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The Huron Expositor, 1874-12-11, Page 6!? Patin News and Notes. Daniel Hicook, of West Hill, Iowa,* couldn't understand why his best cows fell off in their milk until one -day a detective found the young pigs sucking them. —After a discussion of the subject, lasting two hours, the St. Lawrence Comity Dairymen's Association voted that' for dairy purposes a cow should go dty six weeks, beginning the lat of .Yanuary.' —.& cow in knglancl recently hacl a broken leg amputated. A wooden leg was supplied, and she isnowwalking about and doing well." —The farm of Langburnshiels, in the - County of Roxburgh, Scotland, which is wholly pastoral, not having an. acre of plowed land, but avhich carries 2,200 Cheviot sheep, has been let at a yearly rent of 11,750, or £470- above the form- er figure. The fact is thought to indi- cate an. expectation that " times are likely to improve for Scotch keepers of sheep." —A story of "A Prosperous Texan,/7 which is going the rounds of the papers, makes ns laugh. The lucky man started with three cows and 20 years has picked up 30,060 head of cattle, nine children and a nail keg full of gold and silver. - —A dead horse in Paris is worth about $17. This is made lipid 40 cents for the hair, $5 for the skin, $1 for the blood, which is dried,, the entrails are valued (probably for sausage skins) at 80 cents, the tendons, 60 cents, the fat is worth on the average, $8, the shoes and nails 20 cents, and the bones nearly $1. —In Belgium, Which is the most dense- ly populated of European countries— England riot excepted—the greatest economy in saving fertilisers is exercised. Consequently Belgian agrieuliure is re- markably productive, and the reason is apparent when we learn that the usual dressing of manure upon the fields is at the rate_ of 36 tons per acre. —Thc number of horses- kept _upon a farm is said to be a good index of the amount of labor applied to the soil.. When we read., therefore, that 10 to 14 horaes required upon a "mixed" farm of 300 to 500 acres in England, with the -usual proportion of its area in grass, the reflection is suggested that in our agri- culture too little attention is given to the cultivation of crops. - —The nadaestimate of the cost of building upon a well-appointed. farm in England or Scotland, is $20 to $25 per acre for the dwelling -house, and $35 to $40 per acre for the barns and stables, Tin Paojrages for Butter. The New York Paily Bulletin, in n tieing the receipt at the Exchange of package of Daniah butter, which- h been! packed :in tin seventeen month says that " wood. has heretofore been al most exclusively used for packing pur poses, but it is to be superseded by tin which, has been tested and found i every way to be superior to wood. I is cheaper and lighter, and can b handled more eaaily. The butter re ceived Was packed in tin, which was no rusty in the least, although it had. been shipped from -Denmark to London, from Loncion to Bolivia, and, _Bolivia to this city." Last summer, Mr. M. B. Gleba: On'of • Clymer, Chautuqtta County, -sent to Al- bany several packages- of butter, put up, some in tin, and some in wood, all coated with an insoluble varnish. The butter was sent in order to try the ex- periment of using a coating on butter packages, and alao the comparative value of tin. and wootl. - The wooden boxes were' somewhat similar to, grape boxes, round, of thin stuff, made like cheese boxes except that the top and bottoni both had covers. The tin boxes were also made in the' .same way. The boxes were of two sizes, two -pound and five -pound, and on taking off both covers (top and bottom), the butter readily slipped out of the box, in fine c,onclition and of attraetive appearance. . The varnish used on the boxes was put on so thinly aa scarcely to. be no- ticed ; the butter did. not adhere to it in any part of the package, it imparted no taste to the butter, - would not wash Of except by the use of alcohol, and allowed no flavor of wood used to be imparted to the contents. As compared with wooden packages in this case, the tin was no better, lighter or cheaper, and there was a slight appearance of rust on the edge of the thin muslin which wus put over the butter before the covers were put on. The rust clid not color the butter, only the cloth, but so far as this discoloration appeared (very slight), it injured the ap- pearance of the package. The rusty ap- pearance would not probably have gone any farther if the butter had been left in the package, and it communicated no perceptible tasteto the butter, but the use of tin would seem liable to injure the good looks of the contents at the surface, and thus far is a positive objec- tion. It is possible that care was not taken to coat the edges of the tin pack- age with the varnish, and when this is carefully done, no discoloration could possibly occur. Mr. Gleason, who is a dairyman., is (and h.as been for Sone time) experi- menting in this direction in order to produce, if possible, a package which should be so cheap that butter could be packed suitably for the retail trade, and still cost no more than when put ha firkins or tuba and be shipped to dis- tent markets, thus puttimg dairymen on an equality as regards location. o - a ad 8, 11 Wheat and to establish a fixed difference MILLINERY MANTLES & LADIES FURS in the prices. After a short time was 8,pent in talking about milling business in general, and experience each has had in grinding the red chaff wheat, it was decided to make a difference offive cents a bushel. It was also the opinion of the meeting that a greater difference . should be made in the price of clean and un - ahem wheat, that the dirty and inferior wheat is always paid too high in propor- tion to the better and cleaner samples of wheat. As no rule could be framed for each buyer to follow, it was agreed that each one must exercise his own judg- ment and all try and =ski! more differ-, once. The meeting had the effect of causing a friendly feeling and a better acquaintance among the milling brother- hood and a desire to hold similar meet- ings in the future. M. -- aus64.- SHERMAN TOR PRESLDENT.—Corres pondents of American dailies are giving currency to surmises that General Sher- man is coaching, for the Presidency. The following indications of his design are noted. He enjoys the company of personal acquaintances; he drops occa- sionally into public places; he has been seen at dubs, at hotels, in Wall street and the Produce Exchange, and, most conspicuous of all, in newspaper offices; he talks freely ; and he talks about men and things, and parties and elections, and on one occasion when visiting the Produce Exchange, a well known mem- ber of the Board called for three cheers for General Sherman as the next Presi- dent of the United.States. More signifi- cant still—Sherman and Giant are not as friendly as formerly. All of which are taken to mean that General Sher- man -would not object to becoming elect- ed President. • 01. HOUSEHOLD MEASURES.—A8 all fam- ilies are not provided with scales, and weights referring to ingredients in gener- e, the following al use by every house information may be usef 1: Wheat flour, one qua t is one pouhd. Indian meal, one qu t is one poand and two ounces. Butter, when soft, o e quart is one pound one ounce. Loaf sugar, broken, on quart is one pound., White sugar, powdere t, one quart is one pound one ounce. Best brown sugar, o u e qiiart is one pound two ounces. • Eggs, average size, 11 eggs are one pound. Sixteen large- tablespoo ills are a half pint, eight are a gill, four are a half gill, 40. "A Completet Pictorial Iiistory of the Times." --"The best, cheapest, and moot successful F y Paper ln the Union.' ffA.RP_ER'S W EKLY. • Illustrated. ._, ....••••••••••••••• Notices of the P The Weekly is the ablest and most powerfully illustrated periodical published in this country - its editoiials are scholarly and convincing, - and carry much weight. 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GRAY tf: SCOTT EG to annoimce business iu the Shop lately occupied by Mr. Martin, and are nowprepared to fill orders for Sashes, Doors, Blinds, illouldings, - And all kinds of planed lumber. ALSO LATH A.N.IJ SHINGL_ES. that they have commenced CHEESE BOXES AND SETTERS, FARM GATES, itAi RAcKst &c. A good stock of Seasoned Liunber bn hand. Factory and Luniber 'Zara on Goderich street, near Main street. Jig Sawling and listom Planing neatly done. A. GRA.Y. W. H. SCOTT. HORSES FOR SALE. A SPAN of fine young horses, 5 years old. Warranted sound and good to work. Apply to •WM. DORRENCE Seaforth. 857 Req. Chaff Spring Wheat. Millers are beginning to see the neces- eity a.nd advantage to themselves and the country of holding meetings from Erne to time to discuss the qualities of the dif- ferent kinds of wheat grown in the coun- try and how to grind them to the best advantage so as to make thebest profits to themselves and thereby enable them to give the highest prices to the farmer. A few years ago a wheat known as red chaff syrzng wheat was introduced into this country, which MMS found to yield better to the acre than the oldfife wheat, and in consequence of this, it was sown tit a very large extent in this County, and. is now brought to the market for sale. The appearance of the wheat is very fair sample and was bought by millers at the same 'sr* as. the fife wheat. It was, however, soon discovered that it did not yield near as muci flour ikor of as good a. quality as the fife spring wheat, through which some millers who had bought considerable of it sustained heavy Josses. In view of this a miller's raeeting was held at Waterloo last week, ssitich was attended by the majority of the miners in the County, to get their_ opinions as to the real value of the red char wheat compared with the old 'fife SEAFORTII PLANING MILL. SASH, DOOR AND BLIND FACTORY rrHE subscriberbegs leave to thank his numerous -1- customers for the liberal patronage extended to him since commencing business in. Seaforth, and trusts that he may be favored with a continua noe of the same. • Parties intending to build would do well to give him a call, as he will continue to keep on hand a large stack of allkinds ef DRY PLNE LUMBER, • SASHES, DOORS, BLINDS, MOULDINGS, SHINGLES, L &TR, ETC. He feels confident of giving satisfaction to those ' who may favour him with their patronage, as none but first-class workmen are employed. IL:Particula.r attention paid to Custom Planing 201 JOHN H. BROADFOOT TO RENT IN SEAFORTH. • • THAT large corner store now occupied by Logan & Jimileson. It is one of the best business stands in Seaforth, either for a general store, dry. goods or groceries. Possession in about two mouths. For further particulars apply on prsmises. 859 • • LOGAN' & J'AMIESON.. WATCH FOIJND- VOUND, on Friday, the 27th at., between the -I; Railway Station and Wier's saloon, a silver watch. The owner can have the same on applica- tion at the Post Office by proving properby and paying charges. A Speciality at HOFFMAN BROTHERS' CHEAP CASH STORE SEAFORTIL JUST received, another assortment of Millinery, consisting of all the latest French and Amer- ican styles in FELT HATS. vELVET HATS. BONNETS. HAT FRAMES. ONNET FRAMES. FRENCH FLOWERS. AMERICAN FLOWERS. OSTRICH FEATHERS, IN ALL COLORS. OSTRICH TIPS. FANCY FEATHERS.• ANCY WINGS. FANCY BIRDS. HAT AND DRESS BUCKLES. IN *Steel, pearl, Jet, Silverioxidized BONNET and Hat Jet Ornamenti, in all the Newest Styles. _ pIBB ONS, all colors, in Plain, Corded, and ' Watered. TURQUOISES. .Silk TelvetS. Velveteens in an -1- colors. Black Silk Jacket Velvets. Laces, black and white, Beaded and Plain. Bonnet Fronts. Dress Caps, &c., &c. IN Ladies' Mantles we have received and opened oat a splendid lot, which were bought at near- ly half price, and will be sold at a small profit. All the Mantles are made in the Latest Styles and Newest Material. Also Nantles cut, fitted, and made to order. WE also marked off the third lot of Furs, which Y can't be surpassed for Quantity, Quality, Price and Style, and are all New Goods, were bought in the best Canadian Market, on best terms for Cash, on which all customers can rely on get- ting a good article, in Mink, Seal, Grebe, Astrachan Ermine Sets and Caps. • TN Corsets, U.'hompson's Glove 'Pitting and the -A- French Wove Corsets can't be beat for comfort neatness aud durability, which can be had at v HOFFMAN BROTHERS' Cheap Cash, Store, SEAFCIRTH. -T‘l- B. A good stock of Ruffling, Frillings, Caffs -LI • Collars, Handkerchiefs, Ties, Hose, Gloves, Hair Braids, Chignons, Switches just to hand. IT Dm 115 1874. DUNCAN & DUNCAN, SM.A.POIR0T1-1 Aro now prepared to offer BETTER BARGAINS THAN EVER To their Customers in Goods for Fall and Winter, Having purchased a LARGE STOCK at Very Favorable Prices. /DUNCAN & MINOAN/ Are setling Millinery in BennOta and Hats of the Latest Styles very Low. DUNCAN & DUNCAN Are selling Winceys in all Colors from 300, per yard up. DUNCAN & DITNC AN • Are selling Velveteens in all Colors 'at PtiCOE to suit the closest buyers. DUNCAN & DUNCAN Are selling Ladies' Collars and Ties in all` the Latest Novelties. DUNCAN & DUNCAN Are selling Ladies' Skirtsin Quilted, Felt and • Fancy, at splendidBargains, DUNCAN & DUNCAN • Are selling Shawls, Grays, Browns, Stripes, Tartan and Fancy, at prices to snit the times. DUNCAN & DUNCAN - • Are selling LateEit Stylein Mantles at Low • Prices. • DUNCAN & DUNCAN Are selling Clouds? Scarfs, Break/est Shawls, Sontags and Hoods, at Famine Prices. DUNCAN & DUNCAN • Are selling Cloths, Tweeds and Flannels at hard times prices. ' DUNCAN & DUNCAN Are selling Hone, Gloves, Mufflers and Scads at killing prices. DUNCAN & DUNCAN Are selling Carpets, Rugs, Matte, Lace Cur- tains and Damasks, lower than city prices. 13ARGAINS in every lido of Goods at Priees Lower than ever, DRESS. GOODS, DRESS GOODS. We have the Newest Goods in the above Line. just to hand, and is now opened oat, at the Low- est Prices possible for any house to show them. We would ask our customers to look tit • Fancy. Dress Goods, Serges, Paramatta's, Frenek Merinoes, "Black Lustres, Winceys, Black Empress Cloths, . And • Sale en 3. DRY GOODS AT Tile; GHOST OF FORMER PRICES. If you want GENUINE BARGAINS In everything call on DUNCAN & DUNCAN. CLOTHING. Men's Suits Cheap, Boys' Suits Cheap, Child- ren's Suits Cheap, Overcoats and Pea Jackets Cheaper than ever, Clothing Made to Order, Hats and Caps, Buffalo Robes, Railway Bugs, Boots and Shoes, and Rubber Goods. Call and Secure Bargains. DUNCAN & .DUNCAN, GEAMIlltr FRENCH BRANDY AND PURE PORT WINE IFOR -^ MEDICINAL PURPOSES AT JOHN S. ROBERTS' DRUG STORE, . OPPOSITE THE MANSION HOTEL, MAIN STREET, SEAFORTH. MAIN STREET, SEAFORTII. CAPITAL, -s0,000,00. This is no blow, but a fact. BUYS Greenbacks and Ainerican Silver at cur- rent rates. Lends money on good farm prop. erty. Shaves notes without lather. Receives money on deposit, and pays 20 per cent. interest —when you get it. Buys and sells Houses and Lots; parties• leaving town and. 'wishing to sell quick will find me on hand like a thousand of brick. JOHN S PORTER, One-horse Banker and Exchange Broker. Buys Rides, Sheep Skins, PM'S and Wool at the highest prices. • All this is done with the above capital, wonder- ful, is it not? Hand in your wants, wishes and expectations, don't be afraid, he won't bust. 841 LOOR OUT FOR YOUR OWN INTEREST. ALEXANDER CAMERON, -1-X7,A.T0RIIIKEXt and Jeweler, Mitchell, while T thanking his numerous friends and custom- ers in the County of Huron -and surrounding dis- trict for past favors, would respectfully intimate that hehas removed to that b eantiful stand west end of Hicks' Hotel, where he has opened a beautiful selection of ladies' and gents' jewelry of the latest novelties. Also, clacks the *gest and Irt0St vari- ed in Western Ontario. My -Watches are acknowl- edged to be the cheapest and best in the market, every one being thoroughly regulated and tested before being offered for sale. A. Special Agency tor the Elgin Watch. REPAIRING. Having been successful in obtaining the services of Mr. FRA.SER, who has had long practice in the Cities of Glasgow 'and Edinburgh, Scotland, cus. tailors wiU find.that in no part ot TphuPoreinion can they have their eThck vfatehes aid Jewelry. better done up; ' ATAIILICAPIERON ' Practidal Viratohmaker. Mitchell, Aug. 21; U74. 13150-52 277 NOTICE NOTICE ! ! NOTICE!! TO OF Teas, Cojees,, Sugars, Syrups, Soaps, Fruits, Biscuits' , Cheese, Spices, Pure Wines and Brandies. TOBACCOS TO SUIT ALL. • EXAMINE BEFORE PURCHASING-, AND BE CONVINCED TT LAIDLAW'S 15 THE PLACE TO PURCHASE POWIEL.LIS FINE MIXED TEAS, From 50'Cts. to 90 Cts. per Pound, - Acknowledgedby all who have yet tried them to be the best value, quality and price considered. J. C. LAIDL AW. STRONG & F_AIRLEY ADE SELLING 10 LBS. BRIGHT SUGAR FOR $1.00 • STRONG & PURLEY are selling TEA WORTH 90e FOR 75c net PO1S-D. FRESH XXX OYSTERS • AT STRONG & FATRLEYS' FOR 25 CENTS PER .CAN. LABRADOR HERRINGS. IN barrels and half barrels. at STRONG & FAIRLEY'S. LAKE HURON WHITE FISH, TROUT, • AND HERRINGS, AT STRONG AND FAIRLEY'S FINNAN 1-1ADI3IES T01'° had at STRONG & FAIRLEY S. STRONG & FAIRLEY tiELL SALT AND COAL OIL. CLINTON MARBLE WORKS, HURON STREET, Next door west of the Commercial Hotel. MONUMENTS., HEADSTONES, And work of all kinds in American and Foreign Marble, designed and executed in the best style, and at most reasonable prices. Mantles of Various Colored Marble sup. hort Notice. 01111140 MOUNIneolts. sad Headstones imported W. 11.; COOPER, Jr • T. CALDER, Ageit DEC. 11, 1874. ataimmiximitir ATEMS • This snow Joke. —Big Tree, the Indian Chief fered a elieh of oysters the other lits drank the soup and hid the np to dry. —Seeing a woman etep and her back against n. tamp -post reminded us that the irritating buckwheat eakes had eame, Post. —Ladies should remember their months shut when going On Wain1.1-00n1 into the eool .ahe In wouldn't hurt aertthing to _keeP shnt—It iosstof tehteimtI6me before a eel -the use of italics ; but when sh mister the art of understanding make up for a year's lost time in, lettelLWhatshewyritoeus. — been aedoin't boy of his playmate whom he ea ing out of the house with tease eyes. I've been a ehaelte a bin roved my father,' was the snarl ply. —A little Vermont girl called drug store, and Said "My wants ten cents' worth of juniee." astonished the elerk. The ehild ed that it was jumps ehe had bee for, but returned. to her moth further instructions. Very eat came back, a.nd said it was hops t/ Ivarit—‘e'IDigby, will -you take some butter ?" "Thank yen, ma'am. long to the Temperance Socie take anything strong," replied Di —What is the longest word English language ? Smiles li • there is a mile between. the fir;t ai letter. ThIle°3_1;;eunw eY8orilik eSorrnle"epoliridWenat. Boston Journal writes : "One ea on his ten fingers the heavy mer that have stood unmoved &urine ter of a century. The heaviee topple down and the Tidiest me out of sight But -there is a e33.11wenaywsh:olbdeggfthile el3xPlactaillabArti•ca a le th fessecl, kept grubbing en from year, and waited for- fortune chest to appter. One of the li pale hateses in. New York was he -a who was a rag -picker, Be a in tire smallest possible -way. - WI lit had only a email baskelftl he ael them fairly and honestly. He see the confidence . of the trade. TM were always the quality that he. . sented ; and he Walked over the e always making progress, always et money. In his immense warelace day buyers are sure to find when get home the exact atficle they pi.= Some years ago a man set up a littl store. His specialty was that he A not keep a domestic cigar on his el The article that he sold WAS inva good, and he made a fortune. The half a dozen old caterers in New They are fifty aaa siTtY years old. or three_ of them are in cellars or TO011113. The floor is sanded; thl are without backs; the tables are eut cloths; the head of the house on his customers; teat off, white s' rowed his waist, the ' perspiration I forehead; he broils and -stews and 'for his customers. Everything ale. -room is just as it was thirty esean TA -these little dens from twelve one cannot sit or stand for the 4 The first merchants in New York place. Cheps, beefsteaks, hams lish mutton, ATO specialties. Tie who waits on these clerks and_mee could buy a house on Fifth Avert live in it if he wanted to. soaves. Overcrowded Cealin There usually comes a pe professions and callings are overere and. at the present time, ac accounts, the supply of seuip and clerks is far in excess- of t mand. The consequence is t)ha these classes find a difficulty in a, living. Probably it is the fire education that has caused. V. rue what were - formerly styled 4 Calling. * Any man who can hold mfw-anoarnkcieuensa whteet7eauourtabiewah-kiterk,arjuustm The consequence is that both thes winihdm gstaseovetya. euircroved eac., ,,by t 3 ,p ear i v zip I e we,11 they might livecomfortably an from anxiety as domestic servau you discharge a commofl clerk, compelled to get rid, of an or needlewornan, yon OMn fill their twenty times over within the n But with regard to a compositor eraph worker, a carpenter, a hous ab kitchenneaid, a -cook, a whom, e ed craftsmen of any deseription, suit is very differetta If ev - were to be taught some youth, if education were more for the etation people are ex iranilinaftgesr lifmieg, hthit,stoov.earercoewrtainding e prevented. There is no reaso ever that among the many ace° ments that are nowadays tau schools the acquirement of a usefu of some kind. shoild not be iaclud is tiue the learner might never to make use of it, but it,might e Iy prove of the greatest assi him. At any rate, a little ant gentleman would beva.otnhatuiyathei.:ser Iii being able to shoe a horse or house, and no lady t inknowledgeie at libyby t 01 iehTnegrnainb:aelas.litaarind:monn,istaa6 te manner in which some ladies latel pTd:;:leisupedgrizinelryy ldaaiodforthti33gliat isa Stebegulpes;Ilini se understood, aud the earnest and t through every descriptiou Of t the School of Clookery well for the futute. That para perfection, the "girl who eau wol meb soacarke mtlistaelteclutbruesttergmaanf:yiudallpeofyopgeloveod, much less about the overerow osiueefri)ade:anaPtileatialv:nsrewatiethwrst:clptor0710:01 labor, if they would only get red callings than we do in the presen work, o___a_......_____f wholesome, ...ea ey, tS wi WtS eireEastre,°;:f-Crcolef:etpotirrrrie'l. ,k_a:lehesrrioesna, essie,T,tb II:uvs7ic°efsilthe ;use in the teraoti_ man tired fromuatchtivberolithfee,ridan 3.778. Patrick, who had. for and active partners was a its present distinction. 0 t :lie avzserea or eras,4 CIRCI: Ra Y to ijMn alla 11410 had been b