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wrsvf w^qw s5^^^^fe.>- j *sg 4^ tr ,v *S3 ..< V --,:*.:: to tie serous is sHitte to ooiy red to it^yiil Ear Ns o^Jas w't4var^a a ffteat re ^surett we comprises .44 all sold by ' oxj>ense , ^ new :; ' <ih\y Willi , ic-of crjftlit -rr-ri ^r-1 :i:'i toh Free f,|mc III. Xo. 10 Whole Xo. I4} ACTON, ONT., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1877. BFSIXZSS '-CAIiDS. T H. LOWRY."M. B., M. * V. T. f. lrdunlo of Trinity Police*. MftiiV<r>it College of I'hymeliuis and Sunceons. Oftloe. ami Kcstdouo rr^tcrlcK Street, AotvN. in tlio houso *Mlf i>h<>"P1*>1' by f Little, Ksii. w A t'TOX BAKERY. The. subscriber in returning thanks DB. It. MORROW, Physl- cia, Sitnrcon, Ac.\ ot linlleviu* Col- lft(. Nc York.ttlsoUnulUalo tit Vlotorla fiolteiC Canada. Consultation ilnlvs .r r ,, ... , . .- , . TodijV'"i PrMu. . from a. m. ttiKj'for, the liberal patronage bostowod y, m. Residence West Uowcr street, r upon tho ):\to firm ot Galloway liros., ACTOS._________f,_______________________2_ solicits a continuation of tho same, JT nRvnRiKitv r^nvov. I 'ofi'ing assured that Iho utmost *atis- L>#' """*.,i" AEo't t"TmL j f^.'O" will bo given, and that tho Lir Aninnco Ca. Doojs, Morts^Ri-5.! high reputation of our bread and ^':^olLVhy-?ZZlly^Z*l% I P^T wi" bo f""v maintained [ n roMonable terms. Jionoy to ' bo% ^ Mon;*nor security, OtTicc g|MTi%T H.03SC. Acton., At. Offloe Corner of Main and T Our superior quality of BREAD, BUNS AND CAKES 9. XiTQBSON. Af'orney-! Delivered fresh around tho village *t-uw, Solicitor ir.;; iiancory,.; fttKi vicinity every day. A good .nj;. haron , st<Jck alwayl on hand nt the Bakery frain and cheap for cash. Jo credit given except to protnpt paying monthly customers. Wcddiiur and Fancy Cakes Made tb order on tho shortest possi ble notioo, and satisfaction guaran teed. . . All goals aro warranted pure, as nothing but the best material is used. W.COOPER, Prorincial Land Surveyor and Civil Engineer, Guelplt ~OrJn by mall promptly attenjoj t*. WI. L.lIDfLlW. Barrister. Attorney-at-Lnw Sollcllor In Choacoi*\-,-itc. i'.TIcos: It)' K.ni iirc.<>i: M!!:i:i..!Mlivsin'ot. The M"ilUri 0:!K-<. w!.! !'.' onjor the 111:1:1.1^^ in>a.t of L>. W. i-:im;i:>i>ll. im-.l Mr. I.-ii.!- Ji\V,\VUl lV.t,MHl a& l\\o M'kIO'-i Ollu-o" #1 FrlJ.v orc:i'ti v,-ocC. " R. T- GALLOWAY. , Oct. 17, J>T7. ;ooks FOK H EXRY L.DS1UE, l\StBA\CE ACTJiTi f.ii:Lrn, A^UV far Cbe M-.>rv"n::I'twt:i.t \\':i:^rUx:. All bn?lneifijiur:lsu-ii to Ills iwro will t>e Lylviirally tttten.leii- to. ortico nt Dav's >f bookstore, Qitflpu. t.Tvlt-rs by mall -ajtfressru to ii:: -ipn or ! > >n i'ost (>:n<rt* will rec Jiv<? pr\ in pi :itu-iui>n. - ' H. L. PHAJii:. b some. js, and rescind re.- Mi* liner)-. -cheap. V PATENTS for I'SVEXTIONS 4aCn:ulV the i"Liiu> 1 rttPit-.'s aiul"Eurnp'o, Pllsa; g-:krniito.'vl or no ottikr^t*. S^-:ivi ifor prlawJ !::<'.r.iiM ;o:is. Ac^iov In opcr *Uleavoir.-. KEXUV t:i.!--T. "It-lW:l, I'lllui la, .HecSwlc.ii K-.^i^ocr. Solid.or nfl'a V"t5 tnl IriiUh:srifiii. StFNDAY SCHOOL THACHESS ' In stock'tit ^ j Day's :New Bookstore ' GUBLPH. w fLLIAM IT ATKINS, Jjtmcr Mrrlacr IJcciurs Jt < ortlQcnVei vUj- Ro3**il Appolctmcm.) ' BitlnesB private atvd cotif.Jelitlal office t tha I'ost UCiCL". Ulc_n.fr 11 Ham, -Oconty Ha'.toa._ S. TASTES. - Tc^er of Music-, Drairlns aaclFz^eivela, Cburch street, Acton. o LITER LOZIER.lMostcrer. Ac'^n.-OnL Every <le-<crl p*. li m of Piutorlnt; a^n>l It-iiis;ti-ca_5t[r:__: Joi.e on .-tii moil 7d;iko:i;itil6 teriai, uni tiaLUfiLC* A CTOK FLOIH"MILLS. i_- _t E. .NfCSLIK, Proprietor.. j -f ho SumiJiy Ttjnohcr's Treasury. The .Bibical Trca-ury. I .. tho Sunday School an ews.ty by j Louisa Davis. j I-"Thts Child and tho Book, by I Robert Dunning. _ j Tho Apostle Peter, by Samuel i, Green. j OofBsels to S.-S. Teachers, by T. A. CoSper. ThejNvto Book. Oar Work, by W. II. Crosier. The Tour (iospols of tho one Christ, by G. B. Johnson. The Art of Te.tehiug in a' Sunday , by J. Ci. Kitch. He.tjy for \Vork.: by \S'.H. Crosier, Birnes.' rsotes, _fcc., ic, ic. A cheap, big stock at Pay's book store. Day sells cheap. rjp2ATE_LE__iS r*. * -T.o__r an-J Foe J njt_-av_: on hfln_,._rboie- tle oai real!. Orlsilnj: i_:_-l Criop:,mg i)*lly',_ Cmsh for all ilnJsor .ir:iln. Life and Accident T3ssix Horst. Acton. INSURANCE COMPANY All C'.osr to tb/- G. T. Rul'wny S__ition.^ . -r-Eicellent arrci3mr__aJatlon for the travel- ' ,' 1ADICS' NAMKS.J TllOM la a strana.) deformity. Cemliinod wifli countless T_k.ob, A ofton in tho-Jnilica' ntunoa ; Att-ifi tho ladioB' facos. L \ % . . Some names aro fit for ovory ago, '*______." Somb pa.'siug ewcot and mtiBical, Soino horribly imoouth ; 8omo fit for dnniea of loftiest grndoa, Somo only lit for scullery maids. Ann is too plain anil common, Ami None}- sounds but ill, Yot Anna ia endurable, And Annio better still ; Thoro is a graco in (jharlotto. In Kleanor a stato, - An cleRanco in Isabel, A haughtiness in Kato ; And Sarah is eeilnto and neat, And Kllon innocutit itnd siroot. Matilda has a Bickly Bound Fit for a nurso's trado, Sophia is censorious, And Ksthor sago and staid; Elizabeth's a matchless namo, Pit for a queen to bear It) eafltlo, eotlafio, hut, or hall, A imruo beyond compare, And Hess nml Bobsio follow woll. But Betsy is detestable. Maria is too forward", ^ And Gertrude is too gruff, Yet coupled with a protty fac*, A pretty name onoafjh ; And Adeline is fanciful, jAnd I^aura' is too fine, And Emily is beautiful; . And Mary'is divine ; Maud only suits a high-born dame, And Fanny ia a baby nnma. E.iz.-i i3 not very choice ; ' And Jaue is proud and .cold, Martha 23 aomewhat sorrowful. And Flora smart aiid pert ; Louisa is too soft and sleek, But Alice h'em!e, chaste and meek. And Harriet is confiding, .' And Clara grave and mild, And 'Ktuma is ail'ectiou.-ito. And Janet areh and ^-ilil : T .And Patii-iiw is i'Xjirc_isivc, And <.rac is old and rare ; And Frances warm and dutiful, And Margaret frank and fair. And Faith, and Hope, and Charity, Are heavenly names for sisters three. I.checea for a Jewess, 1{j_sc for a country belle. And Agues for a blushing bride. Will suit exceedmk. well ; f And Ph'icbo for a house wife, Joanna for a~ prude, And Rachel lor a gipsy. And Judith for a 6cold and churl, And Susan for a tailor's girl. A FIFE QHAVED1GQER. ,-ilarpat-iic THuS.eAMl'UELI., 1'roiir. DOnDI95 HOTEL, "Acton, Ilobert Agnew, .Proprietor,Thl3 n. Hotel la fltte i up in flrst-elass .style' with new- furniture. -Commercial .Travellers will And KO--X1 accommolatlorj *ad wai(colloQ. Sample ttoomfi. Special -Aitsjatloa p&IJ to tho wfintJi of the travel- UnipuiiHc, Bar supplied wiihme host Lilqaors &od Cl^?vrs. (iac J-HtaisliDg and Attentive Hostlers. TFpri. HEMSTREEX, liicaiised Anctiorieer Jat the Counties of Wellington and Hfal- -Son. orders lert at trie Fbee Fuehs OtUee, Acton, or at my residence, In Bookwo'>Ji will be-promptly atleuded to. Terms reasonable. Of ilartford, C'onxi. ecoo.ooo .Q5&,000 Paid-up Caih Gapital...'. C*fh A-',?: <.............. Surphil for prcUeiion of PoUoj-hvhUrs..........-. 1.170.85S Deposit with Dominion Gov- triimint .(.-.. ........... 140,000 Merfs \oihing Black js. Win- l^f Factory TliQ Travelers ia ft STOCK COM* PA> Y and writes Life Policies upon the Low Kate all-cash plan. No un certain promises of impossible "divi dends," but a reduction of the pre- equivalent to a JC I "dividend" in advance. The Trav- _ . I elers wj-ite3 Life and Accident Poll- FrS>CtlCSil .BOOlsbmdOr. c'e3 combined as cheap as most - companies write life policies. It is ' . j the largest Accident Insurance Com- of Binding pany in the world, having written 436,000 policies find paid in actual cash benefits to accident policy holders alone over 82,565,000. An All Descriptions Xeatly Executed. A*&x*tU Boohi of all Kindi Order. y ^accident policy costs but a trifle. No Made to medical examination required. Get a policy and share in the general benefit. ;ted.-Fire ' Jlallnfi. Promptly Attended to. fit. George's Square, Guepi, t Jfl" OrdeM left at the Fhee Pemj >Omoe will receive prompt attention. -j- C F. EUSSELL, District Agent, S3 Adeaido Street East, or.or.to. WILSON IB WIN, Special Agent.. in any [and a Warps, 1 ' m Bfpa am htr Goods, A CTON LIVEBY & BALE STABLE J. P. ALLAN Takes pleasnre In announcing to the' puhllc.gGiierall.j' that ho Is prepared to furnish v in ex.- "^ \"f undersigned begs leave . , sUtforjn the people of Acton and sur-'j Troc'urof'c^sbVor^0d thiilhfi has Pirst-olftsa Sorsos and Carriages procured a magnificent HEARSE. . *OdLib prepared to attend'and con- X^ j FaneraIs n the short<53t notice VWa most moderate.terms. CanLeu, Cofim, Burial Holes, A^ all kinds' of Funeral Furnish ings keptin stock, and supplied on the shortest notice.". :at Bands and GToves supplied v,-hen rqujre(_t_ . , ^ t JOHN iTEiOITT. Acton.Fcl,. ]0j W77 . , At Reasqriable Kates. Ills Rigsnnd llorHcsiirn tho best that can 0^> Ln'.l, and ljols determined not to h(j surpassed by any City Stable. Acton July 1st, ISTf). JOB PiHXTIXtt of all kinds ally . il .).-bmptly executed at the FI.EE PRESS OFFICE, , .Vtvt Die I'o'..l' Ofllee, Mill Hlieet. The individual refurred to in tho following sketch huving beon cross- Jy overlooked by Ueitn Unmsay and other writers of that ilk in their narrations of tho eccentricities of the Scottish gravedigger or sexton in the olden time, uiid being a J thorough sj>ecimeu of his class, we think that a brief notice of sonio of) the peculiarities of his chaructor might be found worthj of the per usal of the reader. Dam-id, as he was commonly called, (he did not like Dayie, it being top common), was the min ister's man, and sexton of C-------' a rural parish in the " Kingdom of Fife," and, like the majority of th folks in that quarter, waa rather opinionativo and iiuid-Loaded.; JIo held a very high eatiuialq of himself, the ordinary parishioner being altogether below his notice, and even looked at times" upon his worthy master as a.secondary per sonage to himself. At the nightly gatherings in the smith's shop and other such coterios, Dauvid was the , loading oracle. Should .a political or ecclesiastical question, -or any matter of local note be tho subject of discussion, his views were heard with the greatest de ference, and.invariably acceded to. He was, in short, a sort of village fthadamanthus. In all disputes his decision was final. His failings, it is needless to mention, were many, and these, we are sorry to say, did not always "lean to virtue's Bide," but rather, as the Bequel will show, inclined the other way. Dauvid'a duty-on Sunday was to open the church, ring tho bell for a quarter of an hour or so before service, and to carry the. books to the pulpit. This latter duty he performed with such grace and unction that a stranger, one who knew not Dauvid, on observing his slow and measured step in ascend ing the pulpit stairs, the care he. took in the placing of the " books,]' and the stand of a second or two with eyos slightly upturned boforo slowly descending, must have thought him one who was not only deeply impressed with the duties of his office, but a person almost without guilt. Those who know Dauvid personally viewed the mat ter in a different light. His duty during the rest of tho week-was to attend to the cultiva tion of the glebe, gravedigging, and any*oddjob that might bo required atiout the manse. As to the grave- digging, to uso his own words, " it payed wcel eneuch, but there was so little" o't; that the Fife folks were quick breeders but slow dee'rs, auld ago tukin' tho maist awa- that cam' his way." The rev. Mr. B------, being old and infirm, and having grcut con fidence in his servant, loft him to uianago things, aa;ho thought bosl, antF Dauvid having no groat inclin ation to work, waa not alow in tak ing advantage of tho trust reposed in him. Having plonty of sparo tirno on his hands and being par ticularly fond of a dram, ho was gonorally, whon his funds would admit, to bo found in the villago Inn with one or more, droutby oronios. Of the.' many Btorioa that aro told of the Bhifts ho was put' to, and tho schemes ho concocted to got hia favorite boyorage, wo give tho following : On one occasion having a job on hand, a farmor' in thO neighborhood having diod, or, according to Dauvid, had- broken his Jeaso and taken one of his smaller farms (wo may mention, by the way, that Dauvid held bimBOlf up as a pattorn landlord, none of his tonnts ever thinking- of leaving aftor they onco settled down) and thinking that a little whiBkoy would greatly expodite the work, he was determined if possible to got a supply, but was almost put to bis wits' end as to how it could bo managed. Jock D------r. ,anothor worthy whom he had called to assist, was equally dry, and at as great a loss. It fmust bo remembered that they had bo kind " uncle" then as a now-a- Jdays to apply to in such a strait, so that in the absence of credit other means to raise tho wind had to be resorted to, which often required a good deal of planning. ! Aftor tho two hud thought over tho matter for Boino tiuio apparent ly to little purposo, a bright idea- scorned to striko Dauvid, and bo;| remarked . "What dao yo thinh to try him- soT John 1" meaning tho minister. " It's a' yo'U hao for't," waa the answer. Merely saying it was " worth a trial, at any rate," and telling him to " wait a woo," ho made straight way for the manso. On arriving and getting an audienco of the minister, the following conversa tion took placo, Dauvid' opening the subject with " That calf o' oor's iB in a bad way, sir, and I think it's oor duty to try and do something for'd." " What ifl like the matter, Dauvid ff '-' Deed, sir, it's hard to say. Last night it appeared to bo weel. eneuch, but this inorntn' I noticed that it had ta'en an awfu' shiverin." It has a sair boast, puir beast jist a wauf o' cauld, nae doot, but the Ernner it's lifted tho batter." " Well, you . know- mora about i'he Cost depth. When almost finished, whether from tho frequent applica tion to thd bottle and not seeingj very cloarly, both boing pretty far ________________ gone by this timft-.or not boing well j _srew York and up to his work, Jock by somo mis-. citios-e-f Europe, chance or other undermined the . - - . tombstone which stood at the head of the grave in a somewhat slanting position, and which toppled over and fell flat on tho.,0po*ing. The two having barely tiinq to save their heads, had to bring thomselves to a Bitting position at tho bottom, and were immured in almost total darkness. - Finding after' many- trials that with thoir united'efforts they wcro unablo to raise tho stone so as to gain an exit, they wore obliged to have recourse to their roioes, and, bawling their loudest, thoir cries wero not long irtnttract- ing tho attontion of a don of St. Crispin whoso house was in olose proximity to tho graveyard. The quiet of the village baing seldom disturbed by any, such noise, tho shoemaker thought, no doubt, that there must bo something wrong, and .hurried over with all speed to the spot from whence tha cries pro- jeoeded. On viewing things, he, to use the Bterootype phraso, took in j 'tho situation at a glanco, and, boing waggishly inclinod, was determined to make tho most of Dauvid in his dilemma, and to have some fun boforo relieving him out of his fix. Bonding over the stono, ho remark ed in answer' to Dauvid's earnest uppodl to lift tho stone and.sa.ro him from boing Bmotkerod, that he would bo glad to obligo him, but that it was a business be did not caro nloot middlin' wi', thii per haps it wuuld bo better to bring Dauvid, tho man who put bin in, and who had full chargo of t!e kirkpary, and moroover it niicbt bo the moans of enlightoning the old man in a matter that he had'often expressed grarvo doubts about, and in fact had donied altogether, like tho Sadducos of old, for though a minister's man ho was bound to say that Dauvid was never very soond in the faith.' - ' Dauvid, who had sat listening,, not in tho best moods it may be supposed, called him a blethorin fule, and again oaked him to lift tho stone. ;- Jack, who had said nothing up till this, also pressed for more light {$1.00 per annnm in Advnrce of Livins.. ind airland threatened what would bo dpne if immediate stops wore not taken for their release. '" Gudesako/ aro their tmair o' ye ? are ye a' to bo up thegither 1 I maun owor for Dauvid tit once, for he'll hae hia wark afore him, puir man, but ye may depend he'll Somo yery curious statistics havo just beon published, pertaining to the comparative jcosfc of living in in the principal Tho conclusion suggested by them is that, taking all things into account, it is really cheaper to live abroad'than hero. As a sample of tne -whole, tho en- perionce of an American lady may be given respecting London and New York. For ton years she re sided in London, and for tho last four in New York. She says j ing on the weather now before us. A Hard Whiter Predicted. jtfr, Fiazzi Smith, Astrondmer- Royal for "Scotland, writing to Na ture, predicts a hard -winter in that country : "Having recently com- putod. tho remaining observations of -our earth. thermomotoi'B hero, and- prepared a new projection of all the observations from their bo- ginning in 1837 to their Calamitous close last year, results generally confirmatory of those at rived at in 1870 havo been obtained, but with moro pointed and immediate bear- " that fifty pounds a month amply sufficed in London to cover a)l housekeeping expanses which wero in my department for a household of two, iand ' sometimes three or four, grown up members, several children, and eight in-door servants. There was generally a dinner party once a week. These expenses in cluded tho wageB of the women, servants, but did 'not include taxes, coal, wine, or anything connected with the horses | and stable. In New York, with <mly five servants and less company, the lowest monthly avorage is 80 400. When X was in London a lady not going out very much could dress well and fashionably on $750 to $1,000 a year." j In Ireland and Scotland it is possible to livot still more cheaply. Sf. Petersburgh is said to be the dearost capitol in Europe, whilst accommodation in Paris, dear though it bo, ia not so high pricedtas in |Now York, while it is quite as luxurious. Wealthy Frenchrpon and Oelgianslive in [a style which is certainly not sur passed by any people in this coun- tCy" . - 1 .. .j"" How Children are Trained In Canada. Mother. Willie, go fetch a stick |^ of wood. j . Willie (Boy ofj twelve). I've a sore finger, Sam, you go. Mother. Go Sam. Sam, (Ten). - I wunt He can go well enough. Mother. You goy Andrew. _ Andrew, (Eight) I wunt. They was told first. Mother. Minnie, you'd-havo brought" somo sticks, Minnie. (Girl of twelve with- these thiugH than I do, Dauvid.fno lift for naethhig, and it's no to What remedy would you advise 1 "Weel, sir, I think a little speerits and Borne sulphur, in hot water, micht dao some gude f it's aboot the beBt thing for a, cauld, baith for man and beast," , The whiskey with the sjulphur and water was at once ordered to be given to Dauvid, which" on be ing got he repaired to his friend John; who was standing rather dis consolately where he had loft him, not having much faith in' the re sult of Dauvid's mission. On get ting a sight at the bottle, however, he became quite elated, and asked Dauvid " Hoo in a' the earth he had managed, to dome roond him 1" After giving an outline of the con versation between himself and the minister, Dauvid advised that- the calf should be " doctored" at once, as they did not know-how soon he ' might take a step across to see how matters stood. On reaohing the byre they found their patient,, whichtt is needleBB to Bay had all appearance of being sound both in wind and limb, and laying the bottle containing the spirits aside for their own use, commenced to sponge it all over with the warm water into which the sulphur had been placed, and earefully covering it up with rugs, it was not long.in perspiring profusely. After some time as Dauvid had rightly anticipated, the minister was not long in making his appear ance, and on part of the covering being removed his attention was drawn to the sweatening process that the animal was undergoing, showing the powerful and bene ficial effects of the stimulant; Be ing much" pleased with the result, after praising Jiiu servant for Lis veterinary akil], he left, no doubtl highly satisfied that his temporal interests were (so well looked ufter. Immediately after the departure of the good man, the whiskey was brought forth, and a dram drank by eaeh tothe speedy recovoty of the calf, and the brilliant success of their scheme. "Being thus forti fied, taking the bottle with thorn, tho two worthies left for the churchyard to -open the grave for the deceased farmer! Dauvid was not long in measuring off the ground, cmd giving his assistant strict injunctions' to bo particular with the'tjob as it was to be a " gude beyin' ane," they commenced to work jn. earnest, nnd wero not long in ^coming to the required dirty faco, sitting -on ..chair). I can't do everything. Mother. Caif\you fefcoh a stick of wood, Joe J . Joe (Fourteen, whittling stick. There's a knock at the. door (es capes into the street). Mother (Who has high'.notions of her children, and has- let- them nave their own -way from birth). - Well, must the fire go out ? . : Father (Roughly, in loud voice from corner where he is smoking)." Be oil some of you for wood, or I'll thrash uou-.iaJl. around! (And the youngest boy goes crying), v. N.'B. This-sort of thing is far from uncommon; -and-Canadians wonder why .old country ^children - who if Bauoy,. generally havo .their ears boxed as 'soon as they', know they have-ears got on .better in the world, and possess moro force and vig6ribf-character, than .their own. - j iii '. ' A Punctuation Puzzle. following] article forcibly illustrates the necessity of punctua tion. It can be read in two ways,, making it a very bad or a very jgood man, the jresult depending upon'the manner [which it is punc tuated, lit is well worthy tho study of teacher and pupils : He is an old and experienced man in "vice and; wickedness he is never found ; in opposing the works of. iniquity be takes delight in the downfall of his neighbors.he never rejoices in the prosperity of any of his fellow creatures he ia alwaya ready to assist in destroying the peace of Bociety he. takes no pleas ure in serving the Lord lie is un commonly diligent in sowing dis cord among hiB friends and ac quaintances ho takes no pride in laboring to promote the causa of Christianity he has not been neg ligent in endeavoring to stigmatize public teaohejrs he makes no be expectod that yp can hao ony- thing |ao gie' him. ! Deed freends, on second thochts, not speak o' the expense ye wud be pit tue, I would advise ye a' (for. gude kans hoo mony's o' ye) jist tae turn ower on yere it her sides an' lie still; there's naethhig here but drouth and short <!orn, and should you hae as littlo pleasure as the maist o's -that's here, ye\l be glad-to gst hack. It was a bad, woWy warld when yo left it .nae dorft, and I- con assure ye its-nae -better, yet, but gettin waur every day." Tho answer to this harangue be ing in terms far from complimen tary, they were told -ndt to get angry but try and -bear Belittle longer.; that nae doot they would find their present quartors cauld and uncomfortable enough, con sidering the warm place they had very likely come from, but as they had appeared to havo got the start, their being no signs of any general movement among them, Dauvid's attention would be drawn to them first,'and that without delay. Leaving on the pretenoe of get ting Dauvid, he was not long in collecting a number of the villagers and letting them into' the secret. They returned in a body to tho churchyard, and after some little trouble raised the stone, and assist ed Dauvid and his companion, both in a half-dazed state, io the sur face. Dauvid being, asked to explain how they came to be: so "placed, laid the whole blame oh his assist- all ant, called him a bungling idiot, ^effort to subdue bis evilpassion he -------1-*U~ :. nil nnmn 4-1. mil eiU 1, a w .-J The chief features undoubtedly, do- duciblo for the past 39 years, after eliminating the mora seasonal ef fects of ordinary summer, are : 1. Between 1837 and 1876 th'roo great heat-waves, from without, struck this part of the earth, viz,- the first in lgiC-5, tho second in 1858 0, and the third in 1SG8-7. "'; And un less some very complete alteration in the weather is to occur, tho next visitation may be? looked for in 1879-5, within limits of.half a year oach way. '2. Tho next feature -in magnitude and certainty is that the periods of minimum temperature, or cold, are not either in, or any where near, the middle time be tween the crests of thoso three chronologically identified heat waves but are comparatively close up to them-on either side, at a dis tance of about a yoar and a half, so that the next such cold wave iB due at the end of the present year." < . A Gamin's Generosity. Thero waa crape hanging to a. door, on Beaubien street fyestorday afternoon, .and a boy "six" or sev< n years old stood at tho gale with pnle face and red eyes.- A ragged, tobacco-chewing imp, about twelve years old, came .slamming along, and ho was making ready to stick hi3 finger into the small boy's ; eye through the bars-of tho gate, when he caught sight of tho crape. ., " Sumbody dead 1" he"as'ked. -) ' Yes, my pa 1" gasped the littlo one, , o .. " Hokey, but that's tuff, exclaim ed tho imp, and ho began searching his pockets. . After discovering that his personal property, amount-- ed to three nails,^an old cigar stub | and a clay, pipe, he* pid : . .." See here,- Bub, I'd like to give you candy,, or a knife, or sumthin' to kinder make you feel good, but I can't do it. I'm dead and feelin' half sick, but I'll tell you wliajrl'll do. I could chow you up in one minute, but-you can come out here and I'll let you take mo down- and maul me, and I'll holler like a loon, and all the boys around here will, think yeu are the'wickedest fighter east of the avenue. -; . The-small boy. might have ap preciated the motive, but kedidn't accept the offer. ' Alphabetical Curiosities. Tho protean nature-of the vowel, sounds is familiar' to all.. A fow " - amusing examples will show that the consonants ate nearly ns bad : ._ B makofl a road broad, tutlns the air to a bear, nnd Toih into a t>mh. C niakos liinb climb, hanged' changed, a lever clever, and trans ports a lover to clover. . D turns a bear, to beard, a crow. - to crowd, and makes anger danger. F -turns lower -regions to flower regions. '"~ -7 G changes eight into height. K makes now known acd eye keyed. ' L transforms a-pear into pearl/ N turns a line into linen, a crow to a crown, and makes otfe none. P roetumorphosea lumber into r plumber. , -Q of itself hath no signifieancrt; "-- S turns oven to seven", makes - hove ahovo, a word a sword, a pear a spear, makes slaughter of laugh ter, and curiously changes having a hoe to shaving u shoa=. T makes a bough 'bought, turns " here there, alters one' to tone, changes either to tefther, and trans forms tho phrase " allow hia own " to "tallow his "town.'-' -W does well, d g.- hose are whoso,- aro- becomes ware, on won^ omen women, so. sow, vie view ;;it_f makes an arm -warm, and turns a. "^ hat into . Y turns fur into fury, a man to^ many, to' to toy, a rub to ruby; ours to years, and a lad to a lady I- ------------.c---------------' A, B, 's for Knsiucss Hen. : Attend well to your business. .-Be punctual in your payments- Consider well before, yon promise. Daro to do right.' . -'.' Envy no man. Faithfully perform your duty- Go not into-the path of vice; Have respect for your character. Knowjhyself. . " Lie not for any consideration. Make few acquaintances. Never professi wliat you do-not practice. -. Quarrrl nflt with your neighbor. Recompense every man fur his - labor. Save some against a day of -. trouble. Treat everybody with kindness. ' > Use yplrsolPto moderation. Villify no person's reputation. - Watchfully guard against idle ness. ' Xamine jour conduct daily. ' Yield to superior judgment '- Zealously pursue the right path- ) ,k never give up. and that it all came through hav ing to do wi' ane that kent naeth- ing aboot the trade, but that it wud-be a lesson to""him 'for. times to come, to which the other naively repliod that be thoebt that a man that could bury himsel' and an ex perienced gravedigger at the same timo could nia bo Baid to be very far back in the business. The job having beon finished by the assistance of those present in a tradesman-like manner, the party left, Dauvid very much.cre3t-fullen, being sure that it would be long before he would hgar the last of it, Jock slyly remarking to him on the way out that it was nothing but what he might have expected, after the.lees he had tell't about the cauf. Gratitude is the most dignified re turn you can lavish onyqurbencfactprj. Plain Talk to a Girl. : Your e*ory-day toilet is a part of? your character. A gir| wha looks like a "fury'! or a sloven in the morning, is not top frustrated, however finely she may look in the evening. No matter how humble your room niay be, there are eight things it should contain, viz. v A rnirror, washatand, soap, towel, comb, hair, nail and torith' crushes. Those are just as essential-aa your breakfast, before which you should make.^good ai^d free use of them. Parents -who fail' to provide :theii- childreti with such appliances not only make a great mistake, but commit' a Bin of omission. Look tidy in the morning, and after the dinner work ip over improve your toilet. Make it a rule of your daily life to "dress up" in the afternoon.' Your dress may, or inay-'not he, anything better than calico, but; with a ribbon or flower, or some bit of ornament, yon can.-have an air of selfrrespect and Bafisfaction that invariably comes with;being well dressed. '.. tries hard^p build up Satan's king dom he lends no aid to the support j of the gOBpel among the heathen ho -contributes largely to the evil ad- ! versity he pays great heed to the ;devil he will never go to heaven he rmust go where he will receive the just recompense of reward. " A soft answer turneth awnyi wrath," yet a man caught by his wife dealing soft answers to a pret ty widow next door, says ho can show scarB to prove that the pro- well in his case. A dog with a tin pan.attached to his tail is rarely, willing td de pend on the Blow process;. He will usually take the middle, of the road and -spread-himself, tro mdtter what happens to^soienpe or the basin. A regnlar. Hercules is brought up for aggravated; assault. The Court,- Have yon any one to de fend, you t 'Prisoner (picking up. a chair) : " I cau defend , myself. Come on, all of you. , (Cleitns out court room.) _ It is when a man'is-carrying a pound of honey on one arm, a-bag of eggg on the other, and leading a 'bulkdog by a Btring, and attempts to brush a fly,, off his ear, that he feels no man can bo an expert in all things. L ' .; Th6 mixture of one rror wfth said the nurse of (much truth adulterates Ihe whole; verb didn't work ' " Let mo see," a sick man. " Tfie doctor Baid one j as the chalice of pure liquid is ren- teaspoohful every ten minutes. | dered dangerous by the infusion of i That makes six every hour j Bay 72 : n drop of poison. We should tlie;e- during the riight.l I shall give him : fore beware of error, however slight 72 spoonfuls right away, and have I and inconsiderable it may'appenr. a chance, to get], a.little.sleepmj-; One errov may soon lead to a biin:' sdf, . ' ! . - - jre(j nje to a'thoiisaiid,'" )* Tho Burlington Amateur Eifie Club will send a team to compete for the prizes at the International contest next year. The club is go ing into arduous practice and train ing at onco, andshas "already con structed on the South Hill grounds, that,is the most complete in its way, and affords the finest scope foracourate shooting that we eVer saw. JCho raiige consists of ninej long stretches of two-inch.gas. pipe,_ -. eightyrve yards.in length, ,the;pipe being supported on trestles, 8t. distance of four . feet from ..tha ground. In practice the rifleman.. eticks theimuzzle of his rifle into the home jend of the. gas pipe. The ^ target bearer, . sitting on the- ground, then^holas the ,target up agairist the mother end, and the marjctiman fires.at will. .Thus far the praetice has.beeit.'very perfect, end only two..niiases have dreen made, and in .one. .instance it was the fault of the] target holder,, who took .the-target-away, out of-pure' malice, when- he. heard the bullex . rattling down the pipe, and in the other instance it was the fault .of the man who loads the. gun, .wko put the bullet in.-first, and then, filledi the,rifle with_^powder. .If the Burlington boya go~ to. Creed- moor or Winihleton next year va know they will bring .home the shield and eup; if they., can get enongh iron tubing to reach across the rau^e." Durliaglon Hawkeyihr- -_" A Cheerful Wi^E.-^What -a blessing to a household, is a merry, oheerful-womanT-ona wlicse spirits are not affecUsd by -wat days-or little disappointtnents one .whose milk of human Upndness does not. grow Boar in. theyunsbine of, pros- parltjrj '-Such -a | woman, ' in the dHi'k'est.hoiirs, brighters the houso like a piece of-Bijnshiny wcajther; The magnetism of her smiles and "the ' electrical brightneas^of her loolcs, and .movements infect everyone. The children go to school with, the sonse.vof -^o^iiething; great to be achieved ; UTe husband goes Into t-ho- world in a- conqueror's, spirit. No matter, how people aniioy and worry him through T>ho day, far off her presence shines, and he whis pers to himfelf, " at home I shall find rest!" So day by day-she, literally renew3 his strength aa 1 energy. ..And;-if you know a man; with a.beautiful fucf, n. kin 1 heart" and a prosperous business, in n'n't- cases ou. of--ti-. you will;, j'r.f . ^.: - Iras.a wife of this, kind m m