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r At Acton Free pds fUmr III.No.33 -Whole No. ltt$i AGTON, ONT.f THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1878/ 3 }#1.00 per annum in Advance n 'Ihout Is, -ED merete "\ ail \o.hare 2-4 she - de. \eS lh 1e ojr -e.e.j.h rce ..;d. e: t - a, H' In . -h6 IKGS. CO. m rpHK WTOFREE PRESS la Published [VERY THURSDAY MORNIHC, \T Till. Pres Free V>vt t 1 ss Buildingv V YV>t 0 'k^ CTON IUKERY. i \ oar. t-lct^ l" 'i-i ihrc> ni' > t1 - h c'i iryo-l t i iwi \i or tiu . . o Ci - Vol Tt-, 0-40 Jo. ir ajc-irr I' *-V 1M 1 *h OS'vJ'" V ' tV M rWi ~rro >i >' i" 'r v% " ,- - i-j. tv>, l<- t mo ci ^ipcr w [ t > -v "i to i\ jh r- IS*" <*JO Vt L- t p.. 1 per n^ f *r . ic i L- ib^oqi 1 nt 1 ^t rtio i j isi". Jv.'i MioAiiuil iliiht llm>. in I 1 cader, Jl ">- i't*i lu-iriloii* lislin"- CU*d* of ets>l1 Uuo\ and uuder, $>l i*.r I tasuai V A I'txrnl dtscojnt Vllowtvi on ul\cr I Mtttw .its In-ertoJ for e \tendo 1 yn rWxi - | Aiverllsvinpnt^ wlthjxu^ocl U in-i ton* lnertod Mil torb w it.d accordingly. Any Special ^oiloo t*io o* Jt <*t o'-w'iich tx to prvam~to tao jvtua'Tv s_>* itilt o' %aj lrdlv vluii o- c > np.n\ ,!olr -on^id- er*d i'i adv ortii'emoiiu Transient od\ f.l's,t m u- to bo raid for Vheaorde-vJ \li -.dv.j.i'='.i icooanl* Notice of Blr.n* Marrlaces anJ UeAlos inserted free MOOKE A l?\l BKVITII T A- Moore, S. \V . <j vu r kith Mana^t- Kdllor Brsr.v/;s* carps ch vrgoj WH. IOTTBY, M<- B., M. s C P s ljriJJ3.o of Trlnlt} Collect, ilenal>^r of ColIecet>f Pbj Mcian* ind b^rgt'ons. oCice in1 Ke iltuci Frle*l s -Te^V, kiros, lu th> hi-i 1st*'J" occap ^d oy li. C.i t, E-<i ROBT. T. GALLOWAY "West End Bookstore. *> GUELPII, ion BOOKS & STATIONERY l>RI\K, " A sincuio from drink " Tho chtptcr growcth long ; bo long Wo w i-My nu wo rend ami think, And w on Jcr when Bball ceaao tho wrong, Tho/f.iafd told tho talc, Tho same ojd talo from da> to day ; " \MnskojV ^ho mIo word growtth stale, And > ot it growoth in its swaj Boforo tho latticed l>ir \ daughti r itood ; it is a thamo That innocent must go so far To pleid for home, and lo\ o and name \nd thin sht pUvl in Uu-i, " Sill not m> fithcr drink, for wc \n pl\cii 1I11M11.11 >oung in jcars , \\ hull fathi-i drinks vl all must IIlo " Flo comes with storm nnd turep, \nd e\ t r buico poor mothi_r died, lie-has 1>clU drinking w orcit. and\sorbc ; Sell not m> fithor drink ' sin. cried Crj to the winda aa w ell , Tho traflic h%rdens human htirts, The trade goes on , its cotftrs swell With gold, \\hoe\er-veops or start* i Yo pass there gay saloons Your shadows fall upon these dens j What careha\o >e wnat victimbwooiibi What protest ha\ o ye, citizens * O, for a manly word, O, for an indignation peal , When shall the ptoplo'a \ oieo be hoard ' When at your alters will yo kneel ? Yo Christian hosts and pray Till Christ 6 ow n courage j e shall know , And je go forth the samn royal day And ahout dcln cranco from tho foe. K. B. c an nnnn' Vrivsi. Seaside Libraries -gOT 1, AC IKPe-i at Col- Ui*. N*w ^ ort aisoUr\Juate o' N icio'la Co lei* Ciutlv Con-lnt on da\ ta^viij and i?^ida^s from 'n ru ti U -I B>slJeni<fe" \\ e-t Bowtr .-.rn.t, A.CTOS- D. HZVDERSOX. Lire A.sar^-ct' Co Doed~ Moncast-s A* prepaid net'l> , ,-ona >ll% corrt ' 'v an 1 on rcimib'" terms Mm \ to L^ll oi Mn'^a^a ^ec^.ri.i OCl^e lilMgoa- Hij*', \clon fon\ey , in: L^' ila , J. D. 5IVTIlE*ON, lttorne>- i;-M ssjUclto- In t'-incerr, ^- >*Li c i-ne- oi vlnln ^n 1 L'mrcb Slre'ls,teo-i;f>iowa. . rp W. COOPER, Trovincial Land Surreyor axid Civil Engineer, Guelph. O-d^i bv m ill protnp.ly al'^n-ltd to Lakeside Labranes, Fireside Libranes, Boy's Libranes, N. Y Libraries, Ind all the Latest/ Xoiels. SUont &a& Truo. Milflrcd. A Jowl of a Girl, Yotxas * Husjrave, ke, ! Oi l t .Lit hy Vtil jirompfly at- R. W. PE1K1E For the Free Pres* LINES ON THE DEATH OF WlLLIE CHirr3 Twas summer, and a Sabbath day. And balmy was the air, \\ hen 1 was calkd to sec him go And ka\ c this house of -claj. Fare thee well, our last and fairc3t, Dtirwee W lllie, fare thee well , He n ho lent thee hath called thco back W lth him and his to dwell. Sixteen moona their silver luBtre Only o er th> brow had shed , Then for j our lost one do not weep, Your little lamb the Lord will keep, bweetlj asleep, awcctlj asleep WJS. L, IIDL.A.W. Barrister. \.t.i'i*e> -at-LttW >-. lienor In < -.mc-rrs, Ac KiTlees H-imUton. 11 K a? !tr*>fV, Milton, Mah fiiifi, The M .ton O nc wl r b> nndtr thi manas;e- osi! of V W Cimpb^'l. ail Mr L\ '- Ibk- -x-, r, t^^J lit ne * M inn Offlce" *& Fr Jurofeafi Tee TTEXRY L. DRllLE, i\sibv\ce .iGE<rr, srEipn, A^at f j- t^e 3ie-cj.r.j:ne and v\ aterloo Aba.-rns^ ' at-asvedto nls enre will be hlihruUv attended ip U^ce ni Day - Hoot'oro Ge.elpb. Orler- by ma'l address^l tcr G-- pb o- D"> m I'o tojcp -will receive p-ompt attcn-'i"^ ^ ^ PITE>T for INTENTIONS "i-w li-lo^nl-- and p-ope-ly -ecarcd lnCinida.:aj Lnltcd ~tate= and Eorop"-. ' Piton zi~- - e v=d fo-prtn^J ^.rucw-- \K nc iioper. ailaatsayea- .ItVRl Ghl-T, vt-ivro, C^ina'a, MecStn'cal E"5icr, So lcltor of Pa tentR and DraUich.sman 0' LlVERLOZIER, Plasterer, \:nn, Ont- Ever, Je ctp Ion o' | Plastorlng and Roagh-casilmr done on i tae most reisonn&le -crrn-, ana satlsfac- Iotj enarail*&fid TVeTisIx HOl5t, Acton. XV C;a,elolhG T P^iU*-a> elation Excetl^nt accommodation for the travel- Hag pabUe. TH03 C ^MPBELL, Propr. DOMINION HOTEL, *cto' Kobrt \gnes-, "rop'-ieior,Tbi= n-w Uotl U fitujl up in 1 '=t-clasS tyle witb ne- fu-nlturc Commerclil Tra-<"der= wf 13nd good accomrnolctloD and coiimolloiij Samp c r.oom ^ special sttentloi pail *ota want* o' ^it .--a el llni?pu)llc, Bar-jrpi" v-*th u"> best Lliuorsiind Crgarj kjool * ibAi g and attentive ao=tlers. _ rpUE O.NTiRIO SADDLERY, ^.CTonsr. Buy jour Harness at the Ontario Soddlerj, where you get the worth of your money, t A -splendid lot or NEW COLLARS on hand. fXJ~ -ill parties intending to pur- cha=e Harness should do so at once before the rush commences in order to secure a good set. E. CREECH Acton, Jan 7, lb7S. Tho3e washing to learn SHORT-HAND would do well to address J & YV G\LBRAITH, Frf Pre>-, Acton. Ef-J ^ r* ) w 3H. HE3ISTE4.ET, Licensed Auccioneer Ko-T tbe Counties of WelltD,st-)n and 'Ilal- ton. orders left at the Fbee Pisi=b Ofljoe, Aton. or at m., reside net, in Bockirood. wll. be promptly atteijdetl to Terms reasonable cn 9 TBOLLOPE CHAPMAN, Practical Bookbinder. F G All Descriptions of Binding Xeatly Executed. Jbst&uit Boolcs of all Kinds Made to Order. The underoigDed begs leave to inform the people of Acton and sur rounding neighborhood tbat he ha8 procured a magnificent HEAKbE, And is prepared to attend and con duct Funerals on the shortest notice and most moderate terms. Caskets, Coffins, Burial Holes, And all kinds of Funeral Furnish ings keptin Biockrand supplied on the shortest notice -Hat Bands and Gloves supplied when required. JOHN SPEIGHT Acton, Feb 10, 1877. Ruling Promptly Attended to rht. Eimjeht St George's Square, Gnepl 3"Orders leftst the Fpee Ppe=s Office will recei.e prompt attention THE BOTAL EXCH1SGE HOTEL. ACTON ^ U i -^ i ca* l-> fry by;" s lion of j est. I" ~, \.t for od aid ,; but _ both 111 par- |L t. IJersey Thu well known house has recently undergone a thorough nenotating and repairing, is now furnished with new todmodfcrn furniture of the beet des- ? nption, and is prepared to pro\ ide ' tL^kclasB accommodation to the public The present proprietor has received a -hcease, and he will keep the bar well Applied with the v ery be&t of liquors * ci7ara The stabling is large and Th ^tted UP also ample shed room ihe patrona7e of tne public is respect *Uy solicited. JOHN MAXEY JWon, June 20, 1677 oan buy first-class Pianos and Oegak3 cheaper of DAN- lEi F. BEATTY, Washing _ to i, New Jersey, than any other manufacturer lh the United States- Why? Because he sells only for cash, takes no risks and has no book accounts. Every instru ment is fully warranted for biz years as strictly first class, and are sent on from 5 to 15 day3' test trial, monsy refari<fr<{ and freight paid both ways by him if they ore usatis- factory. fcend for Illustrated Ad vertibkk (Catalogue Edition) and e ad testimonials from his patrons, some of whom you may know Ad dress DANtRL F. BEATTY, Wash ington, New Jersey. JOB PRINTING of all kinds Deatly inl promptly executed at th FREE PRESS OFFICE, Yexi tbe Post Office Mill Street. HOW HEjtEAD IT, Although it waa a bachelor's establishment, there were few man sions handsomer than Mr Howlunel Ccdeman-'s, und many were the feminine hearts who would not have been at all averse to 'truna- form the imposing Btone front and its rows of plate glaBa windows, againpt which the almost priceless lace curtains fell in foam) grace, into a paradise that should not be a bachelbr's paradise Everything was faultlessly hand some inside, furnished with an ex quisite finish of detail that denoted the lefined taste of the owner. People wondered and bad been wondering for twenty yeare why ilr Coleman did not marry. Fcrty-eight found him a portly not too po-tly gentleman, with a fine, frank face, adorned by a thick, drooping white moustache, bright laughing eyes, as dark as well could be, and thick luxuriant grej hair a handsome, independent gen'leman who hud all his life liked his bachelor life, and his bachelor home that wag so gruce- tully presided over by his widow ed sister; who liked the ladies re maikably well, but who had never been convinced he could love any one as he believed a wife should be loved, unless we except little May Dean, whose blue eyes had once or twice been lifted to look at this wonderful, rich, handsome gentleman, who was Mrs Ander son's brother, and Mrs Anderson was one of those genuine high-bred ladies who was not pshamed to condescend to bo a T^artn, true fuend to May Dean's mothei, even if Mrs Dean did do her plain sew ing for her May had several times seen Mr Coleman, and ouce^or twice he had taken especial notice of hei, rather enjoying her unconscious awe of him, and very much admiring her undeniable gentle sweetness of manner, movement and voice> He had come to find himself thinking frequently about her, so frequently that he had been oblig ed to bring himself to account for presuming to give a second s thought to the insane probability of a little blossom like blue eyed Mfty Dean caring for him old enough to be her father. Mr Coleman sat in his library alone such a magnificent, lmpos ing room it w&8, with its high ceiling, its niches where statues of all the great scholars and states mep stood, its rows of shelves reaching to the ceiling, its other tiny tables where low, pleasant looking chairs were diawn up, its sweeping green damask curtains, its carpet like a huge bed of emer- afd moss. Mrs Anderson had gone out that night, and Mr. Coleman was thoroughly reveling in the pio- spect of the long undisturbed even ing)-when a servant rapped at the dotfr, with a note on a silver salver. Mr. Coleman took it rather ab stractedly, for notes were of such letter. common ocourrnncos with him, and, besides, ho was already im- patiout to bo in tho dry dotails of 801110 projeotod improvements in one of his big, flourishing factories an improv emout that would be appreciated by the liundreds of girl operatives he employed. So he too]! tho note lather in differently until ho saw the name subscribed in full " May E Dean." Jubt a little look of surprise ciimo into his eyes, and thoro was just the merest pnssiblo accelera tion in hiH btoady pulses not enough to make a prccoptiblo tjiomor m his hands as ho road 'tho com- numicfitioii - " BtAii Mb Colemin, r havo no doubt but that you will be vory much astonished when you find I have taken tho liberty of writing to jou , but what I want to say I thought I had bettor write. Please do not be angry with me for ven turing as I havo done. I am not sure that I am doing right in tel ling you all I do; but I have thought it over and over, and have conio to tho conclusion that I will. Of course, you know how poor mamma and I are how nhe has to sow, and how I havo been em ployed in Mrs. Emn^ett's family with the children frOm nine till three , but sho has discharged me and sent tho children to a regular school, and, Mr. Coleman, I cannot imagine what is to become of me unless you will have me." He paused point blank, and read the long sentence over again, a curious expression coming into hia eyes and a smile creeping under his moustache. " Unless I will have her [ Can it be possible she has really cared Tor I me carea enough for me to lay aside all conventionalilesr and so gracefully, sensibly offer me her preciouB self?" His eyes were tenderly solemn, yet triumphantly happy, as he went on, touched to the heart by her artlessness. " I know I am very bold in daring to ask such a favor of you I am almost sure you will be vex ed and refuse me; hut I do not mean any harm. I must not let dear mamma be weighted with me, and I know you are very good and kind ] and, indeed, I will try h rd to please you in every way. Ploaio Mr Coleman, let me come, will you not 1 But, if you would rather not have me, do not be afiaid of hurting my feelings by saying so. Unless you really do want me I would rather you said no than take me just because I have ven tured to ask. If you will write lo me just a word I will be very much obliged. t Yours, " May E. Dean." There were more suspicion's of emotion in Howland Coleman's eves than had been there for many a long year as he folded np the letter, and put it in hiB pocket There was no thought of the projected improvement in the huge silk mills now no thought of the details his very soul loved to struggle with. Ho walked up and down the library, his eyes on the floor, his head dropped, his hands clasped behind him, thinking of the stiange levelation the letter held, trying to imagine the flushes that had tinged Maj's fair cheeks when she w rote it, and being alarmingly conscious that his heai t was at last unsealed, and that May Dean's little hand had been the instru rnent to accomplish that magical feat He knew that although all the love of his mature manhood went out to this hlue-eyed girl who had pleaded her cause so well, unless she had pleaded it, he never would have dared presume to think_ she loved him. He did not permit an hour to pass in inaction, " She will be in no enviable state of suspense until I answer her note. I will go to her at once and tell her how I love her how far from refusing her I am." i Twenty minutes laterhis carriage stopped in front of the house where Mrs Dean occupied rooms, and a moment later he stood in the plain little pnrlor, where May stood, her sweet face alight ,with glad surpriso and conseious flushes " It is very good of you to itake the trouble to come, Mr Coleman," she exclaimed, in a law, soft tone His heart fairly thrillod undei her sweetness and shy gracious ness "You'-mean it is more than good in you to allow me to come. Little girl, you have made me very, very happy Let iue kisB you, Mayl" he cried. But she shrank away, surprise in every feature of her face. _ " Mr. Coleman '" He was pleased with her shy reserve more than with her little With a, Bmilo ou bis faoo he again advanced and tried to take her hand. " You must never call me Mr. Coleman again, dear. But now let me hoar how it sounds to have Howland." " Oh, sir, I never could do that. Please, Mr. Cole " " Yes, you can, well enough, you shy littlo girljl Why not now, os well as affyer we are marriod ? Toll mo, May, "when shall it be 1 I am an impatient lover, now that tho ieo I so dreadod is broken." Sho looked at him in peifoct bewildorment, her face alternately paling and flushing " I nm afraid something is wiong. I don't know what you mean, then 1" Ho hold her letter to him to wards her. "Isn't that the doai-est letter that ever a man receivbd ? Surely you know there, could be but one answer to if, and I've come to tell you what I should have,done long before had I not been in such fear of a refusal from you You have asked tne, bo enchantuigly, in this letter, for " She interrupted him eagerly. " Yes, sir; for a place in one of your silk mills. Please sav yea '" How Mr. Coleman stood nnd looked at hor, all the rediculous construction ho had put upon the letter occurring to him forcibly, soul sunk with tho reaction from happiness to despair. Then he looked at her and " May, you cannot have a place in any of my mills although there are always vacancies But I must tell you what you can have, if you wilLtake it Me, and all the mills in the bargain. May, will you be my wifel" JL Bnd Nlgbt, A gentleman odco dined with a frioml, when a most dreadful storm arose In hopes of abatement, the entertainment was prolonged to the latest possible hour but at length it waa over, and tho storm showed no sign of ceasing, but on the contrary grew worse and worse. The host insisted upon his guest's acceptance of a lodging for the niijht, m view of the impossi bility of reaching hia home. Tho guest complied, but in a few minutes was missed from the parlor. In half an hour he reap peared, drenched with rain ' I,' said ho, quietly shaking off the water, ' I have been home to tell-my wife that, as it wasr such a bad night, I should not return " A False Alarm. ^* - - A large congregation had assem bled to hear a stranger^ of some notoiiety. Soon after fie had in troduced his subjpct, the cry of " file ' fire ' fire '" m the street greatly disturbed the congregation, and many wore ubaut to retire, when an elderly laj biothor rose and said " If the congregation will be composed, I will step out and see if there is any fire near, and re port." The congregation beoimo com- A place in the mills 1 His very posed, and the minister proceeded. ..i e-----Taking advantage of the occurrence, Whenever Mrs May Coleman's husband wishes to tease her, he de clares she proposed to him, and says he can prove it by her own handwriting, Boston Tramp, An old tramp, with his face shrunken with hunger, was over turning the contents of an offal wagon down Main-st. last Tuesday afternoon, trying to fish ' out a lunch, when a policeman came along and asked . ( ** " Why don't you go to work saw in' wood, or dlggin' clams, or something', and earn enough to git you -a square meal, and notN be atufSn' yourself with unwholesome garbage 1 Bamby, 'afore you know it, you'll be dead, and the city'll have to send your corpse up to the Brighton abattoir." The old outlaw stepped down to the sidewalk, and as he wiped his tangled whiskers, he said : " Pretty tuff times, boss, when er man hez tor git his whittles out of er bw ill wagon ! I hain't been used to sich business, and don't you for- git it; my fathjer was one of the rrchest men on this continent once , he owned more'n half the city of Boston, and I was brought up in the lap of luxury, as it were, I graduated at Harvard College, and I Tcnow'd twenty different lan guages , krtowed all about astron omy ; could tell ye how fur the planits Saturn, Versuvious, Jupiter and Venjtse was from the eaith, and could repeat the whole Bible from the first chapter of Adam clear through to the landing of Noah's Aik on Plymouth Rock." Then the policeman looked as if he was going to drop down for a moment, thea he rallied and struck acioss the street, muttering : " Well, I sware, I never heard anything equal that for ignorence, never" i . .i A Dutch Victory. he called attention to a fire that would consume the woild a fire that would burn forover in the lake that was bottomle s and had just concluded a sentence of terrible im port, and not without manifest im pression on his Audience, when a voice from the other end of the church, aB if in flat denial of all he had said, bawled out: " It's a false alarm /" The effect was ludicrous1 in the extreme. The old man returned; but the inopportune response spoil ed the force of the eloquent appeal from the pulpit, and even the preacher could scarce refrain from joining in the universal smile that passed over the congregation. A Confiding Man. An Inquisitive Man. On a train between Toronto and Colored {vs. Bald-Headed. Years ago, tbe well known fiim Kingston, lately, was an officer 0f W. & Co, Boston, agents for hJ^ ZtV^ZVS^^l'^^0, PP?Ur 1m. of iustralian signed for the Kingston Penitenti ary. 1 Tho hands of the convicts were free and they sat opposite one another with irns on their inkles, the officer occupying a seat with one of them. Presently a gentleman came in, whose hook nose, old fashioned silk hat, and general steady appearance indicated inqniflitiyeness, came along and took the vacant seat besido tho convict, not noticing the irons. Theconjvict was an intelligent fellow and eyed his fellow-passenger close ly. Presently the stranger said : ' Pretty slow train this V Convict ' I suppose it is rather slow when one is in a hurry.' Stranger are you going down the road far V Convict I stop at Kingston.' Stranger ' Ah ! Do you live there V Convict ' I have not .formerly ' Stranger ' But ,yon think of taking up your residence there, do you V Convict 'I am thinking serious ly of it; yea, sir ' Stranger ' What business are you in, if I may ask Y l Convict ' I expect to be in the employ of he Dominion.' Stranger, seeing the irons and the sell about the same time, ejacu lated ' Oh ! Ab, j68, I see,' and went into the next car. Who are tne Blessed ? A crowd of young chaps about town were in one of the popular beer saloons, where they met a jolly old German, who often gets thoioughly soaked with heer and maudlin funny. ' Hello, Kaiserlicher, have vou heard the news ll said one. ' Nein , vas ish das }' * The water works are busted " ' Vel, dot's bad mit dem tem- brance beeples, don't id, poys V (Ltiughier all round ) ' Yes, and the rolling mill's gone up " said another of the boys. ' Vol, chust don't got skeered about that; it's so hefly dot iX goom don again, eh V (A grand peal of laughter ) "And the ice machine has exploded " ci4ed a thud 'llsh dot bin possible 7* Den doffs bad, midout mistake, und id don't rain midout it pours de vasser oud no more ize und all you young shackasses broke oud of de shtable lot I Dot makes me gry " And nobody thought it neces sary to laugh. A solitary lady was going up on a Cass avenue cat* yesterday, smile- ing as if she believed the wholo world at peace, when a man with a handkerchief bound around h^ head got aboard and sat opposite her. He doubtless felt that some explanation should be made for his appearance, and he suddenly said : ' Madam, I Was not run ovur by a butcher cart.' She made no reply, and he presently continued : ' And I didn't fall down Btairs.' She looked out of the window as if she didn't care whether he had gone down through a bridge or been blown up. He moved around uneasily, and then whispered : '"Twos a family fight worst conflict you ever saw moat beat a tornado ! You look thin and weak and pale, and I don't mind telling you how tho old woman always ' ' Will you mind your business V called the duver, as he opened the door. ' I will !' was the soft reply, but I want to tell this lady how she can wallop the old man eveiy time he gets sassy and sighs for a tetri fie conflict, you see When one o' these family fights occurs there is always some pre--------' ' I want you to stop !' shouted the driver. ' I will I will, but first let me say that there is always Bome pre hminary jawing and sassing around. If the woman is shaip tdie will keep jawing as she backs for the fire shovel keep jawing and kack- mg sassing and backing-------' ~ 'I'll put you off the cai !' ex claimed the duver, as he looped the lines over the brake. ' Keep jawing back till you get hold of the fiie shovel '* said tho stranger. ' Then carefully Bneak along and sneak along, and while he is calling, you a bjenaess and you are calling him a savage you want to-------' ' Off with you l ight off'n this car 1" said the driver, as he grap pled him. ' I will I'll go, Eat, madam, don't forget to sneak along-------!' He was off tho car by that time He stood in the middle of the atreet, and, as the car started, he turned his head in an.d hoaisely shoated ' Strike for all you're worth when you hit him ' It's the first blow that counts If you can stun him on the stait the vict^iy is ' The duver made for h>m, and he retreated to the cm bttone. When the car started ngam he deaned forward and called out .Blessei ia the man who minds hifl own business, and attends only to hifl own affairs and not the af fairs of his neighbors. i Blessed is the woman who never says tocher husband, " I told you BO, Blessed is the man who can sew on his buttons when the baby is crying. Blessed is the woman who won't many a widower providing he is your father. Blessed is the mother-in law who neverreminds you that you are mar ried above your station. Bleaaed is the rich relation who never looks up to you for money. Blessed ig the old maid that don't hate old people and children. Blessed is the old bachelor that don't hate cats and pincushions Blessed are the married people that don't wish they were single. Blessed are the single people who are contented to remain so. Blessed is tho husband who never saya his mother's pieB are better than his wife's are. Blessed is the wife (formerly a widow) who never calls np the virtue of " deajr departed " for IsTo. 2 to emulate. Blessed is the man who gives his wife ten cents, without asking her .what Hhe is going to do with it. Blessed is the "woman who don't scold when the stove pipes fall down on the dinner table, and blessed is tho man who can fix them up without swearing. Blessed is the friend who never requires the loan of your umbrella. Blessed is the neighbor who is so busy with his own affurs~ that he has no time to pry into yours. Where are the "Blessed ? Echo answeis, Where? paoket ships, received a letter of inquiry from^CincmaUi 'Corres pondence followed, and second hand passage was engaged for'Mr and Mrs Htttfiebj, their son, Joseph, Jr,and Miss Blanche, who were politely urged to put in an appear-, ance in Boston on or before Feb.! 9th, as "the good ship Daniel Sharp, whereof Joseph D. Otihin^ is master for the present voyage," would sail on the day follojwing, weather pel-mitting On the morning designated, a young darkey oxquisite, sporting a tall hat and ivory headed cane, sauntered into the elegantly ap pointed office and demanded : " Is dis yer de offico of W. is Co.?" 3 " Yes, it is," growled^ the senior W, from behind his desk, frowning over his gold bowed spectacles at the intruder. " Well, sah, me and my folks are gwine out to Melbourne in your ship Daniel Sharp, and* I " " Not if I know it you are not going to do any such-a thing " " How so, sah % Didn't I cor respond wid you from Cincinatti and engage passage, for me and my fodder and niudder and Miss Blanche 1" "What! ia your name Hatfiddr roared the dismayed agent." " Yea, sah, my name's Hatfield, and " " Why in the devil didn't you notify me that you were colored ?" " Why in the debbel didn't you notify me that you was bald head ed r Tht pertinent rejoinder silenced old W., and, although two or three passengers who preferred to have the colored line drawn outside a ship's cabin, gave up their berths and were refunded ther p.usige- money, the Hatfields complacently sailed in the Sharp. The unkindest cut of all.- pound of steak for six persons. -A > A lively crop Hops. The baby's little game. Bawl. A popular serial. The corn crop. Why is a person who is poorly lose his sense of touch ? Because he don't feel weft. The reason why some people put on airs is because they have nothing else to put on. Why is^ dog's tail like the heart of a tree ? Becaube it is furthest fiom tLe baik. , K Why is a mad bull an animal of convivu.1 disposition ? Because he offersa horn to every one he meets. The family tree of a Texas fami ly shows a branch on which sevei al members have been hung for borrowing horses. The girl who succeeds in win ning tlie true love of a true man, makes a lucky hit and is heiself a lucky mhb. If you want to teach a dog arith metic, tie up one of his paws, and he will put down three and c irry one eveijr Uine. Thiee ale a mob, aceoiding to law. That ia what a young fellow thinks w hen he and anothei chap are com ting the same girl. iTwo Western men were discuss- Size In the Eyes. Size with the eye, as with the brain, is generally conceded to be> a measure of capacity. A large eye has a wider range of vision, a it unquestionably has of expression, than a small one. Generally speak ing, large ayes see things in general,. and small -eyes things in particular- The pne sees many things as & whole, considering them in a philo sophical oij speculative way, often seeing through and beyond them y. the other sees fewer things, but usually looks keenly into them and ^ is appreciative of detail. Some eyes, however, look at everything, and yet see nothing Fullness of the eyes, causing a bulging of the lower eyelid, is the well known sign of language. Persons who have this sign have not only a speaking eye but a speaking tongue wnereof their fellows do not long leirisin in, ignoiance. A general projection oi fullness of the eye above-and below, which brings the eyeball forwaid on a line with the the face and oyebiow, tjenotes the quality of physical conception^ or the capacity to see quickly what ever appears on the suiface^f things. A person with .such an eye, on enteung a room for th,e J first time, would note lapidly the shape, size, arrangement and gener al app3uiunce of the different arti cles of furniture in it, the color of the walls, cm tains, etc, take in with equal felici'y the features, the color of the eyes or hair, siz-j and appearance of any person who might be present In looking a' a picture, such a person would in cline to examine the details of color, numbei, grouping, attitude and costume of tli^ figures composing it Annual of Phrenology and ' Physiognomy. Sh ! say nothing '. What I i lnS tae strike, one condemning and have told you is in strict confidence! ftne other defending it The latter Hit him over the-ear and the scalp will peel clear around 1' J1----------------^^--------- A place for reflection,- ror ' -Theinir- appealed to the Bible, and quoted the well-known text^ -"Stake till tbo last armed foe expires," The opponent gave in, remaiklng tihat he hyid| npt thought of that. Tlie Trouble with the Tooth. This story is. from a Paris journ al . Entei to dentist a sufferer with a gigantic cheek, who drops into a chair and yell^: ' Take it out' Take a monkey- wrench: only out with it, quick' Dentist, politely in the course of my long anoj successful' cireor I have made it an invari able rule never to pull a tooth un til I have satisfied myself by care ful ex imination that it is beyond the resources of my art to give the unfortunate sufferer relief by any other method of pioceeding less extreme and painful Permit me, then, sir, in conformity with this practice, the wisdom of which will commend itself to you atones, to proceed to examine the part affected ' Suffeier ' Here ' L vok ' Be quick '. None of your Ever eta' orations 3 Ouch, I howlsj Dentist (apologetically) ' I am afraid, sir, that I shall have to ask v<jur permission to remove it. / - u\1^1 -;f*i A teedy occupation. The floriiti '"Wmm &&**