The Clinton New Era, 1878-05-02, Page 6•
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THE CLINTON NEW EIA. i'
The Three horse -$braes. Or, mambo de.
etaate awl the 1)atgir niaclisutith,
Maurice de Saxe was 'a son of the
I tng,of Saxony, anti a fine lad he was
—tall and strong and handsome, end as.
brave as tl lion, lint the•king, like
• certain old women of 'whom you might
have hi a 'd, bad so ninny children that.
he didn't knowwhat to .c to ; and so,•
as 'Mau1'ice hail such a lot of elder
brothers as to have not much chance of
inheriting the -crawl, or anything else
that w0uldkeep him in .bread and butter,_
Ills father' annthim out. to seek his foie
tune, like many another prince .in
those days, So he went oyer to France,
and entered .the army pf Kiog Louis
'xv..
Now, at that time tllNre wtts always
a war' going on- somewhere or other;
-.alai alie..,,Erenell_armics..1:est..•tightit}g-io-
every part • of Europe; and the 'kipg.
cared very little: who .his otlicers. were,,
or whore they came iron],if they were
only brave men or clever fighters, and
ready to ;o: wherever he liked 'to send ,
them. So, as yon may think, it was
not long before our friend Alauriee, who
was quite as brave as any of them, ;and
a good deals cleverer than most, began
to make bis way. First, he got to be
a lieutenant; then a captain,, then '*a
majora then a colonel, and 'at last, while
b
he wars still a youpl, man, he came
out as Count de Saxe, and- Field Mar-
shal of the Army of Flanders, with 50,;
000 men under him. That was pretty
good promotion, wasn't it 1•
•
Curiously; enough, the ono thing "that
this „'teat general specially prided hila
self upon] .was neither his skill in war-.
fare nor his favor at courti but 'simply
'lis •strength. Therewas nothing he en;
j oyrd .so much' asshowing off the power
of his muscles, and astonishing the
people about him by bending an iron
lar, or felling .a horse with ono blow'
of• bis fist; and be was fond of -saying
that he would give his purse and all the
money in it to any man :;who was
stronger than himself, if he dould ever
fall in with him. •
:-" Now, it happened that one day,.while
the French and German armies ` were
lyingpretty close to each ..other,' ' Mar••
shat de Saxe sent a message to the ene-
my's camp, .asking sotne of the German
officers to dine with him rind' after the
meal he began to boast of his strength;
as usual, till at last an. old German
general, who sat at bis left, ,said that he
would like to seea specimen of what his
Excellency could do.: Siixe made- n2]
answer, but took up a;large silver dish,
which was standing before .him, in his
strong, white fingers: (for' big and pew
erfnl as his •hands were, they were
white•and smooth s a lady's,: and- he
was very proud :of them), and, .without
more a'le, rolled it up like.' a' sheet of
paper.
" Can your Honor unroll that dish
again 1" , aseed'le', handing' it to the
German; and,, although, the general
was a strong,•nian, and tried his best,
he'.fuund the' task wail too hard for
him,andwas forced .to own himself
yours is telt poor stuff, my friend; it.
will not stand work. hook here,"
fief teak it in his strong bands,
With ono ttiyis4 broke the iron like a
biseuit.
The smith looked at him fora mo -
molt, and then without seeming at all
taken aback, brought out a , second
horse-shoe, and a third ; but Saxe broke
them as easily t.s ho h]td broken the
first, .
'• Come," said he, " I see it's no we
pi .0 o >nrl chosinq ab ong; ,such a
tutshy lot; give me the. first. shoe that
comes to hand and we'll cry quits."
Tbo smith produced a, fourth shoe
nud fitted it on ;find Saxe tc,ssecl bim a
French crown --•a coin about the size of
a silver dollar. The Dtttehman held it
up to the light and shook his head'.
-'!Tliiti colt of Years is'but;poor metal;
myn'beer," said he, saying the •words
just -as the marshal had tpokeu his. "It
.won't stand work,' Look,llece," •''
He took 'the .coin between .his `finger
arid thumb, and with one pinch cracked
Win two like a wafer.
It was now the marshal's. turn to.
stare; and the officers, exchanged•tvinks
behind his back, as much as to sak that
thein •ohampion .had ,met his match' at
lost. Saxe brought out another crown,
and then a third, but the `smith, served
en inlikea
themam neer. •
" Genre," said he, imitating the 'mar
shaa:'s;yoiee to perfection, "I sea it's no
use picking and closing among-fi'uell, a
trashy loth. -Give m'e-the first oro, -'n
that conies to hand, and we'll cry quits."
The Frenchman looked at the Dutch-
man—the Dutchman .looked 'at the,
Ire nchman. =and Hien both 'burst into
a t o ! l' of „laughter, so loud .and hearty
•than, theofficers who stood •by°could•not
hell j o . i
beaten.
" Your Excellency's strength is very
great," said he, •f' but nevertheless, I
venture to think that there is one Than:
in Flanders, wbo can matchit; a;
"And' who maybe be ?" asked Sake,
frowning. ,
"A. blacksmith in the village of Sche-
veningen, Dirk Hogan by narrle All
the country around knows of his, ex-
ploits and when I met with him my-.
self, I saw such things as I should
• have thought''impossible had my own'
eyes not witnessed them." ..
When the marshal heard this, he
looked blacker than ever;' and the'flrst
thing lie done next morning was to send
off messengers in every direction to en-
quire for a village -called Scheveningen,
and a man ztamed Dirk Hogan.'And,sure
enough, some of them tains back with
news that there was tucli:ti village, and
that Dirk Mogan, the smith, had beep
}iving there till quite- lately ; but that
now .he .had sold his fore and..gotle
away, and nobody knew what liitd be:
come of him. tet'
This was a decided dissapointment
for our friend Saxe, but he had, some-
thing else to think of just then. The
ncrny'N many -bad received strong:::rein-
forcelnents and seemed inclined to, at -
tacit him ; and he was riding out one
morning to reconnoiter- their •position,
when •suddenly his horse stumbled and
cas
t a shoe,. • 1.
" There is a ,village just ahead .6f us,
} ur Excellency," said one of his offi.
cess. Sha11 I ride on.and see if I can,
find a b ksmith 1"
" Do so,' answered Saxe, and the'
oftioveamilikek presently to say that
he d folund. i]atjhe. wanted, so the
bora vwas led ti}i'to the door of the
smithy, aricl the smith himselfcamo out
to have a look at it.
The moment he appeared the 3narabal
fastened his eyee ttpon him ag if he
would 'loot; him right through. And
well he •might '; for this smith was such
a man as one does not see every day--
very nearly nett y as • tall as Saxe' himself,
and even broader across'the- sliuultlers,
while
upon his bare litn4i file Mtge mus-
cles tood out under the tanned skin
like
coils of rope. e.It
o The marshal felt, at
once that he soled never be comfortable
till lie had a trial of strength with this
- sturdyg
looking fellow low' • so he bade him
"bring ut ciao f his best'
' ho -
e8t 1Se $bCCS: •
"bring
The smith did so ; and Saxe, looking.
at it, said quietly : nrThis ruche 6f
1 lniug.ln • ,.
" h''leirly caught !" cried' the marshal,
suddenly, and added : is 'What's yeur.
naille,.: my fine; fellow.1"
"Dirk' Hogans front Scheveningen."
°i lliik Hogan !" cried. Saxe. '"" The
very . mai 'I've :been looking for: But
I've found flim in a way that' 1 didn't
Oxpect.°
" So it seems " said the smith grin-
ning. " I needn't ask.. who you are,
you're: the Count tie Saxe ,who was al-
ways Ivanting to. meet with. Al stronger
man -than -himself; --•Does it seen"; to you
as'if ,you held: tnet with him now `1"'
"Well; 1,iathoi•':think'it does," quotli
Saxe, shrugging: ;his shoulders ; ;" and
as•• I promised to •giye hiin my (curse
whenever-T•did meet with him,• here it
And now; if you'll come along with
me and serve as farrier to my head=
quarters'` staff, I promise yoa that you
shall never have cause to regret meeting
with Kaurice de Saxe .
And the'rnarshal .suss as;good ae;. his
word.
American N•ews Reins..•
• Twenty thousand-armed'Gomm u"list
fire reported to, ;be; dl illirig nightly. in
'Chicago.:. ,
- ' The ladieil or St 'Paul' have resolved
to•tote ngotinst„tlie use of the Bible in
fife public schools of thateity.
Itis stated that Beeche], having ob
tained evidence of a conspirady between
Moulton and Tilton,,.is about to to tssue
the 'offensive.
A man' in. Illinois leas a flab farm
stocked with 80,000 California salmon
and over 20,000 brook trout, from which
be expects 'great results. •-
Sotnetbing,very like •perpetual mo -
Hon, though not what is technically so
Clocks, W etches, Jewellery, &c
S� Fo>'R
DeOiroa. to return
hlainoerethanks
to %ii@ nameraua
friends and onato,
mers,forthe Libor.
alshare ofpatron-
agetbatbebaate.
eeiredwhatoarrtsy
togg on:bnalnessin
ll`nt*n,andbopes,
by a strict erten.
tion to business,
and using every
effort to. mootthe
waste ofhis many
:-friends, to ()entire,ue to retain tbeir
patronage.
110 would also take this nppartarntty of stating that tlo
hoe taken, his son inti partnership, and that the bog -
nein; will be apudnated in future under the •style of ,S,
FOWLER •.% SON, The Arm will, keep go hand •
Watches, 0looks, Jewellery, Sgeotaoles,
Aud' all other articles in their line
.A!.1.lira9�..e1-1?tR&a-R.epacad.anrl.:Mauatett;=., ....,.,:...,,•
.ltepatring,.aleaning, Fie:, done on 'ehprt 'notice, in rl
Workmannhe Inanner, and unreasonable terms
.'til WESTtSXluijl; Marra _ or ,THE ILItx
&g1..:
Clinton, Dm 1$77,
ounteastie's M I L
' (ilIiE SU!}SLIgUlE11 1tES1'EO'Ck'ULLY AEOB. x0
1. interni the inhabitants Clinton and surrounding
country that he has Eared ]iia
•INT rsr S MXI,
ox Emma: STREET, :
Opposite the Great Western Station:
Anaisprepared to, .
Cut •49,qon slttcres, or cheap for Cash.
Ifc has alit;' XXIIIBFR of al kinds on hand, for sale.
E. 1%7G,01LTINiTCASTL1 .. •
CLINTo:I, Jan. l7, 1S7S.
Canada Company Lands.:
++ Lis7.',Ul• LANI>S :IN IiunoN FOR:8A115 III'
'1 • the Canada Company may boeaen at tine oflee'of
th,•andereigued• •
• gt'1i ]HALE.
Clinton, Jan. 17, 1H71;.
'Scottish Commercial Fire Insurance C64,
r>F, G.X,ASGOW.•
Ci>>►iital,, .0 1'wo 31111 ions Stirtiut;.
Assets,. $1,500,000.
I>ncotne,•< - • 1,000,000.
peploses W' ONTARIO DSANCTI
Head .Office -"I • Toronto Street, ,.TORONTO
BOARD OF DIRECTORS :.
JoIIN L.BLA'IitZE.Esq., Chairman, 'President Canada
Landed CreditCompany. ,
•Jona 5.'PLaat>Ain, Earl, oM
f Bryce,cMrnrrich A Co.
WILLyAM A7.ExANDElr,' aq., ;Vice President Federal
• Bank of Canada. i '
INSPECTOR-RQB];RT MoLEAN '.'.
RES[DENT SECRET A V2--'ZAWRENCE BUCHAN.
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Deposited with the. Oovcrnment at Ottawa, for aecu•-
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PoIIciee {ire iaQged,trom dna ieeoeaaetttlgsl aird4Wy W',
the Toronto otlfce, without delay.
All rremiums, taken'. in thisyauuntry are itfvested In.
Canadian securities.
$' 0:4N -R •,I D OU T.,/
AGENT FOR CLi TON' A 11 V`I1j:iNITyi
O,1lntou, July 12, 1077..
ONE TO LOAN
On approved Farm or Town property, for any Lerm,
from one to twenty years, or repayable at such periods,
either in instalnienta or otherwise, an they 'be agreed
'Tho interest•, on payinent of any part of the principal,
at once ceases an murk amount,
' If it le arranged to pay, the Interest half -yearly, not
in advaneo, the rate, per snoods,10, thopresent, wilibo;
$.per cent. On loans for a aced farm of .yea:e, 8i per
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CI]A1tGEs •IIOIZERATF.,
called, has been invented by t! Penlisyl•- 1lforffln;j. rind .Jtiineeitlalrlebelattres puerliateel
vimia man, in 'a magnetic clock, til•
pendulum of which its kept in perpetual For furtherpartiealars opplyta
oscillation 1]y the magnetisl;a of the
c trt1r. It •will, run.without any care as •
leans aea..theLanachn ev eldaltlt ...... -. r iotonatlax.1,1..LHiI:� Attornoput•Latir.
A telcgrani from Ohio says: --•'rile, . _.....
Attorney General. having decided,, that.
under the LIOW law Township Assessors'
pay ' is seduced frotn,tizh.50 to $2 per clay,
the Assessor's in this State have resolved'
to retain :their hooka -until paid their
usual wages. The Ass mote . through-
otic filo entire State fere . expected- -to_L _
participate in the strike, �'� �i
llai'y Ifleip, the barking girl of Chi- Ei �� � 1
ct;fo, huff broken out again, and is m.ys- .TtTiS �C•LC7l3ITVD',
tifyitig veople more. .than • ever. She •
was discovered a few evenings ago bay. '--A T.Aca itarea, or--+•
in;; et the rtmoon, and was captured by ' ry 1 , , r ,
13°144 surrounded by polieemen, for 116. ,Gaskets,- atiffioSr6filfl'T� i'� 1 Ctrl t�liti
elan can.. run her down' alone. The'. f b f f
lire in exact• incitation
' Ct. A, ILS.ltT'1',,
H L
�' �•. .
noises she titters
of the vtuious sounds produced by a
small terrier, froth the. sharp yelp to
the low deep growl.
It appears reasonable enough to be-
lieve that ' the mild winter atld early
wing must have brought fall wheat
forward through its various stages of
growth much in advance of the usual
time. In Illinois fall wheat is reported
forward beyond a11' precedent, and the
Chicago, crop correspondent of the New
York .Bulletin writes refering to St.
Clair county in that State IVO shall
liarvest'in• May;" and sends specimens
of wheat in full ear, 'which show good
reason
atlly early harvest may, therefore, bo ta-
ken into account as one of thb elements
that muds influence prices, In coneo-
tion with, this it should, .how
ever
,
borne in mind tbat recent 'advices from
Europe are, on the whole rather un-
favorable
,
favor -b
a Ie with regard to the wheat Orap
1vh'
110 fromr 'l`a
Aust a z we hear of com-
parativefailure of the crop for want of
raid.
f .
Parties supplied with the above at short cat notice; had
at the VERY LOWEST BATES.
Aiso, a ooh HEARSE slum oa,
ICY
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Remember the Place-V/6TORI'A Street
GEORGE DIEHL'
• canton, Scpt 8,1877.
Dr. Wert. Gro• is l,4peoifIe MOdfhlne.
THE GREAT
English Bethedy
is edpecially re•
oommended as an
unfailing mire for
Seminat Weak -
*
e jJormtorr
o sn
Fhb$;"impotonCy, ti^ 40
and all dieoaaoe
Before xAking.that follows sola Aftrir'Paizin',
eeeuenom of Sof
baso, tie ];ods of Memory, UniversalLiesitude, ]lain in
h Beek Dimming n id A
e D s oY Vision, Premature 0 e and
, c
Age,
many arbor diseases that lead torenty or Can u
mr
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tonr and aPremature Grave, all of which as a rule are
first canned by deviating from the path of nature and
over•indulgenoo, The Spoti#ic medleine le the roault of
a life study and Many experience in
treating
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Specific Medioin°laeoldbyall Driveled at$tper peek-
s o or six packages t' b mail ea
p eel 7t' ft or will be sero
receipt of the money,by ad'dreaeinwWM.'GRA4 A CO.,
'Windsor, Ont, Sold to Clinton by d'. tl.00mba, and all
alldfnggietseVerywiere,
MOHR, TO I�1 IU
MORTGAGES, NOTES,
AND QT$/111
Bond Securities Rurchased,
CONVEYANCING,
w. W. rARIIAN.
Clinton; Nov, t), 1874. • 47
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�Ax 2, 1878..
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OAPITAL, 4,000,009,
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I,ntoreet from k'our to Fiveper cent allowed
on Deposits,
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• Clinton, April, 1876. 1^y
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A full stock of FURNITURE
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