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’ AM: we very lunch more advanced and wiser than those who hare preced~ ed us in the long and stately procession of the centuriesl “'6 are apt to think such is the case, and to take comfort and pride in it. Except in certain directions it is not so at all. “’9 hare no better scholars than there were a thousand years ago. The fine arts haVe adranced but little. No better paint ings or engraving can be produced to day than the ants evoked three ceu tnries ago. The sculptor’s skill, if anything, has retrogrmled. As tine specimens of the chisel are blonght; forth from time to time fmtu the buried Nineveh that equal the best of to-day, an] these were wrought. tnore than tluee thousand yeais ago. In calming glass we are behind those who worked a thousand years back. In fact the .nt of shining glass is a greatly lost all. wand it end loss it is, with all its t-anisite, indescribable beauties. No new poetry but! been written since i Shakespeare pntdownhifien ; nor is anyone his rqtntl likely ti me for ages. In centuin conveniences, and covnl'mh and lnxmies ot' lifeâ€"-â€"iu the so Onllml mechanical or nsul‘ul a t°, \- e have pro~ grossed. All admit this. and then- :s ahuudant glmy in it. But in the great essentials which constitute genius. we «re not a step in advance of the fire" Assyrians, who lived in the infancy of tint-and Were cradled in the rays of i t u- n. wir-born sun. And \\ ith respect. to uum 'â€"llt2t't'. too, We. are retrngnuk Stu, mul rapidly. It. is Wellâ€"it in salutarymto remember these things; llunnlity is a good virtue, nnd \‘tsl‘vl lu-Ypl'ul withal. It withers and crushes : m nceit. and that is n vile. weakness of m N trl‘lli. No, do net let us toast 0" our pro-eminent greatnessâ€"~in the tine mm at all events. It is true that in. punt ot' Inunauitv we. progress. in ‘I \\;tl‘ we treat. the captured with reason ' :tml lt-uuhrness. 'l‘no ineane. the idiotic, tin-poo , the grand army of ii Inn-5p: Hill lt-swntllt‘st‘, :tml mint-ts ul'n I i.l\'«' kin , nu- tuned for in nu onlighb ‘ t t-urd. humane, ('hlistinu nmunen. in ‘ l' uhqlwl-o mu no tightiy ttll‘l trnlv m t i rhum at Milulil'lll}‘l \\'«- may lm l Just opened out. at. McIntyre or’s a choice stock of Furs. Call 0 them. MEETIXG of the Upper Canada Society will be held m-nigllt in Ietiiodist Clmmll. The Rev. J. unly, of Toronto, will address the ng. Ladies' Buttoned and Intel $1 per pairâ€"McIntyre 6: Prior’s \anler Goods of all kinds just 0] "Jlt. m In..wld_-chaan 2:. H . Tonus Hoocsox, Lot 3, Con. Lluu, will have an auction sale of Unable farm stock and implements ‘mluesday, Dec. K'Lll, 138l. A new pmparationfor Chnpped at Gunn's. V have received a copy of the new auiun, the Pickering News. It nlm the management of Mr. us, of the \Vlnicby Chronicle. In F Rubbers and Overshoes at sale list prices at. McIntyreJ; 4'. Prim-’8. dareuuw Society is now talked Make it. a reality gents. Too Jwindiu thes‘e things with but F Men's Sfogzls for $1.50 at Mo- 1 got up and vet-5; cleanly printed. isla it every success. A Inge assortment. of Genuine Veddiug Rings at Guuu’h. town he“ is being erected. Ga (0 Gunn’s fur speck] «lue aches and Chains. .ESIIYTERY of Limlmy met in the :14 have on Tuesday Inst. F Get your Machine Oils at Gum: E weigh scale has t'eceived a new at and has been generally re~ illuudH mud!!! Elm «Wuodvillc gamma, “ WAIM~~WVW ”A,“ £11m! 33mm. \VOUDVILLE. DECEMBER, !. 1881. .708. J. cum, sum. IIIII‘I :ock of Furs. Cull Nuw. Ville he Upper Canada 3 held m-niglut in f D ’ mll. The Rev. J. 01) to, will address the and; b btoned and Intel viii] McIntyre 6: Prior’s d8 of all kinds just . “Haida“ I‘ Hr~ a 0-- curt-{i veryé‘ coma age il such them g tiun (7 sack!" hint. of M (”Ike hahi‘ chad tiuus bed supw 11‘ i‘ cold mcipg shapd Inomu cum pl frien ge-«cl this from and 7 the Bic] I)” not drug the gym“ wEtlu nauseous purgativca than. only clel-ilimtu. B-mluck “hind Bitten is nature‘s own (hump-tic. it . new at (nu-e upcm the “uncle. the akin. the F l..\ur aIIMHIu nnlneys. amusing all nemtinnn f tn .1 'wnlllu :wnnli. It pnrifiu Hm Bn'nml mu! vurrs all llnmura. M‘un ”IV wont (urn: .4’ Sc-nfula. "u T tunes up the Nerwus and l , ,7 V" ~â€".v ‘v -- u- \ v‘IIII'Il “l .Illll‘fltl.‘. to|esmblish in that lawn a wooden wnru ; factory. A Imuus uf 85.000 in required and . the people of the town nru expected to take 1 8I5,mm worth of rock, «m which cunditiun Mr Fullnrprnpumn tn put. in 85.00” cash ‘ nml k810,000 worth of pennants as will up line '. ing a l ”HILLIA hm been lot-fled for over fifty gears and tho rmnlluctinn of the client in. halntnnt is that than never Was a murder cmnmittml within bur ounflnea. Long may ahu be able to any In. A. M. llmm’llm “'mkworfh. writos :- " For Wcuk~x l was troublml with a chlch nnklu. which caused me much pain and unnnymme. Mr. \laybeqe. of this lllfll‘t‘. ru- Cnvmm-mlml I)r_ Thamrw' Eclrrh'ié 01’ (Hr It. , l triml it. and before one bottle was nee-l l l was cured. It is an article of great value." ' Mu. T. I‘. FCIJJ-zu, hf Toronto. has mndo 1 n propmiliu||_ to tbu town (‘unnoil of Lindsay, Wool whic“ pricw tlmuu ..f Sc-cufnln‘ l‘rbjla w} (“A l" If you le suffering with a cold «lo not fail tn try H.\m'.u:n'a szroku. Baum; it is daily relieving its hundreds throughout our Dominion. It is pleasant. and pulamble. ”Must- sny it's tlw nicest thing I ever. used fur the tenth and breath," says chry one having; tried "Tmnmmr." the new to‘let gum. Get, a five cent sample. 'l‘ur: cnunty of Simcoe has been «(fared thirty cents on the dollar for the stock It hulds in the Northern Railway. This would [mule 333.001}. A hundred diilereiit ikinds of pro. grammes may he devised. The society could take up the life of a great author and diScuss it. each memhertelling what _he knows of his life, character and lfii writings, and select readings could Ha I! giVen from his works. Or a subject l“ could he chosen for an eveningâ€"n i6." hranch of science or art, an uhstract quality, a great event, a celebrated locality, a hero or heroine of history, a new theory, or a snhjec! which would afiord scope tor the exercise of fancyâ€"â€" t and the subject could be dealt with in short essays of ten to fifteen minutes length hy persons previously appointed. or could he generally discussed, or lrnth â€"e.ach melnher bringing some contri- bution, either an original idea, the opinion of another. an appropriate il lustmtion, u selection eithel in prose or verseâ€"anything which will serve to elucidate the snhject. under consideln- tiou. Or the productions of some classic writer could he. read hy the membersâ€"say one of Shakeslwnre's plays. Blilton’s “Paradise Lost," “The Spectator,"â€"-â€"an_v celebrated wonk, either old or new, and the tekt Cutlld l he discussed, eteryoue offering his or her opinion; hidden meanings would thus he Iii-ought to light. aml newmean iugs given to well~known manages. which could he done in no other way. Or the programme for each evening could he of miscellaneous character; one could contnihnt-ra short esSay, an- other a reading, another perhaps an original poem, and an occasional song or piece of instrumental music could he 1 added to lend v:arietw' TWo or three societies of this kind flourished in mm: last. winter, and the results were most sstisfactory. If our young folks were to meet. together in this war for nnnnnl improvement as well as entertainment, instead of going to each other's houses . to Spend their evenings without. any ; definite. oltj‘ict in View, they would en 1 joy themselves a great. deal hetter_ and ‘ thev would he surpriSed at the end of I the winter to find what. an amount of Valnahletln-y had acquired, how their taste for good literature had improved, and how their critical faculties had luen sharpened and strengthened. Try ] it. The experiment is at least worth a the test. 17 “’8 have been spoken to during the past week as to the advisability of form- ing a Literary club in the village. \Ve cinnot con reive of anything which would he more conducive to the intel- lectual benefit of the community than a society of this description, and will certninlv give all the aid at our com- mand to its promotion. Belleville has been wrestling with the sume matter, and the Ilzltlli'geuccr ufter considering in a general way the merits of such an organization throws out the following 1 suggestions, for carrying it. on :â€"“The ‘ plan to which we allude is the formuv 1 tion of a reading circle, or miniature liternrv society, to meet, say, once on week at the houses of the memlwrs The memlieiship should not exceed twenty or twentyâ€"five, and all the- members should know one another wall :md he on friendly terms. \Vhen the society is organized, in regular plan of wlmt it is proposed to do should lu- agreed upon and properly nrrunged. better men and women at heart as a whole, but evvn here we um staggered lay the perpetruion of oriIm-a which in utrocity no other ago has evar equalled. “'6 repeat, let us learn humility, and he sum in it, doing our lwnl and I008". but. let us not use the words of the igv non-ant. Manuelaâ€"Guido INTO the prumiuos of the undersigned. Int]. (30".! meh on or dumb Um I t Inf Uflulmr. A )1 .UHINU “l‘alvl‘; u, ““Hluu\\llcl can luWu Ilu: ammo Ivy pmflug puwpn ty aunl ”gym; ukpmus i..x"m7lu,ix murmcnn. Thl'l‘flh. Nov. 15, 16!“. “'umlvillg, ‘ Nor about the eighteenth of October ) list. In the village of \Vcodville, A VANS BOOK The lmok is of IN) value to any but the mower. A suitable reward will he given lry returning it to ll. EDWARDS. November 1211: . ISSI; Thorah. Nov. 12th, 183]. NY party ncuotintingnntes drawn in {nvm nf “Ins. Mulcall Sr. and signed by John Medea", will Ilu an at their uwn risk as no \alue has [wen IccciIeIl and notes will not b:- paid. Nov. 16th, 188! . Nov. 25th, 1881. NTO the premises of the undersigned, I East Half Lot 9, 7th (.‘un. of Eldon, in or about July, 3538!, n YEA HLINH HE] F- ER Tho omwr can have the same by proving property and paving expenves. Any Imam: giving such infurumtiun as will lend to it» rucowry will be suitably rcwnnL ed. JOHN MCFADYEN. Kirklielll, Nt)\'.“.’9tl|, ISSI. 1‘ hot. 3!, Nun" Portage 130ml. Eldon. a 'l‘\\'0 YEAR UL!) HULL. red and white. BULL. The owner can luvc the same by proving property mnl pnym; expenses. F 3.5 Nov. 29th. 1381. aimut Nov. 3rd, ISSI, :1 TWO YEAR OLD LL debts due either by Note or Acmmt, , must be paid immediately, as changes have been made in my budness. Nu excuses taken as my preswt business must be Wound up. HUGH MtCORQUODALE, Woodville, Nov. 25th. ISSI . NOTICE. mmty Clerk's Office. Lindsay. Nov. 29th.]SSl 188], at 2 o'clock p.u1., for the transaction of general business. By (mler Tuesday, Bséemluer I3lh, Clerk Wanted. will meet in the Council Chamber. «I III:‘ Court Home, In the Town of lllnlSuy, -â€"0l" HIE-- Corporation of the County of Vicuia, I‘ROM the premises of the undersigned, All‘lfifi'gsmlth1,0133%? Run-l. Eldon. a NE who can mask Gaelic fluenfly. None other neml 4pply. MCINTYRE «k PRIOR, '. 16th. ISSI. Woodville. Strayed Little Britain. hnll his leg accidentally brok; an on Mnuduy the 7th inst. He was logging at the time of the accident. 'Pom‘ Home is now considering an offer to establish nco ton factory m that town, if he pcuple wull raise $60,000 in stuck. and the town will supply the lmnl necessary for the site, alul giant exumptiun from taxes for ten yea‘rs. foreign capitalists will emhznk 8i50 0 U in the enterprise. N'I‘O the premises of the undersigned, Nun]: Half Log 7. Until: Ewan, on or sin, Scrufula. Kidney Cumplaints, and air" troubles arising from impure blood, con-- sfipated bowels or disordered secretions, and the host Nerviue mul Tunic in the world. A IA! named Carmichael. employed by ._\lr.r'l‘ho.~17 Short. 1: short. distance west of An honest medicine is the nohlm work of man, and there is nu remedy that is more justly meritwimu in "curing the ills that flesh is heir w " than Burdock Bland Bitters, The Great Bl-uul l’ulifiur and System Ile- liovatur. It cures Liver Complaint. Dy my sin, Scrufula. Kidney lianmplnints, an all 'l‘ul: congregation of All Saint's Church. Whitby has had two new furnaces place-l in the basement nf the church to more fully “arm the building. The church Is also undergoing repairs. and will be titted up with hundsnme chandeliers and side lamp. in the chancel. MUNICIPAL CMJNCII. "There was a sound a! revelry by night," And '0)! unmixed had added its delight. 3qu history grm'ccl its gmlcful record when The Esterhrwks brought out their Fuicou l’eu. “ PINK lava” lus made its sppeanmm smong the horses of Port Hope. Mauls Gnu is now on the staff the Toronto World. Tut: new Methodist church at Midland will he dedicated on Christmas day. Tun Cnnnington Methodist Sunday school will have a Christmas tree on December 26th. Strayed 0KPORA'I‘IUx OF [ME COUNTY 01" VIUTURIA. Strayed Yonxwuni: lobe annexed to' l‘urouto. Notice is hereby given that the strayed ! :‘RA NCIS “’HETTE ll. m LA Y mum m, iD JXO. MEDCALF. '1‘. MA'J‘CHE'IT. ' 9. 1 County Ckrk. “.0611 \' i I lo. Hmfléy. Lorueyilla Selected from the host wholesales, by myself and \mentctl as represented. Call and ex- mnme my ntmk and «to lune prices wnh utllur dealers, and 3m will be fully ”tidied that, better satisfaction can he obtained from me than elsewhere. 95m; wwomwdwmwnw u Ema rmyemma mewfimm 5a “damn: s5 A Large Stock of BELLS, BLANKEI‘S, mu] other \Vinter Necessaries. HARNESS Olll, the MW in the Murlwt. All kinds of DOUBI E and SIAGIJC HARNESS made to order, from the bent material and at the shortest. notice. Repairing prumptly attended to. I have now [on hand a new stock of WHH’S, llORhl‘} COVERSJCU IRIE COHK, BRUSHES, WHIP LASHES, TRUNK?!» c. The "Turner Athletic Suspumlor", the nnly perfect self-adjusting, non-elastic Brace in the uurhl, I'nr sale lny mu. ‘ Jig-M Quality [how u l)..ck fur Overalls. .A. J- SMITH, HARNESS MAK 1* R SADDLER‘ u‘ CALL AND SEE MY STOCK BEFURE PURCHASING ELSEWHERE. Has just received the fullowing gnmls Which he 175 (102011 Axe Hnml'es, Oak, Hickory iUHl Elm, 50 Cross Cut Sun, Lance 'l‘umln, 75 Boxes A xtâ€"s, at all Pricm, Buy", all sizes. Halters, Lanna-nu, Amt-rim" mnl Canadian, American Hem] Light. Oil, the best. and cheapest in the Market FLOUR, OATMEAL, CORNMEAL, CRACKED Wheat, F1811, Pork, Coal Oi], Machine Oil. NMLS. GLKSS, PUTTY 8:0. MANTLES, OVERCOATS, Boots and Shu es. China-ware, Cmckely Glassware. lamp floods, c 671771307113 (I'zmrmz/cczl [0 be waecl II’IZ‘Imy. hr ALL GOODS BOUGHT FRUM ME CUT Fulfil-2 OF CHARGE A. NEW DRESS GOODS " FLANNELS WINCEYS, -â€"-ULSTERINGS,â€"- wwLEQFFf‘SHIONS ‘ MIL LINhRYv ’ MOINWRE _ PR1 1%. FIRST-a CLASS TAILOR AND MILLINER ON THE PREMISES. Fhll AND WINTER WEEDS. UVEHCUAHNGS. c. â€"0ut/ery and 81/06! -ware a Spec/Na 'z‘yl- #ROCERIES, NEWV AND FRESH, .1 LARGE STOCK OF P- M’SWE‘YN- Canningtdn, HAR‘DWARE m wawwvx~ KING STREET, WOOD VILLE. OODVIL‘ F. KILLALY, Fail Stock ! Our Full Stock is now complete comprising cost to CASH BUYERS: 'VvaWx/Wmmwvmwwwu IN ‘V' um um y) mmnovy LbA A KL A441“ will sell at, a small advance 0- Il‘