The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

THE MEHCHANT FRIDAY JULY "O 187J RATES OF ADVERTISING Near Creston Iowa on ~ (:!dne ay a I THE COMMERCIAL WORLD murde er be ng pursued and surrounded by horsemen coolly drew a razor f om h s Ve regret to say that a number of ex lock t and rema k ng I suppose you te ns ve firms have succumbed both m the th nk ) ou ve got me now cut h !' throat States and n lial fa."< It waa known n f om ear to ear tbe ea y pa t of the season lat a number From Ch cago "e lea o that, the heavy woul l go unde but a cont nuous break ng The fa lure a nfall of the past few days throughout !own as sea cdy ooked to of Duncan She mun & Co of New York Iowa Ill Nebraska W scone a and M ch Bankers hos caused · great deal ot exc te gan has done great damage to the crops and ser oualy n erfered w th harvest ng Re ment Boston not ha nng w tnesaed such a ports from all parts of the S ates ment oned degree of ts nee the ·ar The ndebtedne·s s dlstr buted all over the country and 11 e of a l sconrag ng nature n consequence of the excess ve ra ns and unless clear Europe and s supposed to be s x m l on "ea her pr va s the glorious prom se of dol ars A d spat h f om Pa s aay s tie fa lure an a nple har est w 11 not be fulfilled. bas spread consteruat on among the A:ner The Gl bo of \\ ednesd y conta ned a cans n that c y The Ro l sch Ids ga e length) report of the pro pecta of the bar not ce that the) "ould not honor the c d ts vest. From east to N"est of the Dom n on of the firm The) c en at e npted to r the prom ae s Rood In Durhan the h·y cover moneys wb ch were pa d to day at s n ost y u d and safely housed or stack the r house n Pa s before t wasa>1 are of the ed and he) cld s an avorage one though fa lure The r agent took a gent en an who the ra ns came rather late to ma! e t heavy refused o refund before M n Bier Wash l Fall wheat what the e s of t s look ng burne >1ho suppor ed the atter n h re ti s "e l 0 her gra u are head ng nee y but fusal the straw w l be short Root croP" are a l London L ve poo Montrea and he hat could be des red I he potato b'" w ll ~estern c t es were not m ch affected damage the y eld b I ttle as he farwers The Cornn ere al Warehouse Co.:npan) have n ade t rather hot for them has also shut ta books v h l ab I t es to Wonder ng what beco es all tha lead the amount of$ 00 000 It s stated tbat penc a a n o de lu one w ck of last won h 11 t n re e ved orde s for 44v m lt~· of ea pen s. To make these on y 83 000 feet of cedarlumber a e req o red and al er they " e made they w II oad s x THE WHEAT MARKET The s ddan ad ance n the p ce of wheat took our farmers and dealers by surprise and for a fow da) s tbe move n th s staple aa g ea er tl a h a ommoda on that cou d be g v n l y the ra roads M ons of bushels lay o ked up between };e Yo k and Ch cago and he rush to get t mo ed was tremendous. Bad "eatber a d of a poor barve t th oughout E ope and 13r ta n acted l xe a charm on ou na ket and h gb fig es \IC oflc ed n van But he react on has set n Fa orab e wen her and far p o pc have changed h ngs and the mark t squ et at $10 I w 11 pro bab y keep about that gure THE PHRENOLOGICAL J OURN ITEMS ' Sp ton =============-=-=-=-= - (]Jtc ~ltrchnut PROTECTION OF SEAMEN Mr P mso has been engaged fo some me n the noble wo k of prevent ng un sea worthy vessels fro n go ng to .ea. Sh p owners have been and a e 6 u y of s nd ng ve e i3 adened and monneii on voyages when th re v. as cry emal poss b y of any o b r harbor be ng reacl ed ban ti e bottom of the ocean Mr Pl mso has been end avor ng to put as op o th 1;1.nd n some ca.s s has succeeded but want of funds put · brake on h s rr ovemen s He bas ntroduced a 11 nto he House of I on pub sl er welcome to our table shows no ol intoreeting fact and though nst a y ouug ath ng Deceas d her for August ' certainly filled reading sc enllfic and 1 terary ton br ef!y aome of tie top cs " to us deserv ng of spec a ons d Rev Dr Crosb) of N Y he Author and D v ne L esson n P ct ca Phrenology No 2 R v Ren ) 1\1 I u n r the colored prea er of Le So b V ctor Hugo E ery Man H s 0 n Ac ua y V v se t on n the S u y of Ps) cbology or the Nature and propagat on of N ervo s In (luen e Expenen e w th Tobacco-How I tearned to Love It and How I Qu t to Use " r te good ::;to es for I e Ch Id ren etc The Agr ult m H ats and Ad cc n the Depar ment of Answers to Uo respondents a e a one worth tbe subsc p Pr cc ot the t ou charged lo the vhole W nan and Bu !er s etore ho"'e Cobourg numbe 30 cents Yea y subsc pt on together w th 1 000 bu bels of oats 1 000 $3 00 Postag 1 eats ad e1 A fine Bo k p em uw softer d o eaclr aubscr ber em ply aa ks and a number or- bar e s of at$ loo Address S R Wells & uo 37 salt fe a prey to the F re K ng on the Boadway New York n ght of he 23 d nst The en erget c fire men s ·) ed the tu the pro0 resa of ti e THE MILLBROOK FIRE fia es 'I be M brook contlagra 011 l a.a been p A bout Ji e faro cs permost u the pub! c mud dur1ng the Men non tes of he poorer c asa arnved at e k nd n o de Iha al may be n Berl n on the 24 h They a e all prov ded v. c g ve place for n ha sect o he Po t Hope Ou th ~3 d the Steamer Fa lef Owen Sound w t a la ge u go add L on he paese gers she bad 350 b-Iennon s or ~Ian oba ARRIVALS AT THE RUEBOTTOM HOUSE BY-LAW NO TO f e Kht cars Th s mmense consumpt on of ead p ncils s doubtle s caused b~ the a l npts of ~omen to sha pen them w h w; gnm n a a pa ofsc aso a or a dull case kn fe sons who have l'1 tnessed these efforts n ed Th s general uphea ag " l not d rectly cl) longer wonder nt the demand effect busmess n the sn aller 1 laces but Tl e c er ca new p pe n F nee specu allow that extreme caut on s naooasary He made good b s escape The S ea n Ba ge Ivan o ly ng at Lanes do k Napanee was partially destro~cd bj fire on he 23rd la e on the causes of the great floods w th some asper y It appears that the Mu c pal Counc l of Toa ouse re ently refused to e e t a. s a ue to he glorious e..nd m acu ous shepherdess of P brae and one et the counc Hors sa U We prefer a foun aa \\hereupon the Ga/l t o d· Ji mu now r marks God has fulfi led the w eh of these hoM able co nc llors and sent a foun a n to th· cap ta of Laguedoe wb h they I t le expe ted Had the town ted the red sum D ne Pro? dence says the ed o wo ld ne er have treated Tou PUBLIC HOLIDAY The Mayor n omp ance w th a numer ously s gaed requ s ton presented to h m has lBsued h s proclamat on appo nt ag Mondav the 16th day of August to be ob seved as a c v c ho! day The same lay baa been also set apart by Toronto Wh thy Oshawa, and many other towns ThlB early announcement w 11 prevent the usual tn s take ade by the f rmers ----·~· ~ ----- .. Over 3 000 p c · ot siua e t be bee t ken down 8 s of the same op n the ban ehmen of Dog Daye proper y so called a e now be ng l ved th nugh A bl nd fiddler "as around the stree s on Mond'!J even ng rasp ug and amg ng Capti n J nks and Yankee Dood e ha e been h rdy gurd ed o death late y n town and s 11 they come Isaac M S nger nvent rot the Se ug Mach ne d ed on he 3 d aged s xty four ye ' n n strat on Last ~io d~y was I e most oppress VI:! day of the season The a >1as st ting and b t for the ra n a he a ternoon would bearabl !\bout ii ty went f om ti s pla e ye ter d·v w h tbe Y M 0 A Excurs on ruak ng the murr er on board nearly 200 h 0 bawa aud Wh tby to call at other houses hey began to la l off For me ) e ght) or more probat onere came e e y y<ar lust year there ~ere only forty s x and al eady some of them have w th l a" on var o s g o nds A n eet ng e iu ng a tup a tenJan e of the me nbe s w ll be held n the Temple ti seven ng It s request d that all at tend as bus uess of g eat mpo ta ce w ll be transacted A pa el of valuable Farm p operty w I be otf ed fo sa e n 0 hawa on Saturday the 7 h of Aug st next Read the Ad ver t seruent INTELLIGENCE OF To mo row af ernooa a n atch gnu e of Base al " l be played n be Dr l S ed g ou d betw en the Royal Oaks and the Bellev e C ub Adm ss on to g ound 10 A mo erneot n the snuft market may be looked for soon It an be used w th ad van age on po ato b gs Throw t n the r eye· and s p hem on ti e r ba ks and they w eave mmed ately The l et of the ea v no ed by t e l< y of the berrJ p kers aud rattle of he r ten quart pa ls a hey bur y along each par) bound to get o the pat h first Ber es ai:e numerous so are the p cker We learn hut M V mot nlentls to sho" spec m ns of Canad an fish at the con ng Centenn al I as sturgeon w 11 stand i:I. ch1nce for a ong tr p aud m re a Im ers than t bad n 0 ha va Tb 0 ppcr Lac osse Wh tby on Mon lay to Un ons of that town and pped by be ng beaten gamee, fil een e ght, and respect ve y C ub p ay had he n th ee fif een vent to th the r w ags stra ght n nutes The M · f ast \\eek p t hes ato the Ontar u Gove nmt!ut over the shoulders of t1 e Coroner qut!S on and wh e agree cg w tb s as to one offi al n thsi.t ne be ag enough for Bowman v le th nks "c oug t to have g ven the reasons for the appo nt ment of Dr Dav d on The decease of Mr 0 Loscom be caused a vacanoy and the Dr v. as recommellded by a good Conserva ve to the author a, as a fit and proper per son to fill that vacancy and a.a a. sequence be was appo n ed II the a lega ons ani ns nu'.:l.t o s not to use harder erms,aga net the Governmen w th h ch o Brother of the !'. ws supp es h a eaders f o:i week to week (the truth or fas y of wh ch h y ha e not the ru a s at hand for test ng u.re as unrel able as th s re at ve to the ap po ntme t of tie Aa oc ate Corone hen we s neere y p ty ~hem Doubt e s many of h s readers are on\ o rega d the 0 a cle w 1.i as m ch venerat on as some ot tie unc en s d d the far famed Delphos I ence the obi g ons under wl ch he s placed not to oear false w ness ga nst h s neg bo RELIGIOUS SERVICES SUNDAY AUGUST t 187 You The n es Da on nto be oaa o1 the steam sb p lle nded and the Tnry th ow the ent re re pons bl ty and b ame upon the management of the ah p d ur ng the vo~ age They say that a cast ol the lead one hour before the vessel struck "ould have shown that g eat caut on was neces sary That the d rect ons for approa h ng the Enfil sh Cha nel ere on board as al o the astruc ons ol the compan) and I hese ha I been con ul ed and obeyed the d as er ~ o Id have been ave led And so the mat ends be pub! c m ad II re t nt l t saga n s a led by the ntel 1 gence ot ano her d sas er then to rema n ehocked for a t me only to s nk oto deep er qu es en e Unt l the Unmpao es a e made r spon ble v; e see no cha.nee of re form Passengers ry out for qu cl tr ps capta ns arc lauded and r "" ded for mak ng them and e r lam a ty w ti danger make them carelc s L ves are Jeopard d o t for be sake of popu a ty 'I he young Jud~ who a·k ed tor the cbarn: ng young Vldow I met on the t a n vaa nlormed by the ob g ng clerk hat o d Weller a caut on Bevare of he v d and I e therefore knew Nn:>efuJm Numbei \V n COMMBROlAL BOWMANVIILE e ted by J M Dougall P duce M ha t POLICE COU.8.T U Ha nes Eeq J P l res d ag Fn DAY July 23rd T 'I Co e nan s Geo Sm h of Dar I ng on -D unk nd acapab c F e an 1 costs $3 50 SAT RDA JU y 24 h BowMANVILLE S Dul y a;saul Tl v L ban Bu ke July2mh 1875 1 OOto 150 05 t 1 0 056 to 060 OOOtoOOO Ooot060 0 40 to 0 40 0 15 0 0 6 oOO 000 000 t ooo 0 60 to 0 70 000 Olo 0 30 10001 6 32 000 ~ TORONTO WANTED A Jtll SPECl \llLE GIUL o Gen al 1"\ H u e o k App y MRS D]YKEb nd ~ ngto S