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" ._ THE FREE PRESS, ACTON, HAfcTO'N" COUNTY, ONT, APRIL 5, 1877. -fi- pjIK ACTOX FREE I'KESS I PaUliskcd K\ er>- Thursday Morning. ;,T. H. HACK INT., IVpriAnk Jl Per Annum in Advknce ' JOS M HACKINO |K0iTbR irortlr, when tlicy learn tbt it ib altogether advisable to exchange u thing of little or' no. vm for eonio- thing that w of tnoro use, even though thero bo no profit, or even u loss wbvn measured by dollars Pen mid Scissor Selects. tTbo Dimkin Act in tho county of York has 455 majority. .' Tho gross debenture debt of To ronto it) $5,982,914. Joseph Hiekson, tho O. T, U> manager, lias'returned to Montreal. ,^;i ;".? L'- fatts. - - >SP.; Hi.:-' 1 fifthly It i> TitrRsDjjY Morniso, Ar^iL 5, 1877. - ;.....f' ' The Philosophy of ball Tine* That the poorer clasjtos. art* suf- ' furing for'nuny actuall necessities, . not to speak: of luxuries, is too ap parent to admit of dispute. Poverty, or want, is an effect; for every effect there nifist no-eessurily. bo a cause. \Vbat then is the oiuse of turd, times T j Ih it ths funlt tif Dominion or local government, or rather misgoverhnient 1 Is it over production, lack of industry, un wise tariffs, lack of faith ? Wbpt is it I All around u.i in our own pockets vre see and feej the effect," bat the cause is what Ve are after. - There is a world of weaning in tho very common remark there'snoth- Jng stirring. *' TuKe two sticks of wood; they may lie side by side for years ahd they always remain the same, but set thein stirring, rub them together, and fnmi the frio tion we soon have heat, and from heat it will soon come, to fire if the friction is. sufficient." Just so with .people; what they want is fric tion they want rubbing together, ._';, and from moderate heat at first we ?. shall soon, have everything abhize ~j "with life-and business; and the cry of " hard times" will be but an -echo of "the past. The exchange of services of labor, embodied it may be in a commodity, is really all there is of business. One man stay be very good at mating iron plows and may mannfiijCtuije "thousands of "them, , but ifjiobodyiwanted them op ho would not eretiange them for any- ^ thing,else, he Would.probably starve to death ;"but5f he can find people who have what he. needs," who wunt iron plows, the. extent to which his wants may be gratified is onl) limited by bis po-Ster of producing iron plows; but he must be con tent to accept such a price as bis customer is willing to pay. If he wants more than their value, be cannot transact business. He mav bj; willing tb exchange with a far mer for.potatoes, but if the farmer values "his }>otatoes at ten cents apiece,; it is not lib-Iy there will be an exchange of products, except it bo absolutely necessary, and then only in'the smallest quantities that will' _tenij>orarily supply - present needs. The manufacturer would do without potatoes if possible, and the fanner would dispense with art iron plow, and both ? would go around grumbling about "hard, "~ times." But if both would set a; vulue on their commodities in prp* pirtion to their utility they would e^ch^nge until thfeir wants were enkirelv satisfied. Bqtjh would be ; gainers; both be stimulated to great- er< renewed exertions and conse quent production. :! Almost everybody in every com munity has'something to exchange, ^either servjees or commodity,, and - as yaubodyiexchanges except in view of a^gain it is evident "the greater ~ the exchange tb4greater the benefit to everybody." Now the cause of hafyl times ia/not the scarcity of tnoney there is as much or indeed rather more money in the, country than ever before. It is the awfully sluggish way in which exchanges, are effected. : ~ . Smith values his services at more than .anyone else does, and will not work un'ess. it be a matter of ne cessity, Jones, who is a farmer, valuea-hia produce so high that be will jiot sell it in the Fall at a fair price but keep it until Spring and probably bell at-for a less price. So it is with'everybody. We vuluefrour own services or commodities-'or their representatives-^nsoney so highly'and the services or com modities or money of everyone else si> low- that exchanges are only ef- -frcled On linfiatisfjictory terms and only Lu cases of-ubsoliite necessity. Our wants remain unsatisfied. ,We Irnveno ihdiicnnient (we think) to r jiioduce." TJie wheels of commerce needrgreasing and the best and . i^only :lubricator is labor.and -x- ,-" change.' Neither ' McKenpe nor Macdonald the Reform nor the Conservative party has the power to more than help a revival' of our prostrated industries, and we may . also add exchanges. \Vh)en people learn fnlly as they .. haye-learned :partially'[ that thing^ are vaJued not at,the figures tbey -may h(iv cost but at what they are rhemsolvos up ns farmers ay every yir, cattle,- common stock, poor milkers aud unruly, and so on to tho <>nd of tho cataloguo dozens of things wo have of no use to \ib, Ijut which others might use ; when people learn ;whnt they used to know that businea is only buying and Belling then the Tnst nniount of rnbbish through which dayl'ght is just peeping will bo cleaixd away and the dawn of a biiglitec ora will awaken peoplo from thoir lethargy. Start tho|:ball a rolling. Soil what you dbn't want, the highvr the price the better, but soil and buy what you do want. Don't keep things stowed away, don't keep land, house*, horses, anything you don't need," because you cannot get what yoU| jwid for thein years ago, but sell and .buy what you do need. 'I ^____________ . Tho protocol was finally signed on Saturday at the Foreign Office in London, England, stipulating that it should 'on considered as void if disarmament did not tike place. Fears are, however, still entertain ed in certain 'quarters that war is inevitable. : The London Time* in a leading article expects only that solution of the Eastern problem which will not ba found till after tho day of battle. A telegram from Sk Potareburg says in spite of the signing of the protocol pessimist views prevail there, and'war ia considered inevit able. 7 The! Russian press is warlike in j tone. ' Notwithstanding the sign ing of the protocol the leading journals profess to see little hope of a [>eaceful issue. Russian squadrons in American waters and the Mediterranean have !>een ordered to return to the Bal tic. : and cents; when they learn not. to: ^uyh^% jewel of n Police keep-mortgaged property that ns Magistfato at Bellovilld and his not "worth for nctiwLuso tlie inter- jniunu it is Diamond, est and taxe, old li.oreea that oat j Tho population of Winglmm. by tho recent census is" 2,0U2, an in- orouM of 452 since last year. A ohild of Goorgo W.Scott, of I>awrenoo station, died from euting tho ends of matches. Tho now Bpring bonnot looks like a wicket basket sat upon, with a bunch of flowers stuck in the gablo end. . Houtorth has junt ootnplrited it ceiiBus taking. Tho popnhttibn is 2,573, an increase of 447 since the incorporation. ; Tho fciiitl of Auotin Humphreys for ihe murder of Mr. Apple, in Windsor, is set down for tho 10th of April. Tho Toronto. By-law granting $250,000 to the Credit .Valley Railway, was carried on Inieaday by a majority of 321., Tho marriage of Mr. Lyon and MiRs Lambe has been recorded. The prophecy | has boen partially fulfilled. ! Another.Toronto bank clork hnR defaulted. tHui name is Snail; and tlitB dealing out may therefoto be considered a small piece.of busi ness; . . ', Wl ilo dressing a cow a few days ago a. Clinton butcher found a ten cent piece in her intestines.. Thero is more money. in,co\vs than some people suppose. A person in Clinton pumped up a pin snake find two lizards in a pail of router the other day. When peoplo see snakes nt this timo of year it is a very bad. sign." John D. McDonald, of Port Lambton; has in his new mill the stone brought to tbia country by Lord Selkirk when bo started his colony here. " Prohibition by spots" is the way Mr. Wm. Kerr, M. P., puts it in speaking of the adoption of the Duhkin Act in counties here and there throughout the country. - They have strawberries in 2?ew York. Eight cents a piece is the present price. A dollar's worth' are just sufficient to make a man feel mad. There is consolation in the. fact that the time will come when yoang men con behaye themselves just as well aa other people at public meet ings. . Miss VonHillern, A young lady, performed the hitherto nnaccom- plished feat of walking fifty miles in twelve hours, at Providence, R. I., on Saturday a last. The Ottawa; Free Press says it is probable that several distinct actions for criminal libel will be brought against the Mail news paper by Hon. Mr. Mackenzie. How many cents in a dollar? Bub^ Seventy-five. Mr. R. Pshaw. ! next. Bub- Well, 1 bought a pair of new shoes from Christie, Henderson & Co. for 75 cents, and pa said they were worth 81. ' Mr. R. Head. "Cash Town" is rather a peculiar name for a post office, yet an office to be knorwn by this appelation, has just been j opened in1 tha Township of Nottawasaga, of which Mr. R. Manger has been appointed post master. A general strike is anticipated on the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, in consequence of the issue of an order prohibiting employees belonging to the Brother hood of Locomotive Engineers. . New Prints, New Dress Goods,. New Ties, New Goods generally at Christie, Henderson <k Co.'s. Don't fail, to make |an early rseloctioh. Goods are cheiip and are sure to' sell. i Among others who were waiting at the Toronto,! Grey, and Bruce Railway station, "in-. Weston the other day, was a young Templar, who held a temperance petition in his hand. , A clergyman, sitting near/asked if he would let-him see it. Our brave jboy handed it to him, who, after reading it, tore it into strips and threw, it into the stove. i ". . ' MasonTo Cklkiibation.- The magnificent new hall of the Masonic fraternity :in Guelph is'to be open ed with nppi'oprinto eeromonies on Friday, April 20th, vrhmj tho M. W. Grand Master and tho officers ) of the Grand.Lodge'will be present. In tho' oyening a banquet uud a ball will take plnco. ' | ' HAIrFAIK Tr'avkm,ino.4t-- All ininiHters of tho gospel, and nuns, can now travel on the Grand Trunk Railway for halffiire. Tho appli- ctetion .for these half fare-tickets must bo mnde to the local agent, who then apply to the General Passon- ger Agent at Montreal for the necessary ministerial voucber,which must bo shown at ticket offices whun applying for regular passengor tickets nt reduced rates. - Sudden Death. J. d Morrow, County Clerk and Dopnty Clerk of the Crown for the County of Sim- ooe, wiB found on the night of March 24 th in an unconscious state RIKTIIK. In Aoton, ou tho 3d mat., tho wifo Mr. John lfcirhcr, of a son. of Mr. Blake's Act for the suppres sion of gambling and gaming bouses, imposes a penalty o"f not less than $20 nor more that 8100 on any person found in a gaming house-; in default of payment, imprison ment not exceeding two months. ' Professor Goldwin Smith has at lafit come bnt in his true colors, as an avowed enemy of British con nection. The last number of the Fortnightly [Review contains a long article, in which ha endeavors to show the desirability of Canada being annexed to theTJnited State*. The- people of England, among whom Earl Beaconstield's " social paniaife" is now sojourning, wilf do well to' understand that Mr. Gold- win Smith'* treasonable sentiments are not endorsed by the people of Cnnada. The population of Canada is not over four millions and yet there are five thousand post offices to minister to the service of the :pen- pie,, During the._ year 1875-76 there circulated' through these offices 41,600,000- letters, 4,646,- 000 posul cards' and 38,549,000 newspapers, besides over four mil lions of magazines, .books and other small parcels. The population of Quebec only falls short of that of Ontario" by some four hundred thonsand, and yet Quebec did not use the post office to one half the extent of the sister province. And. the contribution to the revenue 'stands respectively OntariOj. $878,024 ; -Quebec, $353,290. In the United Kingdom there is only one post office for every 3,000 of population, while in Canada we have one for every 800, M. P.' and Indemnity. I It is stated that quite a number of members of Parliament availed themselves of the Easter holiday excuse and left the capital not in tending to return during the session. We fear the fact is indicative of a weakness which permeates the Parliamentary-character.- It would seem that the firstiduty of an M. P. is to stick to h'is party at all hazards; the secoiid to attend th session long enough to entitle him to the allowance of $1,000. Real concern for the welfare of the-coun- try has apparently no place in tbe mind of the average M. P. Thirty days at Ottawa : one or two votes, to prove a go-it-blind allegiance to " the. Party," a speech upon som local topic, just to satisfy his con stituents and give them something to talk about-i this seems to de scribe tho routine: of the Member, of Parliament of the Period. If there was nopay there might, not be so many patriots ready to sacri fice themselves at the polls, but we are much inclined to think that wih the quality improved tho'quan tity would permit of a considerable diminution. Montreal Star. Tho latest novelty among fashr ionable . circles in London are " mum socials." They are charac terized as a social gathering "at which all present are prohibited,. under a penalty of a stipulated fine, from speaking or whispering until u certain time in. the evening. The fines are mostly paid by the ladies. Tbe engineers appointed by the Niagara Suspension ,Bridge Com panies to examine, and roport upon the state and stability of 'the Sus pension Bridge, have completed their duty, and reported on Friday evening to the effect that the bridge is entirely safe for the transit of the regular trains such as - heretofore used it. ---- - Facts fob. the People. Im mense stock of gents'and yonths'Heady Made Clothing opened at Christie Henderson & Co'b.,- Acton a complete assortment in quality, style and sues. A good tweed snit for only 8.00. These goods are bound to sell, as they are de cidedly cheap. See that some one'^else does not get the suit intended for you. in front of the Mansion House in Barrio. He had sustained an in ternal injury of the brain, his collar bono was fractured, and his lungs congested. As his money and watch were missing, some suppose that ha was fnuliljy dealt with ; while others believe that be* acgi- deutly foil from the tailcony of the hotel. Ho laid in a comoto.se state until Mouday evening when he ex pired.. 'Beep vor Britain-. ist fall Mr. Peter Ronnie, of Feigns, put 26 cattle into his stables, and con tinued feeding them till last week when he-sold them to Messrs. Davis ifc Co., of Toronto. The prico paid: was $2,298, or $81 per head. The cattle are destined, after being; kil led in Toronto, for Britain. Never in the history of beef raising in Canada", has ono farmer fed in one season 28 head without buyiiig)auy food, and realizing such u magnifi cent price for them. Knights of Pvthias.--TIip Su preme Chancellor of this Order, S. S. Davis, of Nashua, N. H., has intimated to the Grand Chancellor of Ontario bis intention to be present at'the session of the-Grand Lodge at Sum in in June, and has concluded to "visit Toronto on his way thither. Steps are now on foot in Toronto with-a view to 'giv ing him a fitting-reception. It is anticipated having the first public parade of tho city lodges in full .uniform on that occasion, in which brethren'from other places will be invited to take part. A banquet will also form a part of the pro- graniuie. Kith' Cocoa. UnATKFtH. andXVfrt- FoiniNa. "fly a thorough kwnvleik'o of tho natural laws" which govern-tn'o operations of digimtion and nutrition, and by a caroful application of the finkj properties of well uoloctod cocon, M"^ iCpph lias provided our breakfast tnblo with a delicately flavored beverage which may savo' us many heavy doctors' hills. It'ui by the judicious use of such articles of diet that a .constitution, iiitiy bo gradually built up until stroiigenoiigh. to re'sist ovory -tendency to disease.' Hundreds of siibtloniaIadicsa.ro floating aroulid us r'undy. to attack .wherever thoro is a weak point. Wo may escape ninny a fatal shaft by keeping oil rtje'ViCS well fortified with puro blood and a pro perly nourished fraitiq." Civil Svrnlce Ouicltf. Sold only in packets labeW- "Jamks .Kri's A- Co., ':Hino'<'pa'Ll^c Cliemist, 4H, Tlireadneedle Street, and 170, Piccadilly, Iiondnn." Chemistry lins Discovered nt Xust what Everybody wantN. "Wooil's Improvril Unlr KoHlornrive Is unlike any other, nml-Iiiik no equal. Tlio Improved lias now vpijetnlile toii'c propnrtlcs; roiore erey linir toaiilo.SRj natural coter; r'stores faded, dry, barsji andfilllnj fia(r; restores, drfSHos, glvos vltfor to tlit Iinlr; restores hntr to prema turely bald Uofycls; removes d mdrufl", liu- morn, FcalyjcViiptlons; removes Irrlta tlon, ltchlrift nnd i.enly rtrynefiH. Tfb article prodfvefs iir)i wnnjlprflll eflPCtS Try it, cull ror Woon's Irriproved Hair Restorative,! and don't be put oirwllh any'otlierarllcle. Hold by a 1 drugs.sts n tills plane and deniers everywhere. Trndcminplli'dat mair>rnniurers'prlc<-s hy C. a.C'>'k A f.o , Ulilc.iKO. ^ole Agentp for (tie Unlti'll fSiiiies niid'Canuduf'.alid by Lyman Hroh, ^ (;o., Toronto, NSOLVEN1ACT OF 1815, IN TUB MATTER OF Mrs. Mak McNair, ' I "- AN INSOLVENT. |VVill bo sold bjy. I'ublic Auction'on the premises, Mil street, in tho Village of Acton, on Tvxeaday, t' k 10th of April, NEW AD VERTISEMENTS. N" i.'USt n AXTEW. Wanted, a] girl of 13 or' 14 years of age to act airaurae. "Apply at the Free Pufcss oftieo. Acton, Ajiril 4, 1877. T^XECCTORS' NOTHE, 'i'lie undersigned Executors *f tlie eatnto of the late Mrs. Ann Clark here by give public notice-to all parties hav ing claims against the estate to hand in the same, properly vouched, by'- the fourth day of May next. Tlie Kxccil- tors will imt. be resjxHjKilile for any claims against tho estate after that date. '; JOHN' WAMIKN; .; ;li()BT. KKNNKDV, Kiccutors of the estate of the late Mr.J. Ann Clark. Acton, April.S. 1877. 40-4t T ^O FARRIERS. I Tho Stoek-in-Tradg of tho above Insol vent, to.tho-Jiighcit bidifer, at so .much onitlic dollar, as t er stock book, which Htdck-jn-tiWk) an 1 "list thereof can be si^eii on applicatuui to W. Allan, the Asftignee, which following lots: Dry Ooods. Jett'elry and FanUy Goods. Millinery, Fursa^id Clothing.. Boots and .Shoes GroccricB, Cro.cktj'yj etc. Iois NOW tmmm Mr. Goldwin Smith bus an article on the Political Destiny of Canada covering thirty pages of the Fort- nightly Review for April. It is devoted to proving tho desirabilily of union with the United States. He says that the Canadian nation ality is a lost cause, and that ulti mate '.union, with the States is morally certain. Canadian patriot-, ism uiust provide a real union, not mere annexation, but an equal nnd honorable alliance, like that Of Scotland with England. This change involves no other in the relations between Cuiiacln and Eng land. The economical advantages to Catiada of such _a continentjil union would be immense. It would be no menace to England, but the reVerse, and would introduce into the United States councils questions of a commercial and diplomatic character, with an element favor able to England, which influence would be1 of "the greatest1 valite. There is but a faint chance of build ing up Canada as a rival' of the United States, while in the case of war with Engl and. the greatest danger would be removed, and Canada would guin' both wealth and strength.' The London Telegraph does not believe in Mr. Goldwin Smith's vagaries about Canada. It says : " We are under no apprehension that either annexation to or union with the Uhited States is near, as the people of the Dominion rank among the most loyal of our colonies, and betray not even the faintest wish for the severance of their connection with the British Crown. They warmly appreciate the prestige and security they en joy aa subjects of Great Britain/ and we are convinced that they would be as loth to '. part with the Mother Country as she would be to lose them." *.." I . " . The Messrs. Samuel, of New Yorlr, have purchased for shipment to.England 600 cattle, froui Mr. Reevbs, of Toronto. ---------;-----m ^-------------- To SuBScniBEES. No paper,will be discontinued unless all arrears are paid. Some people make a practice of allowing amonth or so to elapse after tbeir subscription has expired, and then send notice to; the publisher to discontinue their- paper, but rarely, if ever, enclose with tbe order payment for the over time. -fWe wish to be under stood in saying that we will not pay any attention to an order for stopping a paper, until all arrears are paid. ACTOIf HAKKET8, Flour ... ;.. .. $a ?5to3 60 Old Fall Wheat.. .. 1 40 to 1 45 New Fall Wheat .. 1 35 to I 40' Spring Wheat, Glasgow .. 1 25 to 1 35, Red Choff Wheat :. 1 20 to 1 30! Barley ... .. ..-' 0 00 to 0 00 Oats ..... .. 0 47 to Q 50' Peas ... .. .. 0 68 to 0 72i Potatoes, per bag .. * 0 80to0 00! Dried apples per lb .. G 0f> t6 0 071 Butter ... ' '.. .. 0 2? to 0 25 Eggs, ., .. !.. 0 12 to 0 00 Xow is the time to improve- your stock. The first pr'ze bull, Sin Wii.- t.iam TrMi-i.K the Tirinn. (8.'V), gut-by Sir William Temple [2"jyu], dnin I)iua by Ited l'riuce [<i02J, will serve cows on the premises of.the undersigned during the season. : Term.". Thorough-bred I cows 4.00 ; Grade cows .?l..r0. . f | Ixit No, .5, 1st con: Krin. April 4, 1875. 40-3m O YEARLING SH0BTH0RN BULLS FOR SALF. "Rovai. Bkai^torI)" got by imported Royal Oxford Gwynne "21790 (353f>(>), dam imported Lady Barnes. got by 3rd Duke of SprillgU'ood [30s7], dam Maggie Belle, by Constanee Duke [1144] 7753. " At-fos P.kiju-k" t'ot by .Zephyr .-[42(50], dam Priucess Louise, by JoliriA. [15S7]. For price and. particulars apply to I G. S. SMITH, Acton. Acton, Aprjil 3. 1877. 4Q-lm Robert Has everythih Tinware, BARGAINS! STILL AH j AT THE ACTON TIN; AND STOVE DEPOT. WILSON & JPKNSON Beg to think their numerous friends and customers, for the kind patron age hitherto extended to them, and wish to-Hiform them that they have nqw oh hahd a large stock of Plain, Pressed aud Japauned Ware, which they are selling oheaper than EiVETEOIGIHNG A SPECIAIT1". Call and see us befor6"*?purcha8ing elsewhere,, as bur prices cannot be beat in the county. Being-practical workmen, most of our stock of Tiniware is innde up by ourselves, and we feel satisfied that we cannot be undersold. : 'i . "1 Sfieepslcins, Cotton Bags, Old Coj> per. and Braas\talcm in exchange for Goods. Repairing and Jobbing promptly attended to. J WILSON & JOHNSON. Aoton, April 3,; 1877. 40-3tn all to be sold An immense stock comprises the ..$1912 21 81M2 432 59 J2I1 33 3C1 73 $2998 98 as above or in one l>est on day of sale. :ash at time of sale ; th 'on giving good -ity, without interest, the day following,- a le aiid useful Fumi- ; also a quantity of ire and Articles used. Cooking, Box and' Pipes, Bedding and etc. The saleonthe for cash.: Sale each Will he sold in lot as may seem Oiiif-third will be balance in ono and! suilicient secu And on tbe llthj quantity of valiio.1 turo,-never in -u: Household Furui in housekeeping. Coal Stoves an< U'eariiiK^Ajiparel, Eecond day will I day at 12 o'clock .\V. ALLAN, Assignee. Acton West, Mtrch 29, 1877. - 40-1 THEN! Fisher that yo'u'want in Stoves, and an. I Kitchen Piirnisliiaflfs, cheaper than ever. stock just-arrived SPRING HAS GOME 1 AKT> WIIH IT j Tmxiense Quantities of lVe-iv for qriiEi'a^ioiT. ; Wur'now | purchases are coming forward from the Old Uounfa* ' . * - ^ * *Htj THl] LARGESTC BEST ASSORTED ; V |ANB CHEApkgj STOCK OF DRY West of Toronto. ' lit' XV This is he aim empty brag, but^'sober truth '-which nobody-candenr^V ias been, and always ,wiU be, to keepi, up tUe^epntatio^ttst "^." v" ' -1 - Tlis Lion is tho Cheapest Store in Ontario. As 6.n instance weiaay mention . i. Grornpton's Celebrated Adjustable Cofget,: ^e havejuit received another lot which we are selling at 871 e?at ' Tii we guiirantee to be the g nuine article, and exactly tie same stts2* for which others are charging One Dollar. ^ ' Onr wbole stock is' equally cheap. Come and inspect - ut Dix-.-s[ Goods, -- >__ " - Cilr Silks, plain'arid Fancy, '-' '... .". - , . Our. Prints, . ' - . " " Our Carpets,- .";';T "^ . V \, 0ur Mfhneri ele / I nd in every braricli you wITt find our prices fully 20 per cent Ww iw: ' any other house. . ;: "-~V.'-':. *"Ask for our \cw York 125 ient Dress Goods: Terr itr." li *h: the Do not forget the new colors. SPECIALS NOTICE. Dfessmaking- Branch.) :yv Ws have'tie best Dressmaker in Canada, and our charges are lower tim - - any.other House. . REMEMBER 0TIK CARPETS.':: We have a larger stock of Buu:$eU Cvrpcts, Tu'p<:<try 'Cnrpcts, Wool Carpets., than aM IhiqQur ' Stores in ,Guelj,h~'jjut together. : . , '.. -.'" ilard Tioaes are never felt'by tiiose who deal at The Lion. J. Di WILLIAMSON 8tGQ. guelph. April 3. 1877. -.. . ^ ,' .. -' Brass Kettles, i Porcelain Lined Kettles, 'Lanterns, ' Smoothing: Irons, ' : Milk Pails, Japanned Ware, _ Pressed Tinvjare, COOKING BOX AND PARLOR STOVES, STOVE PIPES, &c; &c. The Abton Plow Co; ' "'I-- '-. ^ I : Are manufacturing the celebrated ' STEPHENSON PLOWS, ' , '. ^ iSl) Tbe 'Boss' Gang1 Plp^r Th. y keep a full stock on hand, and are prepared to do all iiinds of i - ' Rspairing on Plows, . and also also kinds of La'he WarkPand Iron Plaiting oh the' shortest notice. Please call and examine our plows befcre purchasing elsewhere. '. iAGKKTS FOB Sn^rp's ' Self-DumpinK' Hay and Stubble Bake. i rton, FebJ 13, 1876. - - .AND "AR-I3T TOE EAST. EAVETROUGHINGL . Jobbla?an& Ropadrmsr Promptly Attondod to. ; KOBERT FISHEE. Acton, April 8,1877. VAt^ABLE PKOPERTY In the Thriving ;Villafire| of | ' Actjpn." ; ]. The undersignedf Exe;utora ofi the estate of the late Mrs. Ann Clark |offer for sale that desirable p operty on the corner of Church and Job n streets,! con sisting.-Of one Village ^jot and good Frjune Dwelling House, I eautifully sit uated near the business part of the vil lage. Such a property -will but 'rarely be. offered to the public. For termi and particulars apply to! Christie & Heuder- son, or to the Executors. . . ROBT. KENNEDY, ) 1 JOHN WAEREN, ( i!'xeouFora- Actofl, April 3, lp77. 40-ftf 40-3m HORSE BILLS T^RESSMAKING. MISSES MANN respectfully an nounce to the ladies of Acton and vicin ity that they haye commenced business as Dressmakers in the house recently built by Mr. Edward .Matthews, near Nicklin s bakery. Tho patronage of the public is respectfully solicited. Dressmaking in the best manner and most fashionable styles. MISSES M. & M. S. MANN. Parties rehiring Houte Bills this son should send their orders to Actoi, March 21 S 1877. 3853m the EAT SLAUGHTER : IN L.EATHER. . As i nmense quantities of leather ia be ing manufactured into harness for the Artillery Horses, prices have consequently gone up. ' Nevertheless Eu: 'Jsii'd:o.o'iE: Is prepared to burnish, all articles m " - - ithe line of . Saraosa, Sadllos, Trtinka, Etc., at as reasbnabfeirates or ever. He is a prad ical -workman, and ready to fill all 'orde.-s as quick,"as; good, and as cheap -as anywhere elke in the Dominion. aar All -work 'guaranteed."53'; Ittparnnrf- promptly attended to. . A' good stock of .Harness, Whips", JBmib ies, Coml s, etc., always on bandr- E. K.C00K. WAGQ02sR|. Sow ia[ the time to leari ytf i* - '. * - .. / At J. Ryder's Factory^ - for a ' . Stylish Bnerery er S*rrl^ "f Wajreon. ! , I am making pp_ a large tstockttt'tt present season^ from-the bertinltjriil., Call and See our Handsome Eagfi* Now is a good time, tsi:.iWM*' bargains. .*.: ." ' Strict attention given to " { Sorse-slioeise & OenerftUlitf" - gmUhlng. JAMES JtTDDU - Acton, Feb. 26, 1877. _ "^ -. PAINTill Paper Ha: Tha"undersigned ia pp r kinds of- _ "House Paintingr, Kalwmininir aaid Paper ^awdiW ' in the very best 'manner, and on^o**00" abla terms. ' Residence corner, of J&ihn m-Aff"* streets, Acton. ^^a ^cton, Feb. 14, 187?. ; -'-' J*-3* jlcton, FeD. the Free Press Officje, Where they can have them'executed in a -workmanlike manner and at I reasonable rates. A number, of splendid Outs to'teUct from. Bills printed while yon Wit. 20, 1877. S ToJtbe.\'orilng Class. 'Wo are now- prep; .red to fu^nlsn all classes with cou- stao^ employment atlhome, tbe whole, of tbeltime, or for then- spare moments. BusSi ess new, light aiid profltable. Fer- soiis; of either sex easily earn from 50 cents to $5 per evening, and aproportiOD- al sui a by devoting tpelr whole tlms to the* islness; [Boys andglrls earn nearly as nuchas men. Thatall who Sfe tHis notic may sand their address, and test tbe b lsluess we make this unparalleled ofl*r: Toidch 6's are not well satlstred we will send one dollar to pay for the trouble of w. -itlng. ffull particulars,' samples w ortl i neveral dollars to commence work on, and a copyiof Home and Fireside, one oftht largest ajnd b?st Illustrated rubll- catloi is, all sei(t free by mall. Reader, if you -rant permanent, profitable work, oddressaeoEGfe STiNsoK&Ca,Portland, Main'.. Yearling for salt. Ac iont Feb. rfiHAM BVLLS as. SMITH. 14, 1877. 33-tf- ^ Jt /-^ASli FOB WHEAT. Any quantity orgood-.m'trch"*** -wieat vradted at the the Acton .WJ. mills, for which- the ii^Eeif; "*- pj-ice will be paid in cash. -4cton, Feb. 7,1877. i38^ TO BREEDERS. r. ^ v' -- Bail The tho-roughbr^. DnrW^j^j "Zephyr," will sepre cow^onfl of the subscriber, nearthe^ga^J station, Acton. Tenns--Pia**f*g v Grades, *2. Pedigree--Ze^.^Ttl bred by F. W. Stone, Gn**. e**.' Imported Sheriff (29964), ** W" riellOth. - . CSb-5J0TS. Acton, Feb. 14, 1877. gjjL- -^-Please profits and quick: returns * W V"^, of the Post Office Store, Act^^ : Crockery and Gl8^"^- Acton. ". -GW. Jr._