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The Expositor, 1869-01-08, Page 4(Continued from ; first jage. distinct tone of voice as She ever had -min, her life, ' .1 f 'lt • con£o armed ` ,Had the unexpected deraration, of Ithe news 1 °drought been able to dissel4 tb e spell , eh ch had withered her mentar ener- gies, and afford promise of her restorer tion to health ? . Has, the reader ever watched a` can- dle, which is flickering und expiring in its socket, suddenly shoot up into an instantaneous brilliance, and then be utterly extinguished II' soon saw it was thus. with poor Miss --=—z, All the expiring energies -of her socil were i udclenly- collected to receive this corro- boration of 'ter vision—if such it may be called—arid then she Mould, Like a .lily drooping, Bow her head and l die. To return : She begged m e, in a falter- ing voice to read her , all the letter. She listened with closed eyes; and made no remark when I had finished. After a long pause, I, exclaimed God be haraised, my dear Miss--;�--, that 'you ve been able to receive this dreadful news so firmly." ' "' Doctor, tell Me have you no medi- cine that will make me Weep' 7 Oh, give it me, give it me ! It would re- lieve. me, for I feel a mountain on.' my, breast—it is crushing me," she replied feebly'uttering the words 'at long in- tervals;-- Pressing her hand in ming, I; begged her. to be calm and the o p •es - elan would soon disappear. I " Oh•.- oh —oh, that 1 could weep, doctor !" She svhispered something- else, but inaudi- bly. I put my ear close to her mouth,. and distinguished something likethe words-" J ane !-I am—call her' hush "—accompanied with a faint, flut- tering, gurgling sound: Alas, 1 too well ,understood it. With muchtrepi 1 damn I ordered the nurse tp Summon the family: into the room instantly. Her sister Jane was the first that entered, 3' her eyes swoolen with weeping, aud seemingly half soffocated with the ef- fort to conceal 'her emotions- 1 • " Oh, my darling, precious—my 'o?n meter Anne," she :•sobbed, .and knelt down at. the bedside; flinging her arms round her sister's neck, kissing the gen tle sufferer's cheeks and mouth. r A nne ,love;-darling,—don't you know:me 1" She groaned, 'kissing' her,. forehead repeatedly- Could I help week gran _z' ng 7 All. who had entered were ng around the becl-sobbing, and in tears,' I kept my fingers at the waist of t14 dying sufferer - but c quld not '' not the pulse beat, whether! or ii which, however, I attributetto my own agitation., ' , "' Speak—speak—my darling Anne speak to me I am your poor sister u -se d: -thee -- agonized girl, con Anti g fondly kissing her _sister's cold and forehead. She suddenly start-. d -,exclaimed, " 0 God ! shhe'i; dead 1" nd sank 'instantly senseless to the foot: Alas ! alas ! it was: too true: may; sweet and broken-hearted patient ►s no more'! Velocipedes.. le . Paris, recently, en given to the and it now bids anent instituti9n t almost mean -;4' e d s, yet it ,-+,� ' { ,;;E; they lave constructed hi the Parisian workshops, carried their ridersat the Dirty smiles an hour. Fifteen �.a hour is very ordinary time for practised velocipedist.' We notice ' at in Paris they put their velocipedes road uses. Two gentlemen who were ging their velocipedes an air in one of other clay, , hearinn be Boulevards, the Y� �e cry of "step thief !" put.. on steam, and soon came up with the culprit, Captured and detained him till the offi -' cers` of law carie up and relieved guard. _ Servants too, .perform' their masters' er rinds on velocipedes. It appears also t be tolerably certain. that velocipedes n be soconstructed that long jour- e.ys may be performed with perfect ;a,. We observe that one of the emai:Lon . brothers; when in Toronto, about a month ago; paraded King st., on. his patent velocipede, moving' along he sidewalk without incommoding any .ie, with tolerable rapidity- We erstanct, moreover, that a physician of Brant county has, applied for a patent for a velocipede to run either with or three wheels, and ca gableof making, two on ordinary roads, . - twelve, or t'weilty miles .an., herr , The .world mopes, and it is just possible that, -ithin the. Ilext decade, velocipedes. Y be as indispensible to every well- . toted. mansion as a door -mat or 'a n dle «that ladies and their lovers out veloeipeding - (it is a fast cad of horse -riding, aid that a lone, which eats no oats and may- �©-stabling, prove as de business as ..its Grecian to ancient Troy. lean bour of my life. '• �i1ol� ails, " when I.was 'rk night, from the her ' youngest Wile I no.d'nt • l • VT: -It 8EM 'Of.TH EXPOSITOR. Razors --How they are ZVtade. ,The ' enquiry : is sometimes made, why does one razor cost so much more than another?" :Both blades are made of `steel and there seems to.be but little difference in the Bost of the handles. =Razors are usually = made ,of the very `best quality of east steel, properly tilted, hammered, and rolled—worth in Eng- land about $300 per ton, in gold. The forging of razors is performed by a fore- man and striker in the same manner as the making of table knives: - "The bars or rods, as they come from the tilt and rolling mill, are about half an inch broad, and no thicker than suffi- cient for ufl-cient-for the anvil . on w forged, is ;rod tereusly wor rounded edge of the anvil, a concave surface is given' to the sides, and the edge ' part thus Made thinner, which saves the grinder a deal of labor. The blade is then. properly harOened and *tempered. The last and iroPprtant pro- cess which the razor -blade hail to under- go is that of grinding. " The difference. in the prices of blades, made all ofthem of the same material, isowing, entirely to the circumstance that stons of -much, smaller diameter are used for grinding the higher priced blades, and muchmore time andlabor are given to the opera- tion than in the case with the cheaper sorts. Thus, the 'best kind .of razor - blades are ground hollow on stones mea-, Silting one and seven-eigths to two in- ches,. in diameter. # The two shilling English razor's are ground on seven-inch diameter stones ; 'the common shilli.ng,, razors,; on teen -inch diameter stones. Tlfe difference in the labor is very ` consider- able. A grinder will turn out per week from . *twenty to twenty-four dozen of .the common shillibg razors whilst -he can manage only.abeut five cloven a week ,of better, and only a- couple •of dozen of _the best sort. The razors ground on a six-inch diameter stone are more suitable for hard ; those gryormd on_ atwo-iichdiaroeter stone for soft beards. The more coniuion .sorts are after grincl- in_g lapped. -on the 1glazei, and the backs glazed, and polished." tFifty Yeari in a Dungeon. back of the razor. The rich the razor -blades are ndeci at the sides ; by dex- g the blade on the M. Androli,: a Russian writer, who was exiled' some years ago to Siberia, is now contributing tothe l?evue Mod- erne, under the title of "Souvenire de Siberie,"- his recollections not only of Siberia but also of l,ussian life. In the last number of the Revue he tells a story, -the end of . which -belongs to the present reign, the beginning.. to the reign. of Paul, of whose peribcl, l it is strikingly characteristic. The Emper- or's favorite was at that time a young French actress, of whom. he was madly ealous. One evening at a ball he no- ticed that a young an named .Le was jpaying tion. at t Ancient Footprints. The Buffalo our er has the follow- ing ing—There is now on exhibition at the rooms of the Society of Natural Sciences in this city, two of the most remarkable discoveries recorded in the annals of science Otte is the fossil im- print of the' foot of a man, or rather the cast of such an imprint. It was discovered by a workman in a colliery in western Pennsylvania, in a shale overlying a run of coal and underlying two other veins winch were being worked by the 'Company. The spot where it was found was nearly a utile from : the mouth, and some three hun- dred; feet from the surface. The rock it was imbedded in belongs to the Pal- eozoic age, and the imprint, if such it be, was made millions of years before the present' geological era commenced. It is the cast of the loft • foot of a pian of ordinary=size, and is perfectly defined. The foot was evidently protected by a sandal, or mocassin ; the heel, the arch, ht- �er- oot bre, and theball of the foot and the sli! est depression made -by the toes. are feet, and whether produced- by the of a nian Cr a freak of Dame Nat. the cast is De perfectly defined as was the work of a sculptor. - By e -strange coincidence the socia y a few clays Before this donation recei ed the second specimen, from the Rev, S. Cowles, of- GGowancla. This is a large slab of sandstone, on Which, stained _horses' hoofs as perfectly presented as' though they were formed but yesterclay upon the muddy bank of a: sluggish stream.:. There are at least half a dozen of these impressions, varying in size from the track of a full-grown horse to that of . a young colt. They point in clifferent directions, as though the ani- mals were leisurely walking about, cropping' the 1 uxuria,t grasses of that ect tropical period, some f them beingpar- tially obliterated by he more perf form of a fresher imprint. , Mr. Cowles has sent similar speci- mens to the professors of Yale and other colleges, and we look with interest for the theorie's of these high authori- ties, respecting the nature and charac- ter of the -tracks, by what formed, and the condition of the earth at the date of -their formation. If the theories of the discoveries . be -correct, the result will be to entirely .overthro* . the present re- ceived :geological system, and to further complicate the terrible `question, the efforts to solve which `imus caused learned men se Many soul -disturbing doubts and fears, and which brought Hugh Miller Cher cords of reconcilable 7 to so tragical an ez, d -.-that, is ti the geological and scriptual the world's creation at '•t The fossil foot -pr' was presented to the Society by John McGee, now' in Europe. WVidvise all who take an interest; in Iology,to inspect for them- ves `th se speciniens which affect that nsgre so -momentously, 1 MI i`tin own e only intended to ere a few days " to .make ore serious," after which:he pro osed to ,-eprim6nd him and appoint to an office which had been solicit- ed for him. 'Labanoff, however, was forgotten. " At the death of Nicbolas,. Alexander II., then/ full of magnenimi- ty, liberated all the prisoners/in the citadel, without exception. In a,' aulted tomb in which it was impossible to stand upright, and which was not more than two yards long, an old, ,man was found almost bent double, and ucspa ble of answering when he was spoken to. This was.Labanoff. The Emperor Paul had been succeeded by the Em- peror Alexandria m-peror'Alexandria I., and afterwards by. the Eiioperor Nicholas , he had been in the duteon more than fifty years. When he was; taken out he- could not bear the light, , and by a strange phe- nomenon, hid become automatic. He could hardly cold himself up, and had become so ace stowed to move about within the lints ; of his narrow cell that he could no't take more than two, steps forward .wii4lout turning round, as though be had struck against a wall, and taking'two stem backwards, and so on alternately. He .lived' for only a week after his liberation. . WHAT CAUSES HAIR x'o,TURN GRAY. -An English : writer has recently as- serted that an undue proportion of lime in the system is the cause of permature gray hair, _ and advises to avoid hard water, ,either for dinkingpure or when converted into tea, coffee or soup, be- cause .hard water i strongly impregna- ted with lime. Hard water may, be softened by boiling 'it ; let • it become cold and then use it as a beverage. It is also 4tated that a liquid that will color the human hair black, and not stain the skm, m4 be made by taking one pant of bay rt, three harts of olive oil .and one ' pat of good b -andy by measure. The hair must be w shed with the mix- ture every morning, and in a short time the else of it will make the hair a beau- tiful black, ' without injuring it in the least. ' The artieles.must be of the best quality, mixed Oka = bottle, and always well shaken before being applied. S x An Extinct Rao . 11 irouh the valla of�lie Mi ' . g y ssisw sppl, and increasing as we advance, clown to South .America, are the evi- dences of a great population that has long since passed away. In different parts of our Western States are fol n d the graves of that people, and with their bones are.remains of pottery, and im- plements en.ts of war and industry ; and when we getdown to Mexico and Cen- tral America, we find ancient buildings and cities --the evidences of skill, taste and civilization. We generally say that the inferior gives place to the superior, but the race that inhabited this co tin= ent or at 1 ast al e 1 the southernof 1� it five hundred or a thousand years ago, must have been far in advance og the unprogressive Indians who displaced them, as Much as were the ancient Ro- mans before the Northern barbarians, wh,o overran them. In opening some oIc1 graves in Tennesee, a short time °ince, in ono of them was a beautiful little vase, that had been placed in the. bands of the dead at the time of bmial Or this was a model of an animal. The very care that these people took of their dead shows a high degree `of humanity. --.moi• Hints- on Spectacles. pr. W. Ackland, a surgeon of some note in .London, makes the following suggestions ' The natural decay of vision occurs ally, from thirty to fifty years of age, vaying according to habits and em- ployment ,of the indivicluaL Sometime during this interval the refractive pow- ers of the crystalline humors of she eye slihtlyalter their condition, while the crystalline and cornea change their form, so that a difficulty of distinct vis- ion is felt. The eye looses a portion of its power of seeing at varying distances, or its power of adjustment, and near objects areno longer as easily seen as in youth. Reading small print by can- e light is difficult, as thebook requires 'be held at agreater distance from eye tha .Sormerly, and a more pow: ight is needed, and even then the 44ippear misty, and to run On into. �•s, or seem doiible. And still i order to see more easily, the ° us th erfu lette the ot further, light is 11 'en,f laced between the bot* and tL ` '_:' $ti is goon, felt, Aerate rea • even U i 0 ' '- 0 Itt a. g ......_• W pq w 0-6 f1 g P.27 E 4 : '0 C O O re be WPI P z . 44 i..,q z N 1,, g LF- -. -• Pi. ', • -1 1., rx_i z ., ai. 2 - . N E- ai . Q., ...., CL 44 2. H 0. w42 v ti v N " 1lIl CD ..a w ..1 =:=13 TAKE NOTICE THAT JOHN HALDAN, has been appointed Official Assignee for the' County of Huron. Office at SEAFORTH,—J. S.1 PORT.EiL's. Office at GODERXOR,--Directly opposite the Post Office. Goderich, March 5th, 1868. • 13-tf. 1 et a3 24) 46. ^J • 0 1-Z: .0 ® ierl APOTHECARYS HALL. SMAPo ,TH. J. SEATTER . EEPS' constantly on. hand a full stock K of pure DRUGS! & CHEMICALS, Horse and Cattle Medicine,Dye Stuffs, Pa- tent Medicines, and Perfumery. . 1A very "choice - Exchange Office in con- nection. onnection. • Agent' for the Queen's Life Insurance Co., Phoenix Mutual Insurance Co., and India and China Tea Company. Receives Money on deposit,tor which Inter- est will be paid. JOHN SEATTER. Seaforth, Dec. 44 1867. 1-ly a � 0 43 London and o E 3 Hospital Stree,, SIX GOLD Al'7ALS ! have -been .ed at the 'art j�E?dribition for TEAS India, and no ont'?irize of a lowerf./enow tion. (Vide'`i`The Grocer," 24th August The Company` iMport these Teas ' d: from their Plantations in Assam and `_ DEHRA i)HOON y, and sell theminPackeL, and Cannister tlugh their Agents in every City' and -Town in `Canada. Only two qusi ties, viz..,. 70e ane one dollar per lb., either Black, Green, or Mixed.. Agent for Seaforth. •_ - IR, 3.0 SEATTER. Observe the Trade Mark, February 6th, 1868: 9-ly Gold Medal. London., 1862, Paris, 1867. THE HOW SEWJNC MACHINES, For 'Fa flies and Ulan ifacturers. C ME DON, �T O 3, Rosin ouse lock, King Street J. West, Ter() , and St, Paul'Street, - St. Catharine s. ranch Agency for Seaforth War. N. AT ON. . THE t OWE LOCK. STITCH. LETTER A Family Machine. LETTER ]3--Fmnily and Manufacturing Machine. LETTER. I C Best Leather and Cloth Manufacturing Machine. LETTER E --or Cylinder Machine, for makin Boot and Shoe Fittings ;and Saddler. Mork where the fm in of the' work =1 -nut be retained while Stitching, ss the most complete and perfect hi thee world. THESE WORLD R$1T'O TY1' ETD SEW. I VC,t .c1fd.C.HINE8 were awarded the High= est Premium at the. World's Fair in London, 1.862, and Gold. Medal at Paris Exposition, 1867. They are celebrated for doing the fist work, using a much smaller needle for the same thread than any other machine; and by the lintroduction of the most improved ma- chinery, we are no* able.to, supply the very best machines in the world - THE QUALITIES I3'.I,IiCJl ,REC'OM- ME.t\TD THEM A. E' : 1. Beauty and Ex- cellency •of Stitch alike on both sides of the fabric sewed: 2. Strength, Firmness and Durability of Seam,' that . will not Rip or Ravel. 3. [ Economy of thread. • , At- tachments and wide range of. application to purposes and materials. The above can be lhad at the Branch Office in Seaforth, om T, N- WATSON, Wh:o is a o ent for' the celebrated 1YA VZER 'S TirL, Gt•A1.,G'HI N ES, which for facility magement, neatness and durability of . titch„. and wide range of semin a` and unci' able. as a Family Sewing lVIachino. Thread, S' Twist, Shuttles, Bobbins, Needles, SF' gs, Oil, and all machine all- pliances for sa e at the Branch Office at Sea- forth, where paired. Ws N. WATSON, Sea:forth. April 16th •18.8, 19-1y. G 'ET,\PH MELODEON , AND CABINET, ORGAN ORCAN FAPTORY 13 LL, ?WOOD &Co. `k% OULD timate to the public of the V V . Domiu 'on tlt they manufacture Me- lodeons and 1 abinet Organs superior to any on the contin nt, at prices as low as those of any other go• malar. They defy competi- tion and cha 'enge'compparison, All of the. firm are ' rac Pcal Melodeon Makers. Mr. Wood ' as caked as head turner for the best facto es a 'Canada and the United States. - His ninghas invariably taken the first prize wherever exhibited. Their Me- lodeons are a Pians styled, being more --; and durable t. an the portable style. All instru ents. are warranted for five years. Perfe t sat sfaction.guaranteed. Il- lustrated Cat loguee containing testimonials,, from a ,great umbet of celebrated musicians sent free on a plication. FIRST. SS rIANOS FOR SALE. SqFactuareory, G•anauelph, .Wel re r otne, East Market �� Wm. BELL, . R. W,` BELL, H. B. Weep, R. McLEOD. J. L.LKIE, Agent, Clinton. E' January 16, 1868. 6-ly REDUCTION IN FLOUR! SEAFOTH MILLS. TtiL+` Sdbscribere are now prepared to sup= ply the inhabitants of - Seaforth with FL9UR::t FEED! A"KIREDUCED RATES. ORDERS TAFT AT THE MILL OFFICE, Or at '. S,tt Robertson's• ! Italian Warehouse will have immediate;- attention, and be de.' liver.e/0 at the esidece of the party,, a. 1