The Huron Expositor, 1870-08-26, Page 6Hon. Geo. Brown and His Farm. '
Mr. Bro sin has been personally known to
the writer for twenty-three or twenty-four
years. His writings and journals have
been regularly read since he subscribed for
the Banner in. 1843, and he has watched
the changes in times, manners, the position
of the country, and the circumstances of the.
individual from that day to the present. In
Geo Brown, as in most man, there has been
much to admire; and something to condemn.
From the -first wasto be noticed the energy,
the self-will, and the determined persever-
ance that marked the t cottish character.
There was at all times an apparent convic-
tion that he wss right, and that all others
must be wrong. He is not so slow as some
of his countrymen, and whilst loving the
bawbees, he docs not hang on to them with
the same tenacity. Hispolitical aim seems
rather to build up himself than his party, to
rule whoever may serve, and to destroy all
politicians worth shooting at who will not
fall down and worship him. Stich being
the case, he could not have become a suc-
cessful leader, or the head of a prosperous
party ; whatever its numbers, however good
its principles, the cohesive matter would. be
lacking, the able lieutenants would not be
there. George Brown, lacks tact, and de-
sires to carry his point by riding down all
who oppose, friend or foe.
As a man he is kindly, genial,- loves his
country, desires its progress, and his hobby
is farming, avhich he was early led to grati-
fy from a saries of circumstances apparently
accidental in themselves. • When desirous
of entering parliamentary life, he purchased
a wild tract `of land in the County of Kent,
whereon to quahfy ; 'then he made a large
wood contract with the Great Western,
which materially aided iu clearing the land ;
next he used much of the valuable timber
on it in the manufacture of furniture, and
making of ship timber. The land then re-
quired cultivation, and he commenced farm-
ing, until he had a dairy of eighty or a hun-
dred cows, fed cattle, and owned an .exten-
sive farm. Still, much of the land was
low and swampy, ancd`when petroleum was
found at Bothwell, he seized the golden op-
portunity of selling out at a goodly -price.
But he soon re -invested, and at present
owns 600 acres in a bend of the Grand Riv-.
er, about five miles helc``w . Brantford, as
good land, and as lovely a spot as can be
found in Canada. Although he has been
in possession of a part only five years, and
some only a few months, the taste display-
ed is great, and the expenditure muse -have
been enormous. Entering the farm by the
only road that leads to it, on the banks of
the Grand River, a short drive takes you to
the farm buildings, which are nicely arrang-
ed, branching off from the four, corners of
cross-roads, situated on a gentle declivity,
whereby drainage is effectually secured
without any inconvenience being suffered
from too deep descent. In driving along on
the left y ou have an open shed, under which
are stowey carts, waggons, and other agri-
cultural implements, with barrels of super-.
phosphate, and at each end are enclosed
rooms, with stairways to the granary over-
head, the whole building being 194 feet in
length. On the opposite side is another
two story building, which turns at right
angles to the right, having a length of 394
feet, the lower part being open on the !op-
,posite side into a fold -yard. Here were nu-
merous racks for feeding cattle with hay
and chopped food, the former being stored
over head, the buildings in each case being
between 25 and 30 feet to the eaves. Pro-
ceeding onward, with little more than space
for gateway, is the calf -house, 100 feet in
length, where these animals are penned and
fed for three months, after being one week
with their mothers. Next were the hog -
pens, 144 feet long, the arrangements for
housing, feeding, and turning out of the
animals being most complete. Turning to
the right,and retracing our steps, we pass
by the sheep house, 300 feet long, and pass-
ing the cross roads, step into a barn, the
end of which opens thereon. This building
is 227 feet long, 48 feet wide, and so high
as to appear quite narrow. Underneath is
a cellar of the same dimensions, where any
quantity of roots can be stereo, and where
a dozen of teams could be driven in and out
without inconvenience to each other. The
stable is 220 feet long, well fitted up, and ar-
,ranged with every convenience, affording
accommodation for the twenty-five horses
employed on the farm. The cow sheds are
parallel with the stables but lower down,
and are 270 feet long, having two tiers of
stalls. Iu another place were one Alderny
and two Durham 'mulls, a number of thoro-
bred cows with calves at their feet, one of
the cows probably weighing 2,000 lbs., al-
though only used for breeding.
Amongst the stock were 103 milch cows
—23 steers, and nine heifers, each two
years old, stall -feeding --75 calves rearing,
all thorough -bred, and estimated at a high
figure -125- ewes, with an indefinite num-
ber of lambs -35 hogs, and tribes of young
ones -25 horses, &c.
The style of farming seems to be chiefly
that of breeding csl;ttle; of which there were
some splendid spcimens:, 6 months' calves
being valued at $100, and heifers "upto $300,
whilst for cows we do not even venture to
name a figure. Root crops are largely cul-
tivated, not less than 45 acres being in tur-
nips this year ;; and expensive manures are
freely used, though with what finincial re-
sults, we did not venture to ask. The feed-
ing cattle are supplied with steamed food in
the morning, green food afterwards, and
ground meal, bran, and linseed cake in the
evening. The horned cattle are housed
most of the time, and carefully fied and at-
-
tended. Mr. Wm. Wood has charge of the
whole concern, and Mrs. Wood has charge
of the dairy. To Mr. Wood as_well as to
Mr. Brown, are we indebted for many cour-
tesies, and most free answersto all ques-
tions tasked.—Elora Observer.
THE HURON EXPOSITOR.
Sodium--Oommon Salt.
Prof. Roscoe, in lecturing on tie " Spec-
trum Analysis," presents some things which
will be of interest especially to spch of our
readers as are of a scientific • bent of mind :
There •.is not a speck of dust, ti a mote
in the sunbeam, which does not contain
Chloride of Sodium, (the scientific name of
Common . Salt). odium is the prevailing
.element in the atmosphere. We are con-
stantly breathing in portionsof this element-
ary substance together with the air which
we inhale. Two-thirds of the earth's sur-
face is covered with salt water, and the
fine spray which is continually being carried
up into the air, evaporates, leaving the
minute specks of salt which we see dancing
in the sunbeam. If I clap my hands, or if
I shame my coat, or if I knock this dusty
book, I think you will observe that this
flame' becomes yellow. This is not because
it is the hand and coat of a chemist, but
simply because the dust which every body
carries about him is mixed with sodium
compounds. If 1 place in the colorless
flame this piece of platinum wire, which
has been lying on the table for a few min-
utes since I heated it red not, you see there
is sodium in it ;. there, we have for one mo-
ment the glimpse of a yellow flame. If I
heat the wire in the flame, the sodium salts
will all volatilize, and the yellow flame will
quite disappear ; but if I now draw this
wire once through my fingers, you observe
the sodium flanre.will, on heating, again ap-
pear. If I heat it again, and draw it
through my mouth, it will be evident that
the saliva contains a very considerable qua -
tit, of sodium salts. 'If I leave the wile
exposed here, tied round this rod, so that
this end does not touch anything for ten
minutes or a quarter of an hour, I shall ob-
tain the sodium reaction,again, even if the
wire be now perfectly free. This is because
sodium salts pervade the atmosphere, and
some partacles of sodium dust, flying about
in the air of the room, settle on the wire,
and show their presence in the flame.
•
What HaveJrhey Done ?
We mean the members of the Press As
sociaticn, who lately "excurted" after their
annual fashion,' and came to tell their read
erswhere they fed, and when theyfed. Feed-
ing is, no doubt,i a very necessary, and—to
the feeders—a very interesting operation;
but we do not see why it should occupy the
thoughts and writings of a body of Cana-
dian editors, to the exclusion of anything
and everything 'more intellectual or busi-
ness -like. There are a score of articles of
great interest to the knights of the quill in
this Province, that could and should be
made the subject of thought and discus-
sion at the meeting of the Association ;—
rules might be laiddown, opinions might be
exchanged, and advice given that would re-
dound to the benefit of the craft at large.
They do these things better ,in the States,
and if our Association ever hopes to` rise
above its present not very; lofty level, it
will make business the primary, and eating
the secondary object of its existence.- At
present it is in a very fair way of expiring
from over feeding. We append the fpllow-
ing extract from the Detroit Free Press, as
an example of the light in which this annu-
al junketing is regarded by our American
friends : "The Press of Detroit were very
much put out that the Association did not
give us some notice of their intention to
'take' the city, as in case they had, there
would, of course, have been a deputation
at the dock to receia e them, with the usual
`cold bite', and spech-making afterward.—
Not a soul knew of their aiming until 'your
reporter,' walking along the docks, dis-
covered the propeller, just dra wing into the
wharf, whereupon he immediately, with his
usual presence of mind, ordered three hun-
dred pounds of ice, two lemons, and a bar-
rel of water as a means of refreshment, but
no more than halt of it was used. ' Also, in
the name of the Press of Detroit, he bade
them welcome, said that they were just as
good as anyhodyelse, and would be let alone
if they behaved themselves. He was glad
to see them here—it was the American
eagle twining his limbs around the royal
lion, and he hoped that mirth and, jolity
would rule the hour. The resolution was
adopted with great applause, and the speech
:was replied to by the editor of the Hamil-
ton Times. 'He said: 'We are glad to
meet you on such an auspicious occasion.—
We accept your welcome to your noble
city, and will stop about three minutes. It
was bur intention to stop about two min-
utes longer, but time is money, and that is
what this here crowd is pretty well cleaned
out of. In concluding these protracted re-
marks. let me say that it is the fondest
hope of our Association that you will be
enabled to advance us 'a small sum of mon-
ey to pay current expenses, whichwill be
refunded as soon as we can get home zoad
sell our office stoves:' It being Friday our
reporter could not come down with any-
thing but a postage stamp, and that was not
accepted, as there was clear proof that it
had been once 'stuck.' "—Ccvruadian Post.
••••.•
BRITAIN'S NAVY. --Great Britain has now
an iron -clad navy unapproached in quality,
strength and extent, by that of any other
nation. 'There are forty-seven first-class
vessels, which for,size,,speed, armament, and
power of resistence cannot be matched in
the world. The tonnage of this splendid
fleet is 17 0,056, horsepower 348,000, arma-
ment 645 guns, including 650, 600, 300,
200, and 120 -pounder guns; no gun of smal-
ler size than 120 -pounder being employed
in the ironclad service One of the largest
of these will throw she, .s equal in weight to
the whole of Nelson's broadsides—at which
time 12 -pounders were the rule, and a 132
pounder a monster. The present cannon
will carry a ball six miles in three-quarters
of a minute.
MONEY,
$5,000 TO LEND..
IHAVE the above sum on, hand for invest-
ment on good Farm Security, at 8 and 9 per
cent.,—Private Fun.
JOHN S. PORTER.
SEAFORTH, July 25, 1870.
139.—
SEAFORTH
PLANING MILL,
Sash, Door, and
BLIND FACTORY
THE; Subscribers beg leave to thank their nu-
merous customers for the very liberal patron-
age extended to them since commencing business
in Seaforth, and trust that they will be favored
with a continuance of the same.
Parties intending to build would do well to
give them a call, as they will continuo to keep
on hand a large Stock of all kinds of
DRY PINE LUMBER, - SASHES, DOORS,
BLINDS, MOULDINGS,, SHINGLES,
LATH, &C.,
They feel confident of giving satisfaction to those
who may favour them with their patronage,
as none but first class workmen are
employed.
ear Particular attention daid to Custom Planing.
BROADFOOT & GRAY.
CASH' FOR ECCS!
THE subscriber begs leave to tender his thanks
to his numerous for their liberal patronage
during the last three years, and also to state that
he is still prepared to pay the
Highest Cash Price
For any quantity of
Good Fresh Eggs
Delivered at his shop, Main Street,. Seaforth.
D. D. WILSON.
SEAFORTH, Feb. 28, 1870. 125-tf.
SPRING
ARRIVALS.
••0-
T. K. ANDERSON'S
SPRING STOCK OF
English, Scotch,
and Canadian Tweeds
BROAD CLOTHS,&c
HAS ARRIVED.
A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OF
Prince Arthur Checks.
TAILORING
IN ALL ITS :BRANCHES, DONE IN A FIRST
CLASS MANNER, AND ACCORDING TO
THE LATEST, OR ANY OTHER
STYLE, TO StTIT
CUSTOMERS.
SEAFORTH, March 31, 1870. 115
SEAFORTH
FURNITURE WAREROOMS
M. ROBERTSON
Importer and manufacturor of, all kinds of
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
Such as '
SOFAS,
LOUNGES,
CENTRE TABLES,
MATTRASSES,
DINING & BREAKFAST TABLES,
BUREAUS,
CHAIRS, and
BEDSTEADS,
• In Great Varity.
Mr. R. has great con5dence fn offering his
goods to the public, as they are made of Good
Seasoned Lumber: and by First -Class -Work-
men.
COFFINS MADE TO ORDER.
On the Shortest Notice.
W00% TURNING
Done with Neatness and Despatch-
a rarerooms :
TWO DOORS SOUTH SHARP'S HOTEL,
Main `Street.
Seaf arth, Jan'y 21st, 1870. 57-tf
HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE.
THE subscriber offers for sale a large Frame
Cottage, 30 x 40, new, and Village Lotion the
corner opposite the Baptist Church, Seaforth
Farm property would be taken in exchange. Ap-
ply on the premises.
ALEX, McAURTHER.
Seaforth, Jan. 28, 1870. • 112-6m.
GEO. PEDLER'S
WM. F:.CUXTON,
HAVING BEEN APPOINTED AGENT FOR
THESE POPULAR INSTRUMENTS, IS
Prepared to offer inducements to intending pur-
chasers, which are unsurpassable.
EVERY INSTRUMENT IS FULLY
WARRANTED.
A Stock constantly on hand at
the Maunfactorey, EXETER,
and at the
Expositor Office, Seaforth.
AiinouineeiuenF!
•
THE SUBSCRIBERS DESIRE TO INFORM
THE PUBLIC THAT THEY HAVE COM-
MENCED THE
BOOT AND SHOE
BUSINESS 1
In the Shop One Door South of
John Logan's Store, and near-
ly Opposite Kidd & McMulkin's,
MAIN STREET,
SEAFORTH,
From their long experience in the
Line :by using the Best Ma-
teril, and confining them-
selves almost ex-
clusively to
CUSTOM WORK!
THEY CAN CONFIDENTLY GUARANTEE
EVERY SATISFACTION.
They propose to sell at as LOW PRICES as are
Consistent with GOOD WORM
MCINTYRE & WILLIS.
SEAFORTH, August 11, 1870.
N. B. REPAIRING NEATLY AND PROMPTLY
EXECUTED.
140—
SPRI\G GOODS.,.
New Suits,
New Dress Goods,
Boots & Shoes. -
ALSO A NICE STOCK OF
GROCERIES,
AT
J. Bonthron & Son's.
Seaforth, April, 14, 1870. 52-tf-
R. LUMSDEN
Has just received a Fresh Stock of
PURE DRUGS
AND
CHEMICALS
Toilet and -Fancy Soaps, Combs, Hair; Tooth
and Nail Brushes, French, English,
and American.
PERFUMERY.
GENUINE DYESTUFFS
Guaranteed to be of the best quality:
Horse .and - Cattle Medicines
Condition Powder.
O}
Physicians perscriptions carefully and ace -
atelydispensed:
R LUMSDEN.
AUGUST 26, 1870,
,HOGS FOR SALE..
on LIVE HOGS, averagr"n about 300 lbs,, for
sale at GRAY'- ° CHEESE FACTORY,
GORRIE. Price at Gorrie, 64cts.
1404 -
HOUSE AND LOT FOR
SALE!.
FAPOR SALE. CHEM!, A DESIRABLE DN'E&
LING` HOUSE Pleasantly situated, on. St.
John Street, Seaforth.
For further particulars apply to
JOHN SEATTER,
SEAFORTH,, July 14, 1870,Druggist, &c., Main St.
136 tf.---
MONEY TO LEND,
N Farm or desirable village property at 64.
per cent. Payments made to suit the bor-
rower. Apply to
A. G. McDOUGALL,
Insurance Agent and
Commissioner Seaforth,
or to JOHN SEATTER,
Exchange Broker,
Seaforth.
March 25th, 1870.
ly.
GRAIN -STORE-HOUSE
FOR SALE ,OR TO RENT.
TH, Subscriber offers for Sale, or to Let, a
LARGE NEW GRAIN STORE -HOUSE, --
Capacity about 40,000 bushels, with horse grain.
Elevator. The building is situated on the Grand
Trunk Switch, on the South side of the railway
at Seaforth.
JULIU.S DUNCAN.
SEAFORTH, August 5th, 1870. -
139 --
Dr: Caldwell
DYSPEPSIA
PYSPEPSIA
can be effectually cur -e,
ed by using DR. CALDWELL'S
DYSPEPSIA REMEDY. See circul- {1.
ar and certificates accompanying each
bottle. •
,
4.
Sold by R. LUMSDEN and E.
HICKSON & CO., Seaforth, and
medicine dealers generally.
WOODRUFF, GENTLY & CO.
117-25ins. Brougham; Ont.
DANIEL MCPHAIL,
LICENSED AUCTIONEER
FOR THE
COUNTIES OF PERTH AND HURON
BEGS to return his sincere thanks to the in-
habitantsf Perth for ert their liberalatr
p coags-
during the past six years. He would respect -billy
announce that he will attend to all orders in
PERTH : oi HURON for 18'10. Orders left at
the EXPOSITOR" Office, in Seaforth, the Beacon.
Office, Stratford, or the Advocate, in Mitchell,.
will be promptly attended to..
Conveyancing, and Real Estate Agency attend
ed to, and loans negotiated.
OFFICE East side of the market. Mitchell,
Ont. 4, -
Mitchell, Feb. 25, 1870. 116-tf.
READ THIS!
THE - PAIN KILLER, COURT OF CHAN
CERY, &C., &C., &C.
Perry Davis and Radwayhave played out in
the United States, and now they come to this
country,' and are trying, with the aid of the
Court of Chancery to compel the Canadian pub-
lic to use their nostrums, but they find it up-
hill work, as the public has become alive to the
danger of using such nostrums. Radway has to
bladder the corks of his to keep it from eating
them up, "and where is the man who would- like
to put such trash ihto his stomach ? - And the
London " Star," of the 30th September, 1867,
tells the qualities of Perry Davis' Pain Killer, as
it not only killed the pain of G. A. Hill, but it
killed him, and Davis warns the purchasers to
be careful to get the genuine Pain Killer, --so'- I
judge that G. A. Hill must have got the genuine,
as they admit that his wife gave him a _tea-
spoonful of the Pain Killer at midnight, and
before the light of day he was dead.
Perry Davis is dead and so is his Pain Killer,
as was shown by them on. oath, in Court last
May, in the City of Hamilton. They swore that
I reduced their sales in Canada, in 1865, over
$10,000, and in three years $27,304, as they
could not compete with me, they asked the
Court of Chancery to drive me out of the
market.
From the disrepute brought on the word Pain
Killer by the present parties, T have changed
name of my Pain Killer formerly, to PAIN KU-
RER. The Pain Kurer has cured. cases of the
the most obstinate character of Epileptic Fits. .
Experience has fully demonstrated that no -
remedy has proved so universally prompt and
efficient in relieving Cholera, Cholic, Pains,
Coughs and in fact every pain and ache that the
human family is subject to, as the PAIN
KURER ; it is besides a safe remedy.
KENNEDY'S LINIMENT
Has been the means of curing diseases of various
kinds that hai baffled all other remedies, besides
the skill of our most practical doctors. Victoria
Hanlon, Sister of Charity, cured. of Erysipelas,
after a test and suffering of two yews, by four of
our leading doctors, and left as z hopeless case.
Mr. White, of Peterborough,—his son made to
walk after being for years without the use ` of
his limbs and after all the mescal faculty had
failed even the no torious Dr. Potts tried his skill
to the amount of fifteen dollars. Joseph Clarkson,
Town of Barrie, his son was restored to his sight,
after being nine months blind,
Catharine Crawford, Hamilton, cured' of para-
lytic stroke, having lost the use of her arm and
hand for six months, and four of our leading doc-
tors tried to cure her, ene tried the Electric Bat-
tery six times, all to no purpose, but two bottles
of Kennedy'r Liniment, costing onl fa 75 cents,
aured her as well as ever she was. Those cases -
above are only a few of many thousands in pos-
session of the proprietor from all parts of the
world. Yeu will only hear one sentiment, and
that is that a bottle of Kennedy's Liniment is
worth a hundred of any other preparation for cu-
ring everythiigg:
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Contains no sulphery sediment norany unhealthy
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Uses Kennedy's Hair Restorative according to di-
rections with each bottle. For immediate dress-
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promoting its continued and lig a ti=nt growth,
the Restorative has no conal.
Use Kennedy's Liqfuid
purposes or Writing Ink, an article that every
Wasmherwent in.oman should. use to know its value as it
will not =tread or spot their clothes, Az. cause any
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minatorUse Kennedy's Dead Shot Rat and. MiceExter-
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AUGUST 26,
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an air of reverence
the Scotch usually p
ed rivers. The - t
Forth, and the Spey,
those who dwell on t
of respect and pride
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or of Waverly true NI
er rivers of Scotland,
'good as respects the
streamlet. and burn
perfect PaSSion, indet
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everywhere so :dela
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the least, is duly Taal
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for they arejnearley
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matchless book of sl
once learn the 'del
affection ; which the
Forth bear to the tui
beautiful land. Be]
traveller often asks
the destination of
wee'est taddlin' baiar
faintest deveiopmen
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not only that, but
'instant to show the
pools where the lith:
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the weans of the clay
dle among the wave]
who has invested n
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burnside
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