Up be engaged to Blithe girls he kisses." —.Mrs. Youngwife (at breakfast) --"There is no bread on the table, Nora." Nora— "Sure, there's none in the house, mum. Mrs. Youngwife (severely)—" Then make some toast." , —Crusty old fellow—" A couple of poach- ed eggs on toast, please; but mind, they must he fresh." Waiter—"Certainly. Well make the toast first and get the hens to lay the eggs on the toast." —Little Ethel—", I wonder why men like to talk about their old 80601 days ?" Little Johnny—" I s'pose after they got growed up they is always tryin' to find nut where the teacher lives so they can lick —A little girl wished to prepare a gift for her saintly grandmother, and was allowed to do so unassisted. It proved to be a cardboard motto selected by herself, and bore in scarlet worsted—" Go, and "sin no more." —Dinwiddie— "Mach more care is re- quired in building a house with large win- dows than is necessary in building a house with small windows." Van Briam—" How is that ?" Dinwiddie—" It takes great panes." —First, Tramp—"if you had to work- -just supposin'—what kind of a job would you rather have ?" Second Tramp—" Well, -I think I could be a judge tf a dog show. I've had exper'ence of all de diffrent kinds of dogs dere is." —Recently a plowman went to his min - lacer, Who was also session clerk, to put in the "cries." Atter explaining his errand he added, " Noo, I wudna like you to sipeak aboot it." " My dear fellow, said the astonished mcnister, "you are paying me to speak about it." • Monkeys as Jockeys. It is so strange that so little an attempt is made to utilize the strong imitative faculty in monkeys. They might easily be trained to perform as athletes and acro- bats. Some fifty years ago an Italian count, who had a villa on the shore of Lake Albano, kept a monkey which :he had teught both to row and sail a small skiff. The monkey used to navigate this tiny craft with great skill; but, unfortunately, one day, when climbing the mast, he capsized the boat and was drowned. As jockeys, monkeys might surely be madeuseful, and would fulfil every purpose for which the manikins Who ride on racehorses are artifically' stunted and eweateth Most of the mischievous prank; of which monkeys are guilty proceed from no worse motive than a desire to imitate the- action of their masters._ And if imitation be the sincerest farm of flattery, the mischief a monkey does should be regarded more leniently than it generally is. It is claimed .that the monkey possesses every human-feeling—shame, re - merge, gratitude, love, hatred, anger, re- venue, jealousy, and the highest form of in- telligence. A pet chimpanzee sits upright at its master's table, handles it knife and • THE HIORON '.EXPQSITOR. RHEUMATISM CURED BY DODD'S KIDNEY PILLS I have been troubled with Rheu- matism for several months. I could scarcely get around. I had tried several remedies, but of no use. I read of the won- derful cures Dodd's Kidney Pills had done, and purchased one box. From the first box I began to get relief. I have used ,*:4 boxes and I am cured. I remain, yours, etc., ° W. H. SIMPSON, Lindsay, Ont. Dodd's Kidney Pills Aiwa' ys Cure Rheumatism fork, stirs its tea, and uses its serviette with all the easy and grace of a well bred gentleman. It will even clink glasses and take its liquor in the most approved conviv- al faehion. • 5L'he Queen's First Voyage. In the early days of her sovereignty Queen Victoria had not a special train at her command for her journeys into Scot- land, and heisfirst visit into the "Land o' Cakes"—which was in 1842—was made in the old sailing Royal yacht whip!' haElbeen built for the use of King, George iy.l ,1 The voyage occupied two - days, for the a cht didn't sail; it was towed from Woolwioh to, Leith by a couple of tug& -Of the crew which manned the old George on this inter- esting occasion but two now remain. One of these is a naval pensioner named Hatcher, who lives at Porchester, near Portsmouth, and the other is a waterman named Josiah Pearce, living in Portsmouth itself. Pearce joined the navy in the year of Her Majesty's accession, and has seen a great deal of service; but in spite of his seventy- five years he is as hearty and active as he was when before the mast. Moreover, he is an enthusiastid eyclist, though he did not take to wheeling until well past the allotted span. A repenter the other day found Pearce busily engaged in making -his boat look attractive for the review day. He is very anxious to participate in that day's re- joicings, ,The old Royalayaeht on which the Queen made her first voyage to Scot. laud, as described by Pearce, is now moored in Portemouth harbor, and the crew of the Queen's yachts; Victoria and Albert, live aboard her when the yacht is at home. it She took the Hint. A private soldier's washing at a home station is usually done by married soldier's wives, who are expected to sew on missing buttons and do general repairs. Pat Mc- Ginnis had a good deal of trouble - with his laundress. Sunday after Sunday he had his shirt come back with the collar button off, or else hanging by a thread. He had spoken to her on the subject, and she had promised to see to it ; but still the buttons were always missing. On Sunday he got of patience when a missing button had ' late for church parade. "Bad luck -to the woman !" he exclaimed. " Be- gorra, I'll give her a hint this time, an He then took the lid ot a tin black- ing -box, about three inches in diameter, drilled two holes in it with a fork, and sewed it on the shirt, which he sent to be washed. When his washing came back he found his laundress -had taken the hint. She had made a butonhole to fit it. • A Dog -Motor. Out in Calitornia there is a clog named Gyp, and I am quite sure you will agree with me that Gyp earns his living. His owner built a dog-motor4that is, a machine for pumping water for the cattle. When Gyp was put to work in i his dogenotor, at first she did not know ;what to do. She ran ao fast that she became exhausted and had to be lifted out. The next time she did a little better. After a time she wobld slip -into the motor and start to work of her own accord. At first she would pump the water until' it ran over and out of the pipes, but she does not do that now. She watches the tank, and when it is full she stops. Now when she goes to the motor she looks in the trough to see how much must be pump- ed, and goes to work. As soon as the water has reached the right level she stops. When Gyp sees the cattle coming, she im- mediately goes to the drinking -trough, and if it is not filled up she starts to work; and the remarkable thing is that she stays in the trough to be ready to prevent the trough's being dry. You can imagine how hard Gyp has to work. Each stroke of the pump Puts about one quart of water in the trough. Sometimes Gyp pumps over two hundred gallons of water without stopping her work. • Have strength to say "No." Most of the young men and women who are lost in our cities are ruined because of their inability to say "No" to the thousand allurements and temptations which appeal to their meak passion. If they would only show a little depision at first, one emphatic "No" might silence their solicitors forever. But they are weak, they are afraid of offend- ing, they don't like to say "No," and thus they throw down the gauntlet and, are soon on the broad road to ruin. A little reso- lution early in life will soon conquer the right to mind one's own business. , To indolent, shiftless, listless people life becomes a mere -shuffle of expedients.- They do not realize that the habit of putting everything off puts off their manhood, their capacity, their success ; their contagion in- fects their whole neighborhood. Scott used to caution .youth against the habit of dawd- ling, which creeps in at every _crevice of unoccupied time and often ruins a bright life. "Your motto must be," he says, "Hocage,"-,—do instantly. This is the only way to check the propensity to dawdling,. How many hours have been wasted dawd- ling in bed turning over and dreading to get up? Many a career has been crippled by it. Burton could not overcome this hadit and, convinced that it would ruin his success, made -his servant promise before he went to bed to get him up at such a time; the servant called and coaxed, but Burton would beg him tahe left a little longer. The servant, knowing that- he would lose his shilling if he did not get him up, then dash- ed cold water into the bed between the sheets, and Burton came out with a bound. When one asked a lazy young fellow What made hith lie in bed so long, "I am employ- ed," said he, "in hearing council every morning. Industry advises me to get Jup ; 'sloth to be still ; and they give me twenty reasons for and against. It is my part, as an impartial judge, to hear all that can be said on both sides, and -by the time the cause is over dinner is ready." There is no doubt that, as a rule, great decision of character is usually accompanied - by great constitutional firmness,. Men.who have been noted for great firmness of char - 'actor have usually been strong and robust. There is no qualitif of the mind which does not sympathize with bodily weakness, and .. I especially is this true with the power of decision, which is usually impaired or weak - seed from physicist suffering, or any great physicial debility. As a rule, it is the strong physicist man who carries weight and conviction. Any bodily weakness, or lassi- tude, or lack of tone and vigor, is, perhaps, first felt in the weakened or debilitated power 'of decision, Nothing will give great- er confidence in a young Man, and bring assistance more qua:11E1y from the bank or from a friend, than the reputation of promptness. The world knows that the prompt man's bills and notes will be paid on the day, and will trust him. "Let it be your first study to teach the world that you are not wood and straw that- there is some iron in you.", "Let men know that what you say you will do ; that your decision, once made, is final—ne wavering; that, , once resolved, ymytre net to be allured or intimidated. ; Some minds are so constructed that they are bewildered and dazed whenever a re- sponsibility is thrust upen them'; they have a aioral dread of deciding anything. 1 The very effort to come tcoimmediate and un- flinching decision starts up all soda of doubts, difficulties and fears, and they can- not seem to see light enough to attempt to remove the obstacle. They know thathesi- tation is fatal to enterp e fatal to pro- !' gress, fatal to success. etsomehow they seem fated with a m bid introspection which ever holds them in suspense. They have just energy enough to weigh motives, but nothing left for Momentum of action. They analyze and analyte, deliberate, weigh, consider, ponder, but never -act. How many a man can trace his downfall to the failure to seize his opportunity at the fav- orable moment, when it was within easy grasp, the nick of time, which often does not presentitself but once. • I VAGRANT MOLLUSKS. . They Reappear In Horatian Waters After* an Absence of ;Many Years. -•. Pipl, okupe and makamol have not been seen in Hawaiian watees in 90 years until recently. Their home when last aeon was .at Ewa,- and to that home they have re- turned; after probably getting tired of wherever else they may have gone. To look at thein casually one would not at- tach much- importance to them," but to study their history and to hear the tales the old gray haired natives relate about them is at once to become enthused with an interest that hi only satisfied when Ali that oan be is learned. To the majority of people seeing the pipi shells for the first time nine out of ten would call them the living place of the oyster, and as to the okupe !and naakantoi these same nine would *limply say, "Shells." • Several natives arrived at the fish mar- ket from EWA recently], bringing with them Pi small quantity of pipi and okupe. These they gave to Fish Inspector Keliipio, tell- ing him of their sudden appearance at Ewa after a -very long absence. A young Man in the party who has 'lived in Ewa all hie life told of how he had been astonished at seeing n new kind of Shellfish appear there. Evidently they disappeared before he Was born. Mr. Kellinio learned that not more than 20 or 80 of each kind had been gathered, as "these were all that could be found. With this, one of the arty exhibited a -beautiful pearl which o found at Ewa. He wasrather loath to p rt from the others of its kind, thinking.it just possible that there.might he more' pen Is. Then canoe the storie of bow Kameha- meha V and chiefs befor him had been in the habit of sending down expert divers after the okupe, and the pipi, too, for that matter, to procure the precious pearls con- tained in some of them. Then an old na- tive, lifting one of the pipi gently in his hand; broke forth wtth, "Mai noho a walaau 0,makani auanei," Which means you mtust not make a noise or tho wind'voill blow. To explain: When the natives went fish- ing for the pipi in the olden times, they always kept very quiet, for it was, and is yet to some extent, their belief that by making a noise the air is disturbed in soxne strange way and the wind blows. The water becomes ruffled, and the pipi, accus- tomed to open wide their shells when ev- erything is calm and. peaceful, "shut up like a clam," and then it is the hardest thing in the world to find them, for the outside of their shells is so much like the rocks to which they cling, and the mom, that grows about them makes concealment almost complete. The pipi are known as." Ka la hamaulee o Ewa," which conveys about the same impression as the little piece of native pce etry just explained. - Ka is hanoeuleo makani, A pane, A hoka i ka lai. • This iseal-ittle bit in Hawaiian, which when translated in English means, "Keep your Mouth Shut or you won't catch any fish."—Hewalian Gazette. The Joke' That Failed. There an individual in Manchester who thought he would play dead and find out for certain exactly how much his wife thought of him. Accordingly he lay down Upon his bed, placed an empty laudanum , vial by his side, and, holding his breath, awaited events. Then came the lady. She looked upon the apparent corpse and wondered what In the world could have induced John to puean end to himself -after this fashion. The more she considered, the more she marvelled, and at last thought she, toO, would try an experiment. Perhaps John was not dead altogether. The laudanum might ndt have taken full effect. She had heard that A needle introduced into so human flesh would indicate, by the chang- ing of the brightness of the polished sur- face, whether that flesh was defunct. John, all Unconscius of the treat in stpre for him, rerained. silent, enjoying, how- ever, the op nion that; from . her manner, Mrs. John would not fade away on account of his passing away. The lady had no idea of going to the expense of burying a man who was not dead, and, approaching ,the bedside with throbbing heart and bated breath, shel thrust the needle bravely and deeply Into John's leg. Sohn woe astonished and so was Mrs. John; as he jumped up and declared that the whole thing was a joke. He was not rnudh p]eased, because his wife said she tho4ght i the best joke she bad ever knoWn. John has come to the wise deter- mination that playing dead with that woman is a game which has its disad- vantages. , We neglected to state that the needle wad extracted.—London TA -Bite. Fly Casting. As usef41 a way as any to help the read- er to cast a fly will be to desoribe how the writer has tried to help lads who are learn- ing. It i in this way: The boy takes the rod, fitted with its reel and line only, to a water's edge free of bushes or trees, or to a lawn rece tly mowed. If the grass is slightly d mp, all the better, as it holda the line m re nearly as does the water. He pulls off ffrom the reel enough line so that the free p rt shall be once and a half or twice the I ngth of the rod. This he thrOvrs out in front of him as well as be can. He then is told to keep his elbow close against his side 0 prevent moving the arm above the elbowle He then tries with a quick movemen of the wrist and with as little movemen of the forearm as possible to lift the 11 e upward and backward until it straighte n out behind him, and then with another milar motion to _make it go straight iittgrit 'INT -not try to Mate the rorward oast on just the same plane as the back oast, for fear that the end of the line should snap like a whiplash, which, If you were aotual- ly fishing, would crack off your flies pretty certainly. Therefore niake the lift of the back cast with a slight sweep, generally inward toward the body is the rnore nat- ural, and deliver the forward cad straight out toward its destination• but always aim about your own height ;hove the spot onthe water you mean to reach to insure the line falling lightly.—Harper's Round Table. Worlui Both Ways. • - "John, John! Do g� and nee to the baby; he'e crying. There must -be some- thing the matter with him." Three years later. "John! Do see where the baby is. He's been so dill for the' last half hour that - there must be something the matter 'with bin."—Washington Capital. ' Perte.et. He—I think when a fellow has an op- portunity to kiss a pretty girl he ought to improve it. She—How ungallant! Do you really mean to say that it could be improved?. Cincinnati Enquirer. DISCOVERY OF CATCHUP. • To the Antics of a Monkey We Are In- debted For the Sauce. "Did you ever hear how tomato catchup first came about?" asked a South Water street commission man. His friend, the grocer, said 'he never had heard about it. "Well, this is how it was," began the commission man. "There lived in Massa- chusetts many years ago an old woman • who- devoted nearly all of ber time to rec- ipe making. She had the reputation all around her part of the couertrY of being able to make better plum marmalade and richer preserves than anybody else. Every once in awhile she would Come out with something entirely new. I forget her name; I think it was Robbins or Smith. or some- thing like that, though. Well, one day she went out to her sewing circle, and— oh, I forgot to tell you—she was very fond of pets, and bad a pair of monkeys, a par- rot or so, some white mice and .rabbits, a dove and everything like that, and she kept them in a room adjoining the room *ere she made her culinary experiments. Well, on this particular day she went to the sewing circle'leaving open the door which led from her experimenting room into her menagerie. "The two monkeys discovered the door open and went on an exploring expedition' to the experithenting room. They saw on a tablkdishpan full of nice, ripe tomatoes, il and w ile one of tho monkeys was sitting on the edge of the table examining the vegetables his naate became hilarious and pushed him into the pan. The result was that by the time the monkey scranIbled out every tomato was smashed so thoiough - ly that it wouldn't be -taken for a tomato if the seeds weren't there. The monkey that did the pushing then picked up a jug which happened to be full of vinegar and emptied about half of it into the pan. Then it smashed some green peppers that happened to be lying on the table and put them also in with the tomatoes. The broom handle was brought into play as a mixer. "When the sewing oircle bad fixed up a couple of quilts for the poor, the old wom- an came home and lest no time in getting to the experimenting room. She opened her mouth so wide and quick when she saw the mixture in the dishpan that her false teeth came loose and she nearly swal- lowed the upper set. She dipped her finger into the stuff and tasted it. No sooner had the linger reached her mouth than she shouted `Eureka!' so loud that one of the white mice had the headache and the par- rot -began to disturb things orally. Well, there is little left to tell. She improved upon the mixture, and that's how catchup first came about."—Chicago News. CREMATION IN FRANCE. A Great Deal of Bed Tape Before the Ceremony Is Permitted. It is not, even in these days of advanced hygiene; difficult to die, but in France, at least, it appenre te -be not very easy to be cremated. In fact, if a Frenchman wishes to give his heirs, executors and assigns. as much trouble /as possible after he has de- parted this life, he could hardly do more than leave directions that his body should - be disposed of in that manner. The following are the formalities that have to be gone through before his wishes can be carried out: I. A request on stamp- ed paper for leave to have the body ere - mated must be addressed t� the mayor of the commune. 2. A certificate of death, also on stamped paper, must be got from the medical attendant. 8. This certificate must be 00IIIItersigned by the comniiseioner of pollee. 4. A further certificate certify- ing the oertilli3ate of the Medical attendants must be obtained from the Will medical officer. 5. The next step is to go before the mayor armed with the various certificate!' enumerated, to obtain the authorization of that fanotionary. 6. This authorization having been obtained, it must be presented to the prefeot of police, who, after counter- signing it, delivers three certificates for the reinevalof the body—one for the may- -or, one for the pompes funebres (corre- sponding to undertakers) and one for the authorities of the Pere Is Chaise cemetery. 7. The prefecture of -the Seine must next be visited to arrange as to the hour at which the cremation is to take place. S.. Next some one must go to the burial office of the commune to settle the details of the funeral and to pay the bill. 9. On arriv- ing at the cemetery the authorization of the mayor and the certificate of the prefect of police must be presented to the keeper in his office. 10. After the cremation has beencarried out the representative of .the deceased's family must again go to the keeper's office and pay the tax of 125 francs (A5).—Br1t1sh Medical Journal. Whilein England potatoes -are grown almost entirely as an .esculent, about 4,000,000 tons are annually used in France in the manufacture of -starch and alcohol. his son, was travelling to the adjacent mar-, ket town. on one of McConkey's eonvey- ances, that McConkey himself was acting as jarvey.[ Dunean thought be saw a good op- portunity of bringing home to the eae owner his delinquency in the matter of payment of his church dues, and was determined not to let it slip. Accordingly, when the con- veyance arrived at its destination, and the fares were beingeollected from the several passengers Duncan handed McConkey a shilling, st:Iting as he did so that it was for himself and his son. The carman promptly made answer that a shilling paid for one seat onlY. "What !" exclaimed Duncan, affecting to be greatly surprised. "Do you mean to tell Inc that when a father and "son travel together you do not carry both for a single fare ?" Certainly- not," retorted McConkey. "When a seat is occupied it - must be paid for. Nobody Aid a fool :would expect to be accomodated on any other terms." "-Then you must be a big fool yourself," rejoined'Duncan, at the same time leaving an extra shilling in IfeCoa- key's palm, for you expect the commit- tee of the church to allow you and your family te occupy three and often four 1,iit- tinge in the church on Sundays, yet eyou. only pay for two." McConkey turned aw4 without making any reedy, but the next an- nual report showed that the car -owners stipend had been doubled. • EPPS'S - COCOA • ENGLISH BREAKFAST COCOA Possesses the following I Distinctive Merits : Delicacy of Flavor, , Superiority in Quality. GRATEFUL and COMFORTING to the NERVOUS or DYSPEPTIC. Nutritive Qualities Unrivalled. In Quarter -Pound Tins only. —PREPARED BY— JAMES EPPS & CO., LTD., HOMG301,1=100aNNums, LONDON, ENGLAND. 1.605•20 '41 A Croupy Cough was Soon Driven Away by Dr. Chase's Linseed and Turpentine. , "My little boy had a bad croupy cough," iays Mrs. Smith, of 266 Bathurst ttreet, Toronto. "I My neighbor, Mrs. Hopkins, recommended inc to try Chase's Syrup of Liarseed and Turpentine. I did so, and the first close did him good. One bottle com- pletely cured the cold. It is surprising, the popu- larity of ChaseeP Syrup in this neighborhood. It appoars to me it can now be found in every house." TRENTON TALK Not a Rumor, but an Ascertained Fact. What a Reporter has to Say aboutthe Case of' Mrs. D. N. Ostrander. The Egyptians, Chaldeans, Persians, Syrians, Phoenicians and, Carthaginians began the year in autumn. • Taught to Do His Duty. Duncan McFarland_ was the energetic treasurer of a rural congregation, in the concerns of which he took a deep interest, and the welfare of which he labored hard to promote. In the congregation in question, as is the case iti too many Of our congre- gations both in country and town, there were people who thought it quite coneist- ant with their duty and their self respect to enjoy all the privileges and advantages the Ichurch offered them, while they geese sor little as they possible eould in rditkitiitc Among the people referred to was one Tease McConkey, keeper of a small posting estab- lishment, who had a family of several grown up sons, and at least one daughter. Thie worthy man was fairly regular in his attend- ance at his place of worship, and he was generally accompanied thither by two, if not three, of his family. In fact, in the matter of church going, the McConkeys set an example to the whole neighborhood. However, these exemplary people could never see their way,to pay for tnore than two sittings in the pew, of which they regularly occupied the greater part. It so happened en a certain occasion, when Duncan ItleFatland, accompanied by Our reporter called at the, cosy residence of 31re. D. N. Ostrander, Trenton, and was met at the door by a bright, sprightly and energetic lady, ah -3 turn- ed out to be [miffs than Mrs. Ostrander herself, and who told how she wear recitored from a condition of misery to one of health and strength by the use of Milburn's 'Heart and Nerve Mlle. Said Mrs. Ostrander: "1 have been a grind suffer- er for many years with my heart and nerves, and was almost a complete wreck. When going around the housed would get so bad that I had to lie down on the lounge -tint 1 I could reoover my breath. This occurred several times during the day. - AS night I could hardly sleep At all, and when I would drop off to sleep would wake up with a stint, follow- ed by a auffomting feeling as if any heart had dep. ped beating forever. I have had to have my ket put in hot water, and have hot cloths tail aoross my body before I could recover, in fact this was almost a nightlyochurrence. Pen canna portray what my feelinge evens. I got very languid and weak, had no ambition, sad thought that everything was going wrong with nue I grew morbid in my mind, lost appetite, and had to forms myself to eat what little I did. I was reduced rdmost to a skeleten, weighing only 90 pounds at the time I commenced to use Mil - burn's Heart and Nerve Pills and I can tell you I would heve given but little for my chances of living much longer. Several doctors attended me, and I have Wadi all kinds of proprietory medicines, but without avail, I got a box at last of Milburn'e Heart and Nerve Pills at Shuria's drug store, and thought that I would try them as a last resort. The results Were simply marvelous. I began to improve from the first few doses, and noticed a big difference before 1 had taken one box. New I bleep well, the euffoesting feeling is cdinpletely gone. I have splen- did strength, and my appetite is such that I have to restrain myself for. fear I eat too much. I can eat anything that Issetbefore me, and am better now than I have been for 3 eara. Am increasing in wcight Iright along, and feel that lifa is -worth the living, thanks to Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills. I recomniend them very highly to those suffering from heart and nerve troubles as I did." • • For Weak -People. 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Between Jimmy 1st, and May let, four months, 40 of our papile secured choice situations as Rook -keepers, Stenegraphers and Teachers in other Suainees Colleges. Three others have secured places, one to commence next week, another the folfiawing week, and the third about June 15th. Here is where graduates of this school have & decided advantage over those griller- ated from the average bueiness oollege. If interest* ed, write for Catalogue, andscomplete Bat of where these students have been placed. Address D. Moe LACHLAN & CO., Chatham. Ontario. Win Ns Walker, 'THE RELIABLE Upholsterer and Mattress Makers SEAFORTH, ONT.' Parlor Furniture repaired and recovered. Carpets sewed and. laid; also cleaned and renovated at reasonable prices. Shop at M. Robertson's Old Stand,- Main Street. WOOD WILL BE TAKEN FOR WORK. 1622 SIGN OF THE 0110111All SAW • McLEOD'S System Renovator —AND OTHER— TESTED - REMEDIES. 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