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<r^XM pdi "=***' '.!. "s ^ km! ]ji jne t; .r... <** -'.a il eoi-diafty -X^ [mt TEA > CO. <K:V- ! V v: A-': &&' H."LOWRY, KT; Rj M". C. IV S. ; Gradate 'of Trinity CoUo^c' Member of .College'of r.hyjicians anil Surgeons. Slitx ^trkkt, AkTON, U D Stkks R K MORROW, physician, "Sur ,__------- .,-- ,. i">f Pallcvite t'omegt ;Xew. York. aUi>-(iF.viiiaU> *f; Victoria .ClKgff,'ans<$fco' <A>uslttiou days rues.la.vs and rMdaiya, from 9 a. in. till 4'prrt..-: Rcsiiifcnce-^-WcstB^Brcr struct, rActon. ""' JAME*itATTHEM-slli\i.iyoyainor, Issflcr rtf Sfarrin^e Licensfis, l\ist- .Mtr, Insurance Agent, Agent Money to-Loin, A^jbat Montreal Tel Co.,.Clerk. Fottrth Dir. Court, Cam. in G. B.. &c, AcWOnt. _ - ... V - 1 1 4- < i-dr r. " ,' -N 1 y mid ]<roiii|' PHINTlva or nil kinds ly executed at tl\o \>x lit f Pent Outer OKKICK. ; J, lll Ktrrot. TTi J HEXTERSOX C^iv\Tmccr, Sc,, 4-f' also Agent Canada.-Life Assur ance Co. Deeds, Mortgague, iVc- -oro* pared\neatly, promptlvrcorroetlyand mi reasonable terror Honey to Loan on T)reS9ejrS of Plain .Mortgage security. ; OllU'e ClasU>u- House, Acton. - i J- QVN PA GLOVfc WOUKS, | ACTON,, ON*. '\ I W. ri. STOREY & CO., Wholesale .Manufacturers, or every ties criptlotv and style of j ..- Leat ler & Cloth Gloves MIITS AND CAUHTLETS. and. Fancy Kid Leathers.' ^hj-argedand Armeies, "^Aa, ' i- '- : JD. MATRESOX. "Attorney. . at-liaw. Solicitor In- Chaiwerv, ... *c. Office Corner QfTMatnuud Church., " 8trel^. 0<orKto^n/ tcr*,._ht* j**:'-. " <v . : " -- -' V, .. i U 1. :_i tib M r" Jn ti P i* .' ? i 1 In. /:Y\rM- LAIPkAW, Rarrisfcir, 4e, Offices: street. Milton,1 Main sfiri*t< TheTjiltoli Olfico jwill be;uader t&* mjuia^emeut of .1). W. :.CanpbeU,.andi-Mr. .LalJIaM-TviU attend 'an the "itiltun OlSei*' on Friday of.^ach OOI ____ i "' Agent; Attor- <eliuiL's. Actoii l<lchoL Market I'fleo pxliL-tar SKINS. ...; . j Sewing H EJKYU DRAKE, -i finywbtre. Beiftct :atV iSK. *' Stanv.fer tb MercjintileanJ \v'atrloo;. All business entrusted lo nUeare wl<l be f*iibfnll}- Jtuenjed to,. Orilers >)Y mail solieited, - " ; Hj'IwJJBAKE- PATEXTS Tor IXVEXTIOXS ?* lexiwJiUouUjr aod proper!}; securwli'; Is Canada, the trolled States an<) Europe. Patent f Jimnteeii or jjo charge. Send : for*rinted InsirucUons. Ag>acv in riper- . aiiii taa years. ilEXKV (iKHT, ,:: Ottit"srs,Ctvnads, 1IcS<uiicaI Entrfcee>. Soiielior of P. ^tnutod Draa^htsxaaxa. "-^-ifeLfjar ihtatkixs, ^ ; et arrle lieemset ATertiaeatn, :S , "'(ByltoTal: Appointment) >r" Bacneas prirate and confidentiaL !. Office at the Post Office, Glen William,, County Haltun.' ;. : ;^J"JKS. S. ^AR^EK. . Tearker iflulr, DrawlttjfaadFrench, Chctreh stroet, Acton. OLIVER LOZIER,rinstercr, AiTo.v,:OsT. Krery description of flattering and Hough-casting; done on tbe most reasonable tertuj, and datisf^c- Uon^guaranteed.' ? A eras FLOIR MILLS^ ..? \ .. - i ^ I.V-. w, J- t ILLAR, ting that 'theC '.-'-N' lohtinae to- il meTrade -.if E. SICKLES,. Proprietors. - .'Floor sad Feed always on hand, wholesale and , retail. ! Gristing and Chopping Daily, ^'ash for all kinds of - Gram- . "^ -~ KOSSLS" HOUSED Acton. \ GJoae to JtheG. T. Railway Stotibi , Ei- cullent acoomin<i<lati*n for the'travelling public, :' " ', Thos. Campbft.t;, Fxopr. OMIXIOX HOTEL, Attox; Okt. Roct. -Ag.<ew, Proprietor.. This new Hotel is. fitted up in nrst-class style, with new ftmutnre. Commercial Travel lers will find, good accommodation and ' commodious tjainpiij., Rooms. Special attention paid to the wants of the ..travelling pnblia Bar supplied with the best Liquors and Cigars^ : Good Stabling and attentive Hostlers. ;' s /X>VlfALE3ECHAXGE HOTEL, H Acton,-Chit. Robt..Dickie, Prop.: .SamplelRooms large and commodious." j for Commercial Travellers. Goodaccom-- .modation for Travellers and Cues8.; Bt bran<libf liiqnora and Cigars'; at the' .Bar, Good Stabling and attentive ' Hostlers. ; HEM8TREET, i Licensed Auctioneer For the Counties of Wellington and FTal- ton. orders'ilo.rt al the Fbee Prj-ms -Offlea, Acton, or at my residence, in . f-ockvoiid, -win be promptly atler.ded to. I^rmj reiOnable- ./V DATIDSOX, LICENSED AUCTIONEER . Far tfce c*wuty or Halton. Sales attended to in any part of the County, at reasonable rates. * / . Address: A. DAVLDSCJJ.*, '! '_ ,- Camobellville, P.Ol Gimo.jfiy xr.itor lay. down thp Uiblc/ Lay i'onr glossos on tho book, i, Uothof us are bout and aged j . Rttckward, mother, lot ua look. I This is still tiio amu old homuatuad ' . Whoro I brought you long ngo,.. | i When; the hair was bright with aunnlnno That ia now like wiiitur's Snow, ; . Let'tis talk.al>outtho liabies ' j : As wo sit li'ero all aloiio, ; Such n merry ffoop of youngsters ; How Ave lost theni one by one. Jackj'tHe first of all tho p4rty,; (faino to us one winter a might, Jacjk, yon said, should lw a'parson, .'- ^ Loilg l>oforo he saw the light, ito'-yuu s'eo. the great cathedral, Filled,'tho transeept and the navo, Hear tho organ grandly pcAling, __ Wntoh thogilken hangings wave ; Seo tlio prieat in robes of office, ! .With thoaltar at his, back Would you"Miiiik that gifttnl preachor Could Bo our own little Jack ? ! Tlicn a girl With curly tresses | Useil to climb upon my kneo, j , Like a little;fairy princess. j '. ' Ruling at-the age of three, | With the years there came a wedding- , How your fond heart swelled with L priifc .. i !' '.. When tlnj'loril of all tho county '..Chose-jroiii; baby for his bride ! . \N ntch tliat stately carriage coming, AmrHh<: form reclining there i Would your thing that brilliant lady Could be your Own little Clare ? . \ Then tlie last, a/bliie-cj'ed youngster I Can hear him jprottling how-^ Such a strong anil Btunly ftilloy^ . Witlr his broad anil holiest brow, Ifowhe u,3cd to" love his mother ! ; 'AU.! I see ytair trembling lip ! He is far-off oir tho water', '" . j Captain of a' royal ship. j. Sec the brouic upon his forehead, j- That the boy .who clung so fondly j \ To his Brother's gentle hand? Ab. 1 my'wife, we've lost tho babies. Ours so'long and ours alone : v j What <ire -we to these great people,' Stately men and woman grown T Seldom do we ever aeo them : Yes, a bitter tear-drop starts, , As we sit here in the firelight, , Lonely hearth and lonely hearts, All their lives are full without us. They'll stop long enough one' day Just to lay us in tl^e phurch-yard, Then they'll eacll go oh their way. pRit^aL^ Watchmaker, ^ruelph, , ' Has a (food'stock of ' "RUSSELL" AND "AMERICAN" ;'. " Alwajjs on liand. . ife atlends to repairing Of fine watches himself. I ; ' Mr. Haetlng,' oi the Fe'ke Pbess, will kindly carry wattheii and Jeweliery to ana from (iuelpn when requested. Guelph, Sept. 27j 1S75. ON THEBBINK. I am tpMy: Icashr'and di- ' > I. "and T^ai-get .' j-':? " Wk TTEIfJIiEDVS : Marble Works,: Opposite side from j Mills & . Goodfellow's Foundryvland . Sear Eramosa Bridge;, - AiiKcrDsoi- - . MONUMENTS Tomb Stottes^ Itantl'e Pieces, 4c., made to any size' or design, and put up in any part of the country. '. - Scotch Granitie JCoon- mente imported to order. ' : A- Kennedy is a prac tical marble cutter. r MILLS AN}1 Pump, Sash,jDoor and Blind Factory. f t^>lTRE MltK. ? ..; ~~~~~. -" Theundersigned begs !to thank his "Jt&mers for the liberal" 'patrbnago re- c^redi daring- tha past ^summer; and ; would aay iimt he' is now prepared to supply an additional number ot enstom'- * witi good, pare, fresh! milk deliver- ' -2* CT<*y Jaorniuit, and t*iee a day on .g^rfay*. Par Sea who- beep cows will ; d it much efae ^er and leas, trouble to :t 0k' deliw tsA. l*X tiieir doors, and T^ 0*dd do weH to iell their-cowa ^STyy.tteir ia It T^intyione quart r!.2**'-? ?I, f paid ia;a4vanpe, ot ,"**ty-qBe pint tieketsfor 50 centk. - j^_ vv ? 8' AitMSTaoSG. , -*o*oH; Not. loth, ISIS. EBBACE & CAMPBELL, . "' Manuractureni'oC,- J . Wi^dp^w Sash, j Doors, ^ Venetian Blinds X,- ":! Mouldings, : And other BnUding Requisites Al*> Mnkors of ' . '---y- .. ' I ' UCBOVSC,' SUOTION PTOEPS Lumbar Planed andiDresaed to order in Uiie best manner; All wori JsuAranteed. Acton, July.%, 1875, lie. !' "~" EAVIr Carpet wearing, stripping, twilling, ana all kinds < if home-made work to suit farmers aod c thers, promptly and pro perly attended to, at my residence, near Dublin ehurcl i, about a raile-and-a-half from Aeton. Esqicsips, tfov, I6,;i875. 2Wt" HUGH BELL. I hare =k4idwn: Arthur,Gravely well, and' intimately. A part- qf hijL.storv came to my knowledge through iiy observation, and pai;t he told me hiingelf. . J j. Arthur came of an old, well-de; fined, and. respectable stock ; with just enough of aristocratic pridj^, .inherited from his ancestors, to ^iv hin/- refinement and Belf-reli ance. |\.t an early age he was lefit in orphan, and received most of his education under the care of ,an uncle. \ When he was one arm twenty lie was admitted to the employ of a banker named Vanderj- lain, and very soon took a position of trust and r^ponsibility in the bouse. A year, later, he took for his wife Fanny Sornmerton, one of the fairest andjsweetest Of earthly creatdres. He had loved her long and truely, and her love in retuilri was single and devoted*- Thus wis. life opening for Arthur Gravely wi^tu ;bright and.-happy prordisel iHe lwd friends whichever way! h!e 'turned; hts business prospects .were Of the very best.;- and Lis.ftozuei (was aj> earthly paradise..; .1 Oiie( enemy, and ' orie enemy alon,;at that time stood in Ar- thur'sjpath. His wife did, not.see it the'n.. She loved him -so fondly and; so trustingly . that she could notaee a faultin him. \< A few;of Atthur's friends feared danger, and one of them, more bold than the rest, spoke to him warn- ingly but kindly. He turned away from the wamirtg with a sneer of derision. '. " ' The months and years went on ^^from twenty-one to twenty-eight. -six years of, blessings, so far as the! outward things of life can give blessings.:, In the bank Arthur had assumjod a place yearly nsarer ;to the ;head, and his. salary was; munificent; ..- j ; Fto^n early youth Arthur Grave-j ly hadriound the wine-cup among earth's socjial joys. ; He had kept' w'Sne in hija" own vhouse ; he.had: used it "iipon ib;is sideboard andj upon his table; and bie hadpijrtak-| en freely, ^broad. j In the earliest yejirs it was only! \yine, and wine of; the fcest and j purest. Later, strongeHli^uors were required toj keep up:tJ^e tone. [ At the age of eight and- twenty j there had come an undue! flush : upon Arthur's check and there were blotches in the eye that should not have been \ there;, .He now took brandy be^ /ore breakfast, and through the day he was forced to" feed a. fire which else might have consumed all bodily comfort. And- yet he; -had never been hopelessly intoxi cated. ,'j He was confident in ,his own strength, v ; ' Alas for the man thus falling 1 He knows ngt^that his powers of understanding^are! dying; out as the body fade^ and perishes. - '.-' - ,%.t length llr. jyanderlain called Arthur into his grjwite room, and told him (kjiafc he jwas going to re tire from Duainesk- "I have inoney enougb," said Mr. Vandw'lain. ""And I know Ithat my close application to huai- ness is wearing i^pon me^ - I am growing in years and need rest. I am thinking'df going to Europe." ', u And of closing up your busi- nefls." . | ."Yes."". ;U;. , ' ' "But, sir, there is no need; for "that. If yoii would trust your lank to .the management of some capublo and responsible agent, with your name at its-head, it might go prosperously on, and you. could go away upon your trip at will." A cloud came upon tho banker's face, and ho shook his head.' i "It-is too late,"he said. "At Bome time I may tell you more." . Shortlyt after. jthiB, in closing up his' business, six. Vanderlain sent Arthur to a distant city, to make important settlements. JLrrivedat his destination', the young man call ed upon the correspondents of the bank, and having made prelimin ary arrangements, ho found himself with a; few days on his hands which ho might enjoy in pleasure. On the very evening of his arrival ho hud fallen in ; with John Hatton and William lloberts, two friends and classmates of his earlier years. He was startled whcn.he saw them. They were evidently, going down hillr were in ifact drinking to ex cess.. Yet they were gentlemen, and Arthur joined them. He spent the first and second night in their t company. On this second night, for the first time in his life, Arthur Gravely drank to a state of help- leas stupefaction. Ho woke next morning with feelings sad and hu miliated. 'When honaet his compan ions in a priynto parlor = connected with their aleeping'apartments, he found them Tvith a bowl of hot brandy between them. A spirit ef true friendliness came upon him when he saw the marks of the de stroyer so -deeply fixed ; upon the companions of his boyhood. " Poys," said he, this.: won't do. Ybu|are:guing down.":.'., They .regarded him; with curiosi ty, and asked liim what he meau^. He told. thein jwhat Jie meant. They we're in a! dangerous way, "/You forget] old Boyi" said Hat- ton,."that yod. ate in .the" same boat. If we. took1 .passage' befpre you, it ia no less sure that bur route is now. the same, f Don't preach ; try a sip of hot brandy." There'are momentii iii a lifetime* I great 'criau&j-^when' the events p'f the past flash' before the mind as upon a magic mirror; when a man in a' brief instant recalls' every sali ent point of his career. ' Such a moment was the present to Arthur Gravely. '..; ..' . "Let it alon^,"he said, solemn ly. " I toll you,'Jack, and you, Will, that yoii; are .going down. You can't last much longer at this rate." . * j " Well," retorted Roberta, with an attempt'to'larigb, "it appears to me what is sauce forr the goose is sauco for thj^gander.; Hadn't you better try to let it alone yourself." " If I try it, will you! try it V he asked.' \ ' "Will you try it V demanded Hatton. ;. " I will, if voii will .join me,"' ."Done!" " I And they did it, They joined hands, and promised one another that they would be true 'and steads fast. :' '. A new surprise was in store for Arthur Gravely] He found upon cutting off; his i spirituous liquors that his body, weakened, and that his: hand shook: as if with "palsy. He applied to his physician for help. Fortunately he applied to a man of sense and understanding. Can; you give me something to ;steady l.uy.'nerves and restore my appetite J.'l Arthur asfeed, after he had frankly stated his:case. "It shows, my dear sir, into what a dangerous state you had fallen. I can give you something to steady your nervea.ibut it would not help y ou in the ^nd. If. you will-,"be brave anil.true you will come Out all right! in a few days. Arthur said EiewOuld not go back. :He wanted no stimulant^ no more of that. struggle hatl passed. Hip apnotite had returnotl, his iu'erves" had be come steady^ Ihb 'cheeks j fair, and the whites of his eyes were grow ing clour and pearly. [ lie reached hia I own city in the morning, and weni first to. the bank and gave in |a return of his busi ness; Mr.. 'Vanderlain 'had glanced quickly and eagerly in his face when" he "first entered, and a Won- derails change had come upon the banker's mariner ns the business proceeded. iSoniotliing outside the business in jiand, v as evidoutly on '.his mind, j ' - - !, 1 . Arthur did not reach his home until time for dinner; btit he had Sent a boy from the btnk with iword that hd Hhould be th ere. ! "Fanny !'f . . i " Darling Oh, I'm so glad to fee ycu back ?' ' .. i , '- i Something, hud-made the wife even happier thari she had; thought, as-she rested withiri her husband's embrace." B it in. the sudden joy slio could nit seo it; sho could only feel a p eat warmth like the glow of heaven, W Arthur's kiss and pure, from his- cred the 'drawing decanter of The bank }r shook his heai Arthjir tr ambled, and startfed'to speak. Mr.: Vahderiain, surol^ sweet enter came, lips, - As the^ room, Arthur; saw the wuie near his plate.[ "Take it away, Fanny.T he said, smiling.. "If you want it hereafter for medicine, jkeep it. For myself I shall not want it.]'. ]'-.' " Not wan; it, A|-thur.'j ' V'a". ." L have done withit forever." 'He spoke soleiunlyj with a man liness that wis. stroiig and [reliant. ' And the wife' saw whence had come the great warmth i to her heart- saw it in the pure check and clear eye, as she had caught it in the sweet breach. " Arthur, my ihusbarid," don't mean tj) "Tut, tut! not your ^Criow that jjeju. are take place, Artha^. my hew! ma i. . |Tf you wil charge Of mj: business; I ahojll not let it go frou \ me J and j will. leave it in ypijr hands, knowing that both it and ybii will prosper, [jrVhat say yoii i?" " Mrv! Vaddorla^i !" - " AixJ my boy, T have seenl your wife. I found her crying -for joy. And when ele tolI me whenij her joy came, I hnew there was j ny for fue also.j To the new man I my eu'tire emfidence, and " you p| resent -T feared she to trust whispered, as if she her own; sense s," isj it true t Do you mean forever, " While I live darling, God giv ing me streng ;h arid reason." . Fanny was on thp opposite side of the table., Sht [tried to speak, but her voice failed her. She turned white; then she pressed her hand for an in slant; on faiet- heart, arid, as' the cripison tide once more bounded on its>' course, she! covered down, weeping her face and ^ank like a child Arthur was" by h^r Bide i n a mo-, thent. r" (Fanny, m;r wife, what is it!" She looked up and caught his startled ga*e /through her tears. With a quick i novement she threw her arms roum! his neck, a nd pil-. lowed her heat .".upon his he soni. " Oh, Arthur ! Bless yen, bless you! . ]j; could die f<j>r joy i* I did that I could find more hap- mny saved; lrid jas sungj for .joy! give ------------- - ir his hands I fear, not to trust my hi oney 'and ray honor." It was Ai-thur Gravely's turn now to Yeep and he could no more have helped it than .he could have helped the grsat flood of-peac: and blessedness tl i.at came in upo: r his heart, 'f My [dea'r hoy,' said the bt nker afterwards,-'*'I did not speak to yon in pthaV times as perhi.ps.I ought."' I knsw hiw. you tr:ated otheia that did sp3ak-and I fore- bore. I intended to speak, iow- eyjer,.before "! weut. away, and if get ybu a jood place. But it is' till done how. God bless and keep you, And now lookiig back, A thur (Jnively Isces i hoW/jneaf 'tho fatal I rink he; stood. From his po ktion :f wealth and horror" and trunt he : an see the dsrk pit from whi :h he ; scaped, and-]ie seles hundreds upon I iittdreda sin Icing: into it yiiarly. 1 le helps the : alien ones wh< n he in, and finds anfailing eatisfs ction i the wctrk. 'iiui his chief efforts re for those > rho are not yet f illen, ut who stand on the brink of ruin, himself jncej.stood. Aod his r has not been in-vain. .! lany uere are whop he has warneii, and the wife's heart and the m ^h^r (as arisen and| cal ed him blasseS? ourselves uone, and mai.!:ind. 7e live, not ' 7or Jut for ourselves 'on .wh,o see. a i mnt for in living for you' now." e-jwes a new ruvela'tipn. Ar thur Gravely now lejirned. how his sweet wife had suffered without daring to complain ;[how the worm saw it wise he saw ler surpassing spoken. had gnawed at her all the more clirly in this present time joy and'.ecstasy Not many, voids, were This was not the tinse"fbr it; their hearts were too: fulL ,: And.now, after emotion hud somewhat subsid ed, they.ate the meal; 4ntl;'Arthur told of his trip to the distant city After dinner Arthur went out to carry a. parcel-to a neighbor, and when left to herself Fanny sat down and again' cried for jay.' And so Mr. Vanderlkin found her. He had stopped in passin'g to do an er rand. I Mrs. Gravely, what has hap^ pened? j What js wrong !" j "Wrong?" she rej^atedjlloftking up. " Oh, sir, it is for joy I am crying." " -'!'... And then.ehe.told him the source of the new happiness that had been friend standing "on lie fatal !br nk, will yoii not retch forth al hand to warr: arid savie I Mmt your reply ba that Cain, when Grod' calls yoii to ac oppx rtunities negle:ted, Am, I my brothers keeper. Postal Statistics. The annual report of. the -3?ost- a8ter-Ge*ieral, for! the year e n ling . one.30, 1874 is before us. we"leam tha; the number of ( Bees in :he Dominion was f, : which 2,943 were in On d Quebec. The Inumber pf and post The trial was a j severe one, and it may have beeni a fortunate cir cumstance forArthur fGravely that it was.so. He.i'elt more heroism in the conquest, and be also saw how deeply the pvil iad Isecome fixed upon him. j |On the morning of the fourth day of of ftbe trial he awoke with an appetite for food, and he was abfe to eat a hearty break fast. He was is! new. man from that time forth. The physician bad given him certain hygienic di rections, which he' "followed impli citly, and thus he! held fast upon; -his health as It came back'.to him. i Arid on the fourth! day Arthur saw Hatton and Roberts. ' They too had kept the faith; and had un- expoctljr pra^red; An excellent opening in business had presented itself and been accepted. On the fifth : day the business jwhioh had brought} Gravely frprn his home was concluded, and he set put on his return. And the lost cards' deliverel in tario and (Juebec during the r was 131,944,700; newsfajiers, ---------------------l , ., i .-... -, ^_ The for.| the Dorhihion !,35O,00j0; registered IetteiSj '6,000; | parcpls!, 175,450. tal revenue ,'76,-: the same ]riod was ; 7.76; expenditure, 1,695,480.- "ft, a. deficiency.of $219,2r2.58. i 4,968 depositors. 'availed tljem- s dves of the Postioffice Sd vings' links, ' depositing! $2,343,284. 1 here we're 38,087 ' miles-, o t iost r intes in 187 t, anjd ; 13;929Jt80 n iles were tra relied in cOri\ eying !n)ails. The nui otier jpf dead: etters ceiyed .was J 08,160, of which 38.643 origina ;ed in Canad i, arid 69,517 iii other countries. opened to her. Mr. Vunderliiin after a deal of.', said with an air "Dear child; without fear you If .listened, and ihought, he slowly of coiviction ; may rejoice" Arthur has pledged his honor, to this new/life, be sure he ^vill ljeep the faith.'] Most) of the ! afternoon Arihiir spent at the bank; and as he sat at the table in the: private office, waiting for the tjankejr, a ftelinjg of sadness and regret came ur.on nim. It'would be hard| lo'. leave tjiej eld place, and it nfight be- a iong, long time before he <k>uld find another so pleasant. ' | . It was towards evening, ihat Mr. Vanderlaincame in,- looking flush-, ed |and self-satisfied. . ' ; VI . have kept you wafting, Ar* thur, but I have baen busy. I have made a mosi I Win- post T06, alio let-. important change in niy progjammp. f .: .-V Ah: ! And then you I are not going awayf" . \ ' : *' Yes, I shall j;o to) Europe;. but I shall not giv<i up! my panking business." I hav^ found a new man, one safe, reliable arid competent, who, I think, |wul tike my place- while I aril abseri t." "Mr. Vandeiiairi," cried the young man, " I * m. lad of! this, fpr I know I shall I e alle to persuade you to letmekeeim/pla^iri your employ.".'" . '" r. I. '. ! " QifiMS OF THOUGHT, We ought to keep such cprirpany as wilt never make us blusHr. - ,.-|. . Snbmissiou is {the footprint-of faith'.in the pathway of:so-row- " We are generally'prbudsr of our beneficiaries than at oar ibe lificence. Oftentimes acts; are the wicked realities, and laws the beajitifuffic-; tiohs of government,., /-.i^' . , Charities should be fdHTusedj. Grain will notjgrpw if ptled;in a heap ; it must be dcattei-ed. r He who violates a "pledge to which ;he has Written,- hta- name, strikes-down his, honor jyith; his own hand. V jr.- It is true- wisdorn to. speak but little of the, injuries you have ie- ceived or the good'jdeeds ybu have done. '. -:. \ i " '. !'.'... Tis little troublds that* wear the heart out; Jt b eaiier to phrow;!a bombshell a mile than a feather-i- even with artilleiyJ .; _' .-. Let us.be as the trees, which yield-tboir fruit even to those that; throw sTones at th^in; and as tl.e fruitful', bough' bends towards the ground, so. let dur..goqd works beget humility. . . i -', Never compare I thy "conditiori with those above tpei ; but to se cure thy content, li>pk upon those thousands with whofm thou would'st not, for any interest; elUnge*thy fortune and conditions '" . ..'. . Too austere a plulosophy makes few wise men;, too figorous. agovf er/riment, few good subjects.; too harsh a religion/few devout souls; we mean that will continue" so,. for nothing is durable; tpait is not suit able to nature.. . j ! The most important lesson of life is" to know.how to be; happy with ourselves' when homej is. our com fort, and all in it, even to the dog and cat, share our affection. Do nOt refine away happiness by think ing that which is /good may be better..;- :;:.;: '.'. .">, /.'. He j "who always fi-eceives and never gives, acquires, as a matter, of course, a narrow 4ontractedi, sef- fish ^character. His soul has no/ expansion, no benevolent impulses. There are at least half a. ililtiori d unkards! in tin United Kingdjom - The London j "inies says:-l he use ol strDng drink iroduces mor j.-jtlle jx iss crime^diBease, waritand ,u lis jry> tl an all the. othc ir causes pt t to7 g ither. j .'."_ "' ' . The Supreme Judical Cot rt of Bl airie has deci ied tba't cid ;r ind riitive wine,. I eing! intoxii at ng, must be classed its nuisances under their law, and tt at a person ell ing theui for. tjpplinj purposes nay be indicted arid convicted of a breich of the law.j An idle man rt ris ten chair osi i_of being a drunkard where a bi'sy and well-opcupiei I man has cne "An idle; brail: is the ^le\irs worship."! If you would reft ra. a drunkard set hiii; at wirkancl k ;ep him busy. [ Dori'b giv|e him. t me to think he needs lienor The Suez Oar al kcquisitionl is stated to rieet. jw th genei-al (,pi ro: valin England; end is regarded by the Times as afn< w phase of ii.iew policy, wh ich Wil [ lead the g< ive rn- meat and the pec pie in Britu in to coricern themseJ.vtes habitually 'w ith Egypt. ' lit is;'npt probable tiat there will be any I movement or foel irig in farcjr of jEtypt being ,-c on ifci- fc^ted ,a I ritisb." there may in tim| ance arnurged will be eru.bled try of the Nile*/ England. 1 as wl no elevation of aini. . He learns'to feel and. think and care only, for himself. '.; | - ... As we staid by ithe" sea-Bbore, and watch the huge tides come in, wo retreat, thinking we shall be o.ver'whelriied'; ibri,Tli<jwever, they flow back. So with I the waves-of trouble in the. worldj they threateri us,- but a firm rests'tanee makes them break at our f/ept. - \ ... Those who have become addicted to evil habits must Iconquer them as they .'can-j-^and they ^ must be conquered or-they will conquer us, arid destroy our peace and happir: ness. And those ^ho .have not yet yielded to bad habits must be on. their" guard {est they be; unex pectedly: assaulted and subdued. / How sacred; haw beautiful is the feeling of' affection j in . pure arid guileless bosoms.' The proud may sheer at it, the fashionable may" call it fable, the selfish and dissipa ted may affect to despise it but the holy.passion is surely of heaven, and ia. made evil by^ the coi-ruptiori of those whomi it was sent to bless and preserve, i -' . |.j!. Every man is a m;issi6nary:iipw and forever, for good or for-evil^- whether he intends^ or not He mSy'be a blot, radiating his dark influence outward to -, tha very cik- cumfererice of society; or he may be a blessing, spreading benediction over the length and piieadth off he world;; but a" blank JheScanriot be. There' are no moral J -there are no neutral characters. We areeither the lesser that.sows arid cbrrupts, or, the light that" splendidly.illu minates,-and the sal; that.;silently operates; but beingyead:.or alive, every man speaks. ; " land waqte, th< shortest route.to close alliar ee -inll advantage depextdericy,. but be a close gili- which Biilain defend -the cc un<- -.ysiy- brief notice; (Egypt .watts] money} arid Egjbt lias what Irigi of botJ i co coptrol of the ladfa; so tint a be[teithe manual /FCTNNIGplAPHS A fac; simile of I the high C's ia music unreached Ky treading gently on a cat's tail. i "A Rochester judge has decided that tailors bills" |are cCllectable," The-losing^ide pi>s tie-costs of the' suit.~ [ ... :.. -' j An exchange saiys, ^ look out for your clothes lines, these nights," Never] mindthe hnee, butjIooE out for your clothes. " The xiore a r lanjias the more he.warifs." - ^bia may be true eriongh.on'g^neriil principles, but it don't ;aj)f|y7ti))eit4ier poor rela tions or boils/.: - I You haven't opened your month during the whole session, " said an M.P., to a fellow-member. " Oh, yes, I have, " was! the leply; " I yawned.through the whole of your speech. \ ;.... . f., j , 'JYou neverj.sijw my hands as dirty as that," * said a mother re proachfully to her little eight-year old girl. jY'CaiiSe I never saw you when you; jwas a, little girl," was the prompt answer. "Whether woraon be handsome | OrWt, "j observed Bion, reputed one of the. seven siges, <f Jom not signify ; ihtligy"'-a ito ugly, they turn one's stomSch; 'if they are lovely, they turn! trie's head. ;- "I snppt)se,"iidid a quack, while feeling'a patient's1 pulse," that you Consider me a huin'bug " "How odd it is," responded the patient, 'that you can so-aecurately tell a man's thoUghts'by-the feeling of the pulse. Mistress (opening post bag) '< Fourfseeri letters for you to-day, Mary. I can't, understand itt" Mary; f Well ma'am, I ought W have given you" notice, but I adver tised. You see how good gervanta are sought after." ^ .. " She is a perfect Amazon,^* said one of our scholars of JiU teacher .the other | day ~to a companion, "Yes," sajd the other, who was better "versed in geography tha* history, *'I 'noticed she had aa awful big mouth " - When yoii'see a pompous, impor tant, looking personage whom yon know to | be unimportant, how quickly comes into your head the question which Charles Lamb put: " 1 beg yjour pardon, sir, but ase yon anybody in particular f' A calm,,; peaceful yej; melaneboly, expression; seems depicted in the Countenance .of the professional tramps. The prospects are discour aging. They already sigh for the time when 'the ' birds will copae again. - j ." [yThe boy who will bowl lik'e a fog horn if he hits hh \ slilns with a piece of fcindling, will fall thirty-oue feet out of a chestnut tree and saying nothing about it, if his neck ain't :bi-oke, for fear ht^ won't be allowed .to go again... | Sir John Treror, whp had for pome misdemeanors been expelled Sro-m Parlianjeritj one day meeting Archbishop TiUoteon, cited out, " :3T-hate to see,an atheist in the shape of a churcrjraan" " And 1^ replied the. bishop, "hate to see' a. knave in any shape." ' from kirk, James?" said jatwprthy minister, "X hope'it is not Methodism." "K"o/^ resporided the v^rger^ '"it's somev thing worse" than MethodisnS" "What thenlle is Calvaaisi|ir -Worse, : your' reverence, w*rsr* Surelyr-James, .it is not Deisml*_ '^Mufch worse, an it /please your reverence, than q\ en that."' "Good heavens!" said, the astonished {taster " can it be .Atheism wjiich depiives, us of the best, c/hurchwarden thai ever sh'ook-a-box5" 'Truly," i*eV sponded pious. J.^mes, "'tis a raaeh inore sei-ious matter , it is rheuaiav- tisml" , " ..'.-';.'I-.1 ! -J To Buy: Meat.- It is always inv portant to know how torchoose meat in buying.* Ox beef should . be' of fine grain or fibre, Jlie,: flesh or lean of a biTghtjred .color jaiid firm^the fat white; and distributed though-, out the lean; it should notfbe yellow" or semifluid.- If thelpieat is entrr^ ly lean itSvill be toiigh and its nutri tive power low. Veal is .dry if fi-eah. It should be close grained..- If the meat.is rcoist'an'd flabby it is stalei Muttc)n should be ofiaj dear deep pink tint; firm and With a liberal supply -of fat Fine wether muttort may be recognized byj the presenco of a small mass of fat o^i the upper part of the leg. It is more nutriti ous than ordinary muttbn, and tlwe darker its tint the finer its navor, 'Pork.ahoula/be'iif a pale pink tint, and the fat very fiYmJ. : T^ it ia soft oir if the fati htvyellowJthe meat ia Itad- If it is semifluid 'the animal has probably, been fed bin flesh. aperba- - AWJIEKT ii)BJES ReTIV1>---- There is every, reason to betgeve that tWptesent fashion of ladies', pull back dresses ism ecisely tlie same as in use in the year B. G, ^150. Those, who donbt; such a fact may ^ easily Have thiiii picredulity-remov- ed by- referring ti> Heaeod (Works aud Dayys, Part f) where, in hia, counsel- on niai-riage, the aujthor saj's:--f '..'-:- "; ^V "Let-no fair wantau tempt ikjr *njrrg . >. | mind, "."-. . I ^ With'garsients gatiiered m i. feast be- Tiind." . :..-. I - The New York Congreg(Ui^ndlit has taken some hunts to find oat tie Average lengtja of* serwoas and services in Congrgeational ch arches. For this purpore^t has secured re ports frota eighty tw* ehurchea in differeat parts ot *be country lor Nev. 14. The I longest serriees weiie in Mr:' Belcher's churchi l-tty minsites, the 'sermon being sixty:, three inlmijifts long. The shortest . services' were It the street', - - ' ways finds it does, it is ourselves. m 'py&o&tiwf, -The man who stops cause it has pubiisbje that offended him, is pretty sure to borrow a copy of thej rifexf issue to ..... ,. see if it survives, ane^iie imostial- land * half riubi tss; ot serpona; church,.-in' Boston, lasting oafy "itfty-five minut, the sermon, betas; twdntyrfire minnj to hug. The av erage length of se rviees of mil h* cnurchea leported Wfts sevenly-si4 thirty-six mirnrtei, and of th* >*m prayer, tea. minut a. > " I * L, 'v -