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THE HURON EXPOSITOR. _
- Liislang questions of the Cuckoo.
'A curious legend regarding the
cuckoo is found among the Dafies,
‘which, with some modifications, is like-
wise current in . many parts of Ger-
many, in England and the north of
Europe. ,When in early springtime the
voice of the cuckoo is first heard in
the woods, every village girl kisses her
hand and asks the question, "Cuckoo,
cuckoo, when shall I be married?" and
the old folks inquire, "Cuckoo, cuckoo,
evhen shall I be released from thie
svorld'S earesr The bird in answer
continuts singing "Cuckoo" as many,
Itimes as years will elapse before the
Oh,leet of their i. desire§ will come to
paw.
But as some old people live to an ad -
t yauced age and many girls marry late
! in life the poor bird has so much to
do in. answering the questions put to
her that the building season goes by;
she has no time to make here:Lest, but
says her eggs in that of the hedge
sparrow.
Why a Boiled Lobster Is Red,.
In all crustaceans, as, indeed, in al-
most everything iu nature, there is a
certain per cent of iron. Upon boiling
the lobster is oxidized. The effect is
largely due also to the percentage of
muriatie acid which exists naturally te
the shell. The chemical change which
takes place here is almost similar to
that which occurs iu the burning of a
brick. In, boiling a lobster its coat
peases to be a living substance, and to a
certain extent it takes a new charac-
ter.
It is as a brick would be after burn-
ing. This effect can also be produced
by the sun, but necessarily not so rap-
id, as the heat of thet luminary, al-
though more intense, is not concentrat-
ed sufficiently to produce the result.
The sun also exercises a bleaching in-
fiuence which consumes the oxide al-
raost as fast as it is formed, leaving
the shell white or nearly pure lime.
A Ring's Trick.
King Gustavus III. of Sweden had
been frequently invited to the little
court of Schwerin. In 1783 he paid a
visit to Germany, and as soon as the
Duchess of Mecklenburg heard of his
approach she prepared fetes in his
honor. But Gustavus, who disdained
the petty courts of the small rulers,
sent two of his attendants -a page
named Peyron and Desvouges, a valet
who had formerly been an actor -to
he entertained by the duchess. The
two personated the king and his min-
ister, Baron Sparre, and sustained the
characters throughout. They accepted
as their clue all the homage meant for
their master, danced with the Mecklen-
burg- ladies who were presented to
them, - and Peyron went so far as to
ask one of the ladies for her portrait.
Meantime Gustavus was enjoying him-
self elsewhere in secret.
Tea In Paraguay.
:When the natives of Paraguay drink
;ea they do not pour it from a teapot
Into a cup, but fill a goblet made out of
a pumpkin or gourd and then suck up
the hcit liquid through a long reed.
Moreover, the tea which they use is al-
together different from that which
comes from China, being made out of
dried and roasted leaves of a palmlike
plant Which grows in .Paraguay and
southern Brazil. The natives say that
this tea is an excellent remedy for fe-
ver and rheunaatisna, and chemical
tests which have been made by Ger-
man physicians seem to show that there
48 good ground. for this statement. Cer-
tain it is that ted is widely used
ihroughout Paraguay in cases of ill-
ness and that, so far as has been ob-
served, the effects produced by it are
• highly beneficial
Huxley ou the Bishops.
Among the "Essays of John Fiske"
are some delightful reminiscences of
Huxley, at whose house Mr. Fiske was
a frequent visitor during his stay in
_London. Here is oiae of these charm-
ing and illuminative stories:
'In an examination on anatomy a
very callow lad got the valves ofthe
heart wrong, putting the mitral on the
right tide, but Huxley took compassiox
on him with the remark: 'Poor little
beggar! I never got them correctly
Myself until I reflected that a bishop
Was never in the right!'"
The Word “Belfry."
The word "belfry" had originally no
connection with "bell," an idea which
is now intimately ass&iated with the
term. The first meaning given is
"watchtower," from the middle Eng-
lish "berfry," a watchtower. The first
part of this word is connected with
"borough," the second with "free." AS
the practice grew of hanging "bells"
in such towers people reminded them-
selves of the fact by changing the word
"berfry" into the modern "belfry."
Heartsease.
He -I understand you have been at-
tenthng an ambulance class. Can you
tell me what is the best thing to do
for a broken heart?
She -Oh, yes. Bind up the broken
portion with a gold band, bathe with
orange blossom water and apply plenty,
of raw rice.
A Common Occurrence.
Ur. Hones -Did you read about a wci-
man who married one man thinklilg,his
was another ?
Mrs. Hones -Don't get excited over
that. Lots of women do the same thing
every day in the week.
Considerate Employers.
Belie -Why, Cholly doesn't mind thl
trouble. It's a labor of love, isn't it,
Cholly?
Cholly-Yes; and the laborer isn't
even going to ask for shorter hours. -e
Puck.
One of the most interesting moving
pictures is a woman ruuning to catch 1
stree r oar. -Baltimore Kerala.
et
Miller's Grip Powders Cure.
At I. V. Fear's Drug Store, Seaforth,
INTCYTIO-
All those having aaeounts on the books of the late
W M. Lowery, V. S , are hereby requested to call at
the (Am on or befare he firat day of Aug, ust, 1903,
and pay the same to Dr. Fowler, who Is authorized to
collect.
1855 J. II. LOWERY, Administrator.
IMPORT.ANT NOTICES.
nHEAP MONEY.-Pelvate funds to loan at 4i per
oent, on good security. Apply to B. R. HIG-
GINS, Brumfield. 1836.tf
VF.MALE TEACHER WANTED -For School Sec-
tion No, 13, Stanley. Applications received up
to July 24th. Personal application preferred. J. T.
KEYS, Secretary -Treasurer, Varna P. 0. 1856x1
ArrANTED.---Wanted at once, first class moulders,
V, average wages $2,60 to.83,60 per day &mord-
ing to ability, steady work the year around. THE
WESTERN FOUNDRY CO., LIMITED, Wingham,
gated°. 1865-4
-[STRAY STEER.-Canse into the premises of the
J24 undersigned, Lot 6, Concession 11,_Tgoker-
amith, about the middle of April, a yearling steer.
The owner can have the same by proving property
and paying charges. WM. HOGGARTH, Chisel -
hunt P. 0, 1855x8
MEAGHER WANTED. -For the Constance school,
1 Hullett, a male teacher, first or second class
certificate. Duties to eommence after summer holi-
days, Applicatialie with testimonials and stating
salary will be received until Saturday, July 26th, ad-
dressed to JOHN BRITTON, COnstanoe P. 0.
1855x8
NOTICE TO PIG BREEDERS. -The undersigned
will keep for service on Lot 32, Conceasion 9,
McKillop, the thoroughbred English Berkshire\ hoar,
Lord Clieton, Terms 81 at the time of service with
the privilege of returning if neceeeary. JAMES A.
SMITH. 1815-tt
'LIAM& TO RENT. -A good 100 'ere farm in Stan
_U ley to rent for a term of years. Within two
miles of Brooelleld station. Good buildings and
about 70 acres cleared, well fenced and In a Rood
state of culkivation. A good orchard and plenty of
water. Apply to W. SCOTT, Brumfield. 1836-tf
MEACHER WANTED. -For School Seotion No. 7,
Tuokeraraith, a female teacher, holding a 2nd
°lass certificate. Duties to commence after summer
holidays. Applicants please state salary and furnish
testisioniale. Applications will be received until
July 13th and must be addressed to HUGH J.
GRIEVE, Secretary, Seaforth P. 0. 1864-3
l'OR SALE.
HOUSE TO RENT. -Mrs. James Sleeth's comfor-
table dwelling situate on Ord street, Seaforth.
las mime in good condition and will be rented reason-
ably. Apply to JAS. WATSON, Agent, Seaforth.
1846-tf
HOTEL FOB; SALE. -The only liceneed hotel be-
tween Seaforth and Brussels. In good repair.
Terms reasdnable. Apply to W. BLASHILL, Wal-
ton, or to J. RANKIN, Seaforth. 1845 -ti
FOR SALE. -Second hand 8 horn power engine
in good repair with nearly new set Pickering
governors and balance wheel. Price $40. Also
smoke stack used five years about 36 feet long,_12
inchos inaide diameter, with guy wires. Price $10
L. MoDONALD, Walton. 1849-tf
-3ra.nd Trunk Railway
System,
Railway Time Table.
Trains leave Seaforth as follows :
9.20 a. m.
12.40 p. m.
6.15 p. m.
10.18 p. m.
7.53 a. m.
3.37 p. m.
4.40 p. m.
For Clinton, Goderich Wingham and
Kincardine.
For Clinton and Goderich.
For Clinton, Wingham and Kincar-
dine.
For Clinton and Goderioh.
For Stratford, Guelph, Toronto,
°Allis, North Bay and points west;
Belleville and Peterboro and points
east.
For Stratford, Guelph, Toronto, Mon.
treat and points east.
For Stratford, Guelph and Toronto.
Palmerston and Kincardine.
pOIPass.NG NORTH.
1
Palmerston1.30 p.m.
Ethel.- .8.07
Brussels.. 8.17
Bluevele8.27
Wingham.. 8.38
Pass.
Gomel Sorra.
Wingham.. 6 53 a.m
Muevale 7.92
Brussels_ .. 7.18
.... ......... 7.28
Palmerston 8,20
Mixed. Mixed
12.20 p.m 8.46 arc
1.07 9.40
1.10 10.00
1.80 10.20
1.36 10.30
Mixed. Pass.
9 a.m.
9.17
10.00 -
10.15
11.30
3.05 p.m
8.13
826
3.36
4.20
London, Enron and Bruce.
1H1G NORTH --
London, depart...
Centralia_
Exeter_ --- - -
Randall- -
Kippen
Brimefield-
Olinton
Londeehoro - - -
Blyth- - _ -
Belgrave-. - -
Wingham arrive ...._
30ING SMITH-
Wingham, depart.. -
Belgrave... -
Blyth....... • .... • - • • • •
Londesboro... ..... -
Clinton_ -
Brnoefield ..... _
Rippen
Ilensall_ - .. -
Exeter.. - -
Centralia.. -
London, (arrive)_
• •
Passenger.
8.15 a.m. 4.60 ram
9.18 5.55
9.30 6.07
9.44 6.18
9.50 626
9.58 6.38
10.16 6.65
10.30 7.12
10.38 7.20
10.60 7.88
11.00 7.65
Passenger.
6.50 a.m. 3.10 P. s
7.01 8.28
7.22
7.47
8.06
8.16
• 8.45
4.15
4.40
4.60
8.22 4.66
8.36 6.10
8.46 5.20
9.46 a. L 6.20
You Are Losing
Money.
Without a MELOTTE
Cream Separator.
100,000 in daily use. The
only Separator buillawith a
beautifully enameled' bowl
casing, more durable than
tinware. 13 different sizes.
A great many other kinds
of Separators are taken ont
and Melottes put in plaee
of them. A few points of
excellence in this Separator
not found in any other kind
sa. lsa-- are tank lower down, heav.
,er tinware, turns easier, skims cleaner, bowl hair
plumb, setf balancing, has a break for stopping it,
gearing all enclosed, hae a cone -bearing which ad-
justs 'teen to the wear, alluminurn disc, will not rust,
the handle easily taken off and put on, all wearing
points of casehardened iteel. I also handle farm Im-
plements and machinery including Nexon, Wilkiis-
son, Tolton, and White Engines, Separators, and
Windmills. All good° at A. Campbell'a Waxer:lams,
Seaforth. DUNCAN McCALLUM. 18414f
Wasnsos, March 18th, 1903. Thia it to certify that
the No. 1 Melotte Cream Separator I bought from
your agent, Duncan McCallum, gives good satisfac-
tion in every respect. Easily turned, 'easily cleaned,
and a clean skimmer. Have run it over two years,
and see no aparent wear on 11 yet; and in my opin-
ion, the profits from its use with 10 cows would pay
for it in one season.MadiABL ROWLAND, Walton,Ont.
SHAFORall, Marel 179h, 1903. To whom it
may concern: Having purchased a Melotte Cream
Separator one year ago from Mr. D. McCallum, I
take pleasure in recommending it to be a good ma-
chine. It Is easy operated, and I think it can oom-
pete with any machine on the market to -day. Yours
truly, JOHN HAY, Seafortia, Ont. -
LRADDITRY, February 10th, 1902. Dear Sirta-I am
well satisfied with the Melotte that I bought. I
think it would pay for itself in a short time with 10
cows, and the skim milk is good for the calves. It is
perfectly safe, and I cannot epeak too highly in its
praise. Yours truly, WM. HACKWISLL.
Leenetrav, February 5th, 1902. Dear Sire, -This
is to certify that the size 2, Melotta Cream Separ-
ator,. which I purchased from your agent, 3. D. Wal -
}setae entirely satisfactory in every respeot. We
find that we can make far more butter than in any
other way, and am quite satisfied that with 8 cows
the Separator would pay for itself in about 6 months.
The skim milk is excellent for the calves. It is a
very easy running machine, and perfectly safe. I
think it the beat'Oream Separator on the market.
/ ours truly, S. McPherson.
he McKillop Mutual Fire
Insurance Company.
FARM AND ISOLATED TOWN
PROPERTY ONLY INSURED
J. B. McLean, President, Kippen P. 0. • Thomas
rinser, viee-president, Brumfield P. 0.; Thomas B.
'lays, fleoraresa., Seaforth P. 0..
DIRSOr011.
William Chesney *Worth ; John G. Grieve, Win.
lorop ; George Dale, Seaforth; John Benneweis,
Dublin; James Evans, Beechwood; John Watt,
//fetlock ; Thomas Fraser, itruoefield ; John B. Mo
• Les, Rippe° ; James Connolly, Clinton.
AGM'''. •
liobt. Smith. Harlook ; E. Hinohley, Seaforth ;
Jamee Cumming! Egmondv ie ; 3. W. Yet), Holmes
ville 2.0.; George Murdie and John C. MOrriaon
audition
Pink* deidrons 110 effect Instuanoes ov ifelai
r011 Ohsboldness will be promptly attended to =
'plait:tat:4P to any of the shove omen% addressed
aeb respective vest Wets.
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season/1M
Burning the Den.d.
Crenration has been practiced by most
of the nations of the earth from the
earliest ages, and, althoughin pngau
countries it may have taken the form
of fire worshiping there can be no
doubt that its adoption by the ancients
Was for the most part prompted by
other than religious reason. Greeks
ascribe its introduction to Hercules,
who, having sworn to transmit the
body of Argus to his father, thought
this the most convenient way of ful-
filling his promise. According to Ho-
mer, the burning of the dead was a
common practice among the Greeks
long before the Trojan war, but the
earliest record of it is among the Scyth-
iarks, who inhabited the yaet region
known under the name of Tartary.
Slender accounts banded down con-
cerning the manners of some of the an -
dent natives of Hindustan also allude
to the custom. The idea of purification
by fire was in all ages universal, and
with good reason. Some believed that
the body was unclean after the depar-
ture of the soul, and it was therefore
deemed necessary that it should be
purified by fire. Ovid expressed the
general opinion of his time when he
,said that the soul was not completely
separated from the body until the lat-
ter was consumed on the pyre. The
Athenians invariably after a battle
burned the slain.
An Economical Man.
A commercial traveler tells of -a man
who was riding on a train and pretend-
ed to become ill after eating a sand-
wich. The man opened his grip and
took out a hot water bag. "He got a
sympathetic porter," the commercial
man continues, "to fill the water bag
with boiling water and then he opened
up his lunch badket, took out a piece of
fried steak and warmed it up on the
water bag. You talk about your light
housekeeping! Then, after he had
warmed the steak, he cut it all up with
a pair of scissors and fed it to himself
with a pair of sugar tongs, because he
would not take a chance with a fork
going around a_ curve. But his finish
was a limit. After he had eaten the
steak he unscrewed the stopper of the
water bag and poured himself out a
cup of hot coffee. He had the grounds
In the bag all the time."
An Early Day Railroad Wreck.
In the early days of the road there
was a smash up, and all were badly
shaken up. The next morning a burly
farmer limped into the superintend-
ent's office and said, "Mr. Superintend-
ent, I came in to see what you were go-
ing to give me for shaking me up so
yesterday." The superintendent asked
how much he thought he ought to have
for hie -injuries. "Well, I think it worth
50 cents, and I will settle for that."
The superintendent replied that it was
quite a sum, but as the man seemed
honest he would pay him, and he did
so, taking his receipt in full. The su-
perintendent said, "I will be liberal
with you and give you a pass to take
you home." "No, you won't. AS long
as these ipins"-slapping his lege-"last
I won't go on your darn railroad any
more." -
Prevention of Corns.
There are suggestions without num-
ber for the cure of corns. Any reputa-
ble chiropodist and some who are not
reputable can furnish an unfailing
remedy. But there is one sure way to
prevent them. Don't wear the same
pair of shoes two days in succession.
Corns are caused by friction on the
toes, and the most expert bootmarker
cannot make two pairs of shoes which
will rub the feet in the same •place.
The change of shoes gives the feet a
• chance to rest. It is also good for the
shoes, and footwear which is treated
in this fashion will last much longer
than if put to daily use.
The Crocodile.
Pliny said the crocodile's skin "will
abide any injury and not be pierced."
That may have been true in his day,
but it is not true now. The bullet of a
heavy modern rifle will pierce the skin
anywhere unless it strikes in a slant-
ing direction. The crocodile is not as
a rule hard to kill, provided one can
get a good shot at it, but that is just
the trouble. It has not the marvelous
vitality of the shark, which will some-
times struggle furiously for an hour,
although covered with apparently mor-
tal wounds.
Snakes In Winter.
The snake hibernates - that is, it
passes the late autumn and winter sea-
sons in a state of torpor coiled up in
the hollow roots of trees or cavities
protected by bushes. With the return
of warmth it issues forth in pursuit of
prey and to breed. The female lays
from sixteen to twenty eggs in a string
and leaves them to be batched by the
sun or. by the warmth a decomposing
matter:
An Artist to Be Envied.
We know of no one more to be envied
at the time than a well dressed cutter
on a .fashionable promenade walking
bekind a stylish, artistic, right fitting
coat that he cut gloriously and beauti-
fully adorning the back of a well
formed man.
Would Give It Away. -
The Doctor -You have a bad cold,
Mr. Jiggs. I'll give you some pills for
it.
Jiggs-Oh, never mind, doctor. You
ran have it for nothing.
rrss
Flattery.
"The flatterer is all right," said the
office philosopher. "While no one be-
lieves a word he says, every one wants
It is no compliment if a fiend comes
fifty miles to your wedding, but it is a
great tribute if he cornea hve milen to
tour funeral.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
ISSUED AT
THE HURON EXPOSITOR OfFICE,
BEAFORTH, ONTARIO.
NO WITNESSES REQUIRED.
-1-Itueer Legend cif Tailed Men.
When a native Hollander wants to
show his hatred for an Englishman
he simply refers to him as a "steert
rnan"-in other words, "the man with
a tail." The legend says that Thomas
a Becket cursed the Kendall men whe
spitefully cut off the tail of his horse
while he was riding the animal
through the country, and that the en-
tire generation of Kent which followed
wore tails like those of horses. John
Bale, Edward VI.'s bishop of Ossory,
mentions the legend, but gives some
variations as to the cause of the ig-
noble punishment. He says John Cap -
grave and Alexander of Esseby say-
eth that "for castynge fyshe tayles at
St. Augustine Dorsetshyre men had
tayles ever after that."
But Polydorus appltes it to Kentish
men at Stroud, by Rochester, "for cut -
tinge off Thomas Becket' s horse's
tayle." One account says that only
those living in Kent at the time of
the curse were "afflicted with large,
drooping tayles, like brutes; their pos-
terity being not so affected."
Decline of the Essay.
Why do we no longer find in these
magazines the long essays that were
the backbone of the old style period-
icals? Is it because there are pow*.
days no men who like to and are able
t� take their pens in hand and ramble
on and on aimlessly over hill and dale,
with many a leisurely pause and occa-
sional airy flights? Is it because the
editors can find no writers who are
surcharged with views on all sorts of
abstract subjects and could be moved
to impart those views at length to the
readers of magazines? Certainly not.
Almost every man who writes at all
would like to write essays -long es-
says. But the wise editors won't have
them any more, because the people
won't read them and won't even take
magazines that get the reputation of
harboring them. If an editor craves
a small circulation in this day let him
gather the essayists abont him and
freely turn them, loose upon his pages.
-Success.
About magnets.
Magnets are frequently made in the
form of a horseshoe or letter U, but a
horseshoe magnet is really nothing
more than a bar mageet bent. As both
poles will attract iron it is apparently
twice as strong as when in the bar
form. A piece of iron laid across the
poles is attracted by both of them. In
this case the poles act on. Opposite ends
of the iron and do not destroy each
other's effects, for each pole magnetizes
the portion of the iron opposite it. The
iron therefore becomes a strong mag-
net with its north pole touching the
south pole of the horseshoe magnet and
Its south pole touching the north pole.
This is popularly called a "keeper," be-
cause it "keeps," or preserves, the
strength of the magnet, which be-
comes much weaker when the keeper
is left off. -St Nichola.
The Mattress!.
Some one has been hunting up the
history of the mattress. Its beginning
was the collection of rags, husks or
reeds which were bound together and
thrown down anywhere to form a rest-
ing place for the hinds and serfs of the
rich. It is suggested that their names.
of shakedown and makeshift were de-
rived' originally from the Arabic
word "matrah." In the middle ages
feather beds found favor with the
wealthy and the mattress was not used
by them. Inventories of estates owned
by the American colonists show that
mattresses were then worth $200 each,
being made of hair. • In England mat-
tresses of rabbits' fur were once used
and vegetable fibers of various kinds
have served their turn.
False Hair 14 Elizabeth's Time.
Queen Elizabeth had eighty wigs in
her collection, and her cousin, Mary,
queen of'Scots, had "as many as a hun-
dred," and among the incongruous
• presents made her while confined a
prisoner in gloomy Lochleven, previous
to her being beheaded, wigs were nu-
merous. Gentlemen who particularly.
wished to please their lady friends pre-
sented them with wigs of the latest
shade of hair and newest style of
coiffuring. Fancy a gentleman of to-
day presenting his sweetheart the last
idea in back hair!
Bamboo 'Opals.
Bamboo opals are peculiar gems
which are sometimes found in the
stem of the bamboo. This gem is very
rare from the fact that not one in a
thousand bamboo stems contains it.
These vegetable growths are called
tobacur by the Filipinos. Some of
them are so similar -that is, they ex-
hibit so perfectly the characteristics of
the opal -that even experts frequently
fail to distinguish them from the real
gem.
Why lie Applaraded.
"Are you fond of music?" asked a
stranger of the young man at the con-
cert who was applauding vigorously
after a pretty girl had sung a song in
a very painful way.
"Not particularly," replied the young
man frankly, "but I am extremely
fond of the musician."
A Deadly Spirit.
Featherstone -Do • you believe in
ghosts?
Travers -Well, for years I have been
living in a haunted house.
Featherstone -You don't tell met
Who is it haunted by?
Travers -By my tailor.
• The Dictionary Habit.
Friend -What queer language your
husband uses! He pronounces every
word half a dozen different ways.
Wife -Yes, he has half a dozen dif-
ferent dictionaries.
We are inclined to believe in those
.whom we do not know because they
lucre never deceieed u&
1111111•11Minla.
iThe shars Steward.
A steward is nothing more ar less
than a combination waiter and cham-
bermaid. His duties begin an hour be-
fore breakfast, by all rights, inasmuch
as it should take him that time to brush
. up his blue or black uniform, shave,
, make. his hands neat and shine his
shoes. He is supposed to wear a spot-
less and expansive bosom to his shirt,
clean collar and black or white tie. I
do not think I ever saw but two stew-
ards who had shirts; all the others used
a dickey for thesake of economy.
Waiting on the passengers at table,
the care of the _tables, the care of the
silverware and a certain amount of
dishwashing and pantry work make
up the steward's dining room duties.
The other half it work in the state-
rooms, making the beds, straightening
up the rooms and doing the general
work of a chambermaid, as well as giv-
ing a certain amount of attendance to
the occupants of the rooms. .
The pay is very poor, and the princi-
pal dependence of the steward is on the.
tips he receives. They are really the
poorest paid class that go to sea in one
way, and yet I have known men to
make £40 in tips on a six- weeks' voy-
age.
The Horse In Mythology.
The Grecians placed in the sun the
god of their wiVom and intelligence
and gave him a chariot and four fiery,
horses -the chariot to symbolize doe -
trine and the horses intelligences. So
with their god of the sea. Neptune
was drawn in his sea chariot by horses
-the sea to symbolize all scientific
knowledge in general, the chariot to
symbolize doctrine or science and,. the
horses intelligences. They mythologe
ically described the birth of the sciences
by the flying horse Pegasus, whicli
with its hoofs burst open a fountain
out of the hard rock at the monaent of
his rising _from earth to heaven, at
which fountain were seven virgins
who were the seven sciences.
The tying horse symbolizes an intel-
ligence directed heavenward; the hard
rock represents hard matter of fact or
sensual knowledge; the fountain springs
ing therefrom represents pure truth',
where the virgin sciences delight to
dwell.
An Ingenious Suicide.
That was a peculiar case of suicide-.
a self guillotining. The average sui-
cide shoots or cuts or swallows poison
reck1es61y, frequently bletching the job
fearfully. But this fellow? Listen:
After sharpening the edge of a gmadel
he fastened the implement, blade down-
ward, to the end of a carpenter's bencht,
which he weighted heavily. He then
placed a block of wood under the same
end of the bench in such a manner that
It could be easily removed, and so let
the bench fall, together with the sharp-
ened blade. When these preparations
were completed he lay down, placed his
neck across a thick piece of wood di-
rectly under the spade, knocked away
the support and was immediately and
completely decapitated.
Settweeds.
"There is much that is wonderful
to be told about seaweeds," said a
naturalist. "Some of them are giants
in size. One species, common in the
North sea, frequently grows to tho
length of thirty or forty feet, develop-
ing in the shape of a long cord about
the size of a quill, attached at one end
to the bottom and the rest supported byi
the water. This is nothing, however,
to the prodigious macrocystis, which
attains 1,500 feet in length. Another
variety found in the tropics reaches s
length of twenty-ftve• or thirty feet,
with a trunk as thick as a man's
thigh."
A Sure Cure.
"Our social system is all wrong!" ex-
claimed the frenzied _orator. "Our so-
cial system is all wrong, and something
must be did!"
• A man in the rear of the hall walked.
quickly up the aisle.
"I have a suggestion," he remarked.
"The brother has a suggestion!"
shrieked the orator. "Let us listen to
the words of the brother."
And the brother passed up a card
which read:
"When your system is wrong take
Blinkum's tonic. It cleanses the sys-
tem."
His Head.
Sraarticus-Well, how are you?
Sp a r ta cu s-Peorly ; poorly! Got an
awful cold in my head.
Smarticus-Well, well, that's com-
forting.
Spartacus-Comforting! Explain.
Smarticus-What a joy it ought to
be tp yon, after years of uncertainty;
on the Subject, to be assured definitely,
that yott really have something in your
head!
Truth.
Truthl is se estimable a quality that
it wilt not permit of any tampering.
Like a mirror, to breathe upon it with
cold falsehood only makes it reflect a
dim image of its purity. An untruthful
men is one to be feared.
That Worried Him.
Sympathizing Friend -Cheer up, old
'boy, rem/mber she's not the only girl
In the witald:
Rejected Suitor -Yes, I know, and
that's what's worrying me. Shell ten
all the others.
Hugging a Delusion.
Willie -Father, what does hugging
a delusion mean?
Father -Well, my boy, young Mr.
Strong is an instance. He thinks mut
sister Clara is only twenty-two!
The
She -One half the world doesn't
know how the other half lives.
He -Well, the half that doesn't knew
Isn't composed of women.
"Unobservant Men.
'What shrunk your woolens?
Why did holes wear so soon?
You used common ---- Soap.
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How Trees Cool the Air.
We think of a tree as a cooling agenf
because its shade protects us from the(
heat of the SLID, but it cools the air in
another way that is not general%
known; in fact, it cools the air around
It as a lump of ice cools a vessel OZ
water.
The tree has a body temperature ot
about 45 degrees, just RS we have
a body temperature of 98 degrees
which is not affected by outside irifine
ences. It is the tree's blood heat, so
to speak. So that the air around it IS
cooled by the tree itself as well as by,
the shade it makes,
When a tree in full leaf is struck bee
a strong wind we wonder that 11 18 not
torn all to pieces. And so it would be
but for the way the firabs and twigs
are arranged by nature. That arrange-
ment is such that the effect of the
wind is broken, for the limbs moo And
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If the limbs allenoved at once in the
same direction no tree could esc.a.pe
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being torn apart.
Wilkie Collins Writes of AS Title,
Church Mil Cottage, BroadstairS,
Aug. 15, 1859.
My Dear Wills -I send you inclosed
(and registered -for I should go dis-
tracted if it was lost) my first number.
Please let me have duplicate proof -
as soon as possible, far I want to -see
something in connection with the story,
;which is not a mass of eonfusion. It
is an awfully long number -between
eight and nine pages; but I must stag-
ger the public into attention, if pos-
sible, at the outset They shan't drop!
a number when I begin if 1 ca.n help it.
I have hit on a new title in the
course of a night walk to the North'
Fereland, which seems to me weird
and striking -"The Woman in White."
My love to Dickens. How does he
do? 'When will he write? Have you
a house to let? I am at mortal enmity,
with my London landlord sand am re-
solved to leave him. Where 1 amto
go next "God, be knows." Ta-ta.
W. O.
-Chambers' Journal.
• A Dangerous Innovation.
Deacon Carter could remember the
days when the minister lined out the
hymn and the congregation sang its
Although he had long been too feeble
to go to church, his.opinions still found
their way to the people.
"We shall have some good orgatt
playing this summer," an unwary vis-
itor remarked to the deacon's daughter
in the old man's hearing. 4That
teacher from Boston is going to pies
every Sunday while Annie Trumbult
is off taking a vacation."
The deacon raised his stick and him
quavering voice at the same time.
"You send for the minister to come
here and see me, Daughter Meryl" ha
said as clearlY as he could. "I won't
have such goings on! A. tansician
playing on that organ! Let 'ern ge
without till Annie Trumbull gets home
again."
A Helping Hand.
' "Gracious!" exclaimed the stranger
In the west "What a -cruel country
this Is!"
"How's thet stranger?" asked the
tough citizen.
"Why, I just heard that a fellow was
shot down here yesterday for lending
a helping hand to a fellow mortall"
"Lending a helping hand, did yell
say?" queried the cowboy. "Why, I
remember the se."
'How was 1 ?
".likali Ike wus a-playin" a poker
game an' he slipped three aces t' his
partner under th' table. Of course, ,
somebody shot 'Im f'r lendin' thet soht
of a helpin' hand!" -Baltimore Herald.
The Canary/0s -Claws.
If you have a canary or other awe
bird look to its claws from tieneto time
for In a state of captivity the MDT*
nails grow so long that they need eiet-
ting. If this be neglected the bird le
danger of getting its nails caught In the
cage and hanging there 1111 11 dies. Use
a sharp pair of nail scissors and take
care not to cut more than just the
tips of the nails. If you hold the bird
In a good light you Will see a little reit
"thread" in each nail. This you mud
avoid or you will draw blood and Min
your little pet
Inherited.
"And now," said Professor Long
-
hunter as he greeted Henry Peck,
"what shall we make 4# your little boy;
-a lecturer? Ire- hair a eirteere tante
for it."
• "I know he has," replied the
parent. "He inherits it from his meth.
Spoiled His Roznanee.
George -I see nothing for us but to
elope. Do you think your father would -
forgive us?
Ethel -I'm sure he would.
George -How can you be sure?
Ethel -I felt a little nervous 012 that
score and -I asked him.
1•••••••000
More Than FamIllar.
HIS my daughter familiar with thil
great composers?' asked Mria Cumrox.
"Madam," said the music teacher,'
with a look of desperation, "she Is NO
merely familiar with them; she is hug
pertinent."
• Not Too Self Confident.
"Young Dr. Fledgeling doesn't $emi
very certain of himself."
"Why, no. 11 think he feels like
calling a consultation every, Unto bil
has to make a diagnosis." '
1
•
Unkind. .1
"Is that my umbrella you haver -
"Most likely. I've just bought it ini
a nawnshop,"_
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