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>:tinrj' **" p'o- 4 'eller|' ( ' '-!. ^KS. T>8' iJ?**, Actori; * in order tjj i signed. ' Wfl. ELS 5<lS: BUSIXZSS -CARDS. . \:rrHTLOWR\V M. B., M. \y c. V. A. i3r>l>ia'o- of Trinity , rllerv, Xtcmbr ol Collect of Pliyieliii ; 4SiJTe>ius. Office ami KpMi1chv : tS*,l*rirK sSuk1!, \<tton. In tlio house 1 5^oeplKl'yK. UtJo, Esq. | TVS. MORROW, PhtsU - II ei4o. Sanson. c . ol Bellevuo Col- vjjv j(*f Y<ir<,.lsotir.ulu.ato ot Victoria S3*F *n,i F*"' frort* ? u; T>\. Oil t i p.T3r R#sbl'ac-e lACTO*- i TV HEXDERSOX, Convey. I /a mc^r. AC -, a'.sti" Asent Canada $-_;prep*riy4 ru'rulv, promptly eorreotly " aJ oxTok->n vWe terms. Money U> * IK" on MP't;:Ctf security. Office .i.-OlM*' House. Aotou. -Y D. MtTHESOX, Attorney- " F at-L.iw, Solicitor In Chancery, : *.-; O.llje1 i- SlrffU, Georgetown. T, W. COOPER, Provincial Land Surveyor and Civil Engineer, Guelph. Onion by mail promptly' Rllended to. Also .win find iM* - .i .- J! I ;NAB. NS T 1 4.PPLEBE & SIMPSON, _-^. Barristers. Altorne>rs-..l-I-.AW, Sv>-. liciior* In Cliaucery, Conveyancer*. Jtc Utia Street, >eokgsto\v.n. VTTM. LAIDLAW, Barrister. Jj A.ltoriie.v-:<i-Lnvr' Solicitor In Clsoeery, ie. oflSc-.-s: Hamilton. 1<J K ftf street'; SttUoa. Main stre>u. The liilloa Office K[.I br under Iho m.-vnn^e- a.tnl-rf p.^'. Cjiranb:'!!. n.n.t Mr. t-iU.-t- U will ltenu s>t tee Milton office" oafrl'lyo'ea<-b wtet. fi EXBX L. DR.VKE, IXSIKISCE AS EXT, GHXPU, Axai for tbe MoreEt'.!e and Waterloo. Aii baiiurvs'-'HtrLis;^! t? ni* care \\i;l tie filthiuily atwn.Utl to. Or!:ct- at li:iy*-i Bookstore, Guelpti. orders by in til fcii.-ess-ri to ilu Ipa or. Doou i'astOItlce viii receive-p-rompi attend in. ~ il. L.DRAKE. PYTEYTS rr iXYEXTIOXS <-i,.h? i'.U jv!y end yr^^r'ty ^:urod \:i Cts.j&X T.iie U'lJJU' i si.ki.-s ami Europo. pjlnt j nr^'.c-^ or ia> cu^rge. Svr.d /,- priai*-l^.n u>i. Ag-!ic>' in opcr- i-:.al2.uyars. HBXKt iti'.I^T. - 1WILLIAM WATKWS, oiuii:ten!_) ""BliillftlS p.iMLUf -1-vi LV-L^J'-lll'.-al 3P S. S. .VAETEK.' ;on. EN s/. : I i inidB, -&& ,*& Sit. Store, A<tif* Ic-jrker srnolf, Draiylns and Frpncji,r OLIVER LOZIER. PJastenr, /^lUEAP BREAD FOR THE MILLION B. & E. NICSUIT Bog to aunouticr that they have secured' the services of a*." First-Class Baker, and that their Baking business is now in full operation, in the premises owned by -Wrs. H&hna. Jirerul will be.delivere,l Jiuly At tho hou$ea iu the village and vicinity. W^ddinpr Cakes, Tea Cakes, Pastry. Bun^s, &c, made in the very hestt maimer,.and kept always on hand, L;ood and fresh. lto all kinds j^of Confectionery, Biscuits, Cheese, &c. ^ . - The, patronage'of the public is res pectfully! solicitciL ] " B. i 1Z. XICKLIN. .<cton. Feb. 29, 1S76.' JAS. MATTHEWS <S - ACtOX, CLERK 4TH DIVISION COURT, I . ' CoVSTT or HaLTOK. Coavoyaacer, Coauaissioner ia. Q. B. T Etro Sasuraaeo Agcat, Lifo Ia*txaac8 Agont, Issuer of Marriage Licenses., A^atiloacrtoLoaa'cr Bono-w- Apsa*. JSoaweal'Tolegrapa Co. Detts CoUectol oa Oosuaissioa. Aa4 Oeaorai Aeeat, &e., &c. A CT05i FLOl R MILLS. Parties intrnsiing their business with me vi iU b- sati.-faetorily dealt jrith. 1 iy&ce at the Post Office, Acton, LIVING TOO FAST, OR THBi Confessions oCn Bank Officer. My; home was'no| homo ^fc nil, nnd I waa dotormined to leavS it beforti I hud Hnothor month's board to pay. To stay any. longer would bo ruin. My twenty dollara' sur plus would pay for only a few conj- certs and rides, and an less than^ a fortnight I was penniless again, i estimated expense. From the first My debts began to trouble me. UfJuly my salary- was : to be two r't, andj prosorvod a fo'reed calmnoss. | I had made very careful estiniatoB of tne cost of living in piy new paluoo I thought they wore very careful-i-and I was fully satisfied that I should save one-third of my present ^expenses. My column of figures, after I had thought'- ol every possible ex pense that could be incurred in the course of tho. week, footpd up at a triflaover twenty dollars a week, but. I was entirely convinced that I aliould bring tho actual below the One day Ca.pU.iu Halliard wanted to know if ho had not lent tnfe threo hundred dollars for a few "weeks. I assured him he had, and that I intended to pay him in a fow days. Tom Flyun hinted that he was .short, though ho did not directly say "ho wanted .his money. My tailor was becoming slightly [Unrea sonable, and the keeper of a livery stable stupidly insisted upon boing paid, and even had tho audacity to refuse to tpuBt me with any more teams. It would not do to have these importunate creditors coming into the bank to see'mo.: The president and tho cashier would bo ajlarfned if they discovered that thejpayinK teller waslm debt. But trying as thesO duns were, they were insig nificant compared witC the] annoy ances whiih I endured at; " dear ilia's." Lijiaii hinted,, and then insisted, that 1 should refurnish our room at my own expense. "< 1 told her.I would think of it, mid went out to walk after dinner.! I did think of it; and thought 1 would not do it. Strange as it may seem, " dear ma " was actually becoming disagreeable to-ine^and I wondered how such an angel as Lilian could have been born of such a designing woiiiau us I found her mother to be.; ; t stumbled ui>on a friend who bud Itfcn to lwk ftt u Iioiikc It was a Fplendid little -placo but not thousand a. year, or about thirty- eight dollars and a half a week. I could therefore let my expenses go up to twcnly-fivo dollars a week without upsetting tho argument. Then I allowed three bundled a year for clothiDgmy wifo and my self, and for incidental expenses. Iu our beautiful home wo should not care to ride andigo to concerts and theatres much, and both of us were well supplied with clothing. I deemed tho Bum appropriated as amply sufficient. ' At this rato I could pay off my debts in a year and a half, and bo squaro with the world* Until this whs done, I in tended to hold myself in a moBt rigid economy. I must even con trive Boino way to lot Lilian know that I could ; not spend money so freely .os-I Lad done, but I could promise her that, when my debts wero paid, she should have every thing she wanted. ' I was.-jierfectly satisfied. My 'prudential Calculations Bet me all Jright. with - myself and with the rust of mankind. The vision of tbeEiiijlisti basement house, nil fin- ished und furnished, with Lilian sitting in state in tho little boudoir ' of a parlor, was my ca.stlo in the air for the- present. I waa vety cheerful and light-hearted, and went to my daily'duties at tho bank with an alacrity, I had never before felt. I told Lilian I uhould not be ,,.-.. , . home "to dinner that day. When quite large enough tor h..n and the , 8h(j ^^ tQ ^^ .^ j ^ rent was only six hundred dollars , Bf>|nctl|i ubollt bunk- COI nliBiiion. ayear. ] went, with liliu to seo it. ' - It looked like a:faiiy palace to i>4', B.i. XIC-KLIS. Propciutorv- . Fiocr.ul Feed altrays os liand. wbole- al- and reialu <Jri*.lri^ ::rj-: Cii-jpi-ttiy U*ll/.- C^tli or ai : tin is of iJr .in. _> p TROLLOP^ CUAP3JAX, Practical Bookbinder. "f>OSSl?f HOlSfc, Acton." l\l CkHe to in-.- tS. X. Iial:way.Sial:o,'i. Exeeilent aceoaujjfUA:i.a /V,rllie ir^vc-l- UaijibUc XHyS. CAJIi'BKLL. PfOi-r. DOSISIOX HOTEL, Ac^on, 'S.ber;: Agues-, 'roprietor.Thls '0t HQLel Li ^i.^i ifp- iu flrfrl-ei^^s *trl with -^e1 furuiiure'. Coriiintrcial Travellers vrll Di.d *io:i arcoiiiiuojuiioa *od cocaraodioQi sampieitooms. Speeli^ a-tEtioQ-pai.i oth wan_t* ot tne travel- .Uac'paulle, BariUppUe.' vn-h fne bast Ll^ofirsa:j-i Cig'.n.. (jooi Suibficg _aud s-tienUr* Hokiiers. " ill DescriRtlons^of Binding Aeatiy Executed. A cu*i Baolu of\ all Kindt Mad* to Uhltr. ; . - BulinB Proimptly Attended to- t "W"M- HEHSTJBt^T, Licensed Auctioneer , ^oftke Counties of Wellington and Hal- __ tn- Orders loft at. trie Kkee Pse Office, AeUja, or at ray resiJeuce,;in . Rockvrorl, will bepronrptly alteudei' to. Tvsis rea02at)le- :]yriLTox ; TL1NIN& MILLS. Bi'kdcey. it. OtiorgL's ^uare, Ouelpi . "t J. R- MITCHELL, " Manufacturer of K&sh. Doers, Blinds, Mould- : lngs, Door and Window '.. Frames, Pickets, etc. : Ki- Orders left at the Frke " Pkess Office will receive prompt attention. rpBiVELEKS | ' ' , Life and Accilsnt : INSURANCE GC^PANY Of Hartford, Conn. : Piling, Scroll Work and Matching Done, to Order. ' Blind*' 30 cents per foot. "5* Ml work'delivered in iicton free. Orders left at .Secord Bros, will be ' pgrtaptly attended to. - ^Ifflton. June C, 316. -". 50-ly LumlDor, Lath and Shingles POE: S^,LE. Paid-up'Cath Capitals. Cash Ats*.U... 1'.....- Surplus for protection t'olicy-holdtri.......... Depf,tit iciOi Dominion Gov ernment .. ..1^_t...,_____ .. '$$60,000 . . 4,054,000 of .. 1,170,855 140,000 The"undersigned have for Bale at their ^inViji Acton a large quantity ot aU kkdaof - : . PINE AND HEMLOCK LUMBER, Piao Saiaglos aad Lata. Shingle* of the" best quality for only 9t.05 per square. GtTMMIITQ KLACHINii We hare joat introduced a new *racuaiDz Marine", and are prepared PgmaTjrag or r,aa_pui Saws. ' ' 1 '; BROWX. & HALL. ActinJ Bee. 12, 1876. 24-3m 8 lEJf ^c. to . P. ROWFLL * CO. *Mu2Uxc^k'for Para Phlet ot 1 Pare, rfS^lntak lut of 8000 newspapers, ktiJ linowtni'cojBl of advertising. - The Travelers is a 8TQCK COM PANY and writes Life Policies upon the Low Rat all-cash plap. No un certain promises of impossible "divi dends," but a reduction of the pre^ mium at the outset; equivalent to a "dividend" inya^tonce; Tho Trav elers .writeBj4f&Ti{i&-"Accident Poli cies combineaujHMiheaD as -most companies wrifenfe policies. It iB the largest Accident Insurance Com pany in the world, having written 436,000 policies and paid in actual cash benefits to accident policy holders alone over 82,565,000. An accident policy costs but ft trifle. No medical examination required. Get a policy and share in the general benefit. c. F.Irussel-i;, I i>istnct Agent, 33 Adelaide Street East, Toronto. WILSON lEYVIN, Special Agent. - npO BREEDERS, The^yonng thoronghbred Dnrham Bull -"Duke /of Kent," bred by Mr. Stbne, of Gnelpb, out of the imported cow " SultanaJ the 7th "; by " 2d Duke of*Springwoofl," (see 3d vol. Canadian Herd .Boojc) will serv.? cows on the premises of tne undersigned, lot 24, 1st con. Esquesing. - Terms For Durhams 95 -Grades 82. : V , ALEX. WALB1E, ' Esqnesing;iF^>. 1, 1877,.;. 31-3m and was just the size 1 wanted. It was an .English " buseniciit house; three stories hiah. I went to see the owner. Auolher man bad just left it, and meant to take the-house,, but ho liiUBt first consult his wife. If I stoji|>ed to coiisiilt Diino, I .should loso it, und I closed with him on the instant, regarding my self as the luckieat fellow in the world. . . 1 - ' LilLm would] be delighted with- it;.there could lie no doubt of that. What a magutticent surpiise it would be to her, if 1 could tuke Ur in, after it was all furnished. Stupid as the idea may. seem to lady housekeej>ersi I was so enamor ed ef my plan that I determined to put it into operation. LI was satis fied we could live in this gem of a house for less than I paid .for board, aad live in much bettfer style. The idea of a surprise to Lilian was delightful-to nje.and 1 laid out the plan in - detail jV.uut the first' thing was to piovide' tho funds. Then my jawr dropped down./ I owed over six hundred dollars to certain restless creditors; but I could Bave money by^oiug bo house keeping, and my duty to them re quired that I should do soJ I had not yet troubled Aunt Rachel, and, taking Lilian with me; I went down'tq-Springhaven to spend the Fourth pf July, ostensibly to escape the.noise and dust of the city,- but really to lay seige to my venerable aunt's purse strings. The only thing that was likely to defeat me was the fact that Aunt" Rachel did not l'ke my wife, for Lilian, who. regarded , the. worthy spinster as an old " fuss," !.bad not always been as prudent in her presence "as I could have wished. But I caught my aunt alone at five o'clock in the morning, for the noise of fire-crackers had driven the old creature from her bed at an un wonted hour. ' I played my Cards "with all the skill of which I was , master. She not ;only gave me the; money; a thousand dollam, which she had""8altied down" in the house for fear afl the banks would break, but she 'promised' to keep my secret. She declared thatf Lilian was too extravagant for a young man like me, and I explain ed that I wished to furnish the house without her knowltdge, so as to save expense.' She commended my good motive, and I returned to the city with a thousand dollars in my pocket to furnish the Eng lish basement house. CHAPTER IV. ! *HE ENGLISH BASEMENT HOUSE. A thousand dollars in icash was more than I had ever before pos sessed at one time. I felt like a rich man, for the shadow,iof the six hundred dollars which I owed did not offensively obtrude itself upon me. I could'hardly conceal my exhileration from Lilian, but I was era, and was afraid I should be de tained until a late hour. She kissed me as usual when I left her, and even "dear inn" looked so very amiable, that I wits afraid she would kiss inu too. But slio did. not, und my heart smote mff as I thought of tho treason I was meditating against her .und the two unmarried daughters. 1 ought to say here, in justice to' myself, that these two sisters of my wifo wv.ru u heavy burden upon me, iudk]>endestly of the thirty dollars a week I paid for uiy board; for if Lilian and I proposed to go to a conceit, to tho theatre or the opera, it was somehow contrived that one. or both of them should join.the party.; My wife rei-soned that'a carriage would cost no more for four than for two, and the paltry expense.of-the tickets was all the additional outlay I incurred, while it was ttuclt a pleasure for the sisters to go. Then I could just as. well- purchase-three pairs of white kids as one: Urn. Oliphant would pay for them. ' 1 must do her justice to say that she always offered, to do so, but, as it was "idl in the family" I was too magnificent to stoop at such triiles ; and I know that she would have considered uie mean if I had accepted the paltry dollars. I went fk> the bank with the thou sand dollars in my pocket. I in tended to devote the afternoon to 1 selecting the furniture tor my new I bouse. My frieiid Buckleton was- in the' furniture business. He. would not only kjeep my secret, but he would give me a bargain on his wares ; and whaj.: was better, if I came a. little short, he would trust me___The thousand dollars' worth of goods"in my house was so much real property, the possession of which would add to my credit, and was available as security, if occa sion required. The bank closed,.and after I had settled my cash, I decided to-take a little lunch at Parker's before I went to Buckleton-'s store. I was going outxof the bank when that confounded Shaytop, the stable man, presented himself before me like the ghost of a' faded' joy. He bad the impudence to thrust his little bill, which amounted to only sixty odd dollars, in my sunny face. Humph ! sixty dollars was nothing in my piesent frame of mind. -I didn't "cotton" to any such sum as that, and Mr. Bristlebach, the Pre sident of the bank, who was repu ted to be worth a million could not have looked more magnificent than I did, if he had tried. " Mr. Glasswood, I am getting rather tired of calling on you about my bill," Shaytop began, in the most uncompromising manner. "Do I owe you anything, Mr. Shaytop 1" I inquired very loftily. " Do you owe me anything !" ex claimed the fello^r opening his eyes wide enough to- catch a vision of the prophetic future.' "J reckon you do." " Is it possible 1 I declare, I had so intent upon giving her a grand , . surprise that I kept the gieat sec- quite forgotten the circumstance." '* Forgotten 'it 1 I'll bet you didn't I I think I have taken pains to keep you informed of it." " Don't be rude, Mr. Shaytop, I don't permit any man to dun me," J' Don't you ? Well, bv George, you have made an exception in my favor. Havn't I beon to se you oncer a day for the last thro* months 1" "I don't reraembor," I replied, vacantly. " Look here, my gay bird, you can't tomfool me any longer. I'm going to have my money, or break something," he added with an ener; gotic gesture. " Certainly, my dear sir, if I owe you anything, I shall pay it with' greater pleasure than you shall re- ceivo it." ...i, I'll bet you won't 1 I jwant to seo Mr. Bristlebach. I don't think: he likes to have his clerks run up,] bills for teams, and not pay for them." . -. . " " All right; you can see Mr. Bristlebach, if you wish. He is in the director'a-Toom. Shall I intro duce you to him?" " I want to see him if you are not going to pay me." " Haven't I told you that I should take great pleasure in pay ing you, if I owa you anything. It had slipped my mind that I owed you.a bill, though now it copies to me that there is a small balance due you." "A smill balanco ! You owe me sixty-two dollars !" " Well.-1 call that a small bal ance. In the bank we deal in big figures. How long have I owed you aixty-twb dollara, Mr. Shay. top-r ] - " About six months." | ' " Exactly so ! Have you added interest J" " ! ,'. ! \ | " No. I shall be glad enough to get the bill, without saying any thing about the interest.". " If I forgot this little matter, it iB not right that you should lo?o unything by my negloct. Add the interest to your bill, and I will pay it." " That's what you' said every time I asked you for tho money ull but the interest." " I'.m going up to Parker's for a lunch now. If you will call there in half an hour, I will pay you the bill and tho interest," I continued, glancing at the clock in tho bank. " If you mean so, I'll be there." " Don't insult me, Mr. Shaytop." " I'll be there, and if you are not there, I'll take the next best btep," He turned on his heel, and left me. It was painfully impressed upon iny mind that I must pay that bill, and thus diminish the re sources for furnishing the house. But I was something of a philoso pher, and I argued that paying this demand would not iocreuse the sum total of my indebtedness; it would only transfer it to the account of the furniture. This thought sug gested a new train of ideas. My tailor was bothering me. about a little bill I owed him; Uncle Hul Hard would bo asking rue again if I did not owe him three hundred dollars; and Tom Flyun would hint that he was short. Why could 1 not.improve my credit by paying off all these debts, and "running my face" ibr .the furni ture? It was: worthy of considera tion as a financial policy. I went to Parker's, and ordered "a little lunch" which cost me a dollar and a half. ' Before I had finished it, Shaytop made his ap pearance. I never saw a fellow look more doubtful than he did. He-evidently believed that he had come on a fool's errand. Since I could not well avoid paying the bill, I was to have the pleasure of dissolving this illution in his mind. "Sit down/Mr. Shay top," I be gan politely, pointing to the chair opposite my "own at the table. " I haven't much time to spare," he replied, glancing at the viands before me, perhaps with the ill-na tured reflection that this was the way the money went which ought to bo used in paying his bill. "Won't you have soemthing to eat Mr. Shaytop; or somthing to drink, if you please 1" " No, I thank you ; I've been to dinner, and I never drink any thing." "Happy to have you eat or drink with me," I added coolly. " I'm in a hurry, Mr. Glass- wood." ' Are you 1 Well, I'm Borry for that. We don't live out more than half of our lives on account of al ways, being in a hurry. By the way, it seams to me. very strange-1 forgot that little bill of yours. One hundred and sixty-two dollars,' I think you said it was. ' "Sixty-two dollars, I said," he answered as if congratulating him; self that, it was not the sum I named. ' . He took the bill from his pooltet, and laid it on the table before me. " Good !" said I, glancing at the document, "I'm'a hundred dollars in, I was thinking you said it wob a hundred "and sbtty-two." I intimated to the waiter that he might bririg me a Charlotte Russe, and ha removed the dishes from the table. " I don't like to hurry you, Mr. Glasswood, but I ought to ba at the stable.", , " O, you are in a hurry 1 I had quite forgotten that you said so. Well, I will not keep you waiting," j replied, drawing my porte-mon-. net's from my pocket. ! His eyes glistened, and I think he had a hope by this time: I glanced at the bill again. r < You haven't added the inter est," I continued. . _ I " Never mind the interest." ' ! "But I am very! willing to pay it." .'!" : I opened my porte-monnaie and took therefrom the roll of bills I had received from Aunt Rachel. A five hundred dollar] bill was on the top, and the balance of the pile was in hundreds and ] fifties. I ran; through the bills with professional dexterity, so that he could see the quality of them, j " I can't make the change, Mr. I Shaytop," I replied, with cool in difference. - I I glanced at him. I went up in that man's estimation from tero to summer -.heat. He would have trusted me for a span every day in the week for six months. I took out a hundred dollar bill and tossed it over to him. As I suspected, he Could not give me the change. He went to the counter and procured! smaller bills for it, and gave'me the sum coming to me. He had I ceased to" be in a-hurry. :| " If you want! any more teams, j Air. Glasswood, I think I can fit you out as well as any other stable in the city," said 1 he, after he had put his wallet back into his pocket. " I don't," I replied curtly. " Don't you ride any now f " Yts, just as much as ever; but you see, Mr. Shaytop, I don't like to bo bothered with theao small ac counts, and to, deal with men who think so much of little things." -1 answered, magnificently. " You have threatened to speak to Mr. Bristlebach, which yoii are quite welcome; and yoii insinuate that my note is not worth the paper on which it is written." " I hope you will excuse ma for what I said, but I was a little vex ed," pleaded he. " I was mistaken in you. The faot of it is I lost two or three biils-U" "You havn't lost anything by me, and I don't intend you shall," I interposed. ! I finished my " little lunch," rose from the table, and having paid my bill, left the house. Shaytop fol lowed me. .He Wanted my trade, now that he had seen the inside of my pocket-book. But I shook him off as soon as I desired to do so, and hastened to the storo of Buckle- ton. Confidentially I Btated my plan to him, and he was willing' to be my bosom friend. La the course of the interview I opened my pctrte- inonnaie, and /Contrived that he should eee thf figures on the bank bills it contained. It was surprising how these figures opened his heart. When I suggested that I was making a large' outlay, ha volun teered to truBt me to any extent I desired. He was kind enough to go wjtb me to the carpet store, and assist me in the selection of the goods I wanted. I insisted upon paying two hundred dollara on ac count, which made the carpet peo ple astonishingly good-natured to me; and I was taken aback when they offered to give me credit. Buckleton then went with me to the kitchen furnishing store, and his advice helped me very much as I wandered through the long list of articles, I made tha selection, and paid the bill. WheD we returned to the furni ture store, X warmed toward, him, and finally prevailed on him to ac cept two hundred dollars towards the bill I bought of him.: He gave Jme a'receipt.- When we footed up the prices of the goodB I bad select ed, I was rather- startled to .find they amounted to nearly eight hun dred dollars. ' ' " I can't afford that 1" I protest ed, " I must go over it again, and take some cheaper articles." ! "It'don't pay to buy cheap fur niture, GlBBBwood," replied my friend. " Yoji have been very moderate in your selections. He overcame iny scruples hy de claring that I need;not pay for" the goods till it suited my own conye nience. I left him] and went.back to the bank to count nay fuHda. , .1. dollars left. I could not pay off the six. hundred of old debts now so I left the matter open for fuiv ther consideration, j The carpet people went to work immediately, and in a week all the rooms were ready for the furniture. I Buckleton was so obliging as to go to the house bimfeelf and arrange the chairs,. tables,] bedsteads and Other1 articles. The v kitchen furni-r ture -was,.all put in the closets, hung up- on the walls, or other wise dis posed of, so that the place, looked like; an occupied home. I bad sheets, pillow-cases, towels, and other articles made up, and in"three weeks the English basement house looked as cozy as the heart vof a bank officer could wish. j ' - -But fearful inroads- had. been made upon my exchequer. ' The carpet people made up a total bill of three hundred and thirty dollars.; and when I hinted that I might, passibly find it necessary* to avail myself of their offer to give me credit, they had a note to pay ind wanted the cash. I waa too mag nificent to haggle. I settled their bill and cursed them tn'm'y heart. -When I had paid everything except the six hundred dollars. I o ved Buckleton, I had only ninety dol lars in my pocket. I was alarmed. A cold sweat' stood on my forehead as I added] up the items and found that I was twelve hundred dollars in debt. The situation worried me for a few daysr.but I soon became accustom ed to it. I consoled, myself with the hope that the bank would raise my salary, though I could pay1 off the debts with my present inome in three years.' It would "all ome out right in the end, und it was useless to worry about -the matter. I* didn't worry long. The Eng lish basement bouse, all furnis led, new and elegant, with a' Biddy in the kitchen, was a joy which ould not be ignored. If it had cost me nearly, fifteen hundred dollars to furnish the house, I had that amount of property on hand, and my debts were realy no more ban before.- The houEo "was ready; for my wife,"and I proposed to hefj one afternoon, when all; was ready to take a walk with me. '- (To be eontinuei,J edy lem . knowledge. Icash cash] do to Making Money in Bnsiness. A. man ..who enters into business may be presumed !tb' do so for the purpose of making money ; we are neither writing for "glory"!our selves nor-for those who are work' ing for that commodity. To realise a profit from one's .business, 'should thoroughly" understand it; in fact he ahould engage in > no business of which he has not through practical Such a man should have a capital sufficient for at least a business; it is a bad policy;! _.. a credit business at coinnienceittent, eyen if one0 ventures on it after wards. All goods should be bought for cash, as by so doing every ad vantage can be taken of the in irket and the best bargains are, opon to the purchaser.. Eventually, after finding out which are the best houses to deal with, one may visely go .pnly^-where one is best treated, but at first it is well to look ar iund. fj A merchant should not oventock, but have short stocks, and lis i and fall in his price with the ms rket. In dealing with customers a met- ] chant should avoid all smart,, sharp! practice. He should--never take- advantage of their ignoran to overcharge tbein, to give thee i un- servicablo goods, to . inisrepi esent articles in any way, to defrai d in measure; in short, to do anything but what is strictly just. He should have but one price and should ,rely on small profits, by which means - he will secure the' largest and best trade. jWhpn he looses on anything himself ' he. should never attempt to reimburse himself out of the pockets of his1 customers; this method of re bbing Peter to pay Paul will, in the long run,.only double bis loss b/ the effect it will have on his trad s. A man should neglect nothing that will attract customers,. beside s the] salid inducements of good goods and low prices. A neat stori will do this, a tasteful displaj wild a Lto help, while unvarying civility and obligingness are an essential. A man should keep his name well be fore the public.. 1 All his wrapping paper ahould bear his name, and he should neglect lib 'means of publiejy announcing his business, ^ bia terms, bis goods, etc., in the local papent. If he $s a good busi ness man, keeps, posted, neglects njo advantage, is industrious, eppnomi- cal, and tolerates no leak, either of money or time, in his business, h]e may sutely expect to iiwke money even as the times 'are. *-Av\e>-icO,n Grocer. ' | : Gems of Thought. } Misfortunes are troubleaomi at fi)rst, but when there is no rent but patience, custom makes fl easy to us,' and necessity givep ub courage. j We often- seem'to imagine that the pfoperty'of the mind -reseni ble tbf property iof sea-water, and loses all its- delateriops particles v, ben once it is fairly frozen. I There Is a wonderful vigor of constitution in a popular fallacy. When the world has once got jold of a He, Ai tt astonishing, how lard it is to fpst it out of the^yorld. -'I A covetous desire in the heart of 'yjouth'is the tiny germ frpm which may spring a poison tree whose at mosphere is pestilential, and the taste" of whose fruit is death. ] Words that are often usetl to gether become associated in the- mind force of verbal association, we ihall' o'ton say something different xomr what we mean. !-" - ' .1- "- -!" i If a man be gracious and co irteji pus toirstrangers, it 'shows he is a citizen of the world, and thai his lieart is- no island cut off from other hearts, but a continent that foins theni. - ! There are few men who, tvere they certain.of death on the soven- ; tieth binhday-, .would think.of pre paration.' To morrow may be the gate of an eternity, and they ga on in .'their folly. ';-' . J i I Such as have virtue always in their mouth, and neglect it in prac tice, are like a harp:, which em ts a . sound pleasing 4^> others, ^vhil 3 it3 own body is wholly "insensib e to the music produced. : Politeness is a social passpo; 't all over'the world, and good sd6ft tf is the best school in which it is o be learned; Neither, talent^ wit, nor genius can conceal the positivs de formity of impoliteness. Let you be ever bo pure, y ot can not associate, with baa companions without falling , into bad odour. Evil company is like tobacco s uoke you cannot.,be long in the pres ence without carrying away a'taint of it. Wife, Mistress, and "Lady." Who marries for love, takes a wife; who marries for for:une,:- [^ takes a mistress ; -who man-its for position," takes a lady. Yoti are loved by "your wife, regarded by your -| mistress, and tolerated by" your lady. Yon have a wifa for ,. yourself, a mistress for your house and friends, a lady for the 'vorld and society. Your wife -will ngree. with you, your mistress will rule you, your lady manage ypu. STour1 wife will take-care of your hause- hold^your mistress of yjour housej your! lady of appearances. ' H'.-you are Sick,, your wife will nurse you, your mistress will visit you, your lady will inquire after your biialth. You.take a walk-, with your wife, a ride with your mistress, and go to a.party with your lady. A wife shares your grief, your^ miitress your money, yotur lady your tebts. If! you die,: your ~ wife will veep, your mistress will lament, and youx lady wear mourning. Which will you have 1 "YEKTiLiTibN. A Dhysiciajn re commends as essential to heali h the Opening of the windows of svery room in the house for a short time daily', that the atmosphere' may be purified and changed, ""pha want of proper ventilation is one of the prominent causes of typhoid - fever, in connection svitri unclosed con duits to rooms. the sewer ( drains in "bed ' About twenty years ago a what abusive opponent of the Bap tists was publishing a book ; igainst had only four hundred and seventy I them at the office of the pri: iter of ~ the Acts of- the" Mississippi Legis lature. By some inadverterce the sheets got mixed, and before tbe confusion was detected' several copies of the Acts were so bound as to exhibit the following as toniah ing piece of legislation, the grand result of a thirty years' war igairist immersion; " Be-.^t enacted by the Senate and House' of Represen tative! of the State of Misiisaippi that bap meSns to ;put urn er'tie water, oadt'{zo means to pu 1 out" How to serve Turkey- armor plates. - . All is but lip-wisdom that wanta experience. . ^Tie cradle is the first rock we strike tn f5he voyage of life, | , . "- " Hs's a poliaha4 gentliman," said she, gazing fondly at hi s! bald, head, - * . The door-bill has been styled " the nojsy sentinsl on the outpost of civil&atioft,"" . - " ; A feijraJe_Ju6tica of the P jace in Wyoming! recently . fined her hus- I baud heavily for flii'ting.' MrSi Partington 'remarkit that few persons no'w-a-days suffer from, suggestions of the brain. Adam and Eve, we snppoa t, were the first to start " turning over new leaves." ; They did: it to k^ep up with the fashions^ ^Speaking ofdancing, a clerfeyjoanr hits the nail on the head with the remark, that " people usual] more evil with their tongue^ with their toes. With Uy do than A paper published in thej West* says i new and oomnjiodioua doghouse waB recently finished in- this city for the Rccomodfltjion cjf one of xsat leading oitiaens." ' m -\