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THE MERCHANT; FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1871. -------- EXCELSIOR. The celebrated perfected Spectacles and Eve Glasses manufactured by LAZARUS &,MORRIS aml for which wc have the sole agency: are gaining golden opiniqns froin al\ those who have tried it. If you want to preserve your sight to cxtren1e old age. u·e these nml no others. AARON BUCKLER, agent for flow1nauvillc and viciniLy. m.o.26.14.4w. New Valentia Raisins, at 7 cts per lb. 18 71 . A COMPLETE ASSORTM:ENT OF AT SIMSON'S. · No Wa.r with Russia., a sncCessful BUT the i: :~id is dniily looked for on NEW SPR)ING GOODS AT THE GO LTJEN MAKING, WATCH FOR SALE. JEWELRY · and F ANOY GOODS, The J ose pli. Ball · ILIBE CHANCE. Four building J . . ots for Sale on Centre Street. Chea.µ on tJme, or a libera.l discount for Ca.sh. Good titles given. For further pn.rticulnrs, a.pply to A ;Ne'v Figs, at 10 cts. pel' lb., Establishmenta for which the Subscl'ibc1· has ffi'1de extensive preparation, and is pretxtred to show the best . · JAMES MUIR, ~lAOHINE WORKS, OSHAWA, ONT. E STABLISHED 1851. Bowmn.nville, J\farch 22nd, 1871. FOR SALE. c~e. AT SIMSON'S. · 10-tf. SPLENDID second ha.nd .Piano Forte, A at a bargain, 7 oc..-tu.ve, iron frame, over strung, 4 t'Ound Rosewood Can corner~. Such as Watches, Clocks, Gold Jewelry, Plated do, Get do, Electo Plated Goods, Tea Sets, Buscuit Boxes, Cruet Stands, Spoons, and Forks, Cutlery direct fro1n the Celebrated SELECTION OF GOODS, be seen at J. M. BRlMACOMB'S Denta Rooms. BowmanYllle, D ec. lOtl1, 1870. MESSRS. RODOERS ;11\'D SON'S, SHEFFIELD, of the grcntcst inagnitud e. FOR SALE. HE Old Bible Christian Church, Bow1nanT ville. This is a. rare chance for any party wanting a first·class Frame, large enough for two Two-story tenements. }'or particulars,enqufre at the OBSERVER Office, King Street 1 . 8owr~.a.n ville. ru-n25. 'l'his stock is the most complete in qu,ality, THE ,JOSEPH HALL Ma.nuf'acturi:n.g Com:pa.:n.y PROPRIETORS. A full assort1neni of' Cross& Black,vell's Sauces, SIMSON'S. and vai·iety, a.nd js allowed by the best of authority, t::> surpo..ss all otheL' Houses between ~:fontreal n.nd Toronto. n good n..aam·tment of S I L VE :a. S P 0 0 N S, also a beautiful Stock of W. lines : NOW OP~NED out a large port!on of h is Spring Stock of Dt·y H AS Goods, of which w0uld call special 1 ct tcntion t.o the following he · We desire to call attention to our No. One and Two Bnckeye Combined Reaper l'l.nd 1lfower, ivitk Johnson's SelfRake improved Wedding Rings, Etc., 13owmauvillc, Nov. 28th, 1870. AAltON BUCKLER, n6-tf DRESS GOODS, PRINTS, CLOTHS, PARASOLS, Millinery. An assortment of H ats, Bonn e~~. 'feathers, &r., not t o be excelled iti tl' e Dorniniou, for Style, Quality and Price. · A Fi.rst Cla.<s Milbiner a li~a,1;s fo attenda 1wc. LOWE ST P RLOES. Weekly anivnls of NEW GOODS, Bowmanville, April 13th, 1871. /01' 1871. \\i e belhwe this n1achine, ti.?! we now bui:d it to he the most perfect RXAl'ER and MOWER ever 0 · · MURDOCH BROS. SPRINGsrrocK- ~· NEW Sl'llING STOCX of :E' ASHIO:N':BLE GOODS. Stubborn Facts. F ACT NO. 1. .. yet offei·ed to Lhe pnblic of Canad.a. · Among it~ ma.ny advant age1:1, we call attention to the follc.nring : IT H.lS NO GEARS O~TllE D1uV.lNG VVHERLS, Enabl~g it to pasf! o"'·er ina.rshy or sandy ground without clogging up the gcarmg, th eye by ~en dering it lesBliable to breakage. It ts furn1sh.ed with four kn i \'es, two fot· mowing etnd two for rea.ping, 0111;1 of ·wh i~b has a slckle edge for ieutting rjpe, cltian.f;..'T,a m, ~b e othe.1· .a. sn1ooth edge for cutting b rru.u1 m whi<:.h there HI grass or seed clover. · It has malleable guards both on the Mower 13n.r and Reaper To.ble, ·with the hest oaet steel L~do-er Plates. It is also fnrnished with our ncw00P ATE'\T TILTING T at:L,.E.l or pj cking up lod i· ell geain. 'l'hia is the only rea!l.Y valuable Ti1ting TablCI offt:red on any combined Rea:per ai;id .aud l\:Iower. 'l'he Tahle can be very easily ra.1:1ed or lowered by the ])river in hi$ seat w1th~ut stopping 11is Team. 1.'hi ~ is one. of the most ~m porto.nt imr1'rovumcn t s effect1:1d in a..ny Machine during tho pa11t two y ears. Any one or all of tb e A.1·n1s of the H-eel can be m11de to act as nakes at the option of the :DriveJ"", by a Lever re adi~y operated by his f?ot. 'The cutting appa ratus is infl:ontof the l\~achine, ..and thw·efore wh ether R eaptng 01· Mowing, the ei1 tire work of thti l\~a.~h inc. i~ undel:' th.., eye of the Driver whiJe gu1d1ng hts t ea.ni. T?e '.fable ia so const i·ucte<l a.s to gat her the G.ra.i,» 1nto .a Bundle bcforo it h·aves th~ Table, and deposit ' it in a. more con1µa ct form than an y ot.ber R eel J . GRAY The Most Select Styles at Extremely Moderate Rates ! ~ryrone, Has by far th e largest Stock .if Goods i11 F ACT NO. 2. T. DARLINGTON, HAVE Just received a Choice lot o(. J. CRAY Has by far the greatest Variety and th~ be.st Selected goods i n Tyrone. F ACT NO. 3. Has by fa r the Cheapest Goods in 'l'yrone, quality being the test of cheapness. Q1JERY. How can th ese thi ngs be 1 ANSWER. rJJ. ... DRESS GOODS: A very large Stock of NEW FRUITS, J. GRAY. Raisins, Currants, Figs, · H ENGLISH AND FRENCH PRINTS. ENGLISH AND FRENCJI 111USLINS. p Dates, Lemon., Orange a.:c.d. Citron l'eels, NUTS IN GREAT VARIETY. A.lso Barrels and :Boxl:lB of BLACK AND COLORED SILKS. POPLINS, HOSIERY, PARASOLS, J · GRAY J GRAY Rake. front and rear of the D 1 ·iving \Vhecl, ~"hich en· ables it to pass o\·er rough gi;ound w1th 1nuch greater ca.se nnd l~F;!'i illjury to the Table. The ~Grain V-lhet·l Axle is on a line with the axle of the Drive \Vhcel, which enables it to turn the ·corners readily. 'J'he Rakes are d riven by Gen.r ing ini!te~~ of ·Chains and th erefore. have a steady, uniform motion~ mal~iug them m uch le.!!s liable to b_reak· 'a"e ou uneven grountl, and wore regular tn re~ m""o ving the Grain. The Gearing is very si~ple~ -1:1trong and d urable. '!'be nox es a.re all hnea "With ·rnc Table is attach ed to the 1-'I ach ine hoth.in ' ~ z 0 Bea:n.·. t iliul Oanwies, with an asso1tment of UMBRELLAS, in Silk, Zanella, Gingham and Alpaca. GLOVES, LINEN SETS, &:c., &:c. CHOICE BISCUITS. · Darlington 1111-S again teceivecl another lot of th0as celebrated Selects his own Stock, buys i'..I the best mark etti , lmys largely for CRsh, conducts hi s own busine.ss with less expense, has had ne:i,rly 20 years experience in Ty rone, k nows exactlv what the people want, and has ,inst the Goods t o supply then· wants, hn,s very few unsaleable Goods. ---o--- P'C'fi.E LEAF TEAS, Qnality is the i'esl of Cheapness. Bowman'"ille, Dec. 22nd, 1870. nl2-tf Request s iw early inspection ~o convince tlrn most incredulous tlmt th e a bove arc " STUBBO.K:-;J FACTS" whi ch cannot be denied. J. GRAY, Regrets that a few phtiu Facts sho uld . have 1iroved so _ nauseous to an extremely se.nsitivc i1 eighlJ01'. (Some folks hate facts.) BABBIT METAL. 0 M · URDOCH BROS. have made extensive alterationa in their premises this season, and' :fitted up a large Tutsey Nene Wawwany Mecannis Ca Qu Oconiba. Read ! .nead ! ---o--·- 'l'h ~ p:trts m·c all un1n bt·rec1, so Lhat the . re~ can be orderud by telegro.ph 01· otherwise, by i,intply giving the uumh~rof.th e pil.l't,v·.anted. There is no side Dra.ug-ht in either reaping or :inowing n.nd the }Iachine i8 so perfectly bal~ rtneod that there i.f'I no prestiin·e oo the T-Torses' uecks oither when i·oaping or mowing. All our malleable casting!! , where they ttre !'.!11Lj~ct to much .strain, bl\ ve been twice annealed, thereby rendering them both toug·h and strong.. Our Johnson Rn.ke is so cnrn,tructed aa to ra,15:e the ·Cam So i a.r A.bu vc the Grain T ahle that the <Grain does not int erf~re \\.'it h the machinery of the Rakes or H.eels. ' Ve make the above Aia· chine in two siz es-No. On e, largr.' r :lize fv_ r Farmers who have a. large t1J.11011nt to reap-N o. 'l'wo, medium size for 1',a11nc1 ·s h aving- more use for a 1vI·)wer than for a !lea.per. \Vith the exce-ption of difference in ijiz(j, thcf! e Machines are similar in eYery ref!pect. Our Ko. 2 1.\-!achine supplies .,, wa.n.t heretofore unfilled, y iz: A tnedium between the Jn1·. l\fower und large combined ~fa ch.ine both in size and price. \Ve shall distribute o~r sample machines in 1'-Iarch a1nong our Agents that intending Pm·chasers inay hn.ve an early oPportunity of exa.mlning their merits, and ,ve guarantee that all ~lachines shipi>ed this season !:!hall b e equal in q1ui.lity and hniAh . to tho sa.n1ploe exhibite_d by our ~~cuts.. \Ve invite the public to withhold g1vmg the ir ordors until they h::i.ve h:..t<l an opp_ortunity of inspect~ ing on\· ~Iac4]n{'S. as we belrnve they a.re unsurpassed by any otl1 er rnachines eYer yet offered on this continent. VV c :11$1) offe1· among ou1· other btlaclriues :J> llin~ SO)lETHING New in a. which is under the management of Miss M.c'l'avi.~h. This department will he found unusally attractive, and replete with the SEWING MACHINE Con1plete Stock of Choice N ~lv Goods at can be seen by calling a.t tho Shoe St oro of MOST STYLlISB P.ATTBBNS P-t · which have been produced. Tbe Show Room is now open, and the ladies will do well to call and exammc. S. :B. :BliA:OSltAW, the improved Elliott's S t ore, HAMPTON. All to be sold aJ reasonable JJ'f'ices. --oThey hiive also enlarged their UNIVERSAL SHUTTLE SEWING MACHINE. the ~!a.uufactuers challenge the VY oriel for 3000 dollars to produce n. SEWING MACHINE GROCERY DEPARTMENT, and will be found, us usual, well supplied. that ,.,.;u nccomplish ·what the UNIVERSAL MACHINE WILL. It ia cmH.:tructed on a new principal, which renders it by fa.r the best :Th'Iachine ever offered to the Public, it is Simple, Reliable, Durable, and Cheap. Each Th-1achine is vv1,u -rented for five yefhl'R. S. B. BltADSllA\V, Agtint. Johnson's Self-raking Reaper, improved for 1871, with two knives, smooth and sickle edge, and malleable gciards. Wood's Patent Self-Raking Reaper. Head<JlUt;rte·rs /01· Gentlernen's Stylish nilule Clothing. Note the fact, and letovo your orders in time. A lai'ge imported Stock of BUCl<£YE REAPER NO I, (with Johnson's Self-Rake.) 'l'BE CBEAFES'l' ARE THOSE SOLD BY THE FRESH . FIELD, AND GARDBN SEEDS Bowmanville, April 20th, 1871. nlvl BOOTS AND SHOES if evel'y description, n1a.dc to onlcr, S ewed a.nd Pegged, warranted to fi t , or uo f):Llc, the bcfl-t of workmen kept. ALSO, . ] .fen's and 'Vomen's, l!'elt-overs, plain a.nd Fancy. Also Shoeruakcrs Findings, a. co1nplcte Stock ~ilways on ham.l Bowma.nville, Nov. 24th. 18i0. 118-tf BUCKEYE REAPER NO 2, (with Johnson's Self-Rake.) TEAS I The 8election of Cloths a,nd Tweeds is one of the best l o be fo und in the County. H>mvtou, Oot 7tli, 1800. TORONTO TEA COMPANY, Or their Agents. A single trial and comparil'lon with any other teM, at the sa111e prlces, will pt·ovc this. Our tiOc. 'l\1a 'vi.11 'be found equal to nny nt GOc. ; Our 60c. equal to any nt 70c. ; our SOc. eqi1nl to any at $1. ; and om· $1 green equal to i:iny, howover high the price charged, Our c. to $1. Japan (all un1 Black Teas sell from 50. colorerl) 50c. to 80c. All our Teas are sold for cash, ttt ·wholcsnl~ prices, in ha.If pound, pow1d, a nd 5 pound p ackages. Ohio combined Hand Ii.a.k- ing Itea:Per and Mower. TO TI-IE PUBLIC" IIN ----- H · EL, L I 0 TT' J " " DON'T TO CALL AT Ca,yuga Chief Jr., Mower. Buckeye Mower No. l· Buckeye Mower NO· 2. Ball's Ohio Mower No. 1. Ohio, Jr., Mower. Ta,y!or's Sulky Horse Rake. Farmers' Favorit e Grain Drill. Champion Ha,y Tedder. WALTER WIGG & SON, Hard to Beat I · - --o-- - --:o:-- THE BEST TEAS! 'l'lw Ten.a of the Toronto Ten. Company aro piue as llnported from China and Jo:i.pan. Fflr strength and fine flavor, they cannot Uu excelled. All tested heforC being sold, and comprise the finest Teas which nre imported. · g_nar~utced -~:o: - - returning tnau.ks to their num.erous Custonic11:1, ancl the Public generally, for pMt favors, would respe ctfully invite t.heir attention to our pl'csent stock of Furniture, as we hn.ve lately added thereto, that we m ay ther3by be enabled to supply 3:11 partief! ,,,..ho ID!l-Y plea"e to f!lvor us "'ith a call Great induce1ncnts held out to those purchasing at our Establishment. P1ctures, Looking Glns!'leB, &c., framed to order, a.nd in every sytle. Sa~plef of thedifferent 1:Gnds of Mouldings can be aeon at lhc 'Yare-room. \Ve w01tJd also beg to inform you, that, having p11rcha!m<l : SPLENDID NKW HEARSE, For Hltrncss, Snddles, Trunks, MASON'S Valises, CHEAPEST GOODS IN THE DOMINION AT T RE W I N' S .AND OUR CELEBRA'l'ED we shall be ready at all ti.n:les, to attend Funel'ahi, on B hort nntic\.!, o.nd reMon~hfo tol'ma. N. 'B . Coffin~ kept ·on l1an<l, and made to order, at tho Hall Thresher and Separator, Gl'ea.t.ly improved for 1871, with eitber Pitt's, Pe'.t on, Planet,Woodbury, or H all's 8 or 10 hor.se- NEW DON INION RETAIL fi'URN11 URE' WARE-ROOM. King Street East, Oshawa. Opposite J. W. ·Fowke's Store. 4$.tf. ' pow~r. 'l'bat the ~reas of the 'Toronto Tea Company give satisfaction is the hnmense trade "le arc now doing in them. }"amilies who tried them once, now get them regularly, ns they find they cannot get 11.ny such tcD.6 for the mouey elsewhere. T:h.e Best Proo:£ Whips, Bells, &c., ! which for style, durability and cheap· ! ness, cannot be excelled in this vicinity : . -I '\Ye shall also oitel' for t he l fall trade, rt new Clcwer r11brcsher D.ncl Hnller, v(~ry lnuch impel'ior to nny other h 8re t ofore introduced. - -:o:-- THY BEFOHE YOU BUY In towns where ,.,..e have o.geriti::, lJ:trtiea are invited to buy n. $lnall quMltity to sel.:l how they like thorn. Afte1·wa.rda tlrny cn.11 bny n101·e. In districts where 'V"l ha.ve no agent~, persona can write to us fol' samples of Teas of any kind, at any price, and we will send them by ma.il, froe. ~.,.·e send 20 lbs. o:r more to ruiy Railroad Depot in Ontario, freight pa.id, and collect through Expres.~ Agent. Put up in half pound, JJou.nd, and 0 pound paclcu.ges. Addre!!s all Cir ers to tlu~ TORONTO TE.A_ CO., 186 Young Street, ro1·onto. A NEW AN DCOMPLETEILLUSTRATED CATALOG U EOf A ll OUR MAC HINES lti l>eing published , and '\'.·ill be ready fpr f;'arly dh~tri h11t1on, z 0 ~ Oshaw>, Aug. 26th, 1870. To those iu AilREAltS, 110 would Hay I free t o all applicant s. AJl our 111achine'; are wa.rmnted t o give satisfaction, and purchasers --:o:-will have an oppol'tunity of testing thero both in Mowing and Reaping, AGENTS IN BOWMANVILLE, before they will be requirnd to finalYellowlees & Quick, "\.Vho keep on hand packages of half pound, ly conclude the purchase. . pound, and 5 pound c.l.ddies, of all kinds. Fol' f1irthe1' i 11.f01·mation, adclres8 Eowtnanvillo, Oct. 27th, 1870. n3-ly Province of Onta1·io, at its next Session, for an jo1ni11g ~Ir. IL lt-Ianning's. Apply to}'. Y. COWLE. Act author:i1:1ing the con8truction of a. 1~.a.ilway from the w<~teJ°I'! of Lake Ontario~ in the Town Bowmanville, Feb. 17. n5·tf of Bnwmnnville, in the County of I >urha1n, thro11g-h wmeparts of tho r.I'ow . l'lshipsofDarlington, Clarke, Cart,.,-right, and ~fanvers, in the said County of Durbatn, and the rrown of Lindsay and Townsh!J~ a of 011s, Emily,Fcnclon a.nd SPRING PIGS W AKTED in Dar· lington, for 1871. How can we best Ve;11lam. to tho Village of Bl!lbcaygeon, in the get them? County of Victoria, thence to the Government Ans., bring y nur SO\YS to \V. 'VER1tY1S 18.nds, and lands of the English Land Company, in the Counties of Victoria. a.nd Peterboro, and IMPitOVED BIRKSHIRE BOAH e;ghto &malgs.ms:.to or make iunniug arrangemente teen montha old, on J..1ot, 27th 1 in the 6th Oon., of Darlington. with other R.ailways. SUBSTANTIAL FRL/lfE IIOUSB',with 01 ICE is hereby given, that (l,11plit: aLinn N will be 1nade by tho Corporation of the A half nn acre of land, 'vith fruit tree;i ; a.lw a. well, SittHtte on Concession Street, ad· Town of Bowmanville, to the nf t.h e 1 NOTICE. House for Sale, or to Let. ~ood YOU MUST PAY UP! Thm;e wlto lul.ve akendy settled, will plcns·c ac· cept our hearty tbankf;. I Legi ~la.tur~· S. MASON. Bowrr·n,nville, D(.lc 3rd. 1869. nlO FARMERS, READ THIS I 0. BOUNSALL, 4000 ] _ CUBIT'l', Mauer. R. WINDATT, T"wn Clerk. Bowmauville, !\-fnrch ?2nd. 1871. BEES! BEES!! E. ll BEES!!! Ctyderinnn, uenr NOTICE. a good Workffian . Im1ne<liatc po~f:!ea:iiou ran be given. Apply to S...:.i.J .E, by FOR Hampton, of Furniture Tops; Mantel Pieces, &c., kovt 011 band, or ,vi·ought to :n·der. N~spectfully requested a.t the 'vork~ A call j f:! F. W. GLEN", PRESIDENT, om-17 ·~0 - The " MERCHANT" is the best advertiRingmedium in West Durham. "Deny it, who can 1" j RENT.-The Tailor's: Shop of the lu.te J. TOBullcn,Prinoe Albert. A good opm1iug for T. COURTICE. Italian and Hybrid Bees, at a. ratlncetl pri..:o. They have been wi11t(f1·ed in a SJ~lendid condition, and all the Hives contu.in YOUNG QUEE~S. which i~ the great secret of sucC<"Sf;l ful B ee Culture. I n53-ly Kin[/ Street, .liow-mnnville tf·l OS HAWA, ONTARIO. 3w·n27 Prince Albc1·t. Ap1il 8th, 1871. nlO-tf October, 1st, 1869.