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unling corn, and ovens for baking , have ln recent years been recon In their watery tomb, in such ble profusion an to enable us to picture the lifeend evocation»: l0 owners. 80 completely did these 'Helvotiane adopt the waters as . home that their etorehooeee end ’etelle for cattle were all construct- ion the leke. An interVal of time ie only meeeurod by thousands are in ehcwn to have elapsed since olden of the settlements were built owls] even/ the fodder and litter of belle ere use to be eefely preeerv.. month the sunken floors; and amid 'ooden pilee. Sometimes the vil. is found to have been built on far 0 thcueend mcee from the shore, ‘ it be out of the reach of the fiery Min of eneunieewhich wonld seem lime to have been fatal to the Itretohlnz vlllage of wettled huts. pole-en's and other relice which to believe that these inoaloulabla r- of wooden piers are really them 33 of year: old, so fresh and unwom hey look as they stand upright beâ€" ;b the waters. But the story is no In: diloroditod. The ancient. moo loo we» as, ornaments, manufac~ ll, artio on of dress,and even kitchau loo, ore fouod at the bottom of the by a storm or an avaloooflh; vollora who visit the some find it II. Tl}. animals they kepfithe M they cultivated for weaving and hing a well as for food,thgir guy'ns stomed harbors, and long sand-flats seen where formerly good-sized .‘s were wont to find sutficieut ‘ ught. At this place, the lake bot- whieh has thus become exposed to w proves tobe rich in remains of n e strange people who, before the dawn Fhistory, erected their wooden villages pen piles, and lived here for centuries I urge, populous, and prosperous com. tinitiee The fishermen at Neufchatal t unwilling to make the best of hard es, are placing their services at the l of the antiquaries, and the re- t is being seen in “finds” which to equal in interest any recorded. mysterious eras which archmolo- ts have agreed to cell the “Stone ”-and the “ Bronze Age," are agtin wonderfully illustrated from the race that have proved so prolific in past. There seems every reason to l Waters at Neufchatel is more than , y and competent authorities are peed in considering the discoveries elar from complete. The well known t of the Swiss archeologist in so genial a work seems thorou hly row ed, and it can hardly be oubted t a most interesting chapter in the sale of one of the primeval races of trope has Men sueeesfully re-opened 'ew things can he more interesting In the spectacle of an. ancient and m-forgotten people rising, as it were, In the waters of oblivion, to take the on which belongs to them in the tor, of the human race." Such are i words of J ehn Lubbock,who during blast twenty years, has been careful- watohing the discoveries in the Swiss ea. To-day thewooden pileson which ivillages were built my be counted thousands. In some places they enable a submerged forest the tree» like of which have been suddenly L â€"-- t ,h is being attactml by the imfiztgcnrrence of archaeological dis- lmver beneath the waters of the "-1 eke: to a remarkable and al- forgotten area. of pro-historic en in Europe. For some months t engineering works on a large scale we been cetried on in the Swiss J are It the purpose of deepening the lake ”ins and improving the navigation. he of the results has been the with» rural of a great body of water from Le Ihallower to the deeper areas, so is} immense tract of sandy beach are lea. The tale of their existence who “Stone Age” down to the ,whon Helvetin came under the tan rulé‘is nmply recon-dad by the luntary witness of the sites chum.- huvo long since taken their among the _Eurqpufm_ pre- -historic W0 00 run oun r“ WOEMBER 1:, 1m. u Pro £11., Switzerland, Nov. 16. ‘PEAN LETTER. F’ubh’co.” I Advertisers-41m advertisements in a newspaper muy be fairly taken as a dinectory to the business places of the ‘ town. Men who do not advertise in ‘ this live age are not in business. They are simply stopping around, and living upon those elow enough end old fashion- ed enough to trade with them. Read our advertisements this week and make your own choice amongst those who there announce that thev live in Wood- ville and do business here. To go to a merchant who does not advertise, for cheap goode, would he iike going to a miner tor a monetary lever. Those who sell cheaply alwayelike in let the 1 ple knew the fact. pee-J THE Corporation 0! Peterboro’ have bought fifty cords of soft wood at 81.24 a cord and fifty cords of hardwood at ? $2.24, for distribution by the Charity , Commitee. This will keep the cold out l of many a poor person's little dwelling ‘ during the winter, and we think a little efi'urt here would result. in the purchase of a quantity of wood equally cheap on the line of the Midland Railway, the officials of which, we have nodoubt would bring it in free or at a very small charge. We fear the distress in the town will be much gleater this win- ter than ever before, and a more than usual ell'ort will have to be (nude by our citizens to second the effort of our Benevolent Society in relieving the Want: of those deserving of assistance. â€"-Port Hope Times. _-â€" "v-a-n WI 00“ W5. “ Dam Evzxmu Bzvmw.”-â€"The spirited publishers ofthe Peterborough Review have commenced a. Daily evon~ ing edition which promises well, and is highly creditable to the press of' that enterprising town. We trust it Will meet. with all snows» which such a venture, in these depressed times, dew “IVES. DEMNGKD.â€"â€"Joeeph Swain, a farmer of Mariposa, was on Tuesday last. com- mitted togaol by the Bolico Magistrate, as a dangerous lunatic. He Was in the asylum about two years Lgo, but was after about four months treatment, re~ leased as apparently qnita restored to reason. The unfortunawman, who is by tho way, of a highly respectable family, was before his infliction held in high esteem by his neighbors.-â€"-Post. “ hm.» Evnumu Damn... n 'I‘L‘ The strange people who have been so suddenly brought upon the stage 01 history had however, no monopoly of the right of residing in tenements built above the lakes. It might have been thought that so remarkable a custom would be peculiar to the genius or ec- centricity of a single race. But there is hardly adoubt that it was often adopted in different parts of the world as means of safety from common danger The age of earthworks and castles had not yet arrived, and the lake would often offer a safer home than the land from the attacks of men and wild beasts alike. . According to Herodotus, , a Thracian tribe of his ovm period had found out the advantage of a laeustrme life. “Their manner of living,” says the Father of History, “is the follow- ing: Planks are fitted on lofty piles which stand in the middle of the lake, with a narrow entrance from the main- land by a single bridge. Every man has a hut on the platform, in which he dWells, with a trap door loading dcwn to the fake." The historian goes on to describe the arrangements which were made for the cattle and fodder, until a perfect picture of a Thracian [ iake dwelling is brought before us. f But it is unneccessarv to go to Thrace ; for a parallel to the Swiss pile-houses” The lakes and wider rivers of our own country afford instances of a similar 'habit of life among our pro-historic an» cestors. But nothing has yet transpir~ ed to equal in importance and interest the old lake villages which are now the subject of such ardent research in 8witzerland. Much as we have learned in recent years about the strange and interesting people whose traces have been so suddenly revealed, it is probe» hie that stiil more remains are to be discovered. The language and religion the poetry and tradition of the Ages of Stone and Bronze in Europe would in- deed be a contribution to our know~ ledge of prehistoric man. wk into the water when the flooring Java way have been accidently treasm» ed up in the lake bed beneath and the memorials of successive settlements have thus been found lying, to the .le- light of the arclmologist in due chronâ€" ological strata. Eccentric us it may seem to our modern ideas this prefer- enee for living on the water instead 01 on the land, it is perhapn more strange that the habit should have lasted so long. During the “Stone Age" the lake dwelling fashion appears to hem spread over the whole of Switzerland. The commencement, it would seem was contemporary with the age of the earliest British hen-rows and tumuli, and the remarkable shell-mounds or kitchen middens which have yielded corresponding remains on the coast of Denmark ; and it certainly lasted until at least the beginning of the Christian me now until Xmu the electors, or at least the lager portion, of the city, willhe busily engaged in mother election conteet. From the feet tint thi- election will decide the leederehip of the opposition in the Local ' Assembly, we gather that it will be hotly contested, while not a few mnintein that it i will show to some extent. the chancee oi euceeee of the present administration, when they next upped to the country for the pop- ular verdict. Be this n it any, there can be little doubt ac to the result. the only question in whether the majority will be e lerger or smaller one. The Ontario Legiele. tux-e must be congratulated when elm hee ee nmemherei he: numb); Mr. Merrie. A few more of Inch men on both eidee ol the Home, would be it decided acquieition Both u to intellect and respectihility. We have only to glmoebeck for a few yen and we will realily perceive to what extent the pre- rcnt my! will beer «Inpatient with the [ (From our cum Correspondent.) ‘ Toronto has scsrcely, if ever, experienced j s more quiet period than that of the hat month. Although there was a good my sales made in the wholesale trade then wss so little activity to be seen, that one would lsbor under the impression that business was entirely at a standstill. This impression sl- though erroneous, under the present depress- ed circumstances, is greduslly dying stay sad it is confidently expected that etc sn- other lesson passes away the sky of trsde will be more clear sud bright. 10.. of blood. It appears he scumpted to enter Mr. Booth’o cabinet. factory by . win- dow and out his leg on the broken 31:“. A “anon... ......... A u-_-.-.AL A ,- , A gentleman pugsed itixfirdliélybglfia‘,‘ Tuesday, with 21 deer. lock-up until morning, when they appeared before him. The. Baskdvillee were charged with “mercifully beating, and the McKeom with aiding and abetting. The former were fined each and costs ~$l3 in all. The MoKeom $3.50 “oh, without costs. A man named Thurston was found lyiny on Peter Street, early Tuesday morning, by nightwntchmen Wollman, nearly dead from On Monday evening a row occurred at the Russell House, in which four or fin men yore severely butch. Constable- Sporling sud Mofl‘att arrested John and June. Bask- orville and Petor and Edward MoKeon, all of 0m. The Mayor released them from the Mr. C. Moor'é'o‘hrick hotel, And the brick atom of Messrs. Mulcahy, Todd :nd W11- laoe, on Missiuaga shoot an all nearly fin- inked, and add materially "to the beauty of the Town. The Sons of Tempeianco intend hsviug a Bazaar on Chriltmas eve. St. James'a Church (Episcopal) gnu a grand Concert lat Thursday. The Canada Methodist congregation are holding protracted prayer meetings. Much religions interest manifested. Merchants, farmers, mechanics and in hot everybody, seem to be troubled mth down- cast spirits because of the stagnation in brui- noss, attributed in a great messnrs to the want of sleighing. Lake Couchiching’a wsves still ‘adfy the ice king. andlrom to-day's appearance bid- lair to accommodah the tiny bark canoe, or the sailing craft, for an indefinitu period. John Shilling,“ indian, was found drown- ed, one day last week, near the Northern Railway Bridge, in the narrow: of Lake Simeon. It is supposed that his canoe upset during a storm. (From our own Correspondent.) The Young People’s Association 01 the Presbyterian Church held their first enter- tainment of the season last Fri-lay evening. The Pastor, Rev. John Gray, M. A.. acted as chairman, and wave s brief, interesting and instructive address on the lives of the Patron Saints. Before concluding his speech he paid a high tribute to the Dominion of Canada, picturing it as the best and happiest country in the world. Sewn! ladies sud gentlemen contributed songs and recitations. At a meeting of the Thomh St. Andrew's Society, held in the Ontario Hotel, on the 17th Now, the following officers were elect- edzâ€"Preeident, P. Murray; Vice-President, D. McKenzie; Secretary, George F. Bruce ; Treasurer,Jamee Cameron; Chaplains, Ron. D. Watson and J. McNabb; Physicians, A. McKay, M. D., and A. Grant, M. B.; Com- mittee for Benevolent purposes~H. Logan, Charles Robinson and J. D. McMurchy. Maura. G. B. Proctor and Geo. l“. Bru‘ce are candidates for the lleeveship for I879. and Mr. Charles Galloway for the Deputy- Reeveship. The officers of Benetton Lodge, No. 662. l. O. G. '1‘., installed for this quarter. are as follows :â€"W. 0. T., R. McLean; P.W.C.T., Jamal Gordon; W. V. '1‘.. Miss Mary Bun- nott; \V. 8., A. Melanin; W. A. 8.. Miss M. J. Turner; W. Trans" Mine 0. Lawrence; W. 1". 8., Alex. Ross; W. Chap., Wm. Tut. nor; VV’. M., J. Collingc; W. D. M., Miss Isabella Cluneas; W. O. (3., Jan. Bin-chard; W.I.G.. Miss M. White; T. D.. T. Dobel-ty. (From our own Correspondent.) Buniueu has been Vary dull this last month owing to the almost impasmble state of tho roads. TORONTO. BEAVERTON. ORILLIA . ¢.p When you on: get all you want up to half the utual ouh v he of your p! arty from2to20 can» pm- cont. pay: a t and of ouch year. Do on in. money to pny of? a norm To guild . new house or barn. To clear more land. To buy more stock or Implomonu. To fence 0! underdnin. To buy “other hm. Do you want to :91! or rout your hnn, 8.1!. buy a farm orinlnnull clau- oi bni dings a a low “to, It I. apply to ' Whowouldbowithoutflonoy Gum's lava the largo-c assortment of Fancy Good. over ofl‘erod in Woodvillo. Call early and Ieloot your Christina and New Year's pro-ooh. Moved by I. MoEachorn, seconded by J. Nichollu, that this Council do now odjoum and moot again a Woodvillo, when c.1106 together at the Buow’n roqwat.â€"â€"Carried. Moved by E. MoEwhorn, seconded by J. Nicholll, that .30 be granted tor mking part of rod job on 8th 0011., opposite Lot 10 and Ila-Mid. Moved by W. Ashman. ”bonded by J. Nicholln, that the ByJuw appointing photo for holding nominations in Eldon, for Wards No. l. 2, 3 and 4, and appointing Returning Officers, be now read a ht. 2nd and 3rd fimo md moi-Carried. 23 ; R. Ann-hang, Commissioner in 1878.â€" Carried. Maud by W. Ashram. Md by John Nichqu that the second reading of the Dninugo By-Law be adjourned until the next meeting of Council.â€"-Coniod. Moved by J. Nicholle, seconded by I. Moanhem, that the sum of 826.50 be paid William Brothenon for Road job done on the 11th Con. of Eldon, opposite Lot- 22nd Moved by J. Nicholle, seconded by W. Anhmln, that the sum of 851 bopuid Dualld McFadyen, for road job doné on the 4th Quarter Road, Eat of Ibo 8th Can, and put on the 8th Con. of Eldon; R. Armt'ong Commissioner in 1878.â€"Carried. _.-.._ 'v' um VII the Portage Road, frént of lot: 4 aid 5; J. Nicholln, Commitioner in 1878.-Carriod. Mutfloch Msthowaon, Council met nt Lornevillo, on Thuredey, 2let November, 1878. Members presentâ€" Meeeu. Cermicheel, Ashmnn, Nicholh, Mc- Eechern and A: matrong. Moved by E. MoEachern, leconded by J. Nicholle, thnt Moe-n. Stuart nnd McQum-c rie’n request for psyment for Lands on the 4th Con, Eldon, as per petition reed 30th July, 1878, be not mowedâ€"Curried. Moved by K McEnchern, seconded by W. Album, that the cum 0187 be peid W. G. Stoddatt for McGillivnry'e coffin. Account dated 2let October, 1878.â€"â€"Cnrriod. Moved by R. Amtrong, neondod by E. oEechem, that the sum of 830 be peid to “_._.‘-AL \. .. c Thodty is beginning to assume he: sc- cmtomod brillimcy, during this season of the your, cud if we have the good fortune to luv. 3 little aloighing, we forum] a plcuant Xmu. run. It may he mentioned that he has on two several occasions filled the civic chair and cabin seeking reelection tor the third year was badly defeated by Mr. Medcalfe. There seems to be a. disposition on the part of the ratepayers to make a general “ clean out" in the personnel of the Council and it is likely those Aldermen who perceive this in- clination will have the good‘nnse to refrain from ofl‘ering themselves for reelection, and thus avoid what is sure, an ignominious de- feat. The candidates for the Civic chair, so far he heard from, are James Beatty, Q. 0., Alex. Meaning and Ald. P. G. Close. The probabilities are that Mr. Beatty will be elected, although Mr. Manning is a large property holder; and a. man of a good deal of influence and will undoubtedly make a good Wednes lay being Thanksgiving day, the usual services were held in moat of the churches. The officers in command of the Queen’s Own Rifles taking advantage of the day, took the regiment out for a field day. The Enginoera and the Toronto FleId Bat- tery also assisted. After several mihtary mnmuvroa the forces were divided, when a sham bottle took place. The regiment a:- rived home about half-put four o’clock in the ofternoon. Assembly of 1867. A. we glance over the list we notice such nemee ee Sendtield He- Donald. McKenzie, Blake, E. B.Wood, Cor. ling. McKellar, 00W. Mouteith, do. . and we might edd the nemee of those who have left during the past year, viz.: Cameron, Mc- Dougell, Hodgiue and Patterson. and look. ing at the present House we find but few who can be called really first-clue men, and '0 hope the country at large will follow the example of East Toronto, and endeavor to select candidates of a higher order, and this will prevent the House of Assembly becom~ ing as it rapidly iH largo County Council. Tie Government candidate opposing Mr. Morris, is Mr. John Leye, Banister, and 9. mm of average abilities and of the highest respectability. “DON TOWNSHIP C(DIINCIL WM. mammx. for Road job dim. on 0 auto. "" “"" A vaOUl‘S BADGER h 00. Solid. toad Patents and Attorneys tt flow, I“ n...“ n..n.|:__ “nun"-.. __ ton, and who have, therefore, to employ " associate attorneve." 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