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I i. It* ' "' ?1 X ^m :;? toil! -r-^ -S ^it-fel ;;ifU1 ^Mirii 85 : 'J - + i ?-a fit i HHPI BM THE FREE TRESS', ACTON, HALTON COUNTY, ONT., OCTOBER 43 1877, I ;IE ACTON FKEE TKErfS rROVIXClAli EXHIBITION P.; Mis'.: id j'.vbry .TUursiUy \lorningv ' J.ill. HACKING. IVoprictor. SI IVn- Annum iu. Advance &v,i au&VWifvcss JOS. M NAOKINQ EDITOR "'I THC-KtlST SUCCESSFUL KXUIUITION EVER HELD IN CANADA. oveh 75,000 l'Ain amussion ih'k- lNli THE WEf.K. Iiirsji'uv Mol:NiN. Oit. 4, 1S77. Ttic Honor Business. rit is itsi'!o.-;i for any one to try to'ilslruise tho fi'.et tliiit tho qnes'i tirin of tho legal prohibition of tho liquor truffle is fust gaining Btrohgth throughout tho- whole, country. As defective--. the Dunkin Act d- auttedly is, tb*>iro fact of'ita bv- ing received- nicli very lurgo BUp- ]>ort in places- wl>ero the peoplti Imvo had an opportunity of ex- pre.ssitvg^ thereyiews ^pon it at the polls,.ia-' such" evidence oft thte un popularity of tho liquor business as vO make the qnestin of its entire abolition, a matter of vejy'serious consideration to those engaged in it. Tho prohibitory league! have evidently been working 'to soma ptirpose,' and they are now b*gin- iing tor see the good-fruits of tlieir' i.-.l>ors.; Lfist week an alliance was formed between this Qntario^and Roiwimon Temjwrarioe Leagues, at a wetting of tfprfst'ntntives in To ronto, for tiro "more effectual' j>n> taction of prohibitory legislation.- The aivicfked platform-of principles :idV>pto'd by _jhe ailisneo evinces a determined disposition to urge for- w;n-d the work until the desired en-1 has been gained. While we sir.oerely hope that the accursed traffic ir.:iy ba speedily abolished, - we must confess tfcat our faith in tha practicd working of a prohibi tory law is Hot very strong. We f.incy a little further tightening of .j the screws in connection -with the present License Act-would be near ly as "effectual in limiting the actual traffic aa an Act .-entirely prohibit- ir.y tee granting of licenses. An iilisic trade would ^e almost sure to- be carried on, the eff cts cf which woulJ perhaps be fnllj- as svil and as much tq r>e deplored as the selling of liquor under a rc- stricted license system. Theiising genera-lion are fast being educated to look upon drinking habits" with- aversion, ucd as the license r _ sirictions bceonja nior^ "and more stringent, and the facilities for procuring liqnor ipore and more difficult, the drinking Labka will rupidly disappear. Even within tte past seTeral years, it has been <3.uite noticeable, especLilly in the rural dis-trdcU, that a.very small proportion of tho btir-rooni drink ing is done by young men p-it is principally done . by old topers whose hiibits are so confirmed that . no legislation on: earth could pise- veut them-.gettibg: their regular dramB. - Tho following are the principles adopteH by the Temperance alliance, referred'tb above : r DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES. - 1. That it is neither right nor politic for the Government to afford tegal protection and sanotion to any traffic or "system that tenuis to in crease crime, to waste the resources of the' Dominion,. to~corrupt the octal habits and to destroy the health and .lives of tbe peoj>tev 2. That tbe traffic in intoxicating liquors as common beverages1, is* in- imiaa.1 to the true interests of indi viduals, **id destructive of the order and welfare of society, and ought tfiecefore to be prohibited. 3. That the history and results of all license laws in regard to the llqHor'traffio abundantly prove that it Is impossible satisfactorily to limit er regulate by such means a systeju so essentially; mischievous fn its tendencies. ' - 4. TLiit no consideration Oof pri vate gain or public -' revenue can jnsTify flie upholding.of a system so utterly wrong in principle, suicidal in policy, and disastrous in results, as tho tntffin iu intoxicating liquors. 5. That- the legislative prohibi tion of the liqnor traffic is perfectly compatible, with national liberty, and with the claims of justice and legitimate commerce. ; - 6. That tho legislative prohibi tion of the liquor .traffic would bo highly conducive to the develop ment of a progressive civilization.' 7. That, rising above sectarian and party considerations, al4 good citizens should combine to procure, an enactment prohibiting the manu facture and saTe of intoxicating 'beverages, as affording most effi cient aid in removing the appalling evils of intomporance. The London AtlrorfiWr of Eri- ..duy,. Btiy'8 : To day tho rrovincitvl 'Exhibition of 1877 formally closed, und it iB now in- order to remark thiitit has been the most successful ovor hold in tho Dominion of Canada,-mid, with the exception of tho Centennial and som'o of tho Great Western Fairs at St. Louis, the best on tho continent. From every point of view is this remark true, whether we consider the number, variety and excellence of tho ltuff shown, tho amount of money taken at the gates, or the gpntral onlur and completeness of the arrangements. During tho week no less than 75,104 persons paid for admission, representing 18,776, which iB nearly throo thousand dollars more than was taken at thn second best Hiir,. and_ this latter was also held at London. In speaking thus we are merely re-echoing tho views of the news papers all ovor the Province, even the Toronto, press being compelled to admit that London '-' take* the cake..' T-ho largo numbers of visitors were-fod and provided for in an exoellent way. During a couple of nights there were more people in the_oentre of the city than could find beds^ but there was room for them if they'hd only known where to look for it. How ever, the--authorities permitted J^he hotel bars1 to bo kept open all.niglit, and thus honu wero loft without shelter. Notwithstanding this fact, it is a congratulatory circumstauce that thero was so little drunken; nj?.-<!i. Within thp grounds we did not on any dav see a person under the influence of liquor, und on the streets there was very few, compara tively, as'the police records show. This shows- the sobriety of tho thrifty class, and' is- a feather in the cap. of the people of Ontario. The various railroad's centreing in London were taxed to their utmost capacity in the carrying of-passen gers, und it ia very fortunate that, owing to tho completeness of the arrangements, no accidents of any moment happened. Tho wonder is that hundreds were not killed or wounded. .' War Notes; .The lull at the seat of war in Bulgaria continues, and tho atten tions of the Russian commanders now are concentrated on the im portant preparations for going into winter quarters. It seemB to have been a moot questions whether the winter quarters, should be estab lished to the north or the south of the Danube, the Czarevitch advo cating the former position, but judging froai the orders given for the construction of nearly two iundred miles of railway in Bul garia, it is evident that the Rus sians will endeavor to maintain tho advantages they have already gain ed to the South of the Danube, merely removing their wounded to the north bank. JIuts for a quar ter of a million of men have been ordered,"and hospitals for fifteen thousand". Th .Russian left wLng in Bul garia have re-occupied their old positions at Papaskoi, on the left bank of the Kara Lomv Two hundred Turks have crossed from Silistria to Kalarash. On Monday luat the Russian force engaged in watching Kukhtar 'Pasha's army attacked the latter near Kara, but was repulsed after five hours' fighting with a loss of four hundred killed. An attack on the" Bussian right, towards Bay- azid, 'was also repulsed. In. this neighborhood the Cossacks are said to have killed forty-five Kurd chieftains in an Armenian convent, .and to have burnt the dependencies of the community, slaughtered one of the monks, and ignominiously treated tbe Prelate of Bayaxid. The stories of Cossack atrocities in Bulgaria are confirmed by Mr. Ashbury, M. P. for Brighton, who is at Sbunila. - - , Why Pay in Advance. An exchange says : " Compare the publisher of a newspaper, who has to go nil over the country' to collect his pay-, to a farmer who sells his wheat on credit, and not more than a bushel to any one per son. If any farmer, will try the experiment of distributing the bulk of his ,wheat over two or three counties, with an additional bushel or two hero and- thero in a. tlozen States, for one year, we' will guur- anteo'.that he will-never, after that year's experience, ask a publisher to supply him with a paper a year or two without paying for it in advance. Right Hon. Sir Hugh 15.- Chil- ders._ was in London on Friday. He and bu partu . whirled from "Vyjmlsor .to London, 110 miles, in 135 "minutes. There' wer four *tQj)3-atid n. dahty-'of 10 minutes at Jenhctte" Creek, which made the" :actual tunning"time ;ib"out a union minute. Manitoba Grain. Mr. Wm. Dredge, President of the Nassagi- weya Agricultural Society, has just returned from a trip to Mani toba. He speaks vory favorably of what he saw in the Prairie Province, and considers it in every respHct exceedingly fertile and a desirable farming country. He brought home with him samples of full wheat and barley, both of which arc good. ;The narvest of I8TT.I. Tho harvest n'ports prepared by (ho Station musters along-tho| line of the Grand Trunk "Railway {con firm the already provident impres sion thai tho harviist of 1877 hay bcniVfar moro abundant than nny' enjoyed by Canada for many years past. This is especially tho i-caso with wheat, of which both; tho ncerugo sown and the yiold! ppr aoro were fur above tho average. Ovor 150 places iu Canada pre in cluded in tho report, und from nearly all of these, whothor in| tho east,Mho west, or tho centre of tho Dominion, comes tho sumo monot onous but plaasant story of splendid "yinld and great breadth' s6wn. Evon-thoso places which do! not specify tho wheat crop in particular are fortunately able to report that other eropB, both of grain and roots, are oxcolloht. '-i The Montreal Gazclla in a com parison of the crop.reports of 1877 with thoso of the two previous years, shows that in 18i 5 out of a total of 69 places 32 reported! the fall wheat crop as up to the aver age, 16 bolow, and 21 above; that in 1876 not ono out of a total of 71 reported more that an average crop, while only nino were up to tho average and 62 below it; and thatPin 1877, out of a total of 75 not ono fell below the average, while thero were 26 up to it 'and 49 above rt. The difference! be tween this year and last is yory marked, and that between 1877, and 1875 is also considerable,- though tho wheat crop of tho latter year was on the whole not a [bad ono. Out of 107 places reporting in 1875, only 42 had a Bpiing wheat | crop abovo the nver'iign, while 50 came up to it and 10 [fell below it. In 1876, out of a total of 105'only 6 showed moro than an average crop, while the number below was 51. In 1877 riiil^ 8 out of 167 fell below tho average, wliilo G9 camo up to it and OSj ex ceeded it. Tho contrast is not quite so striking in the,case of oats, peas and barley as it is in.the jc&ae of wiieaty but oven of these there appears to bo this year a rather than usually abundant crop. Asa rule, the returns show that grain of all kinds has been harvested in good condition, and that tho sample will be as good as the yiold iB large^ - I3otween Montreal and Toronto the number of places reporting an. average yield of fall wboat and of those reporting moro than an aver- ago is the same, and a similar state of affairB prevails ^jn this district with respect to spring, wheat.. ! Be tween. Toronto and Sarnia, and from Goderich to London, the fall wheat rose above an averago crop in 22 peaces, and to an average in 14, while the spring wheat fell beloW an average crop in 5 places, came up to it in 20, and exceedoi it in 10. Along the line ofl the Buffalo and Lake Huron branch of the Grand Trunk 17 out of 20 places report a fall wheat crop above the average, wliile the re turns for spring whert are scarcely, if at all, less favorable. i i The aggregate amount of barloy will probably fall short of what it was last year or the year before, notwithstanding the extraordinary yield, as the amount of land sown was very much less.-. The crop, wherever it was grown, was uni formly good, there being no fail ures at all reported, and not very much damage, from tho wet weather, which in some districts has' seriously injured pcan. Of the latter the most favorable returns aro from central Canada, and I the least so from Toronto to Sarnia. Hay is in Quebec a fair crop, from Montreal to Toronto, light, and west of Toronto a good average. Potatoes have been largely planted everywhere, and are represented as being an abundant crop, and as having Bufferod very little from! tho ravages of the beetle. The recent heat after heavy rains seems: to [ hive caused the appearance of rot in some districts, with what effect on the total yield remains to be sen. Roots are everywhere abundant and of excellent quality, and so are fruits of nearly every kind except apples, which ar' re ported almost a total failure in Western Ontario, below the aver age between Montreal and Toronto, and only a fair orop in the Eaaiern Townships. On the whole tbe tendency of the returns is, as we havo already said, to confirm previous estimates with respect to the general abun dance of agricultural products of almost every kind. The farmers of the Dominion never had bettor reiiBon to congratuluto themselves on tbe return'dorived from their labor and outlay, und^soaicely^evor had thoy more nood of an unusually abundant crop. Tho partial failure of last year, couplod with tho effect of the prevailing commercial strin gency, had brought to tho vorgo of bankruptcy many who will now be able to recover -themselves, while all claEses of the community will share in tho returning prosperity. Globe. Pen and Scissor'Selects. , The tax in Stratford this* year is 18 mills. Tho rulo to quash the Dunkiii by-law in Froutunao was dis charged, "_ The Premier in expected to pay either Meaford or Owen Sound u visit soon. Tho public debt of tho United States decroaaod during September $3,882,524.80. , The number bf faren collected on tlio-street cars .during tho fair wnek.'iii Ixmdou was 30,000. - A Konnansvillo man, Hector Uobinson, got married on a Thurs day and diod the following Monday. Tho"Rino movement is meet ing with much success in Ottawa, one thousand pe*sons have signed the plodgo so fur. Tho poaco rumors in Cuba aro said to be assuming a moro definite form, and an early cesaation of hostilities is anticipated. The -mortality in the Presiden cy of Madras since the beginning of the year is Bet down by sonio authorities at three-quarters of a million. The yellow fever is still carry ing off its victims- daily at Ferhan- diua, and Port Royal,~ South Carolina, is now visited ' by the disease. Extensive forgeries on certain Canadian banks; similarly to those reoently committed in tho Western States;- havo boon discovered in Montreal. Tho Dunkin by-law was sub mitted to tho electors of. Perth, tho County town of Lanark, last week, and defeated by a vote of 249 nays to 97 yoas. , Tho mail bag containing regis tered letters from Toronto and tho West which left for Jlontreal last Friday night has gone eatray or been stolen. ' " Tho Montreal City Council has decided by a strictly party voto of 14 to 10 not to pay the volun teers for their services on the occa sion of Hackett's.fnneral. Mr.. Rine held tho first, of his series of gospel tomporanco meet ings in Ottawa on Saturday night. There were over 2,000 peiBons present; about 175 of .-whom signed the pledge. Tile tiuelpli .Abliie.llou- Case. DIHfcpVKUY ol" A PLAN F0K;8TUH!)Y> EHflAI'I!. GtiKH'ii, Sept. 2?.^~-Tho gaol authorities havo discovered a weM- dovised scheme for tho .escape of F. Sturdy, who ia awaiting bitt trial for thoabduction of Miss Carr. The In the fire ut 'tit. Grogoiro' Wt night, out-of 11 poisoiiB in tlio Jibuso 7 children and tho servant woman lost their liven. Their vemains havo been rovoverod, Tlio origin of tho firo is unknown. It is thought that it sprijiog from the kitchen. Tho only; man in the houuo managed to Cncnpo from tho gaolor recently received information uppor atory by sliding down the that something was wrong, and on " " '* "- lL-- Friday removed from Sfcufdy's coll JefFruys.a prisoner who was coufiii- od with him on account of tho crowded stato of tlio gaol, After tho removal tho gaolor sp'oko to Jeil'ruyH, whom ho suspected of complicity, and 'after a little con- voisittion, the latter divulged the whole scheme. Sturdy offered him 500 to aid in the escape. The of fer was acceplod, and Jeffreys, got some of tho bard labor prisoners to receive packages thrown into, the yard. These wore tied on a string let down by Sturdy from his cell, and by means of them ho obtained ten small saws, putty, paint, paint brushes, charcoal, etc. Taking down from hia oorridor the board on which the prison rules were pasted, be fustened it, with pins so as to form a shelf under tho dining table, and placed most of tho filings on the shelf, secreting the s^ws in sonio dust near the hot air register. With the saws the grating Was to bo sundered, and if he could not cut through tho bara iu one night, he would have filled up tho cut with putty, and painted it over to escape detection. In case of failure he intended to put a blanket over the cell door, set firo to the char coal, and die by its effects. Since his incarceration ho has. sent out a number of accounts to bo collected. These wero written on foolscap, tho lines of writing, being wido apart, and hetwoen.ho wrote to bis friends, using juice from tho onions given hiui at hia meals. Had the. plot not been discovered Sturdy would undoubtedly havo uow beona freo man. He has been removed to a safer coll, and is now closely watched. spout. Mrs. Gouzio, tho mother of thcchildron, managed to escape, and ran to tho neighbors for help, hut when they roturnBu*"lt was too kto.. ,. ' ' 2srE"^r GtOojjq AT HIItTIIS. Mans. In Acton, on tli|o 25th ult., the wife of Mr. Allan j Mann, of a daughter. McPiiKnsoN. In. Nasfsagi w'eys, on the 25th ult,, tlio-wife,of Mr. Archie McPhoraon, of a son; nABBfEDi, S corr At the residence of the bride's father, Springfield Farm, Kelson, on tha 3d int., by the Be v. J, Gillospie, William N. Scott of Milton,-t(J Annie,- yonntf- oot daughter of,John Henaqmcm, Esq. of tho fcownifup'rf Ndsoia.. Husband At the residence of the bride's father, on tho 26th tilt,, by the Rev. Mr. McKenzie, Mr. ' Geo. Husband, to Margaret, eldest daughter of Mr. Walter Laing, all of Is'aseagawoya. DIED., i. .' FEAiiNti:?. Near Acton, on tho ' 1st inot., Ann Eliza, beloved wife of Mr. Jos. Fearnloy, aged 37 years. Ferriss. In Esquosing, on tho 29th ult., John, Bon of Mr, Jos. Ferriss, aged 12 years. AtTOSi MAURET3. Narrow Escape. On Wednes day last Mr. Thos. Gowdy, of Guolph, had a narrow escapo from loBing rhis 'life at tho Georgetown station". Ho, in company with Mrs. Gowdy, had just got into Clark's open buss, and while turning parti ally round to 8poak:to a gentleman \ sitting on the froht seat, a dog Fluur Fall Wheat,new.. . .. Spring Wheat, new . Sprouted Spring Wheat Barley Oats ... .. 1'eas...... Butter....... KK8. . . . . . .; Potatoes, per hag Apples, early, per hag .. $3 00 to 3 00 1 10 to 1 12 0 70 to 1 05 0 7f> to 1 00 0 45 to 0 55 0 30 to 0 35 0 GO to 0 G5 0 1C to 0 l'o 0 10 toiO 00 0 75 toll CO 0 5lto0 75 FASHIONABLE WEST END, 6 cases New Dress Goods in plain and fancy materials faab'ieBaM^ * * " season., ^ ^^ ihip.i Cashmeres, in black,, seal,-na*yvand myrtle^ - ' ; - i ' Full raniie of Black Lustres. " :"{' ;. 1 caeo'Colored Lustres/ in- all t& new shades; 12J cants 4 20 dozen new Blactf Straw Ifab, latesi styles for seaBOn. ' 60"dozen new Kid Gloves, in black and colored. ii 2-rasas'Mant/es, EngHrfrand Qemoao, eormitM^'U i , 16 boxea Sibboni, in eHfibtfdninhleftad k^t^^lI - .^P*7 Onr slook ia wtll np In aver; dej>'artment, and. ladles wno wmBi*a, goods cheap should come tathJFnionMeirrtfa^^**l^I Wfr already eelliDga large qajnttty il'mriy.'tia good> / " ' k^*t A. O. BUCHAM, Guelpb, Sept. 10, IS77, Fashionable WeitEnd" Dress, MiHlnery and ManUs Ibuiu'-. h Errs' Cocoa. Grateful-and Com- roKTiNO; "U'ya thorough, knowledge of the riatnral lawa. v,*hic!i govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a c.iroful application of the fine properties of well selected cocoa',-Mr. Epps has provided our breakfast tables with a delicately ilavored beverage which may save us many heavy doctors' bilh). It is by the judicious useof such articles of diet that a constitution may begradunlly built up until strongenpugh to resist every tendency to disease. Hundreds of subtle malr.dies aro tlt,ating around us ready to attack wherever there is .1 weak point. Wo may escape many a fatal shaft by keeping iourselves , ,.- , , ., " 'jumped off the platform at the sta- well fortified with pure blood and a pro CVri/ Servic, Buiford was recently caught till- .....""""" "'"" ............"............." "James Errs & Co., IToma'opathic Chemist, 48, Thrcidncedle Street, and 170, Piccadilly, London The eighi letters in tho. misB- ing l-egiatered mail bag from-'.To ronto to Montreal are said to have CDntaincd 275. haa been sentenced to threo years im prisonment in tho Penitentiary, having been convicted of stealing a steer belonging to Mr. Armstrong, of Beverly. The prisoner Smith is the same person who, in company with McCrudeu, was sent to ;the Penitentiary.seven years ago on a j conviction for rape committed in tapping at a grocory Btoro. Oh refunding about $200, which she admitted to have stolen at various times, she was let go. The large and thriving village of Putnam, in Eastern Connecticut, was nearly destroyed by fire on Sunday morning. Tho business portion ia all gone, excopt the Notional Bank, and the now hotel. Lota about $200,000. The " iron horse " was in Mil- verton en Saturday, and will be in Listowel in a fow w'eekav. The rapidity with which tho road has been pushed on in tho face of not a littlo bad weather, ia an example in railway making in Canada. Tweed the other day mado the astounding, statement that thore was a combination' of some twenty- eight members of the Now York Legislature who made a regular business of voting for any measure for which they might be paid. During the year ending Juno 30,1877, there were built in Prince Edward Island 67 vessels, 15,375 toiiB. Thero were sold to other countries In the same timo 36 ves sels, 8,049 tons. At 40 per ton tho new 'shipping is worth 613,- 820. Porter Rockwell, the chief of the. Danitea, or Avengers of tho Mormon Church, has been indicted for participation in the Aiken massacre of 1858. A number of other murders are laid "to his charge, and he promiasa tomake a full confession, A strike of railroad employees' has occurred on the.Kansas Central in consequence oP non payment of wages. A party of citizens and,a sheriff s ponsa turned our, when an encounter took place in which the, leader of the strikers was shot dead'; Chief Joseph, of the Nez Perces, is believed to have made his way across the frontier into Canada. The Sitting Bull Com missioners were, at latest advice^, at Fort Benton^ waiting for uh escort into Canada. Fresh mas- Bucres by Indians are reportod sto havo occurred on tho Gill Hi vet in Now Mexico. ' ~ The new Bishop of: Bombay has irfvefited a sovereign remedy for nil choir quarrels. He has com posed a beautiful " o0ice " for tho consecration of choir singors, and publicly nnnounced that hereafter no perwm can leavo tho choir, on taking offence, "inasmuch it is now to God they havo dedicated thoir services, and not to man." Cloth peddlars are travelling through the county at Northumber land victimizing the people by sel ling goods that they Bav worp saved affile ;St. "John fire, and that a British Insurance Company is offering the .remaining stocks for sale, through them. Farmers and others should be on their guard against;8uch persons, as they are frauds "of the first water, P . __ m, ones. This frightened tho am- ..jAMES Kl.ra & Co. "" male, and they, started off very rapidly. In turning quickly around Mr. Gowdy was thrown out, the hind wheel of the buss just scraping his right ear and bruising his head. He also received a slight injury to^, one of 4>is legs. ' Tho very narrow escape had the effect of appalling thoso who witnessed the affair. Mr. Gowdy is all right agnin now. Railway Convention; The representatives of tho Grand Trunk and Great Westorn Railways last week hold moetings in Sarnia daily, with closed doorB, all proceedings being conducted with the greatest secrecy. On Friday the Presidents of both tho'roads, Sir Wm. Tyler and tho Hon. Hugh E. Ghildors, issued instructions to their execu tive to maintain equal and agreed ratoa of fares and facilities, and havo concurrod in tho apointment of a joint committoo of tho two Boards for tho better enforcement of these iuBtruction'a, It iB believed that this is but the initiatory step to the establishment of a joint purse arrangement. - The party papers are finding -fault with Government officials who go to the political pic-nicsl to hear the speeches. The Guelpb. Herald is sorely troubled becauso tho local postmaster and the looal . Bheriff went to Gait to hear Mr. Maoken- xie, the Kingston Whig ia unhappy becaune the Hon. Sidney Smith, who ia is Inspector ef Registry Of fices for Ontario, attended a Con servative demonstration at Cobourg. It ia not charged that these gentle men took any active or prominent part in paying homage or getting up enthusiasm at the pio-nics; but that they, simply were present to hear the speochea. While it is greatly to be desired that I Govern ment officials should > keep them selves aloof from politics, it is sure ly going too far to ask for their decapitation on tho ground that thoy havo boen auditors at a politi cal Bpeech-rmikiug.. They might be much better'employed, it is truo, but thoro is such'a thing as carry ing n wholesome rule too far, To ronto Tdfcjram. ' ^^ The St. Catharines News says that at Bullock's Corners recently, a blatant ribstabbor was holding forth in a fiirious mood, when he declared that this country was curBed with three G's " Grasshop pers, Grits, and Grangers." -After this outburst, an ice poultice waR applied to his head, and he was rolled into "a corner to sleep off his illusion. St. John 18 gradually recover ing from the effects of the disastrous fire. Theiilumber of buildings now in course ot erection is about seven hundred, of which eomewbat lesB than half aro of brick and, the re mainder of j.vpod. Tho .'wooden houses are generally two or .three- Btories high, 'jvith flat gravel roofs, many of them being located in the rear of other premises. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.-'. TWELLIXG HOUSE to LET, A comfortable Dwelling, . specially adapted for winter comfort. Apply-at J. E. McGarvin's Hall of Pharmacy. - H OUSEL TO LET. That now House on Church 'street, facing tho Kossin House. Apply to P KELLY Acton, Oct. 3, 1877," ' 14-3t ' QAKRGTS FOR SALE. I The subscriber ha3 a-great quantity of fine table carrots, of a largo variety, for sale by the pound or by |he bushel. P. 8. ARMSTRONG;, TpARlJl FOR SALEk Splendid grain-raising Farm, west half Lot 4, 3d con. Erin ; 100 acres ; 80 acres under cultivation ; balance good hardwood bush. Will be Bold' cheap.- Apply on tho place; or address J0II> SIBBALD, Acton, Ont. Erin, Sept. 17, 1877. . 12-4t SiiiN PAIrsTERS over/ Boo- tlon of tho Unlteil KtateB and Provinces tonnswer tbls advertisement. Address DANIEL F. BEAXXT, "WusblllgtOIl, HOW Jersey. KNOW By reading and prcUdn| the Inestimable tratbs con talced ia tho best medics* book ever Issued, entitle,! treats of Exhausted Vitality, Premature Decline 27errous and Physical Debility, and the endless ooncomitantjjlls and untold miseries that rcsnh therefrom, and contains more than {0 original pre) Scriptions, any one of which Is worth the price ol the book. This book was written by tho most e tcnslre and probably the most BkUfulpractiuonej in America, to whom was awarded a-gold and Jew cUcd medal by the National Medlral Association A Pamphlet, ultutrated with the Tery noes] Steel Kngravine* ft mar- ||pi| vcl of art^ano beanty flCOt sent rBKBitoalL Send ' ^ for It at once. Address - '. jl PEABODY- MEDICAlas-liaj^s-ilsi rNSXITTJTE, No. Bttl-T H YKKI I" inch St., Boston, Mass. Jill W.sWKaU Gr^nd, Square &<T3v$%\Agents wanted evcrjwhiere. , Address^ ^ - \\i ' -.? ; DANIEL P. BBATft^, . . Ifashingtort, New Jmtij-. FIRE! FIRE! FtRfr AT LION To secure the * ARY He Store is thronged ayery |ay= " ^ ' ! ' \ < Crowds of People come from all the Country Routid to Take Advantage of-this Great ; -'CI iance. VERY OTHER STORE IS DESERTED We still have heaps and heaps of Goods Soiled and Damaged during the Fire, which we are bound to Clear Out at Any Price.: < PRINTS- '-'.;';. . :Zy COTTONS, ... ".';-^ BLANKETS, |; ";:.;:.;-: DRESS GOOD^j MIL^INERtl \^*: 0 C0N3UMPT10W CURED. I ii^S,i.0V> r[crsrci*i, rrtlrpil frpm ortiTcprae- 1-IndU MUaloufcry ll,t fnrmtolft of o Vegetable Komedy Jbr the speedy end permanent cur. of CbnsitjnpHon, Asthma, Jironchitit, C<*tarr}tr !'#J,l,,Thr<laSa,T!d,irim AJIoctlons: atao Ppsitlcnd,ndPeiU Cure fur Norvoua 'De- ,,%.--..e------------ ... .u..ii>i; lolloivti Aetu- lUCjl by thn mpUvr end & con.cter.tioui bwire-to fii*J?r.1.'{,n,1S .,u<1>i["<?. h IU unit KKJU-: -L f.'frtf}h.\l0 B,n y", ,ll',lrc i "" .ffclpp, Wlln full UUx.clloot for juvnarliirnny iiu-rcM/l,]- \* unlny. 6tnt by rurn iuaU;l.y addreulni VfOi stamp, uauilnKtlii? rixr. * * 1)E. C. Wl'EVKNfl, c.o.r. - uax (, aaocirviij.E, okt. a-a|ni T AILOItlNG. JOHN- McARTHUR,' tailor,- has returned from .Now York city where he haa attended the School of Inatruction in tho: net of cutting garments, and is now better prepared thru- over, to givo the best of satisfaction to his customers. Ho is now in a position to warrant a perfect fit, and to walto tip "garments in the very latest American styles. The continued patronage of the cobimuriity respectfully solicited. j ' JOHN HcAilTHUR. ACtou, Aug. 8,1877, j ' j O-Bol All at such Reductions as hare n^Ver before be** offered. NOWS THE TIME FOR CHEAP GOODS OTHISTG, W, AND. " THE LION" is tixo Pla^. -Va'iV'" QCOyEE! \A.T OlXGMip'-\f J. D. WILLIAMSON fl.CK>. Guolph, Sept. 10. 1877. t^*^>BK^,H1^0^,-a-^-sas-^ ^grand, Fqnarci Ql AlUlTKS n!,<l uprlgot, ore1* rIAIlVa pronounced by tho -", '"' . proqa and the people . AMD as tho most houutlful and sweot- TIIII.K will-he sold (t - i ri est toned Pianos ever- manutnclur- (f%D /% A M C :ed. Bent on %P *Si VI -% TO! a; tc.U trial and ---------r.iWii 1M.I wtTW,a.liipronounced tho WASHINGTON, Best in tho world. NEW JERSEY, ^catty's celebrated Golden Tongued Parlor Organ. Any manutnoturer challenged to eQtial them. They, rossess power, Uopth, brlldancy nnd sj-irrpaUwtlo delicacy, exqaiBltcly heautlfqliy snlo effect's, anil tho only stop action evn invented thnt cannot bo dis arranged by ufo. Tho bellows'capacity is so crent that, hut Ji,Ulo eflort is rwiulr- cd with the feet to. supply njl -the nlr necessary.- Best mntlc and most ereftnnt casos in the market,- Ail soHtl' v.-ood orrinmentp. Every lliEtrumontf ullywar- rantetl for six yoarft ss strictly firnt cTiiff, nnd Rent on from '5 to 15 rinyI^, te^t trial. Address DANIEL F. BEAtT, Wuthlng- ton, NewJerBoy. -i j I ItK All: HUBBA^J lilt, oiiaviag On and after the 1st of IX ratoa; I' ^ -t- Per duarr, 4 pentsj ^ 15er Pint, 2 Gents; Now Imperial Measure, to W* . ,' '__ timep. 25 Quart Tickets for Ont DM?' 25Pin\ Tickets jon Fifty &$* In advance. P. S. ABifSTBPJto ACtop, Aug.2S, 3S57, :-f " -^ 1 " -J-!- < 'X i ~r: