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The Clinton New Era, 1878-10-17, Page 6• THE CLINTON NEV ERA.. OCTOBER. '17, 1878.. H..UMORQUS.' A.little girl wanted- utore:,lluttered' toast, but was told that she'd had en- ough, and that 'more would make her ill. ' Well, said he, give rno anuzzer piece, and send for the doctor.' Restaurant Patron ; " These sausages are hardly up to the mark.' !Waiter: ' They ain't; he Well, : d'ye expect Italiala greyhound and thoroughbred Scotch terrrier for teneeents V Nevada papers, instead of .speaking of a deceased citizen as being widely and favor>.tbly kaesan, remarked ; " There wasn't a saloon -keeper in tbo .State w}io didn't ache to trust him,'" Editors like brevity, but a man who was recently hong in Indiana suited' them too well. He wade• no remarks about heaven but nodded to the preaeh- er and said, 'I'll' tree you later,' and then. the trap -fell. . The following, vordiet was recently handed in by the foreman oft' cogent+r's jury at-- :—" We are of A. Pinion that the detest met with lierdeatli front Violent infirwution in the Arm pro- duest from '•Unoan Caws.' An aurist was so remarkably clever. that, havingexercised, his 'skill on a very deaf lady, who had hitherto been insensible to the nearest' and loudest noises, she had the happiness next 'clay of hearing from her.' husband in Aus- tralia. A little boy asked his mother if fish were not thieves, She told him she guessed not, and wanted to know' why he asked the question; to which be. re- sponded : " Well, ma, I tnought they must be because it is so common. to:'see a fish hook.' '.Do you ' call that ol'Qthes 2' said sternly a' British customs official to the. woman who had sworn that there was' nothing in her trunk but clothes for herself and 'husband; and as he spoke. he pointed to six bottles .of brandy, Yes,' said she softly, •' those are his. night-caps.' - A. Etuaterho 'Yarn. ,flow 6a' Veal, helped hie), ma of an uglyserapc. • One day, a long time ago,about the, time when deckson ran for President the first time, perhaps, 1 wee one day hunting upon the ridge between Meadow, Run and Cucumber Run, which' tum- bles efl'tho, real just across there. I had known f'or'soree tinio•by the situs that there Nyasa nest of out2 bears some where in t"1ie neighborhood, se on'sluts- day 1 concluded 1 would put in my. time Joalittg' theist, no a Marty up in Uniontown wanted a pair to send over to Baltimore to a friend who was, fond et outlandish !tete,•: You see ,.that it was along about the 1st of September, ami pretty warm at that, antl after walk- ing tip and "clown the ravines 1 bi'gau to get liretty tu•ed. T was; not so heavy then as I not uoiv, and did not weigh more than a oouple•of hundrod•.pounds:' As I said, !,wits ay Tittle: tired, an,d. 80 oll'the top of the ridge 1 sat down by the side of ea smooth chestnut stump sense twelve or fourteen fret high. 1' hadn't sat there marc Oman minute when 1 heard something inside the stump, and soon sande out. that it was. a. coaplcof.cub bears pliiyin„ •wit# one another.. 1 looked mail' .sides of the stump to find an opening, but none enact; to be seen, Then 1 happened to Notice the Marks' of :claws • up the side of the stump, and 1 undeistead it; The hole went in at the toll..' I set up my, ranch. soP Qf ubs, An old Irish soldier, who prided 'him- self upon his bravery, said he ;had fought at the battle ofBull•lwue. Wheu asked- if he had retreated' and made 'good his escape as others did on that famous • oe- casion, he replied, '.Be,jabers, 'those that didn't run are there yit!' • I know where there= is" another arm` just as pretty as this one,' said a young citizen to his sweetheart; as he pinched her fair arm the other .evening. The. storm that quickly •gathered, upon'tbe lady's brow as quickly passed. away When the young manpinched her other ar.-nl and said;- 1t -is this one dear.' gun •against a bush, up-ended"the' of a tree, and was soon at the: the sturnp, looking in at the tiler which were aboutthe size,of fu grewn rat dogs; I ''was ..so excited- that.'I jumped down into'the:stump grid grab bed the cubs. `They at.,lirst, began to sgiti%al,:and then turned on ale for. fight. -But they, were small enough' to handle,' and in a minute or two'' T had their -a iouths tied so they, could not bite, and their feet fastened so they could not scratch. • '.I lonely' that the old bear world be along pretty, soon, and . make it hot for me if she found tae in the nest, so I swung the youngsters into •' my buckskin belt preparatory to getting 'out. '- :Get out !' .Did.I get out I'Land of love .3 it manes me shiver to think of it yet,. 1 could no more get but of that stecrip than. I. could iy. •' The hollow was so bell-' shaped,' larger at- the bottom ..than at. the top so large, ;in fact, that ..1 could notput my back agamst''ono side and" Joy feet and hands against :'the other and crawl up, as rabbits and other ani- mals clitnb up the inside of hoflow trees; In no way eoaid I. get, up a foot. There .were no sticks .inside tohelp line'up,. and T made•.up•-m:v mind I .had to die co ta111 ",About the time 1 came to this conclusion x• heard' the old '• bear climb- iia up- outside' of the 'stump.. With 'only my huntin knife as a . menus;' of efence,,_ tndin smell close .quarters, yon - may possibly imagine the. state of feel irlgs. a The old bear seas not more than.- half han-half a ,minute, at the outside; climbing up the stump;bu.t'it seemed like a month, at leliat; I thought of all• my sins n dozen times, at least. At • last .she reached' the top, but she, didn't seem to suspect my, presence at all, . as she de- liberately stu'nied round and began slowly .descending, tail foremost. I' felt as though my last hour had come and began seriously to think about lying -down and let the•bearkill me, so'as"t get out of lay misery as quickly as. pos- Bible. Silclderily, :an idea struck me, and despair gave way to hope. 1 drew out my hunting -knife and stoop on 'tip- toe. When the bear was about seven feet from the bottom of the hollow I fastened on her tail with my ' left hand with a vice -like giip, with- lay right drove my hunting -knife to the .hilt into her haunch, and at the sane time; yell- ing like.a whole tribe of Indians. E .4 What did she do ? chorused the whole crowd,, who had been holding their breath. What did .she. do' ? . Well, you should hate seen he:performance, She didn't stop to reflect ti moment, but shot out at the top of the stump like a bullet out of: a gun, ii hair's breadth to the minute. I.Itelcl on until wo 'struckthe ground, some Thirty feet from the stump. Tllen the olcl beat• wont like lightning' into - the bash, and ante out of` sight in half a second. I wets a little bruised by the fall, but that was all.: I. took the cubs'' to Uniontown the nett day, and on AC. count of the -adventure I got $5 •apiece feethere, ,send in .t11_ogo tinics_Sii..iv'aa as good as °qua now. • O . I..ANDS MUMS. -1 COUNTY 0r HURON, . To Wry : By virtue of to 1Varrant, issued under the hand of the 1V11rden, of the County of Huron; and the Corporate Seal of the said County,sliearing date the Fourth. day •ol_ .duly, A. U.,1878, to me directed, fi)r the collection of arrears of taxes due ,on the un- dermentioned lands, I Hereby' give notice, that unless. the said taxes, together with all lawfutcosts and charges, 'be;;ouster paid, IWill, on Wednesday,' the Fourth day? of .December, next, AT li-IE HOUR OF ONE O'CLOCK, •P.. ' AT. TH1* - . . Court House in the Town of Goderich, Proceed, to sell, by 'uhlica Auction,. the saidlands, or so' much thereof as may 'be sufficient to discharge such arrears of taxes and tho chargosthereon. ,r... Nemo J. Is: J; Ja J. J. Lot or 'part. of Concussion or Street. Acres, l , Lot .. 1 ,. l atott ed ` u t or Anto nt lin n to itod- L ) . of'1 5 1 gee Costs u .sC.Gtut� T, tat. mission. :_.. TOWNSHIP OF ASHFIELD,. 17 pt of l5 `12 • , 1st 1: Division .-. , • 50...iattented 823 79 N pt 1 . 13i i W Division 40 Patented - 22.08 N ! 4• „ 8th w Division 100 L'hpatented: 40 08 :11 84 53) 11 1 03 ' 23 -r.t 1'33 '51 41 ' TOWNSHIP OF ,GODEfUGH, w pt 38 11 10� Patented 4 118 1 20. • 6 18 iV Collins ; .Parc 3 DIa[tlund ••1 Patented 1' 56 1 1S, 60 utt.1L aim...,Part 3 ,..Allntland 2 Patented 1 50 i' 13 2 00 nr. Miller Part 4 ' DIaithuid 2 Patented 3 10 . 1 18 4 37 W. Collins fart 1011 Diaitland,, , .: p Patented „ 3(33 1.18 4 SB Ines Craig : Part' 100 ;: D8 itland Patented:.',•; 0 E0. 1. 25 .' 7'51 W. Collins ,..: Part 10i „Maitland. ':1'gtonted ;, 0 35 . 1'2185. • 7 00 Jo Clifton ,:, .Part 107 'Diaitland Patented 3.73. 1 4.07 E part 0 Bayfield 43 Patented . ' 24 30 17Q.' 20 00 W part .. BayIkdd .. 43 ' 'Patented .. - 21.04. 1.00 .. _ 22 04 I•Iistory; modern and ancient,.shows that a' party of fishermen .may start off .,and fprget their bait or some of their tackle, but the quart bottle. containing' medicine' in case one alba -neither is bitten by a shark or. a sea serpent, or- an alligator, is Bever, never left behind Shopkeeper (to commercial traveller•); ' Can't give you an. order ; . quite. over- stoeked.' Trave ter; ' Let -me, at, least show you my samples.' Shopkeeper Spare , yourself- the trouble j. 1—can't look at. them.' Traveller : ' Then will you allow me to look at them myself.? It is three weeks since 1 ltave•even Seel! them,' The one objection removed;=A• tato- they was trying to break hes' f ve),eat• old boy of the habit of lying: by telling - him that alt liars went to bell'. She gave him a moving account of, the ter- rors of the place, Nhereuron he exelain*- ed, ' Why, mother, I couldn't state it,' 'Blit yon wouIdlne made to stand it,' said she. ' Oli, well„ -said • the 'young- ster, ' if 1 could Stan' it I don't care,' Two sweet littler girls sat -,upon, the - sidewalk in front -ofd the -post-odes, one - of them nursing a large wax doll; Het companion asked in tones of deep _eat nestness, ' Does'oo have mach twouliiae wif 'oo. baby r . ' Ob, doodnoss, yes' was the reply. ' She cwies mos' all the time. She jes' cwied incl owied. over since she wan born, I's jek "discouraged, and I. don't .fink I'll' ever. - born any more.' '' 1 wand to and out 'alio is the master of this home,' acid a. plan- with at book under his ut'mtothe vinegary -looking woman with a pointed note and a ,very small top -knot' who opened 'the door 'to .him. ' Well, stranger,' she' said,, with arms akimbo, ' you. just walk around into the hack yard, and ask a little -spin die-shanked deacon _'you'll find there: fixils' up the grape arbour and he'll tell you if I don't boss this ranch be .don't know who does.: Now, whatdo.yolt want with me?' - Mabel Clare writes us the following' flattering inquiry : ' Are you the author of that tonder little ballad, 'Darling Kiss • t'Iy Eyelids Down 1' We 1 . We write such stuff as that ? 'Kiss 'bur eyelids down i' htabal, thou art besides thyself, much reading hath made theo, read. Darling, kiss our eyelids down?' New, isn't that a nice thin; to accuse us of saying'? Are ave that 'devoid' of intelli- gence ! Mabel, don't you trouble our eyelids ashen you have $ fancy to per- form any operation of tbab"delicato and tender nature. We have,a large, oom- fortablo, roomy, flexible gash just below our nose that has bought county rights for all business Of Mott nature tlia.t cones within the limits of our Estee, •and4a11y eyelid foundd interfering or infringing will be prosecuted to .the extrema limit of the law. No, we didn't write it. • es Disgusted Teraina A. few bays ago 'a tramp, who was sparring his devious way along 'near Reno, Cala- conceived a brilliant idea for raising the wind. Ise know that the Wells-I+'argo stage would pass along that road in .about half an hour, so he took off his coat, 'tore his shirt and. (ockets, rolled around in the dust, and finally tied himself, with much difficul- ty, to a tree. Ilia intention was to re- late to the stage' passengers hoax he had. been foully dealt with by highwaymen, and have it subscription to repair his losses taken,.up on the spot,- The stage, flowerer, took . a short 'cut by :a oeiv rend that clay, and didn't go by at all. After waiting until dusk, the disgusted tramp concluded to femora his bonds, but before he got': the first knot loose a, grizzly, name down out of the mountains and. pioknicked. eir the greater part of his left leg. • •. TOWNSHIP OF GREY: • 27 1st], , , , , 106 • 11n,1tatontcd 29 01 1'80' 23 • : 13th, 300 Unpatented.. 29 01 ` 1 8O 20 {`ti.; 14th • f .. 100 ilupatonted; 31 57 . 1'88 25 ,•.16t1t' 100 Patented..., •.39:00 1.08 TOWNSHIP. OF HAY.:-. ly•"fC sera50•• Patented .„. 8 4'61 81,10 I,alce 11o•td gast 33,I ,Patented ., yiLLAGE. OF ZURICH,. IN HAY.. ^,0 81 30 81. 33 45 31 se 932 1 63•• .'1005 19 05 7 40 14 45• rtrr Bust era A GREAT CLE9ItING SALE.. duoIl s 5tract ,.:111'...:556 1-S : 3'atettcd 76 1 10; 1 86` 0 . 1:5 l aton rod .;. ,' 7,6 ` 1 10 ' 1 36 311: ` . `� • 1.5 Patented . ,. 3 3#.. ?..1' 18 4'52 413 - 1.5 : •Patented; . •8.34 1 18 4: 52. .. 41 . r 1.5 Patented •,.• :.3:84 1 18 4 52 43 `.1:5 Patented .'3'04 4C,. ” ” . 1-5: 1atented._.•: 3'04 . TOWNSHIP OF ' HOIWIGK: ' Ptti't 30 3rd .:I Patented '3 70 1 18 ' 4,0'4 10 , A'' ' 10.3. . Patented 37 30 2 03 . 311„ 4: VILLAGE 'OF GORRIE, IN 'TOWNSHIP OF`.HOWIOK,'' lis •15 'Patented : 1 5:3': 1'13-' • 0 96 . VIP E OF feIAN LLCHESTER, IM TOWNSHIP", OF HULLETT': '15.''Patented ) 110' 208 115- :.410. 115 4tn. ,TOWNSHIP OF tyloki LOP, :1't part'1.•• •.3, 14111 5p Patented 1) 08 '1. 93 • 10,04 TOWNSHIP OF, STANLEY South. Part .3 .:. hayfield Itoad,;vortlt :• 75 Patented' , , 17 44 ' 23 •' 49 72. VILLAGE OF;-EGMONDVILLE, ,IN• TOWNSHIP. OF''TUOKERSMITH.. 10'. first Si ?{' Patented 1 51 1.1,i ;i (10 VILLAGE OF HARRURHEY, .'IN "TUOKERSMITH, . 93)- Lewis and. Galt', 1.5 nitontpd 1 1S• 1 13 31" `34'» Sttri•ey 1-5, Patented •,. #'. 1 10 • <• 1 e{ :t5) 1-G stented.'.. 51 1 10 . 1. in • VILLAGE OF;i3LUEVALE, IN TOWNSHIP OF TURNBERRY; 11 Ca»tolon's•Survey 1 Patented 3 17 ' 1 18 • •- 43 • Dunean'sSurvey I •Patented 00 1'10 • VILLAGE OF WINGHAM, IN TOWNSHIP OF TURN.BERRY. Pail( 37 ' 51 Patented : 18 77 1 58 20;32 Village 1:i2.. Patented .. •. 4 47 , 1 20 • 5 07 Village 107 ['atented 10 71 1 35 12 09 Village 171 1 - Patented '',. 7 08 ' 1 28 8 3d 'Village 3,e 4 Patented • 4'01 • ..1.18 "51i) Village 231 3. I�atGnted . , . 0 27 1 '="t • 7 02 Village 2:34 i - Patented ,,. 0 74 1 25 7 99 • Village 315 4 Patented ., 93 1 10 2:03 Village 11 . , . Tisher s Shrvey 1.5 Patented .. 4 76 • 1 20. 5 96 TOWNSHIP ,.OF EAST ways/mow-I. . N 4313 ..., •ith .... 100 Patented ,. 53 59 if 42• 56 31. TOWNSI-iIP OF WEST WAWANOSH.. Having ; determined - to go out 'o�:' the Book amid Statioiseey 'Business I will , d._ o!%r. • . .1. 4'S •' 2 00 :ON E 0. . , tiV1.1UI,1+� S'1'OG1C `()1+ WAX-, I -A �. P -A. IM 3R, i"?y,. 0403E1,13-- g-4114' t'i',•.4. w T .N ID O VV w.!l I D E L�, , �X]£3I.s, N:'19 1st 100:. Patented' ., 19 50 '• t r8' '. 2i 17_ 88 4 22 lath . t00` P,alatiied . .18 35 1 11:5 1a 00 VILLAGE OF DUNGANNON, IN WEST WAWANOSH. 52 idaltath s Survey ' , , .. 1 . Patented 1 17 1 13 2 30 VILLAGE OF BAYFIELD.' W ltit 174 211 243 251•.. 30,2 :i64 ' 305 380• . 33 511 • 73'1 , ' 770' ' 777 778 779. 781 782 723 78# ..,..Patented • . 1. Patented .. 3 01 .• Patented. `t2 • . 1.. Patented • 1:t .Patented • 2 et retested .. 23 a 'Patented =- Patented r, " J r.'Pntnuted . .Intentetl .• X218 Patented 23 - Patented 1 92. Patented 1 02 Patented 102 Patented, . 113 vaunted .. • 1:3 .. l'attnted ..• 2:3 Patented .. '23 • f rate,,ted.. 28 Patented.. 2:3 :. ' Patented ,. .- 23' I' .Patented ,. i?.•3 786 • Patented .. 2:3' lT i:part 5 ...., r130ge r. .. 4 Patented . . 50 . 1 139 74 -'10 1 10 1 42 13 1 14 1 10 1 33 : s 13 1 :13 1 10 1 33 •1 10 1 33 •1 131 103 t 1 03 11:3 305 ' 1 1:3, . 05 118 905 1 101 d 3' 110' 1,3133 '33 110 Ise 1 1o 1 40 0 1 33' 1 10 180' 1 10 -1 33 I11)"'• 100 VILLAGE OF BRUSSELS• •_ _. -, 57 0.. Pittentsd :. 9 01 8 113 10 50 213 .•.- Patented 8 30 1 30 ii 00 ;;li - .... ,... Patented .. '1:3, 66 1 43 •15 00 ' VILLAGE OF EXETER. • 1V post 3i . ,. ILTaylors Survey- - 1 Patented ... •3 55 --1-is . 4 73 37 •... I�'raucestown Survey..., ii Patented 3 29 1.13. '4 17 VIL' LAGS OP WROXETER. 5. .,. floWI&Street,'East.,.. 01 Pattntetl „ 1137 ' 1'3S,'• .1205 VILLAGE OF WINGHAM. - • !'ark 5 Josephine Street .. Patented . 'Park 25 Le v llallw3y portion., .. • 5 Patented • 31)113teseroe • ..,. 7 Patented Village 1,Ot300.,..Govcrnmeh553138ey.... . Patented 81 821 . Shutter Street..,... , '.1, Patented .. 8133 Bra»cls Street . Patented .. • ,. ,Sadler's Survey .,.. 1.s Patented 5- . .... Gletthill'sSurvey 3 lug . 7 . 8 9 •. County Treasurer's Office, Goclerich, July-1th,1878 re 11 r[ rr .,. r, re Patented :. Patented .. Patented .. *Patented . Patented .. Patented 4 Patented . • 0 17 '3011 4 05 700 - 2 f113' 2,66 200. $ 633 ••2613 ' 2 66 tl 58 2 00 1 25 7 42'. 1 18 ri 17 1 n0' 1 1r . ; .4 0S 1 13 -2 60 1 45 3'81' 1'15 :181 1 15 ':3.81 1 15' 3 88 err • 3.81 115 381 115 , 33,38/', A., M. ROSS, - Treasurer, Cousity of;Huron. ,10L'irlY1TVT' 13ooka4;, . . Tya OUR pooks, ArH`]L�1+'+{�•� -�• •0 FA CY �'rOODS T COST AND NDE d hewillonly ll�,em e>I;nha,>a � ►��1e . ��� Y D � e„ continued for rnoitth. • DON'T HISS THIS ' CHANCE. p.. i,i ,Tho odds ..must be ° sold: as . I an�,:•os t>.vel:• going • ---out of that branch of business • Note the Stand—Next doorto R. Callander & Co's. Clinton, Sept.iD, YU11J1..1 • XX HEAPER •:, THAN . THE CHEAPEST. SToU1\ OF DPS' GOODS,ILEA:DI-MADE CLOTHING,. T', _. EEDS Cx, . �V , HATS • AND CAPS, GROCERIES BOOTS AXD SHOES, FURS, ETC. • It will beto t•he advantage of persona 11.1mo wish to supply themselves with cheap goods. to call and see tny stock before purchasing. The,`reason why I'•sell goods so much lower Mari other ,stores, zs 'I --da z& .' ezcd7 1 z bitsIn sCaul a ena heel to pay Calc J2J � for. pr y Goods,'w7i cls r buy mug el eaper than r could do' if I had. to buy deem on time. r eau seg goods with half the profit that erediat stores' get, asuldo ct paying" liateiv;ess. r5 call from intending purchasers respeetfully.eollcl1ted; 1`o trouble to show goods: Clinton, Sept. 5, 1878, PL;UMSTk;BL, BRIOI( BLOCK- CLINT N FURNITURE •WA:REROOR Ncy. n1:11EXUT 38TI1E18'i', Ilitic>tt IMO/7K B] ,OADFoOT & sox, °itants 01 .Clinton enodtsurround• - ingcountry thattheyhaestart- ed a branohhnsinoss in the place ... lately oeeapkd by DIi•.1421ES Sr. 11utINt:, anti would roepootfut- 1y 9olielt tic nubile to call and exanllas their stook, which is' eomplete in every department. Our i'arlor• a Bedroom Sets ore actuals to nnnsin the cern try for designs arid:finish. 'tinning every iniprovonson(-(n the lino of new machinory, wo m enidetee ire oar own goods and can sell theta at .prises that will astonish'every one when compared with those oranorly paid for same geode. In, connection vaitia,tlie)"r undertaking l ltsil(e8rr they 1180 the A.1171,8 EPT•1(.7 1''lal1) which preserves: the hag, destroys all i;(jdfsive (710)1+, 15313?- n -e enf. contagion We would call special attention ;t0 oar-^---•- feiertaing Departme>itt ,2• �..M 1J(4( "lilfiel, tS'retontlto OItnliin MeiI!). 'town. 11avingpurchased n largo !`'01 I'tnbee waril Trimmings, 03 every s desetipption, andiitted up a new' ' dn and ole" t 1Ir•:ens>, we aro -. prepared to do Undertaking at ' tiie owentrotnamerittivo prices, Itetuerobe. ti,a031ce.--77 Albert ' W Street, nest door to 111x. I1.:11. It9 1v's niaareine Stare. 30 011.ttton, Jtino' 18, 183/8. arising front, dead bodice. MONEY TO LOALI oN EASY TERMS, By which fUte prltn,'cdt,ai can he repaid in. min a sr' all at • r any tittle durhitg f c terra of. Loan. APPVIt'JCU t"d smear lltatoha43"163 • C. C4.RTW.IGET. �� yy C,SItrtVIIIC#Ii1, (lb' '3T111T$elt2), WItt 1323 - at the Commereial hotel;Clinton, the itst Thom. Clay and !`ridgy of every* inenth, Teeth inserted In the' ,latest style sada with exposed. nerves treated, allots and made Ks good 11.0 sand ones. - • • (Jana Company Llan B. LIST 010 LhDT11S 111 111511011 b'oIt SLL3 1110 _ the Canadat"ompanymayhosaci) at the oflee aL thtundersign0d. Ix Mtn, olinton,541)rr<7r tall,