The Expositor, 1869-02-05, Page 4,;•
Pre-Ifistoric Man.
devil.
Two-thirds of the editor's of the
States were @nee printer's devils. Per-
mit us to tell you that the Men who
once did duty as printers' devils have
done more to advance the interests and
sustain the good name of America than
any- other class. ,
• Dr Carl Vogt has-been giVing ap- in-
teresting cbuise of lectnres on this .ieab-
ject at Antwerp lately. His object is
to show that the farther back we go inte
the pasta the least'development there is
in the human form. Everywhere inthe
pre -historic periodlwe Meet in nlan with
characteristics bringing him nearer and
nearer to the loweraninials—proininent
iyebrowie slanting teeth, a flat chin, are
always found in .ciannection. with the.
earliest periods of the human race. De-
velopmentof form has always kept pace
- with.that of the brain, the size and
Weight of which are proportionate to
the increase of the intellectual fac-ult.
This lea,ns to the question inhow far
the monkey differs from man. The an-
pomorphous ape has oneimportant fea-
ture in CO=731011 With man: it has no
'tail .—But there ase great differences in
• the forni ox the limbs, chiefly the hands
and feet.; then the shape of the head,
especially in relation of the ektill to the
, face. ' The -former is placed above the
latter in man but in the ape the face
trojects fortv-ard, and the skull stands
.apart like a kind of button. Aut the
Most curious circuinstance -adverted to
l
by Dr, Vogt: says Galignani,' is that
all these distinctions tend .to .d'isappear
- awe go back from the adult subject
to une infant. Between anegro child
and a white one the difference of shape
is very slight ;it only -becomes. re-
markable -as they get older. In the ape
all the peculiarities of the skull and
face are the fruit of advancing years;
the new-born creature hag the appear-,
ance of a human infant. Every day
we hear it said that there exists Ia rela-
tionship between the horse and the ass,
for instance. Dr. Vogt shows that
that this is fiir fiera being a -mere idea,
it is simply the •,expresssion of a fact
And here he professes himself a decid-
ed Darwinist, declaring that the various
types of animals are developed by de-
grees. But man cannot be traced back
, to the ,epe actually living; he descends
with them from a &Eamon. stock, from
which they_have branched: ont into three
races—the orangoutang, the chimpan-
zee,eand the gorrilla. Acording to Or.
Vogt, therefore, Man -unites in himself
certain characteristics of each of these
branches, viz., the orangoutang, the
skull and the teeth' of the chimpanzee,
and the limbs ef the gorilla. j
Printers' Devils.
2
A -great many persons are in the hab-
it of looking upon and speaking of printers' devils in a manner that reflects
no credit on themselves. •Those same
printers' devils, nine cases -out often,
are at' times as well posted en the issues
Of the day as the 'person who slights
and speaks lightly of them. There is
no class of boys for . whom we have a.
more profound respect than well he -hay-
ed printers' devils. They- know some -
'thing and are practical, which is more
than you can Say- of all classes of boys.
o .
t'
oung woman, you again yoagain ele-
-tate that delicate nose at the approach
a printer' devil, get some one who
knows ecmething of history to tell you
the names of a few characters tha&were
once printer's devils. For fear that you,will dislike to -show
your ignoear.ce, we will give you a
short list of ex -devils of printing offi-
ces. If' yot4. have heard of themquit
year flirting and all nonsense in gen-
eral, and go to stndying. . Did you ever
hear of Benjamin Franklin? 'Ben was
once a printer's devil. He was also ono
of the signers of the Declaration of in-
dependence. Hannibal Hamlin ',Vice.
President and A. LinColn, was a prin-
ter's devil. Schuyler Colfax, who has
been Speaker of the House of Repres-
entatives for a 'number of years, was
"nothing but devil in a printing office"
at one time. 'Horace Greely, one of
the first journalists on this continent,
and an ex -congressman, was a-" Devil."
Marlow Weed, one of the most influ-
ential men in New York, and editor of
the Comnerdial Advertiser, was a pen-
niless "Devil" in a printing office.
United States Senator Ross, of Kansas,
commenced his career as a printer's
Another TtinheI.
Another gnat engineering project
for the relief of Lt3ndon has obtained
the necessary authority and will probaz
bly be carried thrdugh. It is the con-
Istruction of a new underground tunnel
railroad to run from the Marbel Arch-
• to the post -office in Cheapside. - The
:le gth of the proposed line will be two
rct ea and three-quarters, and the ag-
te cost is estimated at, seven nails
lion' dtAlars: The Metropolitan Rail -
Way was -built by excavation. The
'property above -1 the road was- bought,
and as. usual at a high price, the road
corjurittuttxt, &Liu the buildings DOW rest
AILL1114 T.LIQ new road is to be built
-
•
beneath and along the streets, and is to
be a tunnel . driven from enct to I end
without disturbing the surface except
at the nine stations. Some -very ingen-
ious contrivances will be introducedin
the Construction and working of this
line. It is stipulated by the company
that no pavement shall be distgibed,
even at the points where it is absOlute-
ly neceesary to remove it, untilli ten
o'clock at night, and that, it shalil be
rePIace° d in sgood condition by six
o'clock on the following morning. 11.1he
problem how to 'build an arch resbing
on iron columns to support a street, and
leaving an opening at the surface for
no more than eight hoursat. a time,
seems to be solved in this scheme, but
we have not space to describe . the
method. As in some places the top of
the arch will cotae within four feet of
the street surface, the clanger Of "Cav-
ing" will be great, ,and it will be neces-
sary to stop work so ofien as the turnel
has been driven thiee feet or less to
construct` the arch. Numerous other
difficelties are in tike way, but means
have been , devised to surmount them.
Stationary engines are to be exclusively
employed on a System which renders
collision Physically impossible; great
attention is to be paid - to Ventilation,
and if the promises made by: the com-
pany are fulfilled, tl e road must be a
eat success financially, as well as a
eat , triumph of engineering skill.
,
GENIUS. —Alex. Hamilton said to
intimate friend:—' Men give inc
me credit for genius. All the gennis
have lies just in this a When I have
subject in hand, I!Study it profoundly.
y and night it is "before me. . I'ex-
ore it in all its *Hugs. My in#1.c1
comes prevaded with • it. Then the
ort which I make, the people are
ased to call,the fruit Of genius, It is
e,friut of labor an.d thought., ' Mr.
ebster.oncc replied to a gentleman
o pressed him to speak on a subj et
great importance; The subject
in-
ests mae deeply, but I have not - e
ere, sir,' Pointing to 'a huge pile lof
ters on the table, 'is a. pile of +le
gr
gr
an
SO
a
da
131
be
eff
ple
th
wh
of •
ter
Th
let
answered letters to which I must reply
before the' close of the session )which
was then three days off,( I-haVe no
time to master the subject so as to doit
justice. 'But Mr. • Webster, -a few
words from you would do much to awa-
ken public attention to it.' 'If there is
se muds in my words as you 1 represe4
it is because I donotalow myself
speak on any subject untill my mind
inibued•with it.' Demosthenes was u
ged to speak on a sudden anal gref
emergency. am not prepared,' sai
he, and obstinately refused. The la
of labor is equally binding on genius an
mediocrity.
A SHORT TELEGRAPHY.-- There was
man who lived in Cass County, Georgia
inany years ago, who had once been i
the state legislature, and never neglect
edan oppertunity th emphasize the fact
He was a perfect infidel to new dii;
coveiies and the new sciences, being per
feetly satisfied that if the world should
turn over, all the water would spill on
of his well, and only giving in to steam
ears by Clow-degreela But all the vials
of his contempt were ponred out upon
the idea of a telegraph, aecl he was -wont
to say that nobody need try to -come "the
igreen',over him in that way, for he had
been in. the Legislature Finally,- the
Slate road was built, and one day worZ
men began to put up telegraph -posts
right at front of his house, and to stretch
the wire. His exultant neighbois
thought they had him oh that occasion,
and asked: f' Well, old fellow what do
you think of telegraphs now?" He was
cornered, but died game. Drawing him-
self up an inch taller, he said, Gentlemen,'
when I was in the Legislature, gave
this subject my very attentive consid-
eration. Aud I Said then, as I say now,
that it may do for letters and small
bundles, bus it niver will take a /cotton
t,
to
is
The Ex -Queen's Palace.
The -palace in Paris;* for which Isa-
bella has paid 2,000,000 francs, is sit-
nated at the • corner of the Avenue du
Roi de Rome, not far from Aj. de Gir-
ardin's substantial claielling. I Nothing
can surpass the sumptuousness of the
building. It is marble on marble, from
he hall to the roof, cr rather donne,
hich inside is blue and supported by
arble columns. The dining hall is
old and white, the .furnitui e gold and
apestry. The reception saloon is oval,
nit splendicilly fitted up ; the boudoir
s -lined with satin; the paintinge;on the
eiling correspond with the hangings of
ubusson in the bed cliambees, Th.e
icture-galleries and lobbies ae`decora-
ed, with masterpieces thelibrary is of
bony, set off by red drapery and fit-
dug's. The museum is full of curiosi-
ties from every part if the world. In
One word, 2,000,000 francs paid for the
Wall and buildings are exceeded greatly
y the furniture, and the waste ground
ound the palace. which has been pur-
Chased in order 'id be converted into
paak and garden, will cost More than
the Palace and furniture together. .
Sagacity of' a, Dog.
A4 Mr. Sylvester Scribner, of Salis-
bury, N. II., was on his way home
with his horee and team, on the• 31„sts
ult., he observed his clog standing,
every fe W seconds, on his hind legs;
(looking intently toward the forest, and
uttering occasionally a low cry. The
behaviour of the animal was so singular
that Mr. Scribeer stopped his team, and
upon listening, heard a faint sound, but
whether animal or human, he could not
tell. !Proceeding in the direction of the
sound---Lto the manifest delight of his
clog, who ran on before him, ever and
anon looking to see if his master was
fellowinge-.Mr. Scribner soon discos -er-
e 1 One of his nearest _neighboro—Mr.
obert 'Batchelder ---crushed imder a
.1 rge ash tree which he had been fell-
a. [Mr. Batchelder's thigh was brok-
e and he was otherwise so mach in-
jured 'phat it was believed he could not
have lived another hour had not succor
arrived, and for this he was directly in-
debted to his neighbor's sagacious 'dog.
Mr. Scribner rescued the injured man
from his perilous situation, took him
home, and he is,now recovering,
Fitly Spoken.
- Here is a sweet picture from a ,sad'set-
t ting: At a funeral of a little child, the
silvery -haired pastor entered the T00111.
* Heeding not the chair placed for him by
d the small table with the Bible upon it
he walked first to the little form, gazed
a upon it, laying his hand upon the marble
, forehead, spoke first to thedeacl: "Dear
lamb! safe in the fold; safe in the fold!"
- Every heart throbbed, and every eye
gave forth its tears at this sweetly sol -
em congratulation. Thewords of cow -
for rested in the „parents' _hearts- then
an ever after, and those present who
t ha 'else mourned ,believed and looked
up, ard.1 "A word fitly spoken, how
goo 1 it is I" That loving sentence was
the better prelude JO the hymn and
L pra gr, and the heart turned with love
to t e Book ,whence they were taken.
bale, never!"
BEAI LOADING CA...NINON. —After
consider ble experiment, the British
Government has come to the conclusion
to relinquish the use of the breech -
loading -cannon in its East India bat-
teries, and the artillery service has ac-
cordingly been supplied with the ordi-
nary muzzle -loading bronze pieces. One
Of tile reasons given for this change is, •
that the complicity of the breech- load:
eris too great for the peculiar, service
of the Indiatearmy. In case of a sand'
Aorm, particles of sand and grit are
found to insinuate themselves • in the
breech screws in a inannerWhich seri-
ously interferes with 'the effici, n 7 of
tha piece until it has to be taken to
pieces and cleaned. Another objection
is that it hardly practicable to use with
breeoh-loadmg cannon low charges : so
that, for the purpose of dropping shell
-over a hedge or embankment, is it is
necessary ingtlerilla Egh:ping, the new
gun is al most useless. These objections
being local, the change back to muzzle
loaders is, as stated, confined to India,
but there are not lacking some hints in
'English military .circles that on other
grounds -the breech -loaders are not so
ed on for general services
been. The grounds of
not .appear. °
favot ably loo•
as they have
the .opinion- d
-
JEinny Lind and the Bird.
he following pretty, incident is
equklly creditable to the great song-
stre 8 aad the bird :---I remember hear -
leg a stage -driver's story of Jenny
Lin 1 wl)en she was riding in the coun-
try. A bird of very brilliant plumage
pere ed on a tree near by- as they drove
slot ly along and thrilled out such a
com lication of sweet notes as perfectly
asto ish d her. The coach stopped,
and rea,ching out she gave one of her
filet rbul56des. The beautiful creature
arched h
pd clefere
d to ex
racefal
S ea on one side and listen-
tially ; then, as if determin-
el his famous rival, raised his
hroat and sang a song of rip -
melody that made Jenny raptif-
tously clap her hands in estacy, and
quickly, as though she was before a se-
verely critical audience in Castle Gar-
cI en, deliVered some Tyrolean moan -2
in strainis that set the echoes flying,
whereupon little birdie took it up, and
sang, and trilled, and sang, till Jenny,
happy , delight, acknowledged that
pretty woodland -warbler decidedly
out 11 d
caro e the great Swedish night -
gale. I
A I'dethOdist rainisthr in Kansas, liv-
1
nig- on a 'small- salary, was greatly
troubled to get his- quarterly instal-
ment. He at last told the non-paying
trustees thst he must have money, as
h was su wing for the necessaries of
1 e. 'Money!' replied the trustees,
you preach for money? We thought
you preached fir the good of souls I"'
" Souls !" esponded the reverened, "1-
ca,p t at so Is—and if I could, it would
take a tho sand souls such as yours to
to pake a eal !"
THE Colin rr Council proceedings will be
alWays pub hed in the ExPOSTToR.
TILE Expos on is the paper for the far-
mers �f lifuro
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TAKE NOTICE
THAT j011N HALDAN, ' has biOn
appointed Official Assignee for the Coulk
of Huron.
Office at SEAFORTIT,—J. S. Pommies.
Office at Gonznion, --Directly opposite %e
Post Office.
Goderich, March 5th, 1868. 13-tf
cr,
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WALL PAPER,
WALL PAPER
SUbT RECEIVED,
AND FO1? SALE CHEAP,
A Fresh, Stock of 'Walls Paper.
Also a splendid assortment of
FAMILY AND POCKET
BIBLE
TESTAMENTS,
PRAYER BOOKS,
' & HYMN BOoKS.
A CATIAP' EDITION OF- THE POETS
Byron, Burns,
SLATES,
PEN'S,
S MT 0 014 • 13 0 CI1CS,
Shakespeare, &c., &
COPY BOORS,
&c.,
At LUMSDEN'S.
Corner Drug Store.
5341
Seaforth. Jan. 8.
- ONTARIO HOUSE,
The oldest in the trade, and the only Gen-
eral Stock in , Seaforth.
FRESH TEAS & NEW FRUIT.
GROCERIES .OF ALL KINDS.
A 'WELL SELECTED STOCK OF
CROCKERY & LAMPS.
egrA general stock of Hardware and
Glass. A tne lot of
HATS & OAPS.
ALSO
DRY. -GOO b
Staple and Fancy, suitable for all seasons.
Flannels, Blankets, and Buffalo Robes.
Dealer in. all ldnds of Produce.
EDWARD CASH,
Geclerieh Street, Seafoith.
Seaforth, Dec. 14, 1868. 53-1y.
1
NDIXair CHINA TEA: 0s MifiNY.
ome Depots, London and Liv rr
ada Depot, 23 Hospital Stre t
IX GOLD MEDALS 'have been obtain..1
ed at the Paris Exhibition f r TEA.8 from
10 tha, am l. not one prize of a 10 ler tienominct.
tiifl. (Vide "The Grocer," 24t Jiignst, '67
.The Company- import these Teas direct
om their Plantations irt 'Ass rn and the-
EIIRA D1100N, and sell th in in Packets
a d Cannisters through their Agents in every
C ty and Town in Canada. OnTy two gual-
t s, viz. 70e. an& one dollar r lb., either
B ack, viz,
or INfixed. Agent jfor Seaforth,
MR, JOIIN S 'ATTER.
Observe the Trade Mark. I
F3bruary 6th, 1868. '9-1y
Gold Medal, London, 1862, Paris; 1867,
T E 1101VE SF.WING
For Families and Manufactufiere.
L.. C. ME1sTDON, -
O. 3, Rosin House Block, Ki g Street
West, Toronto, and St. Pau '8 Street.,
Catharines. Branch Agency f,..yr Si aforth.
W. N. WATSON. 1,
THE HOWE LOCK STITCH.
'ETTER A—Family4laehine.
JETTER B—Family and 'Manufacturing
chine.
ETTER - 0—Best Leather and - Cloth
nUfacturing Machine.
ETTER E—or Cyli-uler Machine, for
'mess inalng, Beot and Shoe Fittings,
1 Saddlery Work where the form -of the
wo k must be retained while Stitching,
th most complete and perfect in the world.
HE,,57,1 WORLD R.E,ATO _WNW)
G M.A07-17 LAT were awarded th_e h-
est Premiurn at the World's Fair in London,
186,, and Gold Medal at Pari3 xposition,
186e.
ey are celebrated for doin the. best
woz K., using a much smaller ne ‘dle for the
sa thread than any other mac e,
the Introduction of the Inost im roved ma-
ch* ery, we are now able to suppl the very
bee machines in the world.
IE QUALITIES WHICH RECOM-
ME V.I.) THEN. ARE: 1. Beau y and Ex-
ecu
ncy ,of Stitch, alike on bot. sl.des of
the fabric sewed. 2. Strength, Firmness
and • urability of Sellni, tat w 11 not Rip
or avel. 3. Economy of hrea4 4, At-
fac lents and wide range of api,lieation te
purp ses and' materials.
T e above can be had at the B ch Office:
in S &forth, from W. N- WA.Tsox.
)0 is also Agent for the celebrated.
:WA T ZER BETFLAW aum 19, which.,
for acility of management; nea ness and
dura ility of stitch, and wide ran -of seams
panaad.e -irivalled. as a Family Se e Machine.
A Tprhil eapri,,, naall
d,ssintn,TaShnttim
Shuttles, .4Bobbins,
z fortl
pNeed
es, es for sale at the Branch OR ce at Sea -
1
I MEL
-.Mr the
ot
Wtion a
'!'firm a
Mr.
hebe
f3bates.
.frst p
.lodeon
.ind du
All
lustrat
,zrom a
ftnt fre
FIR
Fact
Imre,
,
; E.
where maChires may , be
w. N. TvA.TON
16th 1868.
GUELPH
DEON AND CABINET
FACTORY.
BELI WO D &
ULD intiMate to the publ c of the
Dominionthat they manufaeture Me.
• and Cabinet -Organs suyeri,r to any
continent, at prices as low those of
• er good =ker. Theydefycom ti -
Id challenge comparisonl 1 of the
- °Tactical Melodeon .TvIkers
neatly re -
Seiforth.
19-1v.
ORCLAN
ood has worked as head t rner for
t factories of Canada and t United
His tuning has invariably ken the -
e wherever exhibited.. Tl eir Me -
are all Piano styled, being o ore firm
able than the portable style'.
struments are-wa,rranted for five
Perfect satisfaction parant ed. II -
d Catalogues containing tes vnnonials
eat number of celebrated usicians
on application. '
T-OLASS -PIANOS FOR S
y and Ware -rooms, East Market.
Guelph.
ELL, R. W.
WOOD, R. Me
J. L. W1LKT1iI, Agent,
16. 1868.
RE Harkin IN MU
S AFORTH MIL S.
ELL,
EOD.
finton.
6-1v
ply
dbscribers are now prepared
the inhabitants of Seafort
FLOUR
& FEE
AT REDUCED RAT
a
RDERS LEFT AT THE- ,1
LL OFfj
at W. Seott Robertson's
an. Wareho
wi1tbave lmm�djate attention, and
livoated, at tlie residence of the party.
fort
Shearson
Deo, 2nd 1868. 52-
t6 sup-,
with
8.
da.
The Seasoi
Nor must 1 foq
/C: °Ahern:slime.
lingering -spring,
.blossom one by 0
z -ring ,autumn,
k olored leaves a
suminers. But -1Y,
-wonderful, and,
The quail has ha
ttiltleilci(nAg-ne,i:uhlslis:iiw
-land suow, icitIes
The d4', 'wane an
sun: Irai.dly,- rises ald
does iii)t rise. at al
, .s shine throng
ne:ni they are palei
--Stiutheiii sky, a re
..- slinseti burns alo2
ithileongscut.iiv:i,llioon, ax
sol,,I3ni stars, is be
st2.e1 shoes of the s
sea, and voices, an(
1,:
to burn, faintly at
. playing in
v;
Then a soft crians.
heavens. There is
i of night. The cob
change from criiitst
to crimson; ;The s
rosy light. TWefo]
ea -A and west, fla
• ai-,-broall.,band.. pass
vens,' like a &mule
.ple ciouds,come sail
:
and ti rough theii,
sthe
- winkip 0. stam i '
With- . ueh poinp as
Inas us ered in, tl
star heralded fir
in memory Of t11'4
ish peasants sit on 1
;811t girls throw stil
)(if of the luIll ; '
that sticks in a era
Man come to theil;
yohristinas indeed
there shall be an
mons ; but for Sw
-ly and nutbrownf-
_
-and-the great yul
a$heese and garlat
upholding a tlire
'over the Christina
te tale,s too, of j
a- d Lunkenfus, .aj
Mink of =?Iiitx,)•d-1..0--4
, . J 4
And: now the g
mer, ful, of 'blosso
nighting4des, is
has taLen the now
heather Balder ;a
:there is a maypole
wreaths and roses
ing in the wind,
Cock on top, to tell
• The winecometh
:The sun does not
light, and the 0
Stre.,ets an, honr la
and doors are all ops
- and read till n3idnifil
tile. Oh, how beau]
night, which is not
yet unclouded 43,
earth with dews, an-
lieshing coolneSs -I
long, mild twilight,
clasp, 'unites to -da
How beautiful the
morning and evni
hand in hand, beneze
of midnight, I Fro
in the public square
home with a soft,
the watchman, whos,
fry, blows a blast
'stroke Of the Lamm
to the four eorners o
*sonorous voice he a
f " Ho I watcl
Twelve is the
God. keep our
From fire aiid
And hostile III
...wave is the
From his swallow
fry he can see the
long; and farther
stands at his door
night, and lights V
on burning glass.
Horace
Poverty is gloo
.'.honie—even Amen
boy who saw the he
strained by the siren
-ght from the deb
:found the inorning
:and even when her
_presented herselif
masked., and looking.
-.very grim and very
etue. When his fat
•-•-quit New Eh -gland,
prentiee walked ov
',where he was learn
where he was fa; take
ly 1 words ,whie
hearts of all who
homesickness is, an
and tenderly eommo
hard.ship kit patents
.gether, he tells tha
tired urged him to go.
not return to his p
"I was sorel.
ply," he says, "but