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The tent of Illiteracy.
A census of the illiterates illiterates in the ver-
'ions countries of thee world, recently
published in the Stetistisshe Biondi*.
schrift,places the three Slavic States of
Wow -anis, Servia and Russia at the
head of the list, with about 80 per cent.
of the population unable to read and
write. Of the Latin -speaking races,
heads the list with 63 per cent.,
fo lowed by Italy " with 48 per =cent.,
France and Belgium having about = 15
per cent. Theilliterates in Hungary
number 43 per cent., in Austria 39, and
in Ireland 21, In England they are 13
per Dent, In Holland 10 per cent.,, in
the United States (white population) 8 -
per cent., and in Scotland _ 7 per. cent.
Among the purely Teutonic States there
is a marked reduction in the percentage
of illiterates. The highest is inSwitzer.
land. 2.5 ; in the whole German Empire
it is but 1 per cent.; while in Sweden,
Denmark, Beverley Baden and Wurtem,.
burg there is practically no - one who
can not read and write.
The GermanPeasant.
OBSERVATIONS MADE BY A YANKEE IN
THE -FATHERLAND,
The pessimist' never live in , isolate
houses about their fermi, -'writes C.
Maley Hurst in the New York Mail an
Express. They come together and for
�alittle settlement, soms:etimenot mor
than s dozen buildings In'. So it
- not infrequent to see a sinal! vall
thickly dotted with these dorfs, or vil
hire, which, if put together,. would
make a small-town only. One of thee
villages is en to the best advantage a
twilight in summer, Everybody is back
from the day's work in the fields, an
the place is now as full of •life as •it• w
deserted at noon. For then only, th
grandmothers and grandfathers, wh
.eyesight is dimmed. or their' joints rheu
watlo,, stay at home, and tell thei
young descendants the wonderful "story
hes of witehes .and hobgoblins, which
they heard ander similar oircumstances
from their grandfathers and: grand-
mothers years and years ago. '
By dusk. the peasants .have already
eaten -their supper. The men lie about
and smoke their long pipes, the women
Boake their knitting needles fly while
there is light, and the children play the
identical game that their parents play-
ed before them, where they join hands
in a wide'cirole sing and' act the pan-
tomime of the courtahip of a soldier and
a peasant girl. .
As one walks over the rough cobble-
stones of the narrow street he sees the
'houses, whose tall,.. peaked roofs are
divided into stories like a pigeons' cote,
`as dirty and much- more crowded. - If.
you are courageous enough to enter and
climb the steep, rickety stairs; all the
combined smells of Cologne and Bagdad•
will greet your nostrils. The various
• floors are owned" by different people, and
even the rooms may be bought or sold
like a plow or mart. ]Two families usu-
ally occupy three rooms,° tieing the
middle apartment as a. general' kitchen
and.sitting room. :The. poorer people
often only have one room, where they
sleep, eat and drag out their entire ex-
istence. On the bottom- - floor of the
self -same house where they dwell are
stalled the cows and oxen.
By sunrise; the entire population 18 tip
and out in the field, - Not' only does
'the man shoulder a hoe ora scythe, but
the woman falls in and work as well. -
Entire. families, _except only the' `very
aged, go out. Children a few months
old, --who have no decrepit relatives in
the dorf to keep an eye upon them un-
- evening, are carried out by the
mothers and left under the shade of a
neighboring hboring tree. - .
Boys and girls are obliged' to attend.
school until they are -seventeen, arid if
they do not, the ° parents• are fined. In
the busiest parts of the summer the
season for gathering hops, making hay
and other stated times -a vacation is
given that the children may°help in the
fields. But, during any of these' sea-
sons, if it should set in and rain, with
nopprospect of abating soon, school is
called. again and continued" during the
wet weather ; then isthe teacher' lays.
aside his ferrule until the crops. are in.
The laborers carry out their fod for the
day with them; Every one has a jug of
cider or beer, which he drinks in place
of water. The peasants live almost en-
tirely on grain food and cheese. Milk
and butter' they exchange for other
more necessary and less luxurious arti,
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A great epoch in every German's life
and especially the German peasant's, .
theservice of -the great standing. army
Every man who- is sound in body en
not deformed must serve three - years
Money or influence will not exempt
man from this iron law. In case he at
tends the university he shortens`. hi
time to oneyear - It is seldom, how
ever, that the peasant lad goes furthe
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than the school, so that three years are
taken from_ the most active- period
his life.
During the winter the peasants a
not so busy as when plantin and gath
e ing their crops. When the snow lies
thiole on the fields the men thresh ou
the grain,�. nd ° the women. spin and
weave t1 flax, which they grow them
selves. Out of the long rolls of thi
heavy gray linen they make clothesd
an.
articles necessary fordomestic use:: -
great part of it, too, they;store away.fo
their children, who,. in their turn, pre
serve it for theirs, so -that quentitie
are handed down from mother to daugh
ter, like the usual heirlooms of-pewte
;tankards and spinning wheels, -
• One of the cnstome among the ppeas
entry which does not confine itself
any special season, although in accord.
duce with. the time worn law is more
prevalent in spring, is a wedding. An
the preliminary arrangements are some
what complicated. Every girl is expect-
ed to have her dowry, consisting, in an
case of an entire` household equipment
from enormous feather beds to kni`ve
and forks. The young woman wh
comes without this supply generally
feels; pretty much: 'ashamed of ' herself,
and the husband does not receive he
with such joy as if she. came lade
w ith a complete housekeeping outfit.
When a couple have decided to ' trave
on through life together, the respectiv
parents, in solemn family conclave,
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Every villagehas,of course, its social
strain. There is the aristocracy, which
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can afford the luxury 9f several rooms -
and a bit more of farmingg,,Iand than the
generality of the poor OUes, who ` are
obliged to hire themselyet out as day
laborer's. It happens odoasionelly that
a peasant amasses wealth, and then he
lives on exactly as before, working in-
dustriouslq in the fields and adding - to
his pile of gold `pieces. These: - social
distinctions are carefully observed, and
it is of rarer occurrence that a person
marries above or.below his own caste.
Most- of these peasants lead a hard
hand-to-mouth existence. They earn a
pittanoe iu•the summer which barely en-
ables them to eke out au existence
through the winter. Their life ,seems
almost unendurable,but it appears so to
the . stranger only. They- are hardy,
sunburned men and, women, and their
close intimacy with'neture and depend -
encu On here :gives them a healthier and
happier, moral and physical tone than
a corresponding class who live in Asides.
Possessed by Satan.
For hundreds . of years this idea of
dieboliopossession was steadily devel-
oped, It was believed than devils en-
tered into animals ; and animals were
.-accordingly.exorcised, tried, tortured,
convicted and executed. The great St,
AmJriose tells us than a priest, while
saying mass, . was troubled =by the
croaking.. of "wogsin a neighborin
marsh, and that he exorcised ahem, and
so stopped their noise,' St: Bernard as
the Monkish chroniclers tell us mount-.
ng the pulpit to preach in his abbey,
was interrupted by a cloud of flies
straightway the saint uttered the adored'
formula of excommunication; when the
flies- fell dead upon the pavement in
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heaps, and were salt out. with shovels !
A formula of exorcism attributed to . a
saint of . the nibth century, and which
remained in use down to a recent reriod,
especially declares - innate injurious to
crops to be possessed of evil spirits, , and,
names, among the animals to be excom--
muni ted or exorcised, mice, moles and
serpe ts. The use of exorcism against
tate fliersand grasshoppers: was also
common.` In the thirteenth oentury.the
Bishop of Lausanne, finding that the
eels in Lake Leman troubled the fisher-
men,•attempted to remove the difficulty.
by exorcism. • - •
Did any one.venture to deny that ani -
Mals could be possessed° by Satan, he
was at once silenced by reference to the
entrance of Satan into the serpent in
the garden -of. Eden, to the transforms-,
tion of Nebuchadnezzar, and to -the oast--
ing` of -the devils into the swine bythe
fouhder of Christianity himself. -Dr.
Andrew D. White, in Popular Soleness
Monthly. -
-Albert, son `of David Watson, of
Guelph, met with a painful accident the
other day. He went into the cow stable
on some perteixt,:when the bovine kick-
ed him on the left leg, breaking both
bones. • When he fell the cow • trampled
upon. him, " inflicting some severe
bruises: «s
Wellington,
Grey and Bruce.
8.80 10.10 11.10
Passenger. Mixed.
7.14 12.00 9.81
London, Huron and Bruce,
Goma Nom- Passenger.
London, 7.55A.K.14.115r.i1
Londesboro- .. 10.19 7.08
10.42 7.27
Goma Souls- Passenger.
Brucefield. L16 • 6.04
Grand Trunk RailwaY.
Trains leave .Seeforth elation _
follows: -
Clouts WWI- SSAY0Writ. Oln8701
eSCIENCE
Has Conquered
'And made it possible to Restore Defeo-
tive Eye Sight to Normal Vision. -- -
Is happy to an. flounce dist he hie, secured
Patev4. ViOptiio Eye 'Metre,
--b. • . entitle him tir fit all defects et
- PRESBYOPIA„
OR ANY COMPOdND. DEFEbT.
"Istigmatiencis due to irregular shape' of eye,
and is me:41y congenital, -Many school children
with this defect are called sttipid, but with pro-
perly fitted -glasses they may become the bright-
est of scholars. This is quite a common and
dangerous defect.-Hypermetropie is a malform-
ation w'hich keeps the ciliary imisele in bonstpt
use, v7hereas in it tiormal 4370 it IS at -rest whorl
looking* at a distance. .This defect if neglected
Mak result in nervous -depression and pain, and
even p:rostlation.-Myopia is a7diseased condition'
of the eye, which shotkIct be very carefully fitted.
to prevent anjncrease of the defect, and perhaps
ultimata blinduess.-Presbyopia is a loss of no- •
commodatibn in the eye, whioh may cause cater,
act unless corrected by artificial aid.
Frequently nervous or sick headaches, and:"
also serious illness, are brought on by one or
more of the above defects: Remember, no"
eherge for testing your eyes. -
-Accountant, -.Book-keepet, Colleetor,? Life and
Accident Iiisurtnee,- General tIntelligence, Real.
.Estate .Agent. Money ,to loan, Sre. Parties re-
quiring his -setrices in any of these branChes
will be promptly attended tO. Office --in DAriv's'
Ohmic, (mums). MAIN STREET, SEAFORTH.
1134
For
anips, Chills, Colic, Diarrhm
Dysentery, Cholera- Morbus
and all Bowel Complaints,
NO REMEDY EQUALS
Ofibr his
AND
49 Years' Experience proves that PERRY DAViSi
PAIN -KILLER Is the bes. Family Remedyfor
Rheumatism, .Neuralgia
and Toothache.
Sold.Everywheri3 at 25c. and 50c. a Bottle.
Bar Beware of Counteelts and worthless ImItations,‘MI
.on:Oer..•• -NeN.,.prT-00:ase
You are invited to:call in and let your eyes behold _one of the
finest and best assortea stocks of
FALL MO WINTER WOOLLENS
THE TOiNTN
We know you would- like have the - nobbiest Tweed Stit in .
town,:arid we know you would like to have it of the best "quality arid
design of pattern that has no equal. We have, therefore, selected our
stock with great caret and it gives us much pleasure to show you onr
rich Suitifigs in Scotch and Canadian Tweeds. Our French Colored
Worsteds and French and Scotch Pantings are a marvel in their rich-
ness of stripes, and in all the latest shades.
We havialso bought a very fine line of Fall and Winter Over -
coatings in Venetians, English land Scotch Meltonsi French Wales .pnd
Naps.
cNow,r all these goods have arrived, and await yorir Inspection.'
Our motto is -we study to please, and no fancy prices.
.,Gents' Furnishings at reduced prices every Saturday evening.
'nu just save 25 per cent. on money invested with us. r
CARDNO Ca,rdno's Block Seaforth.
THE
CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE.
Established 1867,
,HEAD OFFICE, TORONTO.'
ggvALg•Apur)spc.ru.40N.Dcylas: 08400888
R WiLKER; GENERAL MANAGER.*
SEA- FORTH BRANCH.,
A 'general Banking Business Transacted. Farmere Notes Discounted.
Drafts issued payable at all points in Canada, and the principal
Cities in the United States,Great Britain, France;BermudiAc.
Deposits of • $1.00 and upwards received, and current rates of 'interest allowed.
- INTEREST ADDED= THE PRINCIPAL AT THE END OF MAY AND NOVEMBERr EACH
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*Bales Notes. ,
F, HOLMESTED, Solicitor.
JOHN AIRD, Manager.
GOLDEN SEAFOR
WE SHOW 'THIS THANKSGIVING WEiK
Several Special. Lines of Good
line of ;
T.j31-ack
. This lirie I bought 'direct item the manufacturers, and . can sell
them- at '$2.50 per. yard, worth. in the regulat Way $4 per yard. Also
ipieclal. -value, in all kinda
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LACK.
elitim to hold the best stock of Black Dress t400ds 'outside of The
Our stock embraces all the newest fabrics in all wool (roods
from_20c to $1.65 per yard. Ask to see our 90c Cashm)yre.
--$EAFORT
SILif
we guarantee ,to
of charge. Give
:ROBB'S
PULAR GROOERY
W beg leave to call the attention of the
gen lpublio to the fact that We have on hand
a oho egassortment of
ays, ,
- oKerycf Glassware
Fall and Obristmas,Trade.
Any Person wishing -anything in thet line
would -do well thee* our goods and prices be-
fore purchasing elsewhere. Great bargains in
Dinnen7cia and Toilet Sets to.. make room for
new goods tn =Ire. We have also. a nice
assortment of
of
s Under. the
oilmen,- and
Ifaction. All
z graved free
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FANCY GOObS
Suitah)e' tor Wedding or Birthday Presents, •
whickwe are selling at vety close ices. Our
Sugar 15.1bs. for $1.00. We have got some
il
Grocetypepartment is also compl in every
line, Sugar- at reduced pricei, our Raw
rile° new Itaisins and Currants .that.cannot be
beat fer price and quality. Just to hand new
Evaporated Pesehes,,Aprioots and Prunes, also
choice [Cape Cod Cranberries .
' Fres P'ork Sausage isc per lb: ' Fresh Pork,
-from tone per lb.
STO
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All Stoie
MOO
For which we
Great Bargains)
Lanips.
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ains in
r Staves,
Stoiet
And Library
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I Cure
FITS.
When y CC= I do not mean merely.to stop
them fOr a time, and then bave them return
mede the disease
FITS, _EPILEPSY OR
A life-10ft study.. 1 WARRANT my remedy to
cuss tile moist eases. Because -others beim
filled IsIno reason for not now receiving a cure.
Send at 'once for a treatise and a Flee Borns
of IllysINFAI.i4BLS -Rifixer. Give express and
pest office,: It:costs you nothingfor a trial, and
it will pure yo0. ,Address -DR. IL G. ROOT .
M. 0„ such Office, 164 West Adelaide Stratf,
Toronto - 1142-52,
General Int
Dealer in
in firstolaes reliable :co
tied promptly. `
. Specie; low rates .o
the Go** and -Wateil
lured in these compani
Sale dealer in
SEWING MACHINES .(f
.ing). Prices ringing fro,
chine; warranted fol five
ohineS repaired,.
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MAIN ;STREET
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atlewest rates
and losses set'
POPERTY in
d4iictories In -
of 20 per
ci RAYMOND
manufaitture
$76, All isia-
very. kind of
1, Farmer
4. purely Farmers' Conik$eii--
Insured When in the fridde-
charge of wittier or servapt.7'
.1171NDERTARING.- promptly
moderate retest.
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Brilliant -I
Durable
Economical!"
Diamond Dyes excel all °then
in Strenkth, Purity and Fa.stness
None othei are juat as good. • Be.
ware of imitations, because Thal
are made of cheap' and inferioi
materials, 4.rid give poor, iveak
croaky, cOlors. To be sure
success, use only the,. DiAMOk
DYES for coloring Dresses, Stock
ings, Yarns, Carpets, Feathers.
them to coifs's' more gpods, pack.
age for package, than; any othe4
dyes ever made, and to give mort
brillianfand durable colors, Asit
for the Dianond and talce no othec
Garments Renewed -
Allcoreasi:Cpoyle_red :ENO TR 2..
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A Child can use thern1
At Thuggists-and Merchants. Dye Book Ne,
WELLS, RICHARDSQN 41- Ca,
Pioperty Clintgm
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That pro -arty, about 82,} acres, tad aboutla
garter mile from the railway station at -Olin-
tonovith two storey 'frame house _ ,orchard
garden, barns, ornamental trees, Az., bounded.
on one sideP by the river Bayfield_ , known ta
that formerly occupied by Major Murray, part,,
of Lot 4E), on the Bayfi,e1 road ; good clay loam",;
high and dry. Also the house and grounds,
two acres, bounded ent'rely by streets, in -Olin.
ton, lately occupied b3r Mr. Rafty, two stale'.
with attic, cellars, stable, ite., and goodorohard.
Will be sold at Auction on THURSDAY, 21st
NOVEMBER, at 2 P. M,, at the vavEarxr
HOTEL, CLINTON, where a -plan can now be -
seen. The owner is willing to sell now by pri-.
'vats -dont-rad, Zino given for part payment,
Information of any sale that may have been,
made of any part beforeauction and other par.
ticulars can be had personally or by letter to
ALEX. -LEITH, the Queen's Hotel, Toronto*,
1141-4
SeafoPth Roller Atills:
Misting, Chopping and Fix-.
change promptly attqncled to and -
best of satisfaction guaranteed. -
and Barleyt
.° Feed of all kinds for ;sale. Arrange-
ments are made for regular arrivals -of
Manitoba wheat and very hest of flour*
can be obtained.
Business conducted on cash terms,
- Yours Truly,
CONSUMPTION,
TN its first stages,.can ibe successful*
1 Gawked, by the prompt use of Ayer's
-Cherry Pectoral. Even in the later. -
periods of that disease, the cough it
wonderfully relieved by this medicine. -
"I -have used Ayer's Cherry Pectoral
with the best effect in my practice.
This wonderful preparation once sated'
my life. I -had a constant cough, night
sweats, was greatly teduced in flesh,
and given up by my pllysician. One
bottle and lbalf of the rectorial:and
me." -A, Eidson, 11, D.atfiddlitcmt
Tennessee. -
" Several years ago I was seivrel 111.
The doctors said I Wail in consum.
and that they could do nothing forme,
but advised meows * last resort, to try
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. After taking
this medicine two or three months I
was cured, and my health remains good
to the present day."1-james Birchard,,,
Darien, Conn. •
"Several years ago, on apassagetome
from California, by water, I contracted
so severe a r,old that for some -days I
was confined to my state -room, and *
physician on -board considered my life
in danger. Happening to have a bottle
of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, I used it
freely., and my lungs were soon restored
to a healthy condition. Since then I .
bare invariably recommended this prep*
aration.'!-J, t. Chandler, junetion,Ta.
,; yers Derry - odorali
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TEZPAMIrD WC
Dr; j; c. Ayer & Co,, Lowell,' Mau,
The New .,..Grocery,
Sharp & Livens
Have opened a nof Grouriand Provision Store
-on Main Street, Seaforth, first stere south of
Ridd's Hardware store. TIT" have complete
stock of -
. CROCKERY,
SEEDS,
Everything Frefib ancU New.
These goodst ikVe been purchased on the niost
favorable terms, and will be sold VERY CHEAP
FOR -CASH.
The highest market priee allowed for Farm
issr In profits and quick returns our motto
Call and us.
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