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The Huron Expositor, 1886-06-04, Page 22 THE HUAQ14 EXPOSITOR. JUNE 4, 1888. 11111111111111•1•1111111.11! PAUL AND CHRISTINA. IN_ FOUR CRAFT ERS. BY AMELIA E. BARR, IN HE CHRISTIAN UNION. (Continued from Iaat week.) "But I will not give her this pleasure. See thou keep the dreadful stuff away from me. Don't let me see it; don't let me smell it; don't name it in my pres- ence. I may die of grief, but I w ill not die of drink to please her • na, indeed, I will not." "Let me send for the minister; he will give thee good counsel." "Thou shalt not spea his name to me. He hath always brojight me trou- ble. Did he not prophesy that terrible death for my little mu dered bairn— murdered, -body and sour—at this point the conversation always closed; for Christina either went away, or re- lapsed into heartbreaking eobs and tears. Thus the winter paseed, miserably enough. No word came from Paul, no comfort of any kind ent rooms where Christina a kept such woeful vigils. months Christina never and no one called upon th man. Her very name that hushed. and furtive -ay which im- plies some terrible crime, and its ter- rible retribution. But at length the spring.. came again, and the fair long nights, With their soft amber radiance and still serenity. Now all the men were at the fishing, and the women, so busy in the day, were early asleep ;. and one night, ab ut 10 o'clock, Christina felt that she c alone if she ventured ou ,her cloak and hood, and to the graveyard. No pia -been more beautiful and Acre of God. She 'knew ner of it in which her b and her feet trod the road ' a• grief beyond expression. her face against the sod across the little green nso broken mother lay. Such A child might leap it, an ated her from hope and ha as the starry spaces above surely found some comfort n these visits, for night after night she !travelled the same sad road. Perhape Helga said something to the minister on she sub- ject, far when Christina the *gate one night, and ward, she saw him standi g beside her. "Christina," he said, very gently, "how is it with thee, my daughter ?" "Thou knowest it is ill with me. Wilt thou come here, in the midnight, to say hard words to me VT - "No, indeed. I came to try and comfort thee," He looked at her white, shrunken face and sorrow -haunted eyes, and a great pity filled his soul. "How thou hast suffered!" "Well, then, 1 ought to suffer. Oh, sir, is there no hope for my baby? If God would .Jet me bear it all' I am willing. Is there no use p aying ? Can I do nothing? Nothing at all?' "Christina, weep for tljyself, and no more for thy sinless babe 11 I do believe, With all my soul, that he i.4 safe among those blessed. childien that do always behold His face." , - She trembled, she swayekl like a reed, she gasped a moment for. breath, and then, leaning against the churchyard wan, began to cry softly ;nd it was one , of those healing showers t irough which nature relieves herself fror some terific strain or term.. He wa ted. patiently until it was over; then he took her by -the hand and, walked hone with her. And never had a pastor an hour of more solemn beauty and influence in which to drop the good seed. The ineffa,ble loveliness of the Shetland summer night was over everything. Thr purple and rose of sunset was waiting for the opal and saffron of the dawn -The moon hung enraptured over a sea -smooth as a mirtor. The aurora was flashing up to the s zenith, or waving its banners of rosy light; and the great bare head- lands gave a cathedral soleinnity to the whole scene. And as they walked, t e good man comforted her regarding her child's eternal safety, with an a surance that came from his own well -co siderecl faith. He spoke hopefully ta he of her own future; he so wan . the esolate crea- ture's heart and reverence that, with a gratitude which could find no other fit- ting expression, she lifted the skirt of his coat and kissed it. Afterthat night Christina was led by him as he could have led ft, little child. All the comfort he had found for himself he gave to her freely, and in the gift the Messina was doubled. 4nd, at last, one night, as she wanderedj alone by the seaside, praying, there cam1e to her that miraculous change and con olation, that peace of Christ passing in derstanding, which -Is not quieteand is not ease, . Butsomething deeper far than these "— that restful life within the isoul, and be- neath all other life. The minister had said to her in the afternoon: , " The Jews transferred their sin to their sin - offering; Christ is thy sirnofferin.g ; lay all thy guilt on him." At the time the words had not made much hnpressionon the shingle its drifting came back power. She ons also she bmitted, and s raised her Iatable had redthe lonely d her mother During these eft the house, forsaken wo- ass spoken in uld be quite She put on took the road e could have aim than this well the cor- by was laid; f sorrow with Down, with. and' her arm nd, the heart - little mound! yet it separ- piness, as far her. Yet she slowly elosed turned home - her, but as she stood upo looking over the bay, wit fleet of 'fishing vessels, the to her with an irresistible comprehended Him of w was comprehended ; she s prostrated herself, and Jes up. Something untran passed between her soul hnd his; she knew that she was forgiven -nand she went to her house justified.1 Anas she went, full of joy, she kept repeatirig over and over a little verse she ha(l recently read, and which had lingered in her memory: Most sweet Jesus, long-sufferieg Jesus, Heal the wounds of my soul, Jesus, and sweeten my heart: I pray thee, most merciful Jesus my Saviour, That f, saveal, may magnify thee." After this she no longer hid herself from the world. She expected humili- ations and trials, but she ir d been made to understancleclearly that sake life's duties for fear o tions declare God ta be a hey who for - its ternpta- and master. " Do thy -duty, Christina, and His grace will be sufficient for thee Thou wilt find it so, I know, and an sure thou said the minister. 4.nd she did. Ia some measure the way h d been pre- pared for her, and the phy lea'. traces of the anguish she had endtred were so evident that every good soul pitied her. The firat time she went to Peter Fa.e's, he was very gentle with her, and he told her there had. been wotd of her hus- band, and of the " The North Star," the ship in which he siied, "She wintered in Disco," he said, "and she hath done well, an& is like to be home sooner than war looked for." And the news made Christina's pale cheeks burn, and her heart heat wildly, for lately she hadlhought much of Paul, and �f all his gentleness and patience with'her. ' This, day by day, her character deepened and broadened, for, day by day, she was fighting that selfishness which had been the in making all other sins possible to her. She had many a hard fight with it, and even her cort quests were often dimmed by a sulky after -mood ; but the most persistent foe gives way at last before a persistent antagonism. In the nine months which. intervened betWeen her conversion and - the next May Occasion, much had been done by Christina Thorsen. She had voluntarily gone to see Margery, and gone again, and again, until the justly angry woman forgave her; and she had said words to her own mother which had brought happy smiles to Helga's care- worn face: Not all at once but surely, she obtained a measure of friendship and respect she had never, enjoyed be- fore; for the minister's wife invited her frequently to the manse, and that open- ed all other doors to her. On the Sabbath before the May Com- munion, Christina had certainly a great trial, but she went bravely and solemn- ly through it. For, after reading aloud the names of the new communicants, the minister paused i moment, and then said: "Christina Thorsen, after an _honest repentance and acknowledg- ment of her sins before God and man, desires, on public profespion of her faith, to be received once more into the household of the church, and' the visible communion of its members." She was pale as death, as she stood up in the midst of the congregation, but the minister's voice had in it a remarkable sympathy and gentleness; and it seem- ed as if every one caught his spirit. Many a pleasant word and smile, and many a hearty hand -clasp, after the ser- vice, assured her that her return to her Father's table was hailed with holy joy by all his children. Soon after this event she heard again of Paul's ship. It was expected before another winter closed in, and Peter Fae said there was no word of any death or accident on board of her. Then Chris- tina put her house in perfect order, and set herself to work to spin, and to knit hosiery, and to make new clothing, for she knew well that Paul would.come home needing all things. From early to late her wheel and her hands were busy. One day, as the winter was setting in with a, fall of snow' Peter sent her word that "'The NorthStar" was in the Sound. She ran to the minister and told him. Thou go and meet Paul," she pleaded ; "tell him all for me, and tell him how sorry I am, and that I will be a good wife always to him." He rose at her words, and went to meet Paul. It seemed hours and hours to Christina, and, indeed, it was almost dark when the vessel was safely anehored, and the cargo turned over to Peter Fae. But at last she heard the quick, heavy tread of her husband. He came through the yard, and opened the door, and called out joyfully, " Christina ! Chris- tina !" She was standing, waiting, *half afraid, but at the words she flew to the arms opened to receive her, and, clasped, to Paul's heart, sobbed out, amid his tears and kisses of joy, her re- pentance and her love. * * * It was twelve years after these events. Margery was still living. but Helga, from her seventy years of sorrow and hard wrestling with adverse fate, had passed "To where beyond those voices there is peace." Christina was nursing her sixth child. It had been a long, hard_ winter, and Paul was very anxious. He hadbeen obliged to run in debt; and he had just said to his wife, "1 owe to Peter Fae £50, so then he .owns just so much of me. I shall be glad if the fishing be - ins to -morrow. I tell thee sin is the first bond, and debt is the second." As he spoke there carne a knock at the door, and Paul said, "Come in,:then." It was a stranger; a young man whom Paul had never seen. He handed him a letter, and sat down to wait until he read it. Paul flushed scarlet, the. paper trembled in his hand. "Is this true ?" he asked. "Yes, it is true. I came purposely to tell thee." , Then Paul turned to Christina and said, "My Uncle Paul is dead, and he hath left us all he had." At first Christina did not realize what this " all " meant; not, indeed, until Paul was alone with her, and explained that they would never know any want nor any anxiety again. There is E22-,000 in the bank,' he said, "and, beside that, the store in which he tnade it all, and the fine house which he lived in, besides other things of smaller value. Dost thou understand, my Christina, that thou art now a very rich woman ?" "And telf6u wilt have a -store, and stay at hme like Peter Fae? And I shall not weep and watch for thee when thou art on the sea at nights, any more?" "1 will keep the store, Christina, for here are our three boys corning up to help me in it. And the boys shall go to college, and the girls to good schools, and thou shalt have all I can get to make thee happy. It is a great joy that hath been sent testis." In the middle of the summer they moved to the Orkneys, to the gray old town of Kirkwall. Christina. had never dreamt of such a home as was waiting for her—a largestone mansion; with soft carpets, and open grates, and rich furni- ture. Paul's auntwas long dead, but his uncle had been repeatedly Provost of the town, and in that capacity -had dispensed a generous hospitality ; so that there was a good store' of silver, and of Chinaware, and of fine damask and napery. There were books to make Paul's heart glad all the days of his life, and many fine, pictures on the walls, and, what pleased ?Christina beyond all else, a small conVerv story- full of flowers, which, thopgh eominon enough in more southern climates, she had never before seen—roses, lilies, and pansies that seemed to her like the flowers of Para- dise. And one thought came to her, as she walked in silent -happiness through her beautiful rooms: "These things God has given me !—I, who a few years ago cried with envy because Isabel Vedder ha.d a sofa and some gilded tea- cups." That very night there came to Kirk- wall the first lecturer upon Total Ab- stinence that had ever trod land so far, far north. Re stood upon the broad paved stones surrounding the public fountain, and spoke about the drinking of wine and brandy in a way that made these Norsemen's ears tingle. But they did not scoff at him, as ruder races had done ; and they were too deeply pious to mock at any doctrine which gathered up, like arrows in a quiVer, so many terrible passages from their Bibles in its behalf. Paul listened.awhile, and then went for Christina and his two eldest sons; and when the lecturer drew forth a roll of white paper and said, "'Who will come up and enroll their names for the help of the Lord against the mighty demon of drink?" Paul instantly an- swered, "1 will come first " and Chris- tina said,. " I and my sons will follow Nine children, and more than two - score grandchildren, have Paul and. Christina held in their arirks, but every one of them is stowed from its birth, like the children 9f Rechab, to "touch no wine, and to mingle no strong drink." Thus there is no life -waste in the Great Worker's bands; but through a true repentance 1cometh faith, then knowledge, virtue, temperance, patience and that Love which hopeth all things and never faileth, -4' The errors of thy creatures praise thee, Lord Not they who err are damned, but who, being wrong, In obdurate persisteney to err Refuse all bettering. Hope lives for all who flounder boldly on Through quagga, bogs,' till firmer footing found Gives glorious prospect." —Professor Blackie. THE END. .1 Table Manners. Good table manners are founded on habits of punctuality, neatness, and order, united with that politeness which spring readily from a kind heart. Everything at the table should be done moderately. Do not be impatient to be served, or feel, while eating, that you must hurry and get throsgh so that you can rush off to something else. This is bad enough when it is necessary; it is almost inex- cusable when it is not, Avoid all unusual noise when eating. Never fill the mouth very full nor talk with the mouth full. Never leae the table with food in the mouth. Never sit a foot off from the table, nor jammeci up close against it. Never soil the tablecloth if it is possi- ble to avoid it. Don't be greedy, and don't try to eat all the good things you can, and don't carry off anything in your pocket to eat afterwards. Don't speak of it if you see any .one else greedy. It is never polite to ap- pear to notice faults of others in com- pany. • Do not encourage a dog or cat to play with you at the table. Do not cut your bread—break it. Never express a choice for any par- ticular part of a dish, unless requested to do so. When asked what part of a chicken you will have, save other people the trouble of choosing for you; and say what you will have, making some choice, though ''-really net particular, as you might say. Never hold bones in your fingers while you eat from them. Cut the meat with a knife, and do not make an effort to clean your plate or the bone you have been eating- from too clean. Do not attract attention to yourself by calling loudly for -anything, or by any boisterous conduct. We have seen chil- dren who made their wants known by giving two or three loud knocks on the table with the handles of their knives, calling at the same time, water! butter ! potatoes! milk! or whatever else they happened to want at the time. We have seen others sit at the table, and while carving was being done, rub their fingers on the edge of the plate in front of them and feel around the in- side of the tumbler also, so that when a plate with food upon it was exchanged for theirs the person receiving. it felt unpleasantly. Don't be like such children Never handle dishes unnecessarily at the table, or play with your spoon, knife, or fork. "A man is -known by his company, and his company by his manners." Do not pare an apple, peach, or pear for another at the table without holding it with a forke-. - Young California Widows. The number of youthful widows who grace the promenades is a subject of surprise to the stranger in the city. No "statistician has ever Compiled figures bearing upon this question of the. early bereavement of .California ladies. But that there is a surprising ;frequency of blooming young women clad _in _ weeds of woe, is apparent to every observer, The -same remark doesnot apply to the cemeteries. The .Widows who, bearing watering pots and, wreaths of imnfor- telles, traverse the tnelancholy 'highways of the city of the dead,_ are for 'the -most_ part middle-aged women. 1 Occasionally a young mourner is seen in the group, but only occasionally. The great ma- jority of young relicts appear in the trappings of.gfief. upOn the streets. The fascination this class of females have for the other sex is incomprehensible, but there carr be no doubt of its exist: 'ence. Men who41- rarely_ turn to look after a pretty maid or matron will al- most dislocate theirneck in peering along the wake of a sable clad widow. They are a dangerous class of persons because , the history of humanity shows that the woman who buried; a husband while she is yet between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five will uSually plant another to keep him -company before settling down to final matriniony.or final widow- hood. Maidens have .a poor chance in the race. withavidows. To use a sport- ing phrase, in nine cases out of ten the widows give them odds and beat them out: aLeamwidows are an excep- tion in this State, and plumpness the rule. In theeast a California widow is the terror of society, because, added to the attractions of widowhood, is the glamor of mines and bonanzas. So the fair maidens of that chilly clime have to take a ba,ck seat when any of our cape - shrouded ladies cross the continent. They are never too old to marry, ,and their choice lies almost invariably among •the very young. There are not a few gentlemen in this tOwn to -day who wear fine clothes and tread lightly on the cobbles, who would -be poring over the ledger or packing the California codes about the courts for the use- of their lawyer masters, but fbr this trait in the constitution of our widows.—San Fran- cisco Wasp. —Mr. George Honey, of Mitchell, passed in the first year's course at the Cobourg University examination held last week. REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. 11886. GREAT BARGAIN.— Will be sold cheap 11.. 140 Ames of good land, heavily timbered, chiefly maple, some Hemlock and Cedar, never falling stream through it. Three miles from Allanford station, township of Amabel, County of Bruce. Apply to bo X QM, Stratford, or Ex. rosrroa Office. 893-tf 150 _ ACRE FARM, FOR SALE.—For sale Lot 19, and half of 18, inthe let Con - Cession of Turnberry, about two miles from Wingham, and one and one-half miles from Blue - ale. Ninety acres under cultivation, well fenced and drained, with good buildings and other conveniences, will be gold cheap. Apply to ALEX. ROSS, Bluevale I'. 0. 924tf ARM FOR SALE.—For So,le.•Lot 37, Conces• sion 4. East Wawanosh, County of Huron, eontaining 200 acres, about 140 acres cleared. This property will be sold this summer in order to close the affairs of the estate of the late JAS. W.AULD. For particulars apply to the Executors' GEORGE HOWATT, Westfield P. 0., or to BOBT. B. CURRIE, Wingharii P. 0. 943 FARM FOR SALE.—The estate of the late John LIIIVFOn, 68 acres df good land, on the north side of Lot 4, Maitland block, Base Lino, Hullett. There are on the premises, good frame house and barn, about 3 acres of orchard, well - Watered. It is situated 1 mile from Manchester, 9 miles from Clinton and 7 miles from Blyth. Apply to JOHN KNOX, JOHN SPRUNG, Exec- utors, Auburn. 963-8 • A. GOOD FARM FOR SALE.—For' sale, Lot 18, Concession 6, nancontaining 100 acres, of which about 60 are cleared, fenced. and under - drained and partly free 'from stumps, the bal- ance is hardwood bush. There aro good build- ' ings and small orchard and plenty of good water This is a good farm and will be sold on 'reason- able terms. For particulars ‘apply to JOHN GORBY, on the premises, or Hensel' P. 0. 952 FARM FOR Sale.—For sale in the township of Hibbert, 160 acres being lots 29, and the west half of 28, in the 8th concession, it is free from stumps and in a high state of cultivation, with a log house and good ohthuildings.. There is an everlasting spring creek running through the farm. It will be sold together or separately on easy terms. For further:particulars address the proprietor on the premises or to Seaforth Postoffice. WM. EBERHART, Proprietor. '953-tf FARM FOR SALE.—The ubseriber offers for sale his splendid farm of 100 acres, being Lot 44, Concession 2, Ttickersmith. Good new story and half frame houde, 2 acres splendid orchard, good buildings, 35 acres free from stumps, 15 acres in fall wheat. The whole under good - cultivation, and well underdrained, live spring on the farm and ha,s, good wells. Close to churches and schools. 'three and one-half miles from the town of Clint ' 5 from Seaforth: lre Will be sold on reasonable cringe HUGH Mc - DONALD, on the premises, r Clinton P. 0. 1 930tf ]F ARMS FOR SALE.—hat • valnable farm being North half of Lot 29, Concession 6, Morris, on which there is a good frame barn and ontbuildings, fratne house, good bearing orchard, good wells, &c. Also that triable farm being. 8outh half of Lot 28, Cone ssion 6, Morris, on which there is a good new frilune house and good frame barn. Both of those limns are adjoining the village of Brussels, and dee in every respect first-class farms. Terms easy', and which will be made known on application to E. E. WADE, or PETER tHOMSON, Brusseldi P. 0. 963 • "LIARM IN MORRIS FOR SALE.—A very valu- 12 able farm for Sale, being smith half of Lot 6, Concession 3, Morris, coetaining 100 acres; there are about 80 acres cleared and free from stumps. The soil is a fine Clay loam and well fenced and watered. There is a good bank barn with stables underneath and i good frame house, the buildings are nearly new, and there is a first- class orchard. There is a godd bush with plenty of rail timber. The farm is one mile from school, five miles from Wingham, and two and a half from Belgrave station. Good gravel roads lead- ing from the place. The Penn will beSold • cheap. Apply on the premises or Belgrave.P.O., WM. HANNAH, 957. • FARM IN HULLETT FOR SALE.—For sale, Lot 6, Concession 14, Hullett, containing 168 acres about 100 acres cleared, free from stumps, underdrained, well &need and in a high state -of cultivation. The balance is well timber- ed with hardwood, cedar and black ash. There is a good stone house and good frame outbuild- ings. There is a splendid Orchard, and abun- dance of living water. It is, within four rniles of- the flourishing village df Blyth, and good gravel roads leading to all the surrounding towns. It is convenient to schools, churches, Postoffice'&c, also Lot 7, on the same Conces- sion, containing 157 acres. The two farms will be sold together or separately on terms to suit purchasers. GEO. WATT, Harlock. 941 FARM FOR SALE.—For sele, Lot 25, Conces- sion 5,McKillop, containing 100 acres, near- ly all cleared; well fenced and underdrained, and in a first-class state of cultNation. - There is a stone house, bank barn and other necessary buildings all in first-class cbndition. Also an orchard of bearing trees, and the river Maitland 1 runs through a corner of the farm but there is no waste land. It is a first-class farm either for stock or grain, and is within two miles of the town of Seaforth on the northern gravel road; Apply on the premises or to Seaforth P. 0. HUGH J. GRIEVE. 911-tf FOR SALE.—For sale in the thriving village of Hensel' at a great bargain, that valuable property- situated on the -west side of Brooke street, consisting of a good new frame dwelling 18x26 feet, and well finished throughout, with good well and stable on- the premises. Reason for selling is that the undersigned intends leaving the village about the end of the year. Possession cell be given at any bine within a; weeks notice. Terms of Sale.—Very liberal. For full parties - Mrs apply to D. MOWBRAY, 31.180/1 and Con- tractor, Heneall P. O. • 905 • FARM IN MORRIS FOR SALE.—For Sale, North -half Lot 22, Concession 7, Morris, containing 100 acres, about 70 of which are clear- ed, and partly cleared from stumps, well fenced and in a good state of cultivation. The wood lend contains considerable cedar. There is a good hurtle house and bank baro- with stabling underneath and other necessary outbuildings, a good orchard and plenty of spring water. It is. within three•quarters of a mile from school, and only .three miles from the flouriehing village of Brussels. This farm will be sold cheap. Apply on the premises -or Brussels P. 0. 920tf SIMON FORSYTHE, Proprietor. ------------ OOD FARM FOR S.A.LB.--For sale, Lot 1, Concession 8, Tuckersmith, containing 100 acres, about 80 of which are cleared, free from stumps; underdrained, in a high state of cultiva- tion and well fenced. There is a comfortable log h,ouse and a large bank barn with stabling underneath. Also a young Orchard and good well. The land is all dry and, of the best quality. It is conveniently Situated to Seaforth and Kippen stations, with good gavel roads leading to each place. For further iiarticulars address the Proprietor, Egmondville ,P. 0.'or apply at the Egmondville mills. JAMES KYLE,: Pro- prietor. 904-tf OOD FARM FOR SALE. -I -In order to close k_T the affairs of the estate of the late W. G. Hingston, the executors offer the following vary valuable lands for sale. First—North half of Lot 30, Concession 5, township of Morris, con- teinine- 90 acres. On this lot .is erected a good frame barn with stone foundation, good orchard, well and pump. Nearly all hleared, and is on the gravel road closely adjoiding the village of Brussels. This farm is a valuable one, is well fenced and in a good state of cultivation. For prices and terms apply t4 Trios. KELLY, Brus- sels P. 0., HENRY JENNINGS, V ctoria Square P.O., or James SMITII, Maple Lodge P. 0., Middlesex County.' 868 SPLENDID 200 ACRE FARM FOR SALE IN TIIE TOWNSHIP OF GAEY.—Sealed offers addressed to the undersignal, will be received up to July lst, A. D. 1886, for the purchase of that first:class farm, being composed of Lots 11 and 12 in the 16th Concession: of the township of Grey, County of Huron, comprising 200 acres, of which about 115 acres are cieared and in a good state of cultivation, thebalan0 being well tim. bered. There is on the premises a good frame barn 60x50 feet and a hewed lbg clapboard house and outbuildings Fences are in good repair. A fine orchard of young trees just corning into bearing. A good -well and a dever failing spring creek. Although this is a mdst desirable prop- erty, intending purchasers cart view the property and obtain any further inforniation with regard to it on application to the tenant on the premises. Possession wIl be given on Petober 16th, 1886. The highest or 'any offer not necessarily accept- ed. Address offers to ROBERT THOMPSON, Roseville P. 0., Ont. Roseville, Ont., November 0, 1885. 1 937 -ti CENTRAL GROCERY. 1886. SIOMI) DIDP.A.1RITNEMNIT. Field, Garden and Flower Seeds. Red Clover, Alsike Clover, White Clover, Timethy, Orchard Grass, Red Top, 'Kentucky 13lue and Rye Grass, White Champion, White Egyptian and McAllister Oats; Two -Rowed, Six -Rowed And Black Barley. Orders left with us for anything special in Flower Seeds, Bedding Plants or Shrubs, from the old reliable house of J. Vick, Rochester, will receive our prompt attention, and it will be a saving in money to our customers to order through us. Highest piice paid for good clean Clover and Timothy Seed. GROCERY DEPARTMENT. Our stock in this department will be found to be always fully assorted with the hest quality of goodeto be had in the market. Our aim is to always keep the best goods that can be had, and Sell at the lowest possible profit. We would suggest to our customers the advisability of securing bargains in Teas before the prices advance. Special prices to parties purchasing in large lots. Highest price paid for Butter, Eggs, Potatoes, Oats, etc. CROCKERY 13C. GLASSWARE DEPARTMENT. Our assortment in this department is large and varied, and requires to be seen, as it is impos- sible to enumerate. We hold large stocks in Dinner Sets, Breakfast Sets, Tea Sets and Chamber Sets. Also an immense assortment in Glassware. Inspection of our several departments is re- spectfully solicited. - LAIDLAW & FAIRLEY, SEAFORTH. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. CHARLES WORTH & BROWNELL, WHOLESALE & RETAIL GROCERS, One Door North of Seaforth Post Office. Owing to our large and increasing trade, we found our late premises far too small, and were compelled through the pressure of business to move • to a much larger store. We are more than thankful for the past liberal patronage, and trust by fair and honest dealing to still increase our business. Teas jobbed by the Caddie and half Chest, at wholesale prices. New Crop Teas in store and arriving, consisting of Young Hyson, Gunpowder, Japans and Blacks. New Season Fruits in abundance, 100 boxes Mprrand's New Valentia Raisins, London Layers, Black Basket, New Currants, Figs, and SA usual a large stock of Sugars, Syrup and Molasses. Fine Coffees Green, Roasted and Ground. Pure S ' Spices in full variety. A full stock of Canned Fruits and Vegetables, Salt Water Fish, Whitefish and Trout. Full Line of General Groceries, second to none in the market. A new and complete stock of Crockery and Glassware just to hand and will be opened out this week N. B.—Farmers will please remember the job Teas and General Groceries at wholesale prices in quantities. OHARLESWORTH & BROWNELL. ONE DOOR NORTH OF SEAFORTH POST OFFICE. NEW GOODS M ail==i111•••••••MO W STYLES ! FOR SPRING AND SUMMER, AT CAMPBELL & B 1GHT'S, S_A_P'01=?J'111--1_ They have. just opened up a ,complete assortment of New Choice Suitings at their Establishment in Seaforth, where Gents' can procure a complete Outfit from the crown of the head to the sole of the foot. Call and see our new Suitings nothing like them in town. We have gone to considerable pains to procure choice Pantings, and our customers will find the very. thing desirable. Come and see our new Hats they beat everything. A full Stock of White and Fancy Shirts, also Underwear, Gloves, &c., &c. CAMPBELL &, BRIGHT. Announcement Extraordinary The Bankrupt 'Stock running off for the past two ,months still further replen- ished with new and seasonable goods at prices unapproachable in the regular course of businessz and will be continued till all is cleared out, so those in want of genuine bargains cannot possibly invest their money to better advantage. Therefore, we would -kindly ask the favor of a call, and be convinced that this is a GENUINE CLEARING SALE, as the goods must be sold to allow of extrasiVe alterations in the premises. JOSEPH KIDD & SON, SUCCESSORS TO THOMAS KIDD & SON. P. S.—TWENTY-FIVE HALF CHESTS FIRST- CLASS NEW FRESH TEA TO BE SOLD AT HALF PRICE. OXETER MILLS, Al txander L. Gibson Begs announce te the public that he has %in. menced to operate the WR XETER WOOLLEN FACTORY, And that he will be prepared to give gees aai in FULL CLOTHS, TWEEDS, UNION TWEEDS, FLANNELS, PLAIDINGS, WINCEYS, And Varieties in STOCKING YARNs, Custom Carding, Spinnin; and Pulling Promptly Attended to, haPverthieesirtrIVOLaLdSisHta0nMeeEwWillITasHiafiliasEMP°88, asidblarei he ha e put the Mill into Good Working Order and employs none but Efficient Workmen, 411 Work is Warranted. REMEMBER THE WROXETER ALEX. L. GIBSON, Proprietor. $15 00 WILL. BUY YOU. AN A merican Solid Silver WATCH, P rvis & Milks' J WELLERY STORE, OPPOSITE THE Commercial Hotel. REPAIRING NEATLY DONE. Agents for the Light Running New Homr Sewing Machine. For c. Wall Paper, indow Shades, Carpet Felt, Building Papers, ikc., —GO TO— W. PAPST, SEAFORTH. The largest variety and the lowest prices in the County. \Aso Baby Carriages :from $3 Pa st's Bookstore. -Sa e 20 Per Cent. pat 1836— SEMI -CENTENNIAL -18a YEAR, OF THE Gor Con HON. ADA? R. S. District Fire Ins. Co,, ucted both on Cash and Mutual Plans, JAMES YOUNG, M. P. P., - President WARNOCK, Esq., - Vice -President. TRONG, Esq., - Managing Directors k. 11-1M G -013Z Enters upon its FIFTIETH YEAR much stronger and iore prosperous than at any previous period, having 8218,896 of Assets and practically NO LIABILITY, except a re -insurance reserve -of $3q,00o. There are 820,000 deposited with the Ontario Government, and over 800,000 held in mortgages, debentexes and cash, inunediatele available to meet losses. Muteal policy holders in the Gore save 20 per cent. with undoubted security. For further par. ticularti apply to the HEAD OFFICE, GALT, Or to JAMES WATSON Agent for Seaforth and vieinity. 961 • B —OF -- ROYAL MAIL STEAMSHIPS. A. STRONG, Seaforth, Agent. GREAT REDUCTION IN PASSAGE RATES. Cabhij rates from Halifax to Liverpool and fame dbnderry, 850, 863, and 873, according to position of stateroom. Children under 12 years, half fare; under 1, free. Servants in Cabin, 850. Inter- media , 835; Steerage, 813. From Liverpool or Londoi derry to Hali-fax: Cabin, $63, 878.75 and 804.60; Intermediate, $35; Steerage, 81-3- Re' turn Tickets from Halifax to Londonderry or Liverpool and back to Halifax: Cabin, 8100i $126 and 8143; Intermediate, 870; Steerage, $26. Money Loaned and Real Estate Bought and Sold as UsuaL INSURANCE. 'I represent several of the best Inetarance G00. panies in the world. ZirOffice—Market Street, Seaforth. 862 STRONG SuNE 4, 1886. Oor Wee Joh= • By JOHN IMRIE, TORONT'I Webas bad a Itappy time, Since hams darn Johmnie snn a face like angel sweet, Stealini zor kisses rteat, Cree roun OT1 hauns an' fe Was oor wee Johnnie : T.angest day maun bac its e. Alas piiir Johnnie; Death eam an sae grin). an 4 -wild, Chard the lammie in the milli& I Taco the young and left the au.I Fuir deid wee Johnnie. Taen awa' in life'sspring-tim,f, Oor wee Johnnie, 3fither's heart in an.ruish Faither grudges saiPhis yet to God baith reconeird, • Wen gang to Johnnie Onee the light o' oor Oor ain wee Johnnie; Noo the light is taen awn:, Darkness seems to cover a', Nane can comfort us ava Bit oor wee Johnnie Iceath the sougha willow tre4- Lies oor wee Johnnie; Just beneath a hillock green, Whaur the daises may be seep, Wi' the buttercups between, Sleeps oor wee Johnnie.. Oft we shed the bitter tear For oor wee Johnnie; Then look wi' faith abune, Whaur nae sorrow ereepeth in, There, secure frac death an' sin, Bides oor -,,,yee Johnnie 'Lines written on seeing the above 41 t,ombstone over a little grave in No ant cemetery, Toronto, • the two lords of creation grav ile tr little fresh air. After passing 43 callednlbetd°r, eahofeoemlae- invri liedbidielVnnr' thegtai °tor ahseg.iilit reviewing -." t e aP°hINsheshrer°Telrtr. was44 3et hhrfN%awirtORa°1 tet Mr. Nleolrewrae' ensb. Fri rtt ,to steal -$13,000,000, only to she nistaaeeld.er sister only 18. ea' up when the scenery begins. face. Get him to shave off h to cure a tickling sensation a deed, she was," replied Bobby. man of 27,whert he came back ai fisebeaeegtat.intoto gkeitcko ,uatn da ondaihvoeil/ rtehq.eu " was your sister pleased that 1 had called upon her ?" fellow in a party of ex -soldier ree and file castings in Sinn Sing iri—vinAgyboueonagolleadarawrm•heodw‘avehen stories. " No, I believe not: swered promptly, you see I ing," replied the editor: "the said a visitor to the literain disappeared below the dock le couf NtViTeselh,leinfgotollonwisingwaouretchdyote0iof iliSeeneeS r asked a -citizen en_e_nt i ye oaunnhoanvneepedie.nty of rmdil he thought he knew; but Pat th wanted'to do so,now undoubted be my time." "How so ?" pointing to a, pile of books on Street -of Glasgow, met a persc te them called out to his wife, '1 nea.---.1eCnaliC; you give us some he_enTa, Paroriyeodusiexvmerognatsbq'e as they sat down together„her 1. in Ids. He replied, "No ; I hold a beautiful hand." Thi torial desk. Those are not I This question has a heft; mor wards the steward's cabin, ans: jist stand where ye are, and gi mistake,. "1 beg your' pardon,' the Sabbath. A geologist, whi atlISUCalldnetyresdliPtPhleYeonfrapgreodvissirsip.p; illustration of the Scotch wester country, and having his pocket to assert tfhlialt tony I Give 'ern three herring et led osei—t kdg‘ cance for the young man of the it was me, but by St. Patrick i .spouses made up their minds the rock by the way -side for old Scotch woman. "What doing there, man?" "Don't bordering on mutiny, in conse to eat ? Confound their insati, ner, Joe! give 'em three herries served: It was proposed to pr their being compelled to -subsis farm in the neighboOrhood oi "I thought it was you, and yot with him, took it out, and was the quick eye and ready tong by his cook, who informed hin crew were in a state of dissa ation. His proceedings aid mair than that; y.are brea his parsimony, was one day WA' I'm breaking a stone." 4 4 Y's nn A nervous glid wants to le en" I say, Bobby," svhispered —An Irishman, going down —The following. anecdote ie —Two knights of the shuttle —The ca,ptalia of a schooner, "Timeworks wonders." sais Gaieties. setohnenyardet,thgec fefiox4rieralfa:tlais,zoytoin: on0,; a.edw, to t to whdwthhhiei 11-h-euthereforecp ooans t assented g aa1.0 such a bargain, as the seller ws the purchase was completed, id' vh, alevi daeaoin zdy u,hfloemo or oce,etaldani enrbdt oyr e:peplib awe ba talk to: you uo of cheap r tpph please ast the late owner, a Colorado Mines. Much sentiment is written chivalry, the nobility, the ts manliness, and amazing goc Western miners. The Spent& very intimate acquaintance wal do miners. He has been th Leadville and Gunnison 4 4 boor - has spent days, weeks, and no only miners forcompanionshe ._ bas found them as other blunan ; neither better nor w other men of the same degree gence. He found. many grand IOW s among them, and an erns diereputable scamps, who never glorify as 4 4 honest " noble pioneers," and mnil .whoise ragged garments there tender, true, and noble hearts. fisb:imucoefweainhilet;t7itieiPoils,faunnIol doubt,ojfu.P°aa and the lady who wrote thi ago, and spent one winter, sr