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TWELFTH YEAR.
WHOLE NUMBER, 618.
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.
ARARE CHANCE.—Twenty-five acres of land
with hcuse and barn for sale in Egmondville,
This property is well situated for either farm or
garden purposes. Title indisputable. Apply to
ROBERT 13RETT. 615
oes• voR SALP,.--Far Sale a first class Planing
•-a. Mill, nearly new and in good running order,
situated in the flourishing Town of Seaforth,
W111 be sold cheap. Terms easy. Enquire of
SECORD, COSSENS & CO., Goderich, Ont.
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VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE. --For Sale,
the east half of Lot No. 4, Con. 4, H. R. S.,
Tuckersmith, County of Huron, consisting of 50
acres, 31 miles from the Town of Seaforth, and
convenient to school. The laud is of the very
best quality. For further particulars apply to
JAMES PICKARD, opposite the premises, or to
Egm.ondville P. 0. , 521
WARM AND TOWN PROPERTY FOR SALE,
-A: CHEAP.—Lot No, 24, Con. 9, McKillop, 100
acres; north half Lot 80, Con. 9, McKillop, 50
acres; meta half of north half Lot 31, Con, 9,,
McKillop,_ 25. acres; residence occupied by
Malcolmson on Gouinlock Survey, Seaforth;
building lots on Jarvis' and F. G. Sperling's Sur-
veys. Apply to GRAY, YOUNG & SPARLING,
Seaforth. 595
TotARE
CHANCE.—For sale, a convenient and
dedrable residence on the corner of North
and Second. Streets, Egmondville, with throe
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quarters at an. acre of land attaelied. House,
nearly new, with good cellar, pump back
kitchen. with best of water; young orchard of
.elioice fruit trees; and good stable. For farther
particulars apply to JAMES MITCHELL., Eg-
moadville„ or J. H. BENSON, Seaforth. 615X4
'WARM FOR SALE —For Sale, the west part of
4: Lot No. 1, Con. 17, Grey, containing 50 acres,
85 of which are cleared, well fenced, and in a state
of good cultivation. There is a good frame house,
good orchard and plenty of water. It is on the
gravel road lending to Brussels and Seaforth, and
sAtoins a church and school. It is also within
half a mile of the Village of Walton. Apply on the
premises or to Walton Post Office. CHARLES
MURCIIIE. 493
FARM FOR SALE.—For sale Lot 2; con. 10
TackersmiPa, containing- 100 acres, about
80 cleared, the bidance well timbered. There is a
stone house and good frame barn, is is well lone -
and naderdrainecl. There is a young beari ng
orchard. It is aboua seven mile e from Sealer th
and four from Hen,sall, and is convenient to
seneet Two good wells of water. Posseesion
given at any time. Apply at the EXPOSIT OR
office, Seaforth. 610
M.A10E YOUR FORTUNE.—Five hundred
. dollars in cash, and $500 on time to snit
purchaser with interest at 7 per ease wiJl buy
200 acres of good farming land in Victoria County,
20 acres cleared, and a good house on the prem-
ises; within 11 miles of a market town and a
steamboat landing, within half a mile of a good
road, and within one mile of a store, church,
school house and post office. Apply to JOHN
WILLIAMS, Constance P. 0. • 615
PleOPERTY FOR SALE.—For Sale, Lot 14,
Con 16, FOR
; West half of Lot 29, Con. 6,
with cheese factory complete; Lot 11, Cos. 6,
and south half of Lots 1.6 and 17, Con. 5, town-
ship of Morris; Lot 22, Con. B, and Lot 28, Con.
B, towuship of Howick, all good improved farms,
together with several 50 acre farms in Grey and
•Morris, and houses and lots and vacant lots in
the village of BrasSels. Prices low, termseasy,
and title good. Apply to JOHN LECKIE, Brus-
sels. 574
WARM FOR SALE.—For sale Lot 17, concession
-A: 8, Stanley, 100 acres, 80 cleared, well fenced
and in a good state of • cultivation, the balance
well timbered with maple. Frame house barn
and sheds. Five metes of good bearing orchard.,
and two never failing wells. Is on a good gravel
road within a miles of Varna, 6 miles from Brace-
- field station, Great WesteriiRailway, and 12 miles
from Seaforth and Clinton. For further particu-
lars apply to the proprietor on the premises,or to
Varna 2.0. JOHN REDMOND. • 598
A HOUSE AND LOT FOR $200.—The under -
J -1- signed will Kell a neat and comfortable Cot-
tage in Egmundvilie„ situated opposite' the mill,
for'$200 ; there is a good lot, Geller, . water and all
other cenvenienees ; easy terns of" paymenti; i if
not,sold it will be rented„.with privilege to bay.
He also offers for sale the building at prows t oc-
cupied by Mr. JacobMcGee, being a neat and
comm,odious. store, with. dwelling house and stable
attached, situateon Main Street; terms easy
and rent low. Apply to A. STRONG, Land.
Agent, Seaforth. .. . - 611
FARM FOR SALE.—For Sale, La 2, Con. 11,
H. R. S., Sentainino. 100 acres,.82 eleared and
in e. first-class state ofcultivation, the balaucc
being good hardwood bush : log honse, with stone
cellar under, and well finished; frame barn
36x60, with stone stabline underneath; good .
bearing orchard. and 8 good wells; convenient to
church, school and poet office; is situated 8 miles.
from Seaforth and 5 from Hernial, on la good
gravel road. For further particulars applt to the
proprietor on thepremises, or if byl letter . to
. Chisellmrst P.O. JOHN '0.. STEELE... f034x,
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WARM FOR SALE.—For sale Lot 2,
41: Gres- and, part of Lot 1, Con. 17, containing 1
in all 129 acres,. about 90 of which are cleared,
and under good. cultivation. The balance is well
timbered with hardwood. There is a hewed log
ilause,:and frame barns, sheds and stables. There
is a. good_ bearing orehard and good water. le
situated on a goocl gravel road within half a mile
of Walton: village; five miles from Brussel, on.
the Great Western Railway; and ten miles from
Seaforth, on the Grand Trunk - Railway; with a
choice of markets. For further partionlars apply
to the proprietor on the premises or to Walton
P. 0. JOHN McFADZEAN. - 610x20
VARA' FOR SALE.—For Sale, Lot 22, Con, 3,
-A-; Township of Tuckersmitb, L. R. S., contain-
I" g 100 acres, about 70 of whieh are cleared and
• a good state ot ealtiVation ; the balance is good
rdwood- bash; good frame house, barn and
slable ; excellent water on the prom ses ; -well
feaseee; good yonng orehard, and eve - conveni-
ence appertaining ta. a farm. • Is sitnete about 7
railes.from Sefton th, 2t from Kr:ppm, a d 8 from
Brncefield, on the London Huron and Bruce
Railway. The land is first-class clay loam. For
farther particulars apply to the proprietor on the
premises, or . if by letter to Bracefield P..0.
MILES McMILLA.N.. . 601-4x
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leatenti IN McKILLOP FOR SALE. --For Sale,
—
-v the North. part of Lots 8 and 9. Con. 13, Me-
Rillop . containing 112 acres; there are about 80
sleared, well fenced,underdramed, and in a high
state of cultivation, the balgnce is well timbered
with hardwood; good dwelling, new bank frame
barn 50457, with stabling underneath, and other
ontbuildinge„also a good young orchard and
plenty of water. Is 10 miles from Brassels, 5•from
Walton and 12 from Seaforth, with good gravel
roads t"o each place; convenient to church and .
s.dhools ; will be solci as e whole or in two parts,
or will be exchanged for a small -farm. Apply to •
Walton P. G. or to the proprietor on the premises.
WILLIAM DYNES. 593
WARM FOR SALE.—For Sale, in the township
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-1-:. of Grey coeraa of Huron, Lot 14 and west
half of Lot 15, on the 2nd concession, contarrung
1491, &ores, 7Z-; of which are eloared and well fenc-
ed; seed frame bank barn 40x56, with. stabling
underneath ; good house 22x25, with stoae cel- :
-good welt within ten feet of the house, good
• HOW TO STUDY. _
As there •is nothing in - the
world cheaper than adviee,, I shall
escape singularity if I venture
to hUmbly cast another atom into
the world's great treasury of accepted
and. rejected advice. Many of the
youths. and maidens attending the
senior classes of our schools, and aim-
ing to pass one or other of the various
examinaticnas held in this Province, aee
in an enquiring state of mind, willing
to get inforniation from any one who
can direct them. They wish to reach
a certain point and are very anxious to
find out the right path. They know
that they do not know, and so possess
the first essential requirement for the
reception of truth.
Now, it is a matter of public impor-
tance that these young persons should
by some means attain proper methods
and avoid those that are useless and in-
jurious, for many of them are, no doubt,
destined to make their marks on the
plastic but imperishable minds of our
children, °these to teach religion from
the public desk, some to, mould public
opinion through the press, and not a
few to be in charge of tender children,
either of their own or of other fellow
Canadians. All of them are the com-
mon property of our country, and sure,
in their several ways, to influence the
fortunes of this fair, DeMini011. I think
that the columns of a family newspaper
cannot be better.. employed than in
throwing light on the path of those who
are now pupils and students preparing
for future positions of usefulness, of
trust and responsibility in society. I
am sure it would be both patriotic and
acceptable if our experienced teachers,
ex -teachers, preachers, and thinkers in
geueral, who have acquired skill and
teaching power by long and perseiering
efforts of their own, who have
" Toiled hard for theirhigh,rpWard
Thro' many a lonely Year,'
Would occasionally give their junior co-
workers the benefit of the counsel their
hard-won experience has so well fitted
them to offer:
1 to ake these remarks with the sincere
hope that these columns may be from
time to time enriched by short, pointed
essays addressed speeially to the class
of persons_ I have meetionedi—articles
whose utility and practical, stimulating
effect will rdquire no demonstration.
Much talent and experience lies slum-
.
bering unused, which; through the
friendly -medium of the family paper,
might be enaployed with incalculable
advantage to neighborhoods—to this
nation; might wield moral power and
influence siifficient to educate public
opinion and give it higher themes for
d.
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6,
picking the bones of unfortunate turkeys
in. a -place where it is always afternoon?
It is byno means afternoon with this t
stalwart young Dominion, which is g
bounding forward in material pros-
perity with the strides of vigorous and a
robust youth. If educationists lie su- a
pinely and self-compIacent, they Win be t
rudely awakened from dreamy—reverie
to find themselves bringing up the rear c
rank in the national march of progress. b
There is a Whole sermon in , the well- h
known military command, "Eyes front! -
meditation and for action- than war
politics or village gossip. " Is this th
celebrated. Sleepy Hollow ? And a
we reclining on flowery beds of eas
SEAFORTH FRIDAY -OCTOBER 10, 1876.
McLEAN BROS., Thablishera.
$1.50 a Year, in AdvanCe.
and passed by calf the other side; but
the Samaritan went to him, set him on
his beast, brought him to an inn, and
took care of him. Imitate this good
Samaritan, not only morally, but also
intellectually. G -o close up to the thing
, you are learning. A 'distant, hostile
look will not do. Cross over to it,
affectionately bend down to it and
make it yours. Shake hands kindly
with the subjects you have to master
and be on terms of close intimacy and
familiarity with them. Prejudice and
capricious dislike will effectually bar
your way to success. We all like what
we thoroughly understand.
, By auch a method of study faithfully
pnrsued you will not gain an ephemeral
rOputation for smartness and. precocity.
Your progress will seem somewhat slow.
But in due time you will have an in-
strument amply worth all the labor and
time and money you have spent, and
the pain you hitve undergone in fur-
bishing and sharpening it,—an instru-
ment which will enable you to cleave a
path to success in some one of the
many regions for action in this free and
happy Dominion, where Thought and
Brain are destined forever to rule Igno-
rance and Muscle. C. CLARKS01•7.
Mon ScisooL, Seaferth, Oct. 1, 1879.
The Late Thomas Corcoran..
In the Stratford Beacon of last week
we notice the followin respecting the
death and funeral of a most promising
young resident of that town. It says:
Death is at all times an unwelcome
visitant, _ but much more so when
he takes away to his dark domain
the youthful and promising. The some-
what sudden and entirely uulooked, for
death of Mr. Thomas P. Corcoran,
eldest sou of Mr. James Cercoran;
Stiat-
ford, sent a painful thrill, through the
entire community. Ile ,was youit ,
man of great promise, and was much
beloved by old and young for his many
estimable qualities. After finishing
his studies at Toronto University where
he graduated with honors and received
the degree of B. A., he was admitted a
member of the Law Society, and on re-
turning home about a month ago from -a
visit to the sea -side he entered the of-
fice of Messrs. Idington Mickle and
commenced the study of law. Had
his life been spared there was every
reason to predict fOr him a brilliant
fiature. But remorseless death, which
spares neither age nor sex, has snatched
him away at the very threshold of his
career. He died on Sunday afternoon of
typhoid fever. Hard study had. so weak-
ened nature's forces that they battled
in vain against the violence of disease.
It may be truly said of him that he nur-
tured the arrow which at last mortally
pierced his vitals. His funeral on Tues-
day was perhaps one of the largest ever
een in this part of the country, between
one and twoh.madred. carriages follow.
ng the hearse, besides a great concourse
on -foot. As an evidence of the high es-
eem in which he was held and of the
reat respect entertained for his parents
and relatives, it may be mentioned that
11 the Protestant clergy of Stratford
ttended the funeral. On arriving at
he church, which wa§ appropriately
draped for the mournful occasion, the
offin was placed upon a; catafalque of
eautiful design, around which were
ghted candles to correspond in number
with the years of the deceased. A sol -
Forward !" This is not the age, nor e
the nati-on, nor the Province, to be pa-
tient with post-prandial lethargy.
F' r our young friends I shall at
of advice for their consideration, and I
pre ent scatter only a few small crumbs
shall venture to do this rather didacti-
cally.
-1-. Concentrate the cream of your en-
ergifis on a few things at once. Beware
,Of slitting up your attention into little
frag ents, lest you lose the minute
frac ions. If your task is to storm Se -
bast pol, lead a combined attack of
Eng ish, French and Turks directly
aga,inst the Redan and the Malakoff,
dive t your attention. Only gain the
and atter away, no matter how Rus-
sian and. Cossack skirmishers try to
Malakoff tower, and the grey -coats will c
evacuate the city iu a single night. p
Am you to conquer Canada.? Scale w
the iff to the Plains of Abraham with e
the hole of your forces. Capture Que- a
mn requiem mass was then sung,
Monsignor Bruyere, V. G., being cele-
brant, Rev. Dean Murphy, Irishtcavn,
Deacon, and . Rev. P. Brennan, St.
Marys, sub -deacon. Rev. Father Ronan
acted as mos* of ceremonies. With
Rev. Dr. Kilroy was also present in the
chancel Rev. John Shea, of Brocton,
diocese of Toronto. The choir was
under the direction of Mr. J. Scanlan, _
and had additional strength in the per-
sons of Messrs. Kneitl, Foot, Ross and
Delahunt. At the offertory the latter
gentleman sang the "0 Salutaris "from
the " Messe Soleneelle of Rossini, with
solemn effect. Mrs. O'Loane presided
at the organ. At the end of the maes, _
Rev. Dr. Kilroy delivered every impres-
sive discourse, taking his text from Ec-
lesiastes vie 3. At the conclusion he
aid a very affecting tribute to tbe
orth of the deceased, enumerating his
xcellent qualities of head and heart,
nd lamenting his loss, which not only
bec at the point of the bayonet, and
4.
you are master of the country before
breakfast. Attack difficulties in solid
coluinn. Beware of acattering your
forces. '
II Cultivate enthusiasm. It can be
cultivated.. Enthissia.sm means mind
fired with fixed pu'rpose and. dauntless
ener y. It does for the young student
wha _red-hot shot did for the British in.
the rimea. Difficulties crumble and
vani h at its blow. If you have the
com ativeness of certain kinds, of
chic ens you will net sigh dolefully,
"I d n't like this ; I can't do that."
Suc a motto on your flag of truce will
be a swered deservedly by the derisive
salutiations of your examiners. You
mus use steam it high pressure, or
fail. The fire of enthusiasm is the only
thin that can give the tension and
keep it up. Reflect on this—you can't
mak tea with cold water.
II . Be. thorough. Conquer every
inch of ground. Drive the enemy be-
fore you. Keep it conquered. by 'inces-
sant review. Imprint it on the mem-
ory b reiteration and repetition. Give
memory something like a fair
e before you overwhelm it With
aches. Repeat the thing learned.
itch it from every point of view;
t over and examine curiously all
es and bearings. Master the truth
rapple with completely; grasp it
nel forever. When you two meet
you will not need to hum that
ar air, "Strangers Yet !"
e very young students who are
ust learning how to study treat
cts they meet in the sarn,e cold,
lia
t manner that the Le te treated
an who went down fro Jerusa-
Jericho and fell amo g thieves.
he evite came and looked on him,
young orchard., and a never • failing creek run
through the farm. This is a Ins -e ess .
toc
farm, and is only 60 rods from the Grey Joint
Stock Cheese and Batter Factory. This lam i s
only 14 miles frem the Town of Brussels, and can
be bought fur :4,000. For farther particulars
apply to the proprietor, Mr. DUNCAN MOO N -
,e Ts), Jamestown P. 0. 605
WARM FOE SALE.—For tilde, lot No. 8, cone,
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eeesion 0, Hallett, and south half of lot 8,
concession 10, containing iu ali 150 acres, about
120 of which are cleared, well fenced and in a
good, etate of cultivation. There are 100 sores
dear of stamps, 42 acres seeded down and 35
acres of fall wheat. The" o are two dwel-
ling houses am]. good frame barns, stables and
sheds. A good bearing orchard, and two splen-
did welle. It is Within 9 tales of Seafofth and
equal distance ',from Clinton, and within a mile
and a half of the village f Einburn, with_ good
gravel roads lealiu, to eadii place. For farther
particulars apply to the undersigned on; the prem.
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affected his bereaved Father and mother,
but society and tke church as well.
But there was no one too good or too
holy to be taken by our father in .Heav-
en. The remains were then remov-
ed to the • Catholic cemetery, in Ellice,
and Sadly consigned to their last rest-
• ing -place. May they rest in peace!
Mr. Corcoran was 20 years and 4
months of age.
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Perth Items.
The Carlinssforcl Methodist Church f
is reported one of the most flourishing f
in the circuit.
—The old High School ground at -
Listowel was disposed of the other day
for the sum of $405.
—Rev. T. W. Handford, of Toronto, s
has been lecturing in Listowel with
great acceptance.
. —Rev. Mr. Christopherson has re o
turned to Mitchell, but is still in a pre- t
carious_ state of health. a
—In St. Marys vagrant cows climb t
the tree guards in order to reach
the tender shoots at the top of the n
trees.
• —Mr. Wm. Oliver, of Downie, has
gone off with 20 head of long woolled
sheep, to attend fairs in Northern In- o
diana and St. Louis, Missouri.
—Mk. Israel Eby, of Tavistock, re-
cently sold his splendid stallion, t
'Young Peacock," to a Wisconsin buyer t
for $1,000—a good round price. .
—The quilt which took the first prize h
for patehwork, in silk, at the North t
Perth show, was made by Miss Frame, g
of Downie. It was of the log cabin pat-
tern, and was composed of 5,771 pieces. o
When she began to make itt about seven 1
moniths ago, her companion's laughed at c
her idea, but she resolved to finish it d
for the fair, which she did: Miss Frame y
deserves great credit for her patience,
perseverance and industry.
—Mr. Reek, of Logan, who was
struck by Eisler with a club, is slowly
recovering. He has not spoken since
receiving the blow, but he understands
whatA i sfarms ai d on
no
thhh:18. th concession, Ful-
larton, was recently sold by auction.
There are no buildings on the place, and
the price realized. was $60 per acre.
The purchaser is Mr. Chas. Curtis.
• —The large frame grist and saw-
mill belonging to Messrs. Rutherford &
Gibson, of Millbank, caught fire a few
days ago, and was saved" only by the
prompt action of scores of men with
bu—ckmetrs. of hwoast.e4noh,
of Mitchell, has
started for Manitoba. It is understood
that he expects to recover a large sum
from the company owning the boat
from which his, son fell and was drown-
ed while sailing up the Red River some
time ago.
—There has been quite an exodus
from Hibbert to Manitoba lately. Miss
Gillespie, Miss Kate lemitrtin, Mrs. Jas.
Stephens, and Mr. John Henry have all
set out for the great "lone land." The
latter has taken up a large tract of land
there. His wife and family ac,company
him—A young son of Mr. Cateu Willis,
of St. Marys, was badly scalded on Sun-
day, 285h ult. The lad upset a pan
full of hot water on hiinself, and his
back and arms were severely burn-
ed. He is now a precarious condi-
tion, but hopes are entertained of his
recovery.
Canada.
Instruction in music is a feature in
the Sarnia Public School&
—The price of wheat at Emerson,
Manitoba, is 60c. per bushel.
student in a law office in Ottawa
has taken small -pox from handling in-
fected documents,
—A wealthy Montreal gentleman pro-
poses to start a big farm of 50,000 near
Turtle Mountain, Manitoba.
—Twenty-four calvess were sold at
Teeswater last week, by Hettle & Inglis,
at an average of $3.50 each.
• —The ,Galt Curling and Skating
Rink Association has declared a dividend
of 12 per cent. on its capital stock for
the past year.
—The Parkhill Gazette amuses itself
by printing thejGovernmeht advertise-
ments. wish it -good luck in col-
lecting its pay.
—Duck shooting at Lake Burwell
and Port Franks is immense just now.
One man bagged 45 in one day last
week, on Lake Burwell.
• —George Watson, of London, has
sold the old race horse, Warrior, to
David McGregor, of Winnipeg, and the
animal was shipped to that place a few
days ago.
—A man named Michael Murphy fell
head first into the cylinder of a thresh-
ing machine in G-ranton township last
Friday. He died a few minutes after
being extracted.
—Alexandei Henry, of Napanee,
found four potatoes in his garden which
weighed eight pounds. Even in Mani-
toba they would find it hard to beat
potatoes at two pounds apiece.
—The new Board. of the Toronto,
Grey and. Bruce Railway are making
active efforts to obtain from the muni-
cipalities and from the Government of
Ontario, the aid necessary to enable the
Company to change the gauge of the
road.
—A young Canadian girl who has
been on a visit to Michigan town, thus
writes : - "I was homesick on Sundays,
I sawparties moving, and some playing
croquet, and others seeing home with
parcels from the stores. Give me
Canada."
—Dr. J. G. Hodgins and Mr. Bur-
rows, Inspector of Schools for 'Lennox,
have been appointed commissioners to
enquire into alleged improper practices
in connection with the examination of
public school teachers at Belleville in
July last.
—Co].. Rankin, of Essex, at a meeting
of the Horse Breeders' Association in
Toronto lately, sugges d the licens-
ing of stallions and their inspec-
tion by veterinary surge ns before being
licensed. The idea is t least worth
thinking.,aborit.
—The New Hamb g Independent
says that the largest pine tree ever out •
in that section was chopped last Thurs..'
day by Messrs. Payne and Skilling in
Mr. N. Bechtel's swamp in Wilmot:
The tree measured 4)1 feet in diameter,
and was 90 feet in length.
—Mushrooms are plentiful this year
in the neighborhood of Galt, and fine
baskets are obtained nearly every morn -
ng 1337 those who manage to get up be -
ore daylight and pick their way to the
avorite fields. Those who get up an
hour later don't get aany.
—The Napanee Standard winds u
an article lamenting the lack of enter-
prise and public spirit in that town by
eying: "What capitalists there are
here prefer mortgage to ally other
ecurity, and a bird -in -the -hand interest
f ten per cent. has more charms for
hem than a probable fifteen per cent.
nd certain wide -spread, lasting benefit
o the working classes."
—At the Dominion Exhibition a
ovelty in the shape of a patent re-
riserator coffin was exhibited by a Ger-
man named John H. Kaldermorgan, of
Picton. It is designed to save the lives
f persons who may be buried in a state
f coma. It is furnished with refrigera-
ors for keeping the head cool and the
runk and, extremities warm, and,. with
ubes for supplying the person enclosed,
herein with air. It can be kept in a
ouse without danger of contagion to
he healthy, or in a grave without dan-
er to the •person buried, should he
appen to be alive. An alarm is fixed
u the outside of the coffin so that the
east motion of the person within will
auSe it to sound. This is a truly won-
erful thing, but no one has evidently
et volunteered to go into a trance for
the purpose of testing it. The inventor
has patented the coffin in Germanys
Austria, and other countries in the Old
tsWhine—ocrled
Afarmers are rushing in their wheat.
Brantford correspondent says:
he price of grain has gone up,
Our main street is almost blocked with
teams disposing of their produce.
—The town of Dundas is blessed with
a low rate of taxation. At the last
meeting of Council the rate was fixed
at 11 mills in the dollar. There are very
few towns in the Province get off with
_ as low a rate as this.
—Two Watford men are in trouble
over the ownership of a ladder, and.are
taking steps for a law suit. The result
willi,be that one lawyer will get the
sides and the other the rungs, leaving
the holes to the litigants.
—Thomas Frazer, Dumfries, writes
to the Galt Reformer : My children
have two grandfathers and two grand-
mothers living. My father was born in.
the year 1796 and my mother in 1799.
My wife's father is 86 and her mother
83.
—Abraham French, of Toronto went
to bed drunk and with a lighted cigar
in his mouth. After he had fallen
asleep the cigar set fire to the bed-
clothes, and before he was aroused he
was burned about the abdomen and
legs.
—Some $3,000 worth of notes and ac-
counts of a bankrupt firm were sold by
auction at Kincardine the other day, by
the official assignee. The highest figure
obtainable was 21c on the 'dollar for
notes, and the lowest lc, the bulk of the
accounts bringing 40 on the dollar.
—Farmers, if a peddler offers you
what he calls a good tweed for 37i.- cents
a yard, order him out of your house
and go to the regular business dealer,
where business interests—if nothing
else—will compel Ilim to treat you
houestly and sell his goods at a reason-
able profit.
—A terrible tragedy occurred at
Lambton Mills, near Toronto, on Fri-
day. -A young man of 24 named Robert
DeCourcier had a dispute of some stand-
ing with a younger brother about some
property, and lowing in wait for him
shot him dead. He then attempted to
poison himself but failed.
— In:mouse quantities of lumber have
lately been passing over the Midland
Railway. The Georgian Bay Lumber
Company are shipping about 30 cars
per day, and other manufacturers are
shipping in the same proportion.
Special trains are kept going almost
every hour of the day getting the lum-
ber to market.
— Near Lindsay there was a couple
married lately. The bridegroom left
the field where he was binding oats, and
went to the house of the bride's father,
where theknot was tied. He then re-
turned to his binding, making no more
ado -about it than if he was in the
habit of getting married once a week.
Senaible man.
—An odd typographical mistake has
been make by the StrathroyAge. That
paper was offered until the 1st of Jan.,
1980 for 25c., and the offer was prompt-
ly taken up by a Michigan gentleman, .
who sent 25 cents, and gave directions
as to how the paper was to be sent for
a century to come, with the remark
that the offer was a very liberal one.
—George Hines, a Toronto com-
mercial traveller, was found dead in a
cistern with about thirty inches of
water, on the 3rd. inst. Hines had
been drinking and it is thought he fell
int the cistern by accident and was
powerless to help himself. He had no
money on him, but a n mber of. pawn
tickets were found in one of his pockets.
—The recent rise in the price of
cheese -has recouped not a few Cana,dian
dealers, who had been making little or
nothing at the business for a long time.
One dealer in Ingersoll who had a large
stock on hand, and bought quite a quail.
tity on the ,day when the announce-
ment of the big rise in Liverpool was
made, cleared between $15,000 and
$20,000 in one day.
—Mrs. Thomas Davis, an old resi-
dent. of West Williams, died on Friday
of last week, aged 72. She was a na-
tive of Tipperary, Ireland, and came to
Canada when quite young, settling with
her husband in the township of Bid-
dulph, when itavas an unbroken forest.
The family removed to West Williams
in 1867. By a singular coincidence a
brother of the deceased, John Hodgins,
of London, died at nearly the sa-me
time, and the two funerals took place
the same day and at the same burial
ground.
—The Ontario Ministers have had a
conference with a commission from New
York State, concerning the establish-
ment of an International Park at Niag-
ara Falls. It is proposed that a strip
of territory along both sides of the
river, above and below the Falls, shall
be secured. by the two Governments,
and made a reserve for the free admis-
sion of the public to the beauties of the
locality. Every one who has visited
the Falls and. paid the pecuniary pen- .
alty of acquaintance of a spot "where
only man is vile," will appreciate the
proposal.
—The following comedy of errors was
enacted in the Presbyterian Church,
Vittoria, a few Sundays ago. One of i
She elders, overcome by the warm
weather and the closeness of the at-
mosphere, went to sleep during the first
prayer. When the prayer was ended i
and. the congregation sat down, the
noise awoke him and he thought he had
been sleeping during the sermon, so he
jumped up and took the plate and b
started down the aisle with it. The
elder on the other Bide seeing this a
thought that the minister and the elder b
had. made an arrangement different
from their usual custom of taking tip y
the collection, so he arose and passed g
the plate on his side of the church.
The minister, taking in. the situation,
thought that they wished to go to the
camp meeting in Simcoe, -which was at
its height on this Sunday. After the
collection was taken up the minister
stood up and pronounced the benedic-
tion, and the congregation walked
slowly out of the church trying to rea-
son among themselves why such strange
things were. • A "session" meeting of
She "chief rulers" explained matters.
—Judge Mackenzie had Mr. Robert-
son, publisher of the Toronto Telegram,
arraigned before him last Friday for
contempt of court, in comnaenting on
the Deal kidnapping case, then before
the court for trials and. in printing por-
traits of the alleged kidnappers The
charge was not sustained.
—The nail factory at Hamilton em-
ploys 55 hands, and bis now turnips out
200 kegs per day. When it gets 158 four
new machines the out -put will be 260
kegs per day. They exhibited at the
Central Fair forty different brands, va-
rying from barrel naila to seven-ineh
spikes.
—A most extraordinary affair has
just happened in Montreal. A man
has been convicted. in the Ceurt of
Queen's Bench of stealing an umbrella.
This is probably the first case of the
kind on record, and sets aside the com-
monly accepted idea that umbrellas are
public property.
—The McKellar Brothers, explorers,
have found gold 100 miles east of Prince
Arthur's Landing. We hope that it is
in sufficient quantities to pay for work-
ing, and that the McKellars, who have
been so long known in connection with
geological and mining matters on the
Nerth Shore, may make a big haul.
—A fire occurred at the Parliament
buildings, Ottawa, on Friday last, by
which the chamber of the House
of Commons was considerably dam-
aged. The fire was soon got under
control, and the damage by both fire
and water will not probably -amount to
more than 41,000. The fire originated
in the carelessness of some plunabers
who were repairing the root
—Three yeomen of Lacolle, in the
Eastern Townships of Quebec, have
taken all the prises bat one for Cots-
wold sheep at the Vermont State A i-
culturalFair at Montpelier. Mr.Wood-
worth exhibited a flock of 23 sheep and
took a gold medal and $30 iii cash. Mr.
Charles Robinson's flock, 24 sheep, re-
ceived a silver medal and $0 in money.
Mr. Peter Robinson's flock comprised
24 sheep, for which he received prizes
amounting to $30.
—A Cobourg dispatch _says the re-
ceipts of barley on Saturday at that
town were 14,000 bushels. Prices
ranged from 55c. to 63c. This is the
largest delivery of barley ever known
here. The new mode of paying accord-
ing to the -weight per bushel is working
very satisfactorily. The barley on the
whole is very good, an occasional load
weighing as much as 52 pounds per
bushel. One of our buyers has already
sold 100,000 bushels. ,
—The Exchange Bank will resume
business on Nov. 3. - Since the institu-
tion suspended payment in August
last the management have been busily
engaged in overhauling its affairs, and.
thoroughly examining its branches and
head office. The excellent business
connection which this bank enjoyed is
attested by the promptness svith -which
customers' notes _Maturing have been
retired, and if the directors will remove
theliability to the daily fluctuations of
She stock exchange, and confine them-
selves in future to legitimate business,
a prosperous career will be assured to
th—e imnsrt.Rituotbioeiirt.
Copeland, of Teeswater,
has returned from a visit to Michigan,
where he was prospecting with a view
to ascertaining the condition of that
State, compared with Ontario, As a
future home for himself and family.
Mr. Copeland was not very favorably
impressed- with the general rim of
things over there, in the parts where he
visited, particularly the manner in
which the sanctity of the Sabbath. Th
observed—harvesting and other secular
employments being carried. on during
that day with apparent indifference to
civil or religious laws. Mr. Copeland
preferring to live in a Christian land,
has very sensibly concluded that Can-
ada is the best place for a home after
all.
—The Paris Transcript says: Dolt
week we noticed a case of moon -blind-
ness in Boston, but were not aware at
She time that we have a case of a simi-
lar nature nearer home. Mr. James
Nellis, farmer, Paris Plains, has a son
aged. about 15, who is, webelieve, afflict-
ed with this trouble, and who is unable
to see after nightfall, no matter how
clear the moonlight. No known cause
Is. assigned for the malady. It; was
noticed long ago by the lad's parents,
and submitted to the investigation of
medical men, who could, however, do
nothing for it. During the day time the
lad's sight appears to be as good as that
of any other person.
—One of the most daring and success-
ful robberies which has been commit-
ted for many a day was perpetrated
last week in London. An unsophisti-
cated. young man, named. Thaddeus
Todd Taylor, was on a visit to the
Western Fair, and had been to the
theatre in the evening. He returned.
to the hotel where he was staying end
found. the door locked, the people hay -
ng gone to bed. He then went into
the back yard, when a man came rush-
ing in and told him that he was sent
by a constable to arrest him for steal -
ng soraething, and he (the stranger)
was under a penalty of 4100 if he dia
not arrest him. The simple youth,
who is of fine stature and physique,
ut has not travelled. ranch, was anni-
hilated by the majesty of the law, and
llowed the detective to chain hishands
ehind him. with a patent chain for de-
tectives. He then enquired what the
oung tnan would give him to let hizn
o, and was offered a dollar, but this
was refused, ancl the sham detective
quietly divested his victim of his watch
and chain and 417.75 in money and
then let hire go. The young man, upon
considering the matter over, came to
the conclusion that he had been sold,
and went to the Police Station, where
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he gave ififorniation of the robbery, but
the man could not be found. The vic-
tim of the sham detective is a resident
of Blenheim, and is a farmer. -
—Hamilton and Guelph are talkingof
amalgamating their two shows hereaf-
ter. There some of the other "big,
shows," so called, which -might 'with
profit talk about amalgamation.
• —The leading medical journals are
denouncing the practice indulged in by
some licensed physicians of getting no-
tices of "skillful surgical operations"
engineered -through the columns of the
local press.
—A boy at Bovamanville, abut 11 yetixs
of age, was smothered. in an elevator 011
Saturday last. He was playing about
the elevator and jumped into a bin of
barley which was being, ran. off, and
was drawn in. The bin is .25 feet
deep, and the boy was about ten feet -
under the grain, and standing' straight
up when found.
—A Torontonian is about to take a
curious trip. • He has a smallskiff with
a mast and sail, and. his intention is to
travel with at from Toronto to Florida,
proceeding aeross the lake, up the
Welland Canal, along Lake Erie, down.
the Maurnee River from Toledo to Fort
Wayne, then overlandto the Mississippi,
Shen down the Mississippi to the Gulf
of Mexico. He had better lay in a good
supply of qumine.
—Rev. Dr." Tapp died in Toronto OA
Monday last, aget164. He had been min-
ister of Knox church,Toronto,since 1867.
He was a native of Elgin., Scotland. By
his death the Presbyterian Church in
Canada loses one of its oldest and most
intellectual members, and his loss will
be greatly felt.- He was one of the
strongest advocates of the late I/Ilion*
which resulted very much from his
forethought and Christian zeal.
—The condition of the St. Johns fire
department reminds a reader •of the
.News, of that city, of the following
lines, familiar twenty-five years ago
and which are not confined in their ap-
plication to that particular section:
When fire le cried and danger nigh,
Gotland: the firemen " h the people's cry;
Bat when 'tie out, and all things righted,
God is forgotten and the firemen slighted.
—Teas in the Montreal market have
shown a tendency to advance for a
month or two past. The advance in
wholesale warehouses from Saturday to
Monday can be placed at 21e to 5c all
round, lie advance on Friday's figures
on Monday was freely offered and re-
fused. The advance in Montreal is hi
sympathy with that in New York and
England, combined with whieh fact is
that of a strong speculative demand.
—It is currently reported that the
mother of the murderer Clark Brown
had attempted to take her own life at
West Winchester. Much indignation
is undoubtedly manifested s.gainst this
woman in connection with the recent
horrible murder, many residing in the
locality openly expressing their belief
Shat the worst has not seen the light of
day. If all they say be true, a chapter
in crime is soon likely to be `mitten
Shat will be without a parallel in Can-
adian criminal history.
—The Sentinel tells of a novel but
very effective way of threshing peai.
which is gaining way among theiarmers
about Lucknow. The peas are thresh-
ed by being run through a cutting -box,
by which the straw is -cut very fine,
making tolerably good feed, while the
grain remains whole. The peas bring
a better price than those threshed oth-
erwise, as they are not broken up as in
other modes of threshing. The plan
was introd-aced into this part of the
country by the Mantosh Brothers,
from Oxford county, who have purch-
ased Hunt's farm, well known ea
berry patch, but now being transform -
ea into one of the best tams in " the
county.
—The sudden disappearance front the
town of Simcee of David T. Duncombe,
who has for many years been -consider-
ed a very respectable lawyer, has caused
a good deal of excitement ini the county
•of Noifolk, and entailed a great deal of
suffering and hardship upon many in-
nocent persons who are ill able to tear *
it. His defalcations are variously esti-
mated at from. $25,000 to $100,090. No
satisfactory theory is yet given -i as to
how he has disposed of the fin* en-
trusted him. He is reported to have
had assistance from the agent of ate
Bank of Commerce in that town, and
in consequence of this the agent has
been suspended until an investigation
is made.
—For nearly twenty years past there
has been a desultory agitation among
the townships of the edanties of -Wel-.
lington, Perth, Huron, Bruce and Grey,
cornering • together, for the esta,blisli-
ment of a new county. The townships -
are in the main well enough satisfied
with matters as they are, hut there are •
a number of ambitious villages which
aspire to be the county Beat of the new
county, and through their efforts the
agitation is kept np. It is now said
that the matter will be brought before
the Ontario Legialature at its next ses-
sion, and the rival villages are imtting
themselves itt shape to ptish their re-
spective scherzi... We have not lately
990/1 a sketch of what these eandidates
propose bo submit as their scheme, but
presume that Ilarriaton's plan is to take
in the townships of Wallsze, Marybor-
ough, Arthur, Mint°, Howick and Nor- .
manby. Listowel's scheme includes
the toiniships of Wallace, Maryborough,
Mornington, Elma, Grey, and pahs.ps
Howiek and Mint). Mount Forest en-
deavors to scoop in the townships of
Arthur, Minto, Normanby, Egremont
and probably others. Thereavill, there-
fore, necessarily be a clashing of inter-
ests, and a strong and %obstinate fight
may be looked. for. The Clifford Ar-
row thinks that a good square compact
county, with Clifford right in the cen-
tre, could be formed fronitlae townships
of Minto, Ilowiek, Turnberry, Culross,
Carrick and Normanby.
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