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* N :frorn"tlhff'^ - 1 ' K '- # 9 4i: * "? jGod Aetori, 4*|.24,= 18T5 od bl* the um-the dear old fan ! Old bless:it every rood, ! ' "^ ' W^<re willing hearts *jvd sturdy arms da earn an honest livelihood'. jJL'art from the cjoarso and fertile soil TfWin back a recomptaiso for toil. od~ bless each meadow, field and nook, B<gemmed with fairest flowers, \ .'J ! every leaf that's,genUy^tiuok-i-^ showers j a gem. jBy every breeze or momiii bless them all! each leal at 8 Ls^Htfec* >&eral SATi-p} >& JLn naWro'a gorgeous diadem. '^The orchards that, in early spring, - j,- Blush rich ia fragrant Sowers, . And with each autumn surely bring fruit Tin golden . _=.- . - showers; : ,Tikr ftaegTati on Aaron's rod, '. A miracle from nature's God.. ;/^tnd may he .bjess the farmer's, borne,. ."" Where peace and plenty reign ;: .- j No happier spot |neath heaven'*, higb dome ']' f~ \ ' " Doth the bro4, beaotoqus earth eon. <"' . tain. -\ ! Than where secure from care and strife,. The farmer lea^U his twacofid life. ~ JJnvexed by toll aftd bricks fd*i gain, i |^* turns'the; fettle mouldy ~ ;i Tfyu* scatters on- te golden graiiC'7 And reaps reward a hundred fold!;--; He. -dwells where grace and beauty f charm, ; For God hath'both blessed his home and : farm. .; '-- ' --" b4: THE TWO OATH St- the window] land 1( t himself .SiK, side, keeping vratc It over a pistol iu< ono liai d and n v pistol iu duo bai the! other. " Now, hjeaven bece thoy <dma" said Dick hitt rifle. JThe 4oxt instant &Ue do6rj fell in.! ; Dick's rifle and quick succession, tad three fell, while aispftherj crawled the door with Mai y's built t iri his leg. IJo ! cue of n ixed blood, I see you,"is*id Dick, > ielding his; rifle. iurioiialy. Yes, Walaro keeps las bath. You and jrour pmtty squiw need expect no'lnercy fi om me.'. 'As be i< ,.Y 7' IMS |t-rv artielf"tct, : |sine stocki as wp. it V: 'H- CARRIAGE JBY;;.-;--.-./:/- -" P!rprict4rt - 4 - - - V fe ttfQrder on to*' tbiicel. ' = pt^d.- to L -:;.".- . -vy. ' is I cnarscnteed/ - V.I Dickv Whitesbought a farm in: the West, buUf: air-house on.dt, and vrhen he'-i*d,everything complete tooki his yo^ng wife there to live.- The iiearestibou.se was that of eld Kbeh Morgan, his fatuer-in-Mws : jt-yas agsiinst the wishes of Dicjc's " fiienids that iie went to this wild region, but he bad laughed at hei^ s- (ears. ': He was a hardy young bqi- -4eraian,;and trusted to bis'wits to' get along with ]tbe ledskins. HSs ~yife! jwas. aj young- girl- who hud spent alt- her life bu ;tbe frontier, #ad consequently | did not.' fnirA pioving b&k ' ten or twenty miles .; jrithi the man sher^ loved, Tbey; ;.*rerr ickm "settled in their new Jionie, and both worked with a will, >nd soon had the satisfaction of peeing a well-tilled and thrjyiaff frrrni': ; ' . [. "' -_ Dick had chosen.a beautiful spot ;. fdr;hji8 JiQtne'.situatjedjyj tflejyiddjs ;; -of a 3ED3JU groye of oaks. The sides tifthieir house wire covered with ' gripe vines and ai beautiful well "bf. - jpparklirig water nestled at the foot .of a j^iaut oak. - -_ .'LTo ysars passed aiyay and a blue- Bvedjboy was added to/the family. iring all |this ;j^n;e .Qick had rijt djong in a friendly flianner witlj ph IXnclians. Sw^atl^cs' tbej j wouM come to trade y^b bim, ari4 | bewjofn their favor by ns f^sr "an4 ! honejrt way ' of dealings byt an j >ven^ happened about this Ltirjae I which may not be .out of place to i7pecfd. here, i ',; -j . . Oie day Dick was "at-work, a f ;Bhori 4istance from his house, when -; his V*fe called him in a loud, - exis- ted ivoices1 ' When he reached tyQ doorihe Baseman Indian, who cowers fcdarul tried to slink out' o YWba.tik the matter; Mary?" he ,ysked Btanding in the doorway. ""That man. has insulted me, Dick, She Said, pointing to the savage. -. "Ia that what yon have been up Jof !he said turning fiercely to the half-breed, Walaro by\name. The man mu^eted; nomething by fr*j of an apology. ! - - "lit won't do mongreL ;Klfceaeh i you to come around" here, insulting V my |fe,(* said pick, reaching;for . his Tfbip, which hung over the door, and fmotlie savage a Berere flog- r-! ging^isald, MGo hpW and Jearn- V oett*- manners," letting the; half- breed rise to jhis feet __/.;.? *. - "The pale faeeV-^ilt pay JPor ttia U iritk his hearVs blood\ and may the L prcat Spirit help me/'aai^ the sav= ; age, raMng his hand to heaven. "Go ft Plundered Dick, taking i; :: jitep towarii hfen. -.' "Ifear you not!" The 'neart !fday> Dick saw., the "-.chief, Bed Fox, ar^o! told him the whole" occurrence, j v The: chief listen^ .^d-'gra-eely; ; /. 7" ; 4,My pile brotbettlid right," he saJd at last, although 3)ick thought his manner wasja litfle cold..', s ^t':"7-TEe halfbreeaPsv threat did. riot make much impression on -Dick _of. Mb wife, and at the tend - of; three moD-ths was foEgotten.) It was Suu- djr nigbt, and Mary's little brother, 7 a. lad oftenj had come oyer to^tay ; a few" days. |That nighi, or morn- iag, they "were all startled by a pborns of .^rrible yellsLfollowed by - : shoota and blowg at the door. . ; - oufcl "We're attaoki,,Mary," ae said, as be jumped into his pants and .; ^aa soon 7 ; pp and dressed; little |dmmy was : faoop. also ready. Dick" fireSi few : . rina through a convenient loojabfilPi : b^it with what effect be could Jnot 1 '.-^31: ' '-'.j i ' '. ' \ i:, 'I'Dick," said Mary's brother, "I'll .' pwsep oat of ; the back- window, da J&* redflseem tp be all jnfrQti^^nii Without ^jjtnod the bed? hay ,boy, knife in help u if Mary, raising pistols echoed in IndianB towards sAnother Lot df th it famous 50fe Tea just to liand. kept further slowly Dick. TButi the knife had hardly pierced theiskuiLwhon a dozen rifles rang /ou<H on the morning ijjjp, followed bjr ^ht rt, sharp cries of hatred, Tiie Indians, -without waiting to see how many their foes numbered, fledj but not all of them. '.' * Seven were atretcued on tho gross do*d ajnd dyin^, 'V Walaro looked around only to ace his1, nien' fljyjng ioiajl directions; then; *ifi baleful Tglitter in his eyes, hp raised hia kriife to drivo it through Dick's heart; but before it could jjescend, another rifle shot rung ont followod by a fierce shout. Tho knife dropped from, the balft bread's shattered hand, and he turn spoke; he bejunde*; towards Mary ^TTW with oustrotdhed I'ins. She raised t ^5 iT*^ her knife to defow herselfj but lie' -1*8 Victorious -white men, head- was too-quicit for iflr. In an in-.**1 'V Dick's father-in-law, now stsnt ho had her bwnd at his feet 'P* 6 UP W8*. J>pk *aa soon out At the'same Ume'^iok was atroolci'00*^-,.' _. , . drtwniby a blpw-.ftom a war clubjl "w< Dick-,' lie said, " thia is before be ciuM ie<;nin his feet hei| ratber }u&*^ yf0 ""woke thia wks QVerpoWered. ruornin by _ Tommy a-hammering . It iwas 4-itlbsoriedifficultv-tbat(on,thf |owfin4 yeHing that the Walaro oeWd res,rain hia'youiigi1^ tad^attacked-ye. I got to- warrwra frorri w'naking summary fplhe'i n.doaen] of the boys, and so vengd^jpe on) the prisoner, for no] Hre wKar0-.i ^ufc toU n>8"." boy", hia vow," and,,without any oereniony; m proceeded and deliberately to scalp less than 4>en ".savages were ^wbafc 7? know of m? darter Maryf stfatcbed OP Ithe floor/dead .and I,.'[" She's dead," said Dick, pbint- woijnded. ." ,lhg to vherehis house'had stood. Walaro J,-as','Jept bis word," [7 ;" pid| the reds kill-her T said said the half-breed striding up to the old fcah, huskily, where Dickey, I i " Tbdy did not The s'gl^t-of ->*Avjdarb isja covafd,"8aid|Dick, her murdered babe wasi too. much "a dogbf anjixed jFoed, Ijet hjm 'for, I e^peot. ialoneamleft left beware." 7 4-7 -.'; " - tqavenffe her. 7But. look, they are You 'and yout jphifca squaw are going tot attack ub." hejplfsfi The-Twlite aquaVr shall j [itTwak indeek ao. The half-breed witness tho death* $.-her husband ; had suoUeded :in rallvihghis war- then she wm go -rith mo toniyirior8> pirt}y by appealing to their lodge, Baid-Walart. > ' j bravory] bat chiefly bvchidingrthem At this moment ^another a>va^ for rupnjng a way from, ap inferior approacbed with thp bjibe in bis'force 7'"* They now numbered; twenty -five, to anus: He spoke i fevf words; Walaro, who]replied sharply ."*;Dash its ibraini 0J"t against the waif,; we ' have. an >.time to bother with it." I, -. " s >are- imy boy !" screamed the mo her, franti&illy making an effort tc free llereejf, The savage pajd no heefl'ta her, butcatehingithe in: ant.by fthe heels, be dashed itp bead ag^nst'the wall again and again, Mjtry gaVe vent] 'I to a piercing scream, ami thei became still, Walaro approached her, :bnt he started baeV ^ hi rrpr. She was dmd/v Jt was tJhen.sUkt Dink took a terrible oat ti^with J&is iwife lying dead before hisj ey s, "and- his baby lying.torn aid mat glsd at his feet, If by change /he i ver easaped, his whole li|e would h* doVatea! to one objje^efc-^to encomp as the death of every man ia. that room. He then ' prayed lQn|j- and earnestly, and whilijt he pr ayed tl e bight's fatigue overcome hi m^ and he slept , :When bc'awoije it was broad day.ljght 71 lejraisi >d bimselPiip. on his elbow, aid looked around.. ,'He was at the edge of Ae little grove, but the hou le no lo iger stood there.; in its stead was a 1 eap of black and smoking nil >biah. AJ grpup flf sav ages; were mgage<l in setting yp.;ed, withi and paintini a poetl at i a little dis tance. Does this pale face know what that post is bi ?' sa d the half-breed, pojnifig and giving Dick a furious k*4p1 "i: Dick made no r^pjy. MLet me give >ou an idea [of thefdeath y< u are i o die," said the half-breed; ut thi" prisoner; iri^er-' rupted Jjioi, saying : ' j " Walaro canjjni lict no pain that I cannot bej,r.". ' We wil seej^^aa tkff rpply. j He then \ jaye or lers to bind the1 prisoner to the sts ke, -which were Soon obeyedY'HheiL a quantity of bbjsfe } 's pifed aroon^ Dick's kir. (|: Magic Itifle ik a better shot than the me i{rel>" said iek with a fen.eer." u i The ip^y face A brave now/but we; will soo a melt ihe'^brayery.. out of nim;" sai t an o d warrior, com ingr up ana atmihj ; a fnriDua blow at Pick's nead wi bh ,*^tdmah,wk It missed , ^8 it wis "intended, but took a portion of I lis ear in its de scent The [old ^arJior modestly retired! f'mty the plkudits of the others. Walaro. n^w ma le ft gesturo, and the warrior*jfonniB 1 a oirdeyBjitb ing knif > in his hand, IV " The 'palp,! fjaej may : sing his and go&ded - to madness by the tailntinj; words bf their, chief, rush ed like fiends, with terrible cries and jells, oil the whitoa, - The iattep succeeded in getting in one Volley and thw.had tti de pend on their knives and pistols. ror ba:f-an-hqur the ifight raged furious!;;-, the Indians falling quick and "fast before tho aura aim and deadly k^ife.thurst of the .white many But.theyj top, were falling 'fast, At length' the contest was reduoad to: five whites and seven Indians. The latterj seeing anly death 4^aitiDg them, fled, the hJf- :.OFeed flrat ' : Eighteen ' Indians | and- eight white men were stietched dead and dying on the gr-oaiul. With the utm >st care the white men. took care of theip'-. wounded as well as. they cot Id;, but Dick, pale and cov ered with blood, proceeded to.scalp fhe Indians and kill thopg,who were pot yet lead. - Then, with "bis belt literally strung round -with human hair> he shouldered a rifle, stuck a knife and hatchet in his' belt, and started jritfeout a word} ^ Wbere are/ye gding,boyi" Pall ed out (Id Eben. '. "To fulfil my oatb,"] hfc answor-i out ilooking around, The fax whlcji presses most heavi- Ifbw," laid th half-bFfied, "let j ly on schoOl-rSyri tax. Magic Rifle try hcjw pear'he can send a"$all i q thfr { afe-fitca's ear." A young warrioi retreated about gfty, paces, i aised 1 is rifle J and tak ing long am I "delib srafee ] aim, fired; A yell of da ight. arose from every savage thrqt t as the result, of that shot was s^ejo. TJiaj ball ha4 singed d(eatfi Bong/f yde sa: d '\.[ Walaro has ,;pqap | be ugb,tof ye.'f Three months from this stranger came to Old Eben'a. hair wss white, and (thbre deep furrows oh his brcjw; b spite this the old ; man reco^ nim, : Jt was Dick, changed into a wild lpwring, hard/ sterna man..' "See," he saidj pn|}ing 1 seven fresh sdt.lps from his belt J "I have kept my vow^Mary anjd nny babe at alerged.'r ' -\ ." il .'7 All o 14 ^ben's efToria.^tp, make hjoa ret sain pFoveid futile. He went' a<ray no one kn^w ; where, and' has, never been heard- from To be<x>me peace^makeirs-^-Play at football in a crwekery shop ; Something that will s on be leav -jing us-tithe leaves. ltdoaiin'J take longifot aina^ with a small blind to make it Jap A rain ofteirror the Widespread storms among the Western grain prpp <i 1-iteh a lucky man Into the Nile" ays an Arabian proverb, "and he wiH'coDie up with a fish in his mouth.' Tfae tffo most ineffectual things in tha worl i are undoubtedly a blue* feyed woman's rage awa liquor law. A ivjjiemapsawan advertisement ithat a re oeipt fOT tne ciire of- dys pepsla a Igbt bo[))ad by sending two postage starnns ; to the1 advertiser. He sent 11s stamps and the answer was} J'Dlg in the gw4en,.? and let ^whiskeylalong." . :j. ; A bop-keapei bough* same butter of an Jrwb womany-aqd found It light ir+ weight. "Siure Wi your own jault," risid Bicpy, "for! I Weighed the lumps myself with pound of The Rev,"Ra80l" barren in Tennessee. > T*li AND FBATHKBI. Our readers will rememner the ar> counts. given in the;newspapers a yAsrago or more of the flight from Elora of. a 'reverend imjppster who bad imposed so far on some of our MethodiBt friends so as to; secure n appointment on the Elora cirouit. He has since turned up in Various parts of the State* under various al taaes and always with a very discred itable appearance. The last heard of him was at Knoxville, Tennessee. Hi made his appearance in that city on the 29th. of "May, arid producing among other vouchers a license as looal preanhor signed by Kev. Dr. Hubbardof the Syracuse, N. Y. .'dis trict, was. received by the j Methodist Church. For an appecfranoe of busi ness he applied in June! for admission to the Bar, and havingbeen examin ed by a oommittee of lawyers was duly admitted. X>btainlng|an office in the Court House, he hung out hia sign aa '<L. F. CopelanJ, Attorney at Law." While attending to his legal practice, which was very Ismail, he took a very active part in church matters, filling his pastor's pulpit eloquently, taking Ipart in Sunday Schools and prayer .meetings &a. This gave him a partial introduction to social circles, but to.make his re* oeption more complete it was an nounced that "Mr. L. F. Copeland, A ttorney at Law, formerly of New York, but now a resident of Knox ville, Past urand Deputy f. O. G. T. of the state of New York,; arid a strong advocate: of the temperance cause, being a member of four ditJereKt temperance societies, had consented to deliver his humorous temperance lecture entitled Dot Dog^ under the auspices f Holaton Lodge -on the following Friday evening. Appen ded to the bill were complimentary nolises of this lecturefroiajbe lead, ing New-. York papers. He got a splendid notice from the loc d papers arid all seemed .-going on swimingly. His law-practice proving'tp'beonjy a sort of ornamental ^mployjinent,ba took up the role of newspaper-cor- respondent, having secured employ ment, or volunteered services to the "Chicago Times."- In this capacity he attended the funeral of Andrew Johnson, and has been soundly, de nounced for his dispatch pronouncing as a forgery the letter Written by Mr. Johnson during theioholera epidemic On that occasion, also, he Was rather disgusting by reason of his egotism andjpresumptious criticisms, upon the ceremonies, dta He seemed- to be quite a censor, and found nothing so good or proper as it ought to be or he could make (t. Ho was an <'au fait" at all.pOinta.As a matter of course, be kept his eye on the main chance,- the appar ently [leading object, of hia life, Artuad with his recommendations (forged or otherwise) from Bishop Kayanaugh and such otber oburch digriitias, preaching with eloquent tongue from the pulpit, and illustra- ratirig his gifts in the Sunday Scbodl rooms and Temperance halls, he had no diibcalty in gaining the social re cognition which he sought. To be brief, he Bad succeeded In gaining the confidence of an estimable young lady of that oily. They were be trothed, and an early marriage was the common expectation'... But about two weeks ago: the 'Press" and ."Herald" unmasked the impostor and set people to comparing notes Copeland brayed it out till next morning, and then left. He destroy- id a lot of his papers, but a collar left in his room and marked "C. W. Warren" added another bit of uvi. dence aato his identity. On bis vay to the depot to, take; the forenoon train he was met by^a deputation who presented him with a coat of tar and feathers as a token of their ap preciation. Having divested himself as far as possible of his disagreeable- suit, he departed on the. afternbori -train, ': ' -, : " ^ *^ ; Rules. Say nothing you jwcmld not like God to hear, / 7 I ; Do nothing you would not .Uko God to see. Write nothing you( would not like God)to read. Co to rip place where you wculd not like God to find. you. Read no book,of which yoii would not like God to'say " Show ittomVf. :' "'. Never spend your; time in siieh a way that'you would not JUke" .Gad to say, "What art thou doing 1" , Takes this opportunity of informing1 the inhabitants; or ActOri, and sur rounding country, that owing to Unsatisfactory turn Which !business has taken; arid at the solicitation of a number of his, best customers, he has -i been induced to ' ' 4 StillrGontinue Business in Acton,' He will endearpr in the futuro as in the pi a b to do basinew on the . STRICtLY CASH AND ONE PRICE PRINCIPLE, Believing that to have one price for; goods is th 7onIy fiir and honest way of doing business, besides buying for cain and selling for cash, he will be' enablod to ' s 1 Than if he did business on. the long winded parties visiting Acton. are' respectfully the goods and prices before purchasing elsewl ere Acton, August 23, 1875. eton, c Cheaper1 credit system. Invited to call and inspect M. SCOTT. ii^D DRY EAST E AND CLOTHING Tho underilgued beg leave to caU.the attontton of the Inhabitants of Aoton and vl- - clnlty to Che well assorted Stock of . i Staple and Fancy Our Prints, Dress &D4ds, flnjj Dress Trimmings, - i ' Are all of hest materials and-aewest pattenw. Dry Gooi|sj ki^; OUR STOCK OF TWEEDS ;iS! LARCER THAH iVERi ...'"- . ', . Comprlsfug fqll lines of i . > I Scotch, English, anjd C^nadiaii - :.V ' MAW^tAftTlTRB r ' ,"'.4 " -/{I.] '^"And, being practical; workmoti, feel satisfied In aanrlcg onjr ehstoniers ihat for cheapness, neatness aud durability our work canuot be surpassed,. Ldton, July 1st, 1873, " I ' rw" Steam CarriageiWagon Works MAIN fci Best ICHAEL aPEIGHT, General Blacksmith, Carriage "an d Ti'agoii Maker7. Eforse^Shoers inj ike Goulii^y Perfect satisfaction guaranteed or nt FIBST-CLASS P. pr ce chargekl. 'Tom' OustbmBP} will no-doubt availi Jhemsel.yies.pf ihf rdlacourit' ITtfm fully :' ilatisfiedj c f-successjand satisfaction to' aE'concSried,"u4 the cash and dia-" ' <;ount;s"seqj>; 7-;:7 " ; . ^ -r. 4 ' ' ' : PrbEDJpl- paying i;he diBwunfel .. '. (Conveyancer, ^ssuer f Marriage I^ccnsiss, insnraiiee Age]a&- ^gtint Money to Xoan, Akent IHoiUrial Tel. Co., .Clet} ^ourjlllJvVCourt,JCam.inQ, B.,&c. ' V-V7 ,444t-: -7-4- 44^,,. Ifpr thrlei would'take this oppprfubity"of statmg thajblho System-:"Has Proved Iffipst 'TV^4^#.4^;':;;:-:'r:. :-t;^^ ipyi numerous custpniers audalao-toinyBif, I will continue t^' Sell G|opdg as Low as any Hot seiin.^lie Txo$e - D.objg a. Crediti Bitsiness^ and will ] give the-; monthly oriatomerg cons"ider< d as ca^h, and wSl .got aU of cx>4nca jmsMb m^m Aotdn, September 1,.IS75. & AND. GJollariii's Patent hand. Votive Offa'ring. Jllectiori briber.. A good floor; manager. A brojom. A serious turn. Twisting one's ineok, " ; ' ' 7" The greatest member, of Par-lla* ment. ihe tongue. v fJreat works are performed more, through perseverance than strength;. An affair.of thei heart The cir culation of ^the blood.; ) :-'The .cause of woman suffrage.=- Scarcity of husbands. ,_ '-\ j , Young foj(ks grow,most when in .love, it increases theif sighs. I \ Why is the greatest bore lilje a treeT-^-Both; appear .haaV '-whjm leaving,' - r. 7 ."" A good name will wearout a bad one may be turned; a nioknanje lasts forever.- J-' What waairiever.seep ? Im pression.of; a kiss made by a typo on ihis girl's lips, 7. ; : 7: v A Good Stock of Carriages j BLPAIKiNG promptly and propprl^ attended to iAeton, July 1; 1875. 4 ' '.,' ' * ONUS to manufacturers. LACE OF ACTON _ bonus to parlies stabiFsbind any kinder Jnanufaetaring" biislneBs en ploying ten skilled hands and Is prepared to grant estnolislilna any kl jwhere'said boslneBs 4es upwards, apd not confll posseL... .-.-. being on the Hrund *ilab.UheU within the corporation,.;vt po8esiearfR?d railway fWUlles, ton tntrty-flvemiles westof Toronto, Is iln at tkantlful and healthy location,- Is ,fl:<*e tram municipal debt, and property can b^ohtane^bor^onabltern^^^ ' 'l* *Tvin>ciierk, :Aoton,^niyj,l875.. .. ;; 41 " QW& iad "Wagons. With any boslhevs air jt<m PfelNTINCl.of all feihds 1 rjeHtly iintt prontptly exeeufeffflj pip neatly 1 PHrilJ pitRSS .OFFICE, 0'yer fae 1>m} fl|aee| MUJ S^eej p?4 txr^-rt. STOREY -C(^., CANADA CLOVE WORKS Wholesale WOOLBK AOrOH, 0T. .^w npiptnreni of - evesr Lde ohptlon and style of ' Loath sr^fc Cloth CJlores MITTS *ip CAUHTLET8. AJiso. " .',4i-' I.,- Plato., and^ fancy Leathers.' 1; ~ Market Price paid for: Actonj ,r;4iy lit J8TS," " Of Kic best V- ' - -- XI '4" " ^o^4^r^b^Oif!l^o^ Horae-Pak^,;.;';-.. 5ansf^reett.(Wa'riiaMe|i ^Piite) 4 <^^ue1} Betst 'etrigerators, Jja\^rn;