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_...,._ THE 'J\'fERCHANT, FRIDAY MARCH 26, 1S75. POETRY. A Deed and a Word. Is ther e not solid truth for thought iu t be fol· lowing beautiful poetxy-wnrp? It was 'vritten by the Eng1isli poet, Ohnsl~ s Ji1ackay. A little ijpring had lost its way Aiuid the gr:.\38 and fern; A pa.<ising stranger scooped a well 1 \\"'here we~...ma.i1 might turn ; He .walled.it in, .a.nd~ huog with..c.are A. ladle atrthe-&.ink; He though t- not ·of the -deeo ·he sna; 'But jllf'l gell that toil hl1glitt l1'. iuk. He lJ_~SSea a'ga.ln, fLlA1l lo! th e' W (>ll By E;Ql)ui1et· nevm.- dried, Ha.a .cooled-teii t.ho.u_imnd parchin~ tongues, ·4.nd -sa.v~l a Ufe besill&~ FARM AND KITCHEN. Domestic Items. Gray marble hea1'ths can be rubb,e d with lin. se1::d oil, and no spots will sho\v, heard one of the windows raised and felt t he cold air ru·h in. 'l'hen tLe sLadow furm of a man, all plainly visible except the legs, seamed to glide between the bars and up the stairs to the top tier of cells. The figure stop pcd in front of the cell which had A. f!oliitlon of ch1oride of iron will re1nove been occupied by Avery, and opening the nitra:.tc of silver :,ta.in_,, from ih.e bands. door, entered. The opening and closing of Butter will remove tar spots. Soap and wa· the door was distinctly beard. After the ter will afterwards take out the grease stain. lapse of a few minutes the figure reappeared Kerosene and powdered lime, whiting, OJ' andjits footfalls on the steps as it descended wood ashcs ,~ll NEW ,, All \Vool STOCK · Russian '!.'wills. :e_1a.icl \Vjnaies. Plain. do. Shawis:FJannells. Just Arrived. at the FASHION HOUS:B a aplendid assortment of COME and SEE · ' BATTINGS " " Diagonals. Homespun. FrenchReps. Plaids. Merinoes. HII,J L ' ·S NEW MIL:LINERY . Also a lot of N E.W ---:o :~ -- scour tine with the least labor. again were distinctly heard, The figure REAL HAIR, FANCY GOODS, & A.Jso .a l&rgu 15tock of . . A natnelcHS mll.n amid a or.o.~vd '!'hat thr.ongeS} ,th~ dltily uri~t~ LoL fa.lJ a~ wutd of hop~ .a.nc-l l()-ve-;U·n '? t;1 \aied froTr· the hea~'£"; · .A ~ hisn~r on} he };llrnult tbrowJ.!. A t ransitory breath- , ... It 1_1ais.r,-.d ·a brother.from the ilust, It an\·cq a-soul..-from dca,tQ._. O germ ! O .loun t t' Q l-\"otd 'bf-love l 0 though af .ranc;lom cast ! ~ Ye v.;Li'tf"_l1~ i. t....!.i~.t.!"-1':t) he first . · "' J3ut.niighty at tlie. la::i.t I , . - Shellac is the best cement for jet articles. passed aronn<l all the tiers ol cell~, and then , fl.onted down to the ws.sh-roon1, nn<l wus Smoking the joint r el)ders it black, to match. h~ard to tur:ri on the wnter. Finally the ghost U nslacked lime is excellert for cleaning small disappeared as it bad entered, and tho bluish steel articles, such as jewelry, buck.lei, a.nd the light gradually faded away. Thi· is subc like. stanlially the story as told \Jy several of the 1 1 0 prevent moths in carpets, wash the floor before laying them, with the spirits of turpen· tine or benzine. prisoners, who cluiu1s to have UP.ell ,eyewitnesses, and express their finn belief tLat they sa\v .Avery's gho!:!t. Stamps for Bnaiding and Em- l'i·SJwrtl tiilb~ - - o- - ltrul a Full bnpply . uf.· . broidery. ti ""~{/ A LARGE LOT OF · F A S H ! 0 N S LADIES' for Spring just to hand. o.s usual. and G-ENTS' FURS OI-IEA P Gold bronze for furniture is a mixture of copal varnish mixed with gold·colorcd bronze pow'der. The last i~ a bisulphate of tin. A tea.spoonful of powdered borax dissolved in a quart of tepid water is good for cleaning old black dresses of silk, cnshmorc, or -alpaca. Sprigs of wintergreen or ground h·y, will dri\·e away red ants; brancb~s of wormwood will ser\·e the same purpoee for black ants. Umbrella Attachment for Ploughs, A patent umbrella has been invented, to be attached to plough·, for the purpose of screening the ploughman fcom }he ra· v·ge of the sun . .Some of our excbnnges :are p:laking Manchester Hou.se, September 24, 1874. ===================:==================~ Bowmanv1lle. Nov. 1st, 1873. MRS, A. FLETCHER Bowmanville, April 7tb,1874. VERY themselves merry over this. " One of. them · says, "next thing we \varit is a patent fan TO THE BOWMANVI LLE .. __ ,....., T'\-,,ist ed hei:pp- cures fclo_ ns. A poor } e1at!O n~a._C nrli utfc1e. · So& thin.g about,Jnilk- -wa~r._ Light wiJ11~;' ,;_a.y n~i'\.ke -0. ht~VY head : .q IBto , l,tr~ath.e St raw mats should. be wa~heU with a. cloth "for tbpse,who labor in 11n a:t.mosphere wbe~e. dan1pened in aaJt water. Indian me~l sprink· "it- ncc~ s~nry to c1im"b a tree, fence, or 1ndled over it and tho1·oughly swept out, will Hdcr 'Lo catch breath."- Another ce.1117; tor umalso clco.nsc it finely. brellas for the team AS Y.-ellas t.he teamster. Frosted ~Jass, useful for soree~1s, eto , is made \\.,.e don't syn1p~thize witlt lbia merrin1ent by laying the sheets_Eoriwntalb:, and covering at all. On the contrary, we hfl.il every inthem \V"ith a stroni; solution of sulphate of zinc. vention that tend to 1nidgal1.t the ·physical The ea.It crystallizes on drying. Spots can be taken out of marble with finely powdered ptunicestone mixed with '"erjo.ice. Cover the spots an~ allow the stuff to remain for twelve hours; then .rub clean, dry and I"inse. Flaxseed a.ud t::Jlow are used in Germany, as · '\VALTER '\VIGG I <-~SON, Ma.chine a.nd Implement Manufacturing Co N returning thanks to their numerous customers and thf'l public g~n~rally, for past favors, would t'eRpectfully j u vi t,e their g.tten tion to .our p rer; en t el·oCk n~ f1 ,u'1 n ture, &."I we hanil l1:1.ottlly added thereto, that we may thereby be enabled to snpply o.11 pa:ties who way plea ~ e to fu.~or him with a. calL GFe1:1.t inducement$ held ontto t hoat:: purchMeina- at oor ~stabh shmerrt,. P ictures, Looking Glaase::t, etc .. sramed to order, and in c,very style-:-" Sa:m pl';*! of - t,he differei;_t k ind of Mouldings can be seed at the ware·room. lvVe would also beg to infonn you 1 · tlrn ,, The key to an uncertain gait-\~·hia·key, - hardship ·of farmjng. They are ·neither.few having purcbosedo SPLENDID NEW HEARSE, Ma,nufa,ctures. ol rrhe chea,p est way to bve A clear c~;_an empty d1·y goods b0x. n9r small. To toil all day in tfte, blistering heat of our sururner sun, is no joke. Lightcolored umbrellas are coining into vogue a.a '\VOOD~ we shall be ready 'p,t a'll time.a to attend funerals, on short notice Mid reasonri,blti t1;"1rm6. :N". B. - Coffins kept on hand a.rid madt: to order, at the AND IRON aun·shades for city pedestrians. . Wby should n¥ ot rui-U.l toiler:; enjoy the ~· .sam~ relief .if One pnrt of t!.t..ll1nv to a stuffing for cushions. Colfecto!S know: when their',vork is dun. ten parts of flax seed, are employed. the mobil· they ·Can. H this patent umbl'dla '\Ian be A l1lJ)itchless m1tid- " all ~ ancient. 11nmn.rried , ity of the greased seed reuderjng th(J cushion R..ttnched to wa.gpn se11t~, haytedclers, sulf.ey,lady. . rakes, rollers, &c. 1 .we have no doubt it will very aoft and pliable. ·That's a fl.il:me O f -tl"line/' as ih~ bellpws said 1'wo ounces of common tobacco boiled in a prove a. great boon to hard \\'Orking farmers. to tl.ie fire.gallon of 'vn.ter, is uaed by the Cha.tham Street If the team could be sheltered too, we ·hou·l d A Hig-.h rent a hole in the crown of your bad dealers, for renovating old clothelk Tho stuff be glad, but human flesh ie rnore va:lu~b]e Criminals. should .come to a halt Or halter. hat. NEW DOMINION RETAIL °FURNITURE TVARE-ROO¥. hawn, .Ati.g. 26th, 1870. WORKING MACHINER'.i King Street East, Oshawa. · ia rubbed on with a stiff brush. The good.a a.re nicely cleaned, and strange to add 1 no tobac;.co Why must logic have legs ?- Beco.u.'ie it stands smell remains. to reason. Teach yourchilch·en to helP themselves-btlt notto what doesn't belong .t c5 them. ·- than ho~se·llesh, nnd therefore )Ve say shade th~ the rnnn, even if you must stiJl leave horses out in the sun. '~ Em'ty__g' ls will run after o. ~b 'vith n gold. headed cane, where . one wiU shy up to a fellow 'vi th sound sense, The man V.'ho is kind and polite to his motherin-Jo.w Jio.s reachecl 'Ticksbur~, and. iH a n Qbjcct of ~eneral om·iosity to th e people there. A ci rcuit ytt·r,fl.clier in l\USsou ri prayed. for rain o!Je nikht n.t a fanner's house, a.nd the farmer, who had a horee race arrau~ ed for the next day, was so mad that he tnrned the good man out of doors. $oinehow, une c:.i.n't help thinking of that citiztin uf Syr<Ll.:HS'31 who has thfrteea ch ildren, a.11 girla. Probably t here is not a corner of the bureau in tha.t ma.n's house that hasn't a cold chew of gu1n st icking in it. l)uri og a.tr'i11l th n j ndgi;i C it1lt!U a· witn e$S. No one n.nswered, and an elderly man arose and solemnly s1:1.id 'he's gone. ' 1 ·Where bas he gone 't asked the judge, in no tend~r tone. 'I don't k.uow,but he is dead,' w:i.s the guanl" ed answer. lo~-ing A lu.-...vyer once asked a hotel·keept>r J.he fol· pearls have been of late years so perfected question : that the Roman pearl has to a great extent 1 If n. m.xn gives you a hundred pounds to A Run-Down Farm. been superseded. . Tl1esettingis always of keerl for him, a.nd dies, what do you do? Do real rrold und the fashion of t he ne,vest kind. you pray for hhn ?' . c ' · 'l'he Gount'l"Y Gentleman, in replying to a cor'Ko, sir,' replied the landlord; 1 I pr.o.y fo:i: reSpondent who inquu·es ·iow to u:l ake a.n ex· ; Every-inc;;,ase of kr.owledge may possibly tinoth er jul'lt like bim. hausted fa rm fl"rLile, after promising. t"hat thero render depravity more depraved, as well ea On :.\fonday 1n1n11ing we m et a 1itt1c French arespecial circumstances to take into accot111t jt n1av increa se the strength 'of vir tu e . It boy loudly blowing n fish·hotn in honor of the in every such cnse, lays dowv the following is i n i't.eelf onh· power, and jtg va lue dtpends holiday. An Irish playmate of the boy salut· general principles in ·dew of a_!:!oil which, fr11m on its application, · e(l hi·o wi f.. h, ·\\-~hat a.re you blowing that continuous hard cropping-, has been deprived of trumpet for ! George \\1 a:::ibirigton did not die the vegetable matter it once contained, and' setDRUGS AND MEDICINES to aave France.' tled down into a compact, hard tnD.88 : 1; Undcrdraining if the soil settles down inn. 1 A young man ln \Villia1ns Col lege, havinF:'. at the been seen in a rather intoxicated state f!e\'eral mass after long rain1:1. 2. }fellow cultivation -when dry enough, pnltimes, wns told by the college auLhotitieij that if found again i11 a sim il ar cm1dition he. \"\' ou1r1 -veri..zing the soil well as. a Jirov~nti\·e of drouth, 3. The introduction of clover, to be preceded be expelled. One daf, having to.ken a drop too 1nuch, he n1e.t the president) who indignant- if neceasary by a modcrntc dressing of manure, ~n crop~ ly said' Drunk again ?' ' Sho·o an1 I J' was the or some other gr 4. \Vorking most of the farm into gr:iss, for r eply. ;\TOULD me.st r esyt>.ctfully tender his sincere the rnaiuteu;w ce of dome.st~~ e.i;nimals, and for l' thanks to his numerous friends and cus· A San FranciHco wi fo hy wi~take took liquid the manufacture of :manure. tomers, and to the public generally, for . the a.mmonia., and a burn ed her mouth terribly. libPral supp ort he has received since his ' 5. As the iµiprov~ roent progresses, planting very Her husband, u pnn 1-1ea.ring the <loctoi.. s opinion or sowing such crops as . appear: on trial to do commencing in busio erfi ; and hopes- by con~ that she would not be able to i::peak for a. mouth best, such as corn ~ beans, barley, &_c., preferring tinued strict personal n.ttcntion to business, a.nd ofI..ering nothing bt~t tho pun~ :::;t a.rticle::i: at the e:dcl with intense r.nd spon~n.ncous fervor, a variety or rotation. most reasonable prices, to cnsu1·c a continuance ' Thank God for that !' Later . he explained of public patronage, J-. H. would call spP-cial atten t ion to his \'ery th~t he m eant to e xpr~-ss gratitude for the pro· superior atock of babi1ity of her recO\'er:}', but slrn did not seem Those who keep borse1:1 may like to know tbti ti) be cn ~hel.f sathfi ed. results of an exp-=iriment made in stabling. ..i\.fte1· .A .s o., policeman flD.l:!sed upon his beat in De- twelve n1onth's trial, one of our South London whi1;l1 _ al'e 1:1ure Lo gi VI;! t11e Lt.:!)t st~thlfaotinn. troit he ubm~r n~ d twv broken windows. Il e cab proprietors baa come t~ the conclusion that look ed th1 ·ough one ( f them an<l saw o. m11n on to stable ltis horses on a wooden grating is far .·::\. well selected ato"~" of t he floor wit h a. broken and bound·np head, preferable to lea:vi~g then1 , ,to stand. on brick or DRUGS, ,~·l1ile furnituro and fragm~tita we1·e heaped stone . Hti bas fitted two stalls with a grating of w@od, two inches tQi.Ck by three inches broad, v. lHn;.t Lin1. lnq uiri.n g as to the origin of the CHEMICALS. ru' n, lie \Vas answered bya woJ;r1an with a baby quarter of an_ inch ·b etween eacl1 vlank, the whole bolted together by three.Ji-on ro<la a.nd PATENT 111EDIGINES, i u her J::\p: 'You .see tbatman there? Well, he'B my hu.sbnnd. Baby's sick, He sa.id, 'Give three crosspieces. - He says >that tlie horses lie BRUSHES, her cast or ilc. ' I said, ·Give her goose grease.' high aurl dry, nnd he 'saveis by that mea.us, in straw t\Yenty per cent. '!'he frame can be re· 'COMBS, There he lays l' 1nove1l Mtd tb~ Qottoip. washed down, and thus . l\1r. Ma{,'l.1ffi11 hra.ced hhnself against the there is a.gain in comfort antl. cleanliness. He SHOULDER-BRACES, boardin.r..·hou r;e t nble and tried once more to cut feela convinced that the an.iroal ia more re·ted SUPPQl~TERS, Etc., Efo. the steak. The edge of the knife turned, but o.nd contellted through this arrangement fol' 1 _ , kept c..on~ ta.nti.y on haJld. the mt:;at showed no mark. 'l'hen he ca.lied the keeping it dry and wium. waiter, 'Th01nns, hns the cook used the < 'I.Xe OILS, P AIKT, n1uch lately to chop kindling v:ood on the eel· COLORS, VARNISHES, lar·dooi· ~teps !' ·I don't knm.v,' s11id Thomas, A Ghost in a Jail. ! "\-Vby, si·' ?' 1 necause,' said ?t-Ir. Ma.;ruffin, 1 if and WHITE LEAD it a.int too dull l\l likt1 tu try it on ihi~ $tenk . ' Hac~ensack, ln Bergen County, has a sen- nt the very lowest prices. There is in Paris a vast establisbn1enttl1e mo;;t extensivP- of its kind jn fhe wor.Jdwbere the imitation of pearls, diamond:<, and Inet!l.llces of al1ce1J eating- their own wool, are precious atones geDe.rally ia carricrl on wit.h quite common, eapecially during the la.ttCr part all the skill which 1no<l ern ingenuity rencJers Of th. Will . t·r "Tid early i'n the spring. Sonle ·bl e, au d t h ese pro d uct1ons · t to "' w poss1 are een have thought the habit resultt'd from the pl'<;S d· . tl1 e ahop-~ of all land. g. H ere the whole proence of small pa.rasiteg, as minute as tl~e .re 'd er of somf:l fl owenng · nlants 1> · roduces cess of truusfurming s p1 ,. . , '"hi'ch .. . ._, a few grains of dirty, an irritation, a.nd to a.llay tliis the sheep a.cquir- heavy,looking sand into diamonds of spark~ t-d the habit of biting its own akin, nnd there~y ling hue_ is constaritl.y going on i The snt:_1d ~a.ting it.a own wool.., It is gc,neraJ.ly belit:!ved thns etnployerl, an<l 1..1pon which the whole th~~t the habit is analog<ina to that of hens e·at- nrt epe11ds, is found in the forcr:its of Fon· in(T" their e·Yg-shells, and the abnor1t1a.i ap11 etite tn:inehleau; it app ears to possess some pecu0 0t"'cowR for old bones, w.oolen Tags, &c :·, and is · h. . ·,1 liar qualities of a<l.nptation to t is purpo.::e. c~u secI by o.n exIiau1:1 t ion o1 , thc phosphat" ., 1 t,he soil. old pnstures and :fields that bav.e loug The coloring 111a tter for imitating etnerald ~, heen crop ped are deficient in th~e elei:oents, rubi es, and sa pphi ~eB is entirely mineral, hence tho absence of tberu Pl .feedJ a.nd conse- and has l>eeu brough t to high perfection. quent want of thew by a.ojmn.lf\, A s a preve~t· Hun<lreds of operat i ~·es are e1nployed in ive, n1ix a small quantity of hone meal wrth poli:;:hing the coio red st.on e ~ and in lining corn roCla1, nnd &_i_ ve them 'a.n occaaioual feed. tbe false p e(l'Tl v;ith tbh scal e$ nod wax. Sulphur, alsq, has been found to be ti. prev~n~- 1'he scal es oft.be roach and da.ce are chiefly ive of th e hn.bit, and n1a.n)t farmel·~ keeµ · th ~ 1r stock constantly suJ?pli..cd with it. It no doubt, en1ployed for this purpose; they have to be aF.Si." lf:i in givjng a he'a lthy tone to -the .Sff!tem. stripped frorri the fLsL :while liviug, for the -Maine Fwrmcr. gl;stening hue s011 inuch admired in the real NEW GOO·DS. " My New Gop(ls have Double Turbine Water Wheels, and Ca.stings of a.11 Xinds " Sheep Eating their Wool. NI~ARLY ALL OO~lE JO n~A.ND. ~ · I r REPAII~S d~na on the and the asscrt.nentWTill J:>.e found i · r· SlIOii'l':E:S'l' \ \1 e NOTICE, NEW GOODS --o---:o:--- i4~flk VER,Y COMPLETE I AND haNe now on hand a large quantity of that will be' sold at · Common and Gang Plows, a LOW The Public are solicited to call and see.fer themselves. Hampton. Rep t, 8th 1872 PRICES tf. Ai THE SHOP. Bown1an ville, Ma1·ch 6 1873. -- H. ELL IOT T JUN lip The Satisfaction given b;y 1873. -0· 1873. -·- - o - - - ' GOODS AT RIGHT PRICES! A'I' Dana's Patent Sheep Marks MARKS ARE THE CHEAPEST, THESE the mOst \lasting, the least troublef'ome, and most complete tlVer invented. They a.re used and recommended by many of ,tht best Breeders in the United Stat es and_Uanada1 such oo G. B. s ecllµsed.. liy t he s:tf.i::.Oi.ct1on gf{ ·en by ~ MA.:t E Loring, Sah~ni, b-lass. 1 ·Presid.tnt New }Jngl0rnd to his nuinerouf:!!_pat.rons+ H,e is n9w plea&ed _ Wool.Gr~' Soci~tY--~--.I_ohn.. S_ . Il,o~_'!, H..e r µ .!e· -te :i.nnoUnce that- be baa on }ian d ' a !<trg e and pin, Ill.; Professor M. ~Iiles, ?f tlie State Ag· ricultura.l Oollt1ge, T _Ja os1ng, l\11ch. ; Hon. Geo· Brown, Toronto, Ont.; _John Snell, Edrnonto~, Ont. Ou ea.eh 1via~·k ~s stamped ~he ow.ner·s 1 · varied a.sso1'trr ent o F A:LL STOCK. - --o--Dress Good.s Newest'Style . ;\ of the J. & W. J McMurtry & Co~ SIGN OF THE GOLDEN L ION,, Sept. 25th, 1874. DOWMANVILL:lil .. Have you seen each, and will last for ~:~~:~~ ;;~~t~c~;.se::i~s~~~~r o:ft~fou~ ~-~~. of the beBt quality ,- and "fa 'l'WENTY Yl1'AUS, I})Q. ()T S' A-~ \"IT\ C'fHQES .ti ~ . " - Cowle's Cottons? cheap lOct GW- Cfl.sb must accompany a.11 orders I nnxipus tha.t they shall sot to work as soOn as possible. GBEY COTT'ONQ kJ l, . Bowmanville Drug Store, ARCIHBALD YO U N C , J u., Sarnia, ont. Orders addressed to the ~1ERCHNT aud OB" SERVER Office, for any quantity, will be filled at tbe above-mentioned price, as quickly as he b-larks can be made and s ~nt. - All J:rices, _ All ·I ~.· · · · · - ' of the best make, including tht: celebra.ted l. Al -l-ff;.. d · ~1zes STO R-M ONT. lOct Cottons · at Cowle;s---Sp!endid value. . , C. DARICE!\, m13 ly illllm1n S· ' Bowmanville,Dec. 28th,1871... J. HIGGINBOTHAM - ------·- - - - - - Lailies' Prunell;i, Congress at 80 cents "- " Balmorals, ex:ra high · cut · - t!.25· of \1ncquaJ.lcd 10 DOMINION BANK. BO".YMA1'-VILLE. N oth ing_to B ea:t i.t . I · GENT 'S BOOT S; Rubber Goodsc Felt Goods, STYLE and Qtr ALI'l'Y S'l'OltMON'l' ~·:~y"::-;~ . ·f ·" ,,, .,..; Capit<tl, Paid Up, HEAD OFFIC.E, $1,000,000 'l'OJ!ONTO. TJ YE STUFFS DRt..NCH OFFICES ! OSB A,YA, 0Rl1LTA, '\Y__tt1 ·11BY, COBOUlW·, UX.IHllDGlil, llOWMANVI LIJlj, Trunks, &c. . Speci al o..ttention gi\·en to 1 crg:f ~ING AND FITTING COTT10N .. BAGS, THE I This Bank 1 in addition to transacting the 116· unl banking bul:jin.ess, offers to the public all · the adv" antag es of a S-.iv.~ng ~n8ti~ution w~th the security of a Jarge paid-up capital, by the means ot a S AVING~ DEPARTMENT. In te.reet allo 1~·ed on all tj.eposits of One Dollar nnd up~VardS, at the rate of J?IYll per cent. per annum. Depositors can with_ d ra'v eithe~ the "·hole or any part of their qeposits at any time, without previous notice.. ·· · . Special ra.tes of il1tcrei;;toJ.low6d upon deposits with notice of withdrawal . . American 0.urrcncy nnd Silver taken 'On de· posit. ll . . Drafts granted payable in Great r1t!l.ln, l . _ nit e<l S t utes an<l all pa.rts -0f Canada.. ~Depo s its ca;i bB rem_ i tted ,bY mail,addres.sed to tho D 01nin10n l3ii11k {registered), when in all ca~e.s n. Pass-Book receipt will b o i':jfmt by return post. J . A. CODD, .Aptnl, Bowu1a.nville, Jan. 6th, 1874, 15·tf. _____ _ _ __ _ _ __c l_ and none 1.Jut finit·cla.fle wock mei1 em11 Joyed , thus in s..trri'n~ .;ood value every case . STOR,_E. - One door aa.-;t of Corn iah's J ewoll'y tore, Kin.:r Street, Bowman ville. 0 ]3owm.anville, Sept. 23rd, l87:L BEST . in the World. Sp<JciAxl Li"' of COTTONS at OOWLE'S. J.- SMALE . Straw-Cutters ! READY-J\IIADE Grain Grinders CL OTIIIN G FJI:ED lVliLLS. Good and · Cheap. Another cru· load of the a.bo\'e noblf> <1.t: Lid e\i on tho wn.y. P lease ;.call at t he Clothing Ma.de to Order A gay young widow t:m.id r ecently to her jolly lit.tic daughter of st -venteen, who was brought up on porl.'idge. und exe1.cise in the HighlM1da in strong easterly winds, and was, as a con~equen ce, unco' i:;harp, 'It's o'er-young for you, Annie lai:IBie, to talk thus o' the trous~red i!ex . \Vhen _yo-,t nre of niy age you will be dreaming of a husband. ' 'YcH, mrur: ma,' replied the Hig:hlun d hussy, 'for the !-3 t'co11d Umc. ' '!'here is a bm;h ~tm·y of a. ncgro who, ~or a botth of rum, agreed to strip to t he waist, and li e on his face, to bo bitten fo-r a. qcarterof nn hour by mcsquitot· S, a.t the J 'oggins of N" ew Brunswick. B.e m1rlured his pef,ts manfully, and bud nearly won hi~ p1i:i;t1, wlwn orw uf the lumhtl:.me_ n ajlo stood by laid oJ) Liu1 a smi\11 piece of live cbarcca.l, wht:n tl1C ncgro wriggl· ed and twisted a.bout frightfully_; at last, un· able tu hold out any longer, he jumped up, calUng out, · V.l ooh l not barg::i.in for dat; dat i~ dragon fly !' sation in the shape of a g· nuine ghost which haunts the Coqnty jail, and ·creates the ut. · most consternation nnd a]urm among tlH' Horses and Cattle Medicines. R. B. - Country Store-k e.epcrn supplied on the most atlVantageous terms. prisoners and oth el' inmatP.s, rl'he spirit A 'dtolcu eel ect,ion of LA ~fPS for bale ehea.p. 6m. - _ has bttn re Cl>gu-rzo-dv r tht <if John IV. J3.1,\·~n ~.µ. \~llt·. _ 0.,c ...J 868. Avery, the young man who wa1:1 ha(Jged ,in t.lie jail on June 28, 1872, for murd er. The n1ysterious phenomena which accou1pany the appeara;::ice of tbe spi rit Wf.re first at · trihutt il to some plan of escape ooncoted by prisoner&, but recent rl.evel(')pl.ilent.s pI"ove {\Veilt of the Ont\:i.,rio Bank.) that such is net the case. A prisoner natnecl FRUIT, .. Al\D Confectioner.y Depot. - -·T VIJOLSAL alii/ B 0 '\V i\:IAN V LL L E Farm Implement Forwarding Agency · . R. w. JAS.rns, It is a well-known Frtct that Cowle has the best Tweeds in the cmtntrp. I'lothing cheaper than the lOet King- St'., llowmanville. Bowwanvillc, Dec. fi, l8i2. nlO. ---------·--·--Cottons Oowle's. 1\IOBDIS' RETAIL !UTUDN ! 187 LI~ TREWIN S. '()SFIAvVA ' . -----=-==·=============== ~ . CARRIAGE SHOP J:~2t a.rrived i and f~r Snle, at the ahove d epot SOMETHING NEW AND DUR ABLt. Carriagl:!s, nnd Shoefl ll.lld v.11 kinds of Leather. lt will give auy .;,s ticle of f.;1;:nther, a_ most hrilli~nt ~P· pa,red is shewing a 'l New F1·uit and G01~fectfonerys, 'W.,.allace, "'ho was coufiued to the jail in October last, and who was famtliar with Avery, solemnly affirms that biti spirit ap. peareU one night, and \Vas disinctly seen to Choice Lemon, Orange a.nd. Citron Peels, DATES. FIGS. LEMONS ORANGES TO ARR. VE Soft Shell Almonds,Fitberts, Brcwll and Wall E"ts, ](~iller's 1\larmalade, West India . \ 1E l\.10NEY and LABOR saved! Fren. ch TL1 Oil Thi11 :French Oil ia prefur Buggies, IIarne sii, Boot.s I'oli~h. P~)lish BLANI{ETS IN Gl{AND S rt' 0 CK King Street, Bowmanville. walk around one of the tiel's and pull the bedclotbiug off a German prisoner who was conlined in the celi formely ocCU}Jied by TI1B. subscriber b prepared to lJ1 t.i ld 1:1.ond re · ~.\.very. Presen;ed Ginger, Pea,rs, Plums, J.'o rnatoes, &: Peaches, Green P eas, Green fJorn '1; Li:raa Beans. The Gerntan, who is still a prisoner, pair - a brother 'quill' s~iyR; ·That animated fun· a solen1n promise before his death to revisit Gf ever:r d~ s<,ription, at .short notice, n.nd o gus which a.nswe11! the na..n1e of Ferguson, who \'C!t!!Qnable t ei;:Jr1g, is a branded lier: a.nd whose norm.al condition the jail after hie execution. The story of attracts swarms of blue bottle flies about his bb "latest appcat!l.DG..3 seemed to be well on· n1outh and nostrils, and a circle of buzzards thenticated, several of the prisoner!'! th or· Carriages Painted and uver his head, has exploded o.gain. rrhe public oughly agreeing ia their sta.ten1ent of all ·hold!:! its nose.' This editor appears to be pro- the alleged facts. . The phenomenon occurvokc(l about something. P roixlbly FerguRon red about midnight on S\mday, antl there is ha.s serenade.<} hi·m with some powder and lead no doubtthot the utmost consternation and before this time. at t ention is given alarm prevailed alnollg the pi:isoncr_ s : ·A e is on the µreri:lises, 'Yore_special _ to all A corresponc~ent of tho Glasgow fl()J·ald writes customary in all_ '!ell-regulated !}host stor'An itinerant preacher, who was engaging au ies, the clock hnd just ce!>Sed striki>ig twelve , Ca.rri!tge work, imd General a.udience the other night at·the foot of the Kirk- ' i.vynd1 Kirkca..k~y, was a~ked by the police to when a soft, unnatural light tilled the .whole Jobbing. ' move on.' He heard the isum1nons very lUl· interior of the.jail and ~wakened all th e prisone1s. _ · Bogie of them were terror-stricken concernedly; but!at once stopping preaching, he told h i1:1 a,udierice he wight as well be employ· nrnl !JuTied theil hea,Js t e1ieath the bed- All work done at this Establislvnwnt ed doing something- cleo, clod jn1mediately be· clothing, .while others seemed to he pnra· gan {lo sale of n10UB,e trapa. On being interrowa1·ranted. lyzt\J. so that they conlcl not n1ove 1 a ud were I gated aftei:watd.R regarding his st1·ange conduct, thus compelled to. be unwilliug wit. o esses of .... _'be replied: 'Being a good cNling, I alway:i he· A call is respectfully eolic.:ited · begin to p1·each first,a.nd I find it pay1:1 me best; the supernatural scenes and sounds that ,T, MORRIS. followed. . '!'hey solemnly aver that tlwy .Bowrnall ville, O.i.:t. l ~ t. 1860. tl. o mouse t.ev;ps come 1\ftenvards.' Ho"' pointe.<1 so1ue of those '\V estern editors confirms the story, and m a:ny person:! w.ho a.re in tlitiil' articles. Oue of them speaking of visited Avery n Ov.~ reinember that he made Wagons~ Buggies, and Gutters, Our Dominion Excelsio1· Raspberry Vin egar Salmon, Lobsters .,.nd' Sardines 'Tomato Sauce and Pickles They have comti nnll are co1n ing, at the Fruit Depot. SHELL & SHELLED OYSTEBS QUALITY is the tes. t of OHEAPNESS. · T. DARLI"1G'l'0?1 . 13owma n'\ilfo. Dec. 4th. 1873. nfl-tf pearnncit, n.nd at the sa1ne t11;11e~ ~rQl~ it~ oily prope.r t ies, t ti odB 1n 1wh to prPserve it, 1t will alwayi;, be moist and pliant; and ina.y be expm;e d to water and '\'ashed, and "'ill not lose it s bril liance, and it is not to be feared that any cr~1st will settle on .said Leathi;ir when pres1,or\·ed with the above Oil. For the '~oodwork of13uggies, Onrriages, and l'urnituru, there is not a. better a.rt icl<f'I i n use. Manufactured by A . S I MON & .N, Co., Tanners and Ourri.ers, fm·merly of France, · now of 1-' ltlladelphia, Pa. , I o15t ruct1ons - 8ha.ke bottle. 'A few drops on a. pir,ce of sponge.apply it lightly to tho le3.thA r, and you will obtain tho finest luetre. Price 7£.icL'l. Ti1;;: r l1ottl c,or $· 7.liO ver dozen. iJOI-IN SMALE, Sole Agent, Tl o\c::nlanville. · July 16th, 187'!. 41·6 mos. Large Variety B.·--Special inducement given to aAsH Purchasers. Wi:nceys-·a. Dea.d STAPLE & FANCY DRY GOODS, Which excel in STYLE and VALUE. ---o--- F. · Y. Cowle · REMOVAL. --· S. MASON Millinery a,nd. Maintle Depairtment Replete witb Lat.est Styles & Novelties. MO'O'Bl'1ING GOODS A S:PE CIALl'.t"::J ~~ HO! -- ~ -- A Blacksmith's Shop Dressmaking, &c. Beal Would b~g Gen tleme:n. of Fashion. ---NOT SO FAST. I ha.ve i.v·ritteu these ft:1w li nC'f J And all I h ave to say, That you oa.u find ine st.ill a.t home I. a.m not gone away ; So· all.my kind old friends may corue ; .A ..nd all t he young ones t oo .c\.nd get t h efr garments nicAly tn ad tI n f:a$h ions that are now_ \Vh ere old, and young d!-lal' fr iend s n1ay meet A we1c01ne greeting by R . PE.::\TE. Bowmanvillc, J un e 19th 1873. A La·rge Stock of Cloths and T1·im111ing.s, made to Ordc1'. Pits G·tiaranteecl. Latest Styles in Hats, Shirts, 'I'ie8, &:a. Ladies' and Children'b Fine Make. CHEAPEST GOOD S in TOWN CARPETS, FLOOR OIL CLOTHS, CURTAINS, DAMASKS, &c. Gents' Furniehings I BOOTS and SHOES ! wishef:l to iufonn his numerous friends and ens tomer~ that h~ hti!I remov e ~l to BUCKLER'S OLD STAND where he will be fo und with tbe nioSt cotn et e o.ssortn1ent uf to infor.mthe ladies of Bown1-o.nville and vicini. t y tb a t Jili e 1Hpr"'pa.red to take orders for Droasm~king, -:.nd fill the same with despath int.he Harness, I I l I LAT EST FASHION. Her experien ce fuily warr_n.nts her in ptotriil:iiug sa.tisfachon. Iles1dence, Corner of Church Street, a nd l\.1arket Srinare, Bowman ville, lJec. 4th, is·73 . The intelli"'ent Yeomanry _ of West Durham and South Ontario, are becoming fully awD.re that OSHAWA affords the Best l\fo1:ket ; her J\ianu- . r n ' · factories supply the Ile:. i Implernen ts ; and her enterprib111g l'lierchants· in town. PleRse call. Bucklei·'s old st·n<l I 88 11 tile most fitylish Gonds,at. PRICES n1ulated by r1 h ealthy competition nne doo1· efl.":lt of 1\-!aynard's IIotel. .. Bowinanville, Sep. l ot .. 1873 . ' Oshawa, West, King St. Sept. 23rd . 1874. < \Vhius . 'i'· U ks &c I NEW STYLES, A LARGE $TOCK TO SELECT FROM. ·