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THE MERCHANT, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1S71. and etzoug collars. The hoofH are llsed for combs, horn work, glue, and in old timi.!s were the chief sr-nrce of ha.rtshorn, now obta.1ned from the gua·house. The fle~l is boiled down in the rendering- vat, and much oil Ml.d fat is obtained from it. So1ne of the choice bits run.y find their such in!>tances of :tb11ence of mind as th(' way into chl'ap resta.urants and play the part of tolh1w1ng: : 1'aking out a \Vatch, looki ng at b~i::fsteak, or helJ.; to enrich the ha.sty plates of it and th~u asking-,' \Vhat's<i'elnck 1' . Go· eoup of these esta.bl i shm~nts. The flesh left ing to a heuse 'vlie1e trier1d& have hved, :<1.fter all ha.s been extracted from it that is of and !'01g..:Lting that they had 1en1oved ; ga- o.ny service, is sometimes burned, to be used as in tr up to dreBs for dinner, torg!!tting thi: manure, or lf:l worked up into nitrogenous com· 1u~in pnrpose in view, and gt:tting into hed poundfl, :iu<.:h as the oyroudes, to be nsed hy the instead i taking itnaginary piuches (It snuff 1 for·rt>tting all tbe 1i1ne that t h1 photographer in taking ou1· pictures. '1 he atotn· Uoi is e.npty. Dante 'vent one~ into a a.ch a.nd intestines make \·aluable strings and bookseller"s ijhnp to witness a grJnd st1·(!et cords for niusica.l instruma11ts1 and out of the proces:-io11. 1-Ie bcca1ne so abMalJed i11 a bones so many Ufmfnl a1 t1cles :we rnannfactured book that the whole spectacle pussed with· that it is tthnost impossible to make out a com· ont lui:. noticing it ; antl 'vhen hn \YCn1t plete lif;t of them. Among thcru are buttons, l10111e was surprised at ·bdng ren1inded of toyij, tweezers, knife-handles, rulers, cups,dom it. l{ogartli, dining one day with friend.e., inoes, ball3,l\n<l tho lei!idue from all thcstithingB ro~e in the 1niddlc of dinnt>r, turned hiti is burnt into bone-black to be nsed by t.11e sugar chair round, sat down with his back to the refiner, who puts in a. second claim on the dead con1pany, mcdituted a'vllile, !esu1n_ell ~1i~ horse; and some pa.i-~ of the backbone is burned proper position, und went on with ln~ d1nwhite to ·be ueed by the assayer in testing gold, n~r. Sheridan, conversing \Vith his s 1 ~ ler oue d.q, unconsciously cut np in shrrd s ,ul a.nd, when th e ass:t,rer and refiner have finished t lt'gani. pair of ruffies ,~·hich t>lie baJ ~ u~t wit h it, it is converted into super-pho!iphate to The n1ade for her father. A gentlen1un, tnvttGd Sl':rve as "alua.ble manu1e cin our land. to diuner, ~at in the drt1.wi11g.roon1 nloru· teeth are usecr as substitutes fol' ivory, and the for awhi le i by the tiu1e lbe lady ol th u iron shoes, if not nailed over thi.: doot· lo ir.i:;urc h'1l1.::e nppeared, F!he lo11nd that hP, in a good fortnne to the hougehold, :::i.rc " 'orkeil np 1rov;n a tlH.i~, l1n<l J.ti.:ketl [l. ht?Arth-brush to :into excellent 'vrought 111cta.1. Some portion of piecei; ; lie had the denudt!d handle in his the bone black is converted into phospbo1 us f<lr hand, while hi~ dress \Vas covered whh the tnanufucture of matcht:s, and lately a vall1air<.-AU the Year Round. uable bread preparation is rn~dc o.f the vhosp· ha.te, a:tid medieinea aril prepared for the cure of consumptives. Continued from ]'irst rn.ge. The Big Black Ink Bottle· quite too big for an ink-bottle but it wasjut'.ltas d.trka.sthe little sq11are ~ork iuk-stand tht\t stootl. 011 the Bchool·rootn shelf by it; and son1e of th1~ little scholnrs tbon~ht it was uik. I don't know but they all J1d; but aoo1etin1es, when ~:Ir. P1::riw1nkle (dt.1n 1 t know ho\v he got sucL 11 plea· :30.Ht na.1uc, but \Ve can't alter 1t)~sun)e LLllll.'!8 when hf;! grew dreadlully nervous, and held his birch lull very defiantly, and very close to the heiids of the 'fir~t c\nRs,' one or two qllick glatJC!::S f1'01n the ulde1 huyi:J Lia 1c het:!n known to rest on the big \\'US Yonr tensing n1e ; \vhy don't you try to get Wo1 k 1 :Such luz.r idler~ ae you n1nke the ~trel:'ti:! quit~ disagreco.ble.' Roc!nd'oucanld~~ hl:'IJ.rt.y laugh at lt:!11gth iou sed h11u from. b~!:' reverie. ~fen hil\'e iJ~!::ll kllO\\'ll to exl11lnt It 1871 · A COM:PETJ!: SSO:RTM AT THE Co:Uee ! of the Coffee! voey best !Pnd I ENT OF NEW SPRING GOODS GOLDEN and TEA JUST as GOOD, and cheap a~ at ;,\uy store in Canada., or out of it, a.t SUBSCRIBE BAPTIZED IN FIRE · JOHN MeMURTRY'S SIGN OF THE GOLE!EN LION King Street, J3owmanvi1le. bluck bottle on tbc shelf. When tho little 4 tlt"sk ink·sto.nds occasionally \V!lute.i re· ph:nishiug they were uevc:r refilled fronl the big Uuttlt>, but frorn one at its side. And one oJ thB boys, looking in once at a window, felt pretty snte he oaw 1ir. Periwinkle tasting the 111k f1~n1 tile Lig Linck DO YOU BUY YOUB I WHERE G ROOERIES ? being the question, J.M. \\"ould respectfully give a. hint to those in per- ( plexity, that he ktep5 con:stantly on hand a.,firnt clas11 stock of j l FOR THE --o-- bottle. The fa11cie s gre'v into reporto;, tlnd t11e reports rcnclied the parents' cn1 s, '"ho had 1dri;:v.cly bl'gttn to 'iron1.ler 'vhy hfr. Peri· winkle ]1 ad so cl1auget1ble a .sy::;le111 of gov· er11n1ent; so1net1n11::s so easy .atJd blund that the boys' \Yhispets were unheatd, and their 1uista.kt>s unnoticed; and again, so cru1·l in -5everity that O'le'ro<l would not so.t1sfy hin1 to puuish a i:;Jight offeuder, but two vr three 1nust be Ur,t1dtd into one, to dotreUle duty on a.brinking shoulders ard stirigii1g lhubs. So, ul'tt:!l' a. wl11le, n·h~ther th~ School Conuuittec exan11oed into the' reports/ 01· the big blar...:k hottle, or both, tl1e chil<lrell were a.11 rl:'juiCeLl to fin1.l bi:; p)ai.;e fillt'd on the ope11i11g of a new tcrn1 by another teacher, before wLon1 the\.' v,;ere 11ot able to p~lt eai.;h othl!r \vith papC"r pellets oue day, a11d sit, like ..din1111nt1\·e Lirch·ruda, PT'cct a.ud n1otiunless in thdr seals the next. Aod 1:1.8 many of Llio:;e boys as suspected the true lea.son of this Ult:!ssed change, 'vhc:n they gre\V up to Le n1~n 1111d fl.ble Lo volt', kept their eyes nut !'or any suspicious~look ~ ing Llack imk·bottle, \\·hen they were o liel p I"Jise any one into the seat of schoolteacher, flichoo l director, city physician, or any other place " 'here it b very incunveni· cnt, to say the least, to haYe n person a.s difficult to count upon fro1u one day to nnother as S il as Pei iwinkle.- · You.llis' Tem· Qroceries a.nd Provisions and those who buy from him wUl neve1· i·egret that they a.re o.ble to' answer, The Chicago ~henix. " I buy from John McMurtry." F'LOUR, I OA1'A!EAL, CORNMEAL, AND CRACKED WHEAT 'MERCHANT' POETRY. The Sleepers They are sleeping Who a.re !!!leepin!l" ? Children wcl!.ried with their pla.y; For th~ etara of night I\~ peeping, And the 1'Un bath !Junk a""ay. .A!!! the <lf'W upon the blossoms Dows them en their al~nder st~m, So a!!I light as their own bo~om11, Dalroy sleep ha.th conquered them. They are sleeping! Wbo are slcepingf }1ortals compaiseed rGund with \voe: Eyelids wearied out with weeping, CloRe for every weakness now; And th .t ehort relea!'le from sorrow Harassed n&ture ehe.ll 11usta.in, Till they wa.ke aga.in to-morrow 1 Strengthened to contend with pain. They are sl~ping l "rho are sleeping! Captives in their gloomy cells Y ~t sweet dreams ate o'er them creepi11g With their many-eolored spells. All they love &gain they clasp them, Feel again their long-loat joys; But the haste \\-ith which they t;,"l'asp them, Every fairy form destroys, They are eleeping! Who 1\1"'· sleeping? Misera by their hoarded gold; And, in fan cy, now are heaping Ge!lll5 and pe&Tili of price untold. Golden chnins their limb" en,..umber, Uialnonde see1n befoT" thern strewn, But they wAken from tbeil' slumber, ~4..nd the 11plendir'4 drearn i~ flown, 'l'bey a.re eleei;iing ! \Vho are sleeping? Paiuee a.1noment ! Softly tre:i.d ! .A.n,::ious friends a.l'e fondly keeping V ...igils by the sleever's bed. Other hopes have a,Jl f0tsaken One relllains-that slumber deepSpeak not, lest thi;, slumbere1M v.·a.ken Frmn tha.t sleep, that P.aving sh:e1J. They are sleeping! Who a.re sleeping? Thousands who ha.Ye passed ~way From this world of woe and wccp1ng rro the regions of decay. Safe tht>y rest the green turf nnder Sjghing breeze or music's bicath, 'Vinter's wind or Su1nm~r\1 thun<ler Cannot ])l·eak the sle-ep of death, Agricultural Prosperity. I One who knew Canadian fn.rtnero well used to say that hP- was kGmctimes in doubt whether the extra good crop or tho bad one did tn.ost h:lrrn. This at any rate h1;1 affirmed- he was sure that ma.ny fauns that ·were kept cltlf\.1.· of debt in the owner'e struggling years, got cro,vned with n. mortgage \vhen "·heat wru1 o.bund41.nt and the price was good "\Vhile land speculation may be onti danger to which a. good crop and a. high p1ice for grain te1npt people both in Wwn ttnd countryiaud while personal and fatnily extravargance may also be thua undl1ly stimula.ted,there is nnotber danger to be guarited against, - being led by the good price to turn 'back to the thrift· ncss plan of culth·nting wheat llimost exclusively. Fr<lm that evil habit the (~r~uere in On tar· io are juist e1nerging,a!ld it would be a thousand pities if any delusive expectatinn. of more i1nmediate gain .should induce thtm to make wheat agnin their great dependence. -~ o fa.rmi112" \vorth speaking of is possible without rctiLtion of (.Tops, ext~nsiv~ growth of InJi~n corn a ud roots, and careful attention to stock, liO that as far as possible a lMge amount of the produce be consumed on the fa.rrr1, and be returned to the soil in the sha:.pe of manure. It might ve1·hnps be a disagrcHa,ble nt.:CC$\Sity, ~hen wheat \V!l.S almost thtl on y a1 tic1e that brought ca.sh, for fa.1·mers to looh; to that M their great fJtaple and s,lcriflce e\erything. eveu tlien· future prm1· pecti:I in the la.nd,fo'r iti:i p1oduction. But things arl.l different now, a'J:Hl no possible price ought to induc: any one tp turn to the everl,\sting "wheahng"ofother days. The progresi:I of Canad:i has upon tl1e whol~ been ate3.(ly and healthy. We have very unne..,ess:wily been spoken of n,,c; 'slo\v cnaches," and so1ne have got a craze for pointing always to the other side. in oHier to shov: U8 what onterprise anJ progre ~s really ru·c. VVe M'e now prospe.rous. to as great a.n ext ent ns a.uy pa.rt of the States. Let us turn our pl·o~perity to good account, and \Ve shn.11 find thut tlH·re is no nece:mary connection between prosperity and a era.sh, for the collapse can be avoided by inflation being wisely gua.rded agai11st. - Canada .Ji'a1·mer. Lf"AS NOW OPENED out a large port!on of his_8prrng Stoc~ of J?ry l"""l Goods, of which he wc,uld call special 1Lttcnt1on to tbe fo!Jowmg lines : - w. Fresh arrivals of Crockery and Glassware. Goods sent to all p~t~ a.nd G-eneral Advertiser. A Universal Newspaper. of the To,vn. DRESS GOODS PRINTS CLOTHS, PARASOLS, Millinery. KOBBJ:S' --o-ONLY READ THE FOLLOWING. A popufaJ· weekly paper fo1· ' the times, embracing -the leadi"g features of those journals destroyed by tbe terrible conflagration, and combining just such a corp,s of wTiters as will give the public all the news of the week, in a condensed compilation of the leading j ourmils of the ruition, !Lnd the world. A TRUTHFUL RECORD. The PHENIX will be the most trnthful and relin.ble recorder of incidents and facts concerning the great fire, ever published. ACCOUNTS OF THE FIHE. It will contain only SLLch accounts as are vouched for by reliable witnesses, and will correct the erroneous and fabricated statements of sensational writers. CHICAGO A~D '1'HE ~EWS. It will, for a time, be devoted especially to the past, preoent and future of Chicago, besides being the ruost complete. weekly newspaper in the world. FIRESIDE COMPANiON & NEWSPAPER. Its columns ttre devoted to News, Commerce, Science, Literature, Art, Drama, Music, Humor, Pastime, Poetry, Fashion, Society News, iind: enough of Romance to make ita most, relia,ble u:ncl complet~ newspaper for the business men in the countingroom. BEA.UTIFUL ILL US'I'RATIONS. It will be illustrated with engravu~gs taken from PhotGgraphs of the Chicago Ruins, instead of sketches " By Our Specil Artist " who was not " on the spot ; " and thus gives a, series of PERFEC"l' VIEWS, not obtainable elsewhere, and the first number will con rain the only correct map of the burned city. HAPPY HOURS. The beirntiful literary journal, "HAPPY Hoc-Rs," whose pu blisheiwas the fast to issue a papeT to meet the public demand, after the awful fire, has been mei·ged into the literary depm:tment of the PHENIX, which will embrace the contributions of more than sixty of the most popular writers of the day. A SPECIAL FEATUHE. The PHENIX will contain, as an especial feature, a more complete record of incidents and results of the liite terrible fire, than can be found in any book, p!Lper or other pu blica.tion in the countl-y. S0< numerous irnd inaccruata have been the accounts sent forth, that something reliable and readable is eagerl,y sought at this time, and The P!F~NIX will fill the bill. A PAPER FOR TilE PE\JPLE. TH~ PHE!~IX is th? cI',eapest paper America, berng an cJ .ght page, forty column .weekly?,at; only two dolla1:s ~ yea.i: ; m fact )_" ,.hall be the paper !or the peoplP, and the times. THT; FIRST NUMBEH. The fir:ot .number will be issued on Satur~.y, Nov. llth, and will be the paper wanted by everybody, as a,. record worth preserving or to senrl a_way, and for its accurate illustrations. ITS BASIS. It is a consolidation of other journals, and therefore on n solid foundatiou, continuing their former circuln.tion. NEW SUBSCRIBERS. pe1anee Ba1incr. ' ' Feathers, &c., not to be exce lle d m . tl.>e Bonnets, An assortment of Hats, Dominion, for Style, Qmtlity anrl Price. · A First Class 1vlilline1· alway8 ·in attendance. · LOWEST PRlCES. Weekly arrivals of NEW UOODS. Bowmanville, April 13th, 1871. CARRIAGE SHOP. (west of the Ontorio Bank.) Giving one .Tenth. One of the IHO!-it cnteTprising and snc· cesflful 1fetllo<list h1y1nen in Indians. says when he beg,1n llfe for hin1selt be 'vorked tbll'C j'l·::t.rs Jur niu~ty·live dol1:us nnd gavi: one-tenth of it to the Lord. II~ continued to do 80 for n1any years, finding bnt littlt' di1Iieu1ty when 1nt1k111g but little. At la.~l the war c1une on, and he found hin1scJf a partner in a ho1n1ny tnill, ¥:hich \Yas rnn duy nnd night to supply the a r1ny. I1is inco1ne wus h~t\veeu two and three hundred ilullaH1 pl·r d.ly. Now ca1ne a te1ribl~ co11tl1ct: 'Shall I give uw1~y between twent) i:llld thirty ilollal'ld a J ay 1 The i:.un1 seen1td to appal hi1n, and Dile iiight, al'ter a. severi: ::;truggle, in which co'"·etonsne~s gain ed the 111ttr;tery, he sank i11to a troubled slee p, hut 80C)11 a\\o1d! to sec tbe ho1niny inill i11 a thou&i.nd fiu1nes 1 He has ne\·er hnd a1n tr('uhlc l o givti one-tet:1th sir1ce. T111s Lrotber nt that tiTne estin1ated thut the ~an1c rule of giving-in the 11ethodist Ei.;iscopa.l church wonlJ. 1ea1Lze oue thuus,u1d dollars ]Je1· _vl'al lor the support of t'ach pq.stor1 pny tlll the 1·onnexionaldetnandi.; then niade on the peoplv,ruul l1:a\'t' a snrplu~ ol'nin'eleen rni ll1011 s of Jollnrs annually !-J·Vi.:stern ...-1dvQcatc. Napoleon is Defeated, Facts, Note these - .- FACT No. l. King Street, Bowmanville.. snb8criber TIIE_ pa.1r jg prepared to build ~d re- 75 CENTS per ANNUM, in ADVANCE TVagons, .Buggies, and Cutte1·s, of every deacription, :\t short notice, andon reaaona.ble terms. J AS. ELLIOTT, Selects his own goods. ~ . FACT No 2. J AS. ELLIOTT, :Buys and J AS. ELLIOTT, ~f'lls them in his own name. FACT No. ~- Carriages Painted and Trimmed· I Don't do business on Commission, and is not to be undersold. A Blacksmith's Shop on the pren1iae~, were special attention is given to a.11 ]!..,or the best and cheapest Carriage work, and General Jobbing. Moravivn frlissions 'J lie "'hole uf !hp Old Testnmcnthas no\'.' Le{' n translatt>d 111 the E~kirno language, .tnd is going tlirongh the press. Dur111g the la,,t tew yc·ar~ n nu111ber ot nc'v ed itions of vurion/3 liooks lHlVP be'"n puLli shed, an1ong.;t the rest a uew E ::.ld1110 dictiona1v. AL prr.>sent there a1e thiity.seven bruthrei1 ((Ir. J.<tiu l:d anJ Jay) c-ind sisters e1 uployrd lll tlns ndsslon. The nun1her of pcrso11s under Lhl·ir cun· is somttliing O\'er--Dne ihou::-a11d, \vluch is about one hunJr1->d Jess than the nu1uher ten year$ ago. 'l'his dec1ense is the const rp1ence of the rri:tny and Jatol ep1:de1n1cf; 'vhich have prevailed, and the phys· ieul <l(;Letiuration ot the nqth·es frorn the use oi S? nianv European 11rtides of food, which has rohbed theLn of the streugth and enrlu 1auce which a successful pursnit ol :i't:!al-fishini.r Ue1nands. In addition con ies the u!ie uf int oxicating liqu0rs, which al'e brought t0 the coast hy the. fbhr:rrr1en fro1n N cwfuuudlaru1. In Gree11 l11nd the su lc of the:=,e i~ prohih itP.d hy the Danish Govern1\H'nt,but in Labrador no such wholt'son1ela w is in fo1c e1 and the unly correction that c.un he appliE:d is that oJ church discipline. Ht'athenis1n bas now entir<!ly di sappeared fron1 the LalJra<lor coast, and the natives, ·v1th a very few exception~, a1 o connected with the !v11ssion.-11[oravia.n. DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, CROCKERY, All 1001·7c don~ at this Establishrnen warranted. A cn.11 ia respectfully solicited. .T. MORHIS. Shelter for Stock. (F1-u1n the A!nl;'rh:an Agriculturist .) 'Ve should provide comfo1-talild- shelter for BOOTS & SHOES, Dowwn.nville, Oct. lst. 1869. ly-nl THE HOUSEHOLD. " Ohicken Pie. . . -- . My English f~1~~d, who ts, ~y the ~Y~ an ax~ cellent cook, cnt1c1ae~l the chic~en . PJeo at thei plcn10. I thought it very nice indeed-the tneat tender · and well aeasc.ned. But ehe thought there was not .r:ravy-enough. . "In our cuun:ry, t~s. meat wou~d be enhr~, ly gurroundcd with a httle of the clncken J(Olly. "Anc! you don't put~ cup in the centre?" "Never in a nu:!a.t pie. You see the gr:i..vy runs up into the cup, and '"'hen cold ft}rme: a. jelly there, '"hereas you want the jelly nronnJ the chicken or vtial, or whatever it is. " ~ "·ren us your way, if yon please. llow do 11 l/(/"tt ma.kc a. ~hicken pie! · · " If the chickens a.re young, I Joint tllcn 1 and sea.eon '·."ith white pepper llind salt, sprinkling a. little ovei- eacl1 piece. I do not stew them, but arrange the Pl\~ts in_a deep earthen pie ..dish. "-'\fter the me::it is nJl iu, plnce a. few bits of buttcr on top, and pour 111. enoug_h. cold water to nearly cover the meat. A little pounded mace i!I an excellent aJ..dition. I now put on t}1e pa~try co·1er, µare tho edi,re, and. ornament MI think best. It m l\St be baked in a n1odera.to o.,.en for an hour and a.u half to two hou1s.. When the pa.'ltL·y i9 done. tho oven door may be left open, or t1. brown paper laid on the top of the pie. I nc\'er put in the brt!ast-bone or the back and neck. If these ru-e boile<l <lown "ri t.h a bit of ba.con or a haul bone, the gra.vy '\'l'ill be nice to put in the pie after taking :it from the onm, to supply tbe _waatc mado by cooking.': I ! How To Get Along. Do not !!top to tell stories in business hours. If you have a place of business, be found there when wanted, or in business hours No man can get . rich by lounging in etores a-id saloons. Never "fool 11 in business matters. Have order, system, regul:~rity, hbern:hty, promptnt:-E~. Do not n1eddle with businesli$ you do not lln'lerstand. Never buy an Mticle you do not neefl simply because it is cht:iap and the man who sells will tn.ke it out in trade. 'l'rade is money. EndCJaNor to a.void ha.rd words and peraona.litics. Do not kick every etone iu the pa.th. ~!ore m ile@. can be ma<le in a day by gojng steadily on than ~torping. Pl\.y as you go. A man of honor rtispects his 'rorrl a9 he doe5 his bond. Aid, but ne,·cr beg Help others when you ca.n, but never 1;.-'"ive what you car4not afford to, simply becauBe it is fasliionable. Learn to say 11 no.') No nccci:rnity of snap· pu1g it out dog-fashion, but say it firmly and respectfully. Have but few confidents, and the fewer the better. Use your own bi-a.ins rather thi;. n these cf others. Learn to think and aot for yourself. Ile vib:ilant. ICeep ahead rather than behind the ti1nee. THE FARM. A Dead liorse.-·-Is he worth more than the Living Animal ? 1f,e 'S13entiflr; A.1n~nreccntly contained an arttele on the uses to Which dend horses can ~ applied, in the course of which it is re1narked thrd the animal mu$t be a remarka.bly good one: if be is worth a.a mnch when A.live as ho is to the retorts and kettles of thi.: che1ni.at. As; soon as the horse is deMI, his blood is: sought. by the manufacturers of albumen, and by sugar refiners, and the bi1rnors Gf lnmpbl~~· Not a. drop is allowed to go to waste. lhe mane and tail are \\·anted for hair cloth, sieves~ bov,.stringR ancl brushes. 'l'he akin is converted into ltmtl1er for ctnt harn.GJs,for boots and bhO\ II :stock, notOTily ffOm inoti~cs of liumaulty, hut and Clothing made to 01:der i;:;ftrst-dass style, go t.o also beca.use it effects in u. la.rge 1neasuu.' th1:: profits of keeeping and feeding them. E\'ery inch <lf snow melted on the back of a. CO\V or o.n ox will tell on the pTofits of the animal next season, There ·will be ~o much the less butter .and Ao much less beef for the owner to se11. So much mol·e risk, too, of los.ing his animal alto~ Tyrone, Nov. 2nd, 1871. gther, \Vhen, having passed through the e.nowa and sleets of a hundred \Vintry night:':!, they cmne weakened a.11d "·orn-out to gasp u11der the first hot suns of the spring. TbUB it is \Ve h~ar this fariner having a cow" liftiug" or t11at nnE · having an ox that iequires the help of three or fonr neighbors to g:et hiu1 cm his legs. And ,vhat showin" would the cost of fe ed of these animrits mak: on the .iccount·book if ancha. far· I mer keeps one ! He wonld find th;t a. large por· tion of hi"- feerl had beco1ne dissipated in the froz:t:in air of the north winds ; that a good portion of hay or co1 n had gone to 1nelt ice n.ntl Influencing Children. enow and ovapor:ite cold rain·water, and tha.t what was left afte1 these thiu""s had becu cloue If \'Oil \\'ould luilul:ncc olnldren for the had J)an:ly sufficed to kel:lp 1ife in his 1Jea.'3ts: right; win tbi:ir l ove. It to.kes Httlc to do ·r.::J-AVING assumed the business lately cnnied on under the name and For in tbi3 case philosophy 1 or science, or book- that. A child's heort is w;.un1 1 ready to _ .J _ style of "Cons1Cul & Co.," !Lnd having had nearly knoJ'fledge, call it what you 'Will, is t11oroughly give back tull 1nensurc of love for a tenUer conohorated by pra.ctice. If two beu.sts are fed ~tnile or a helping hand. Do not repulse ahkc, except tho one is kept 'vell stabled and tlien1 if their caresses are rough, or tl1eir \Vhat is your rntnpled tho other out of doors exposed to the cold, the rejoicings noisy. one thus exposed will consu1ue jnst double -t:he collar 01· achhig head to the hnr1n dont! with allli)le facilities for the a.mount that the other will, and \vill be in worse whP.n yon chill th!:: childis affection 1 Snid condi,tion besides. Every ma.n who keeps a cow a stout, rough lil.rrner to n1e, 'I like VVi\1 S--, I ho.vcu't seen hin1 for year" and knows thfo to f!Ollle extent, though he n1ay i1ot yeu.1::; 1 but I like bin1. He used to let us know the figures. Hero we give thum-tliey go with hin1 to the held :i, or off fi:::;hing, and t\ra tl1e ~·esult of a cll.rciflll experim~nt made by took pains to nirUi..e llfl huppy, flS if lie tl'lUlt\vortUy !et:dcr, \iZ. : Two lots of sheep thougbt us of sonl e coii::=eqnence, it \Vt· he flatters himself that he can offer (nf fh-e each) \Vere r:ielccted, of equal "·ci!:hts we1en't knee·high. 1 Dot1't. scold tbem. lt and condi tions. One lot Wfl.'l kept out of doors you n1n ~t rep1ove-and cl1ildre11 will re· 11.nd 1uui:btiltered 1 the other kept in a close pen. spl':'.ct o.nd love yon ruore ii you rcvrove Thu lot unsh1Jltered ate 1,912 pounds of t u1·nipr,i theil· luults-1et your tnanut::r be firn1 and agaiust S86 pounds eaten by t11e other. The quiet. No bluster avail~ with them, hut gain in ,.,..eight was 2.3 pounds per hellil in the they kno\v at once wh en you nre iesolnte. first lot ancl 28 pouudfi per head in the i:.econcl. Al1ore all bti sincrrc. As ha::i oftt:n been thim any other House in the tmde, west of the City of M@treal, and he h0pe,s t.hat by The profit can be fig-ured out by any mo.n said, children are thl' surest detectives. Yon ct1.nnot ch<'at tiH~n1 \vith pretence, as you 'vho knows wha.t turnipa and mutton are !;an their elrlcrs. To influence then1 to worth. Ha.cl not the feeding been abundant, pnr;ty and trutll, you n1ust yourself b..:: so1uc of the e:flJOsed sheep 'vould ha.vc died. thoroughly pure an1l true. ~'-\ nd yet sheep "'ill sta.nd more c-xposur.:: thn.n he may merit a fair share of pLtblic 1,a,tronage. calves or hc1f1-:rs 1 or e\·en full grown cattle. :!\ot· Home Cheerfulness Bowmanville, March 17, 1871. n24-ly witl1standing ail thii:!, evory winter's (hiy one l1:Iany a child goes astray, not because may see young ca.Ives huniped up and stiff~neJ E. P. NEEDHAM & SON with colJ, shaking in the keen breeze, and their there lS a wu.nt ot ~wa,rer or virt ue at ho1ne 1 o\vners knowing- at the same t.iu1tl that a year's liut sin1pl y hl·Cat1se l1on1e lacks su11shine. growtl! is thus frozen out of them. 'l'hi.8 comes A ch1hl n ee d~ ~1nilts as much as flower:; need i'Unbean1s. Children look lat.le becf n,pt figuring -u p p10ht and loss. PUBL[SH youd the present n1on1ent. If n thing dis please!:'-, tla~y are prone to avoid it:. Ii ho1ne i:; th<· pl,tce "·hen· faces are sour and wortls Punishment of the Wheel. harsb, r1.11d fau't-fincJ.111g is ever in the as· The pnnishn1ent of the \vheel, wliid1 Cl·uda11t, they will epe1 1d ns 111auy hours as L1::t every f,1ther and Those tlu·t have tried, are convinced was snpp1t!SSt'd in 1790 was uac ot th~ n1ot1L possl lile elsrwhe1e. Let then1 ll1Khttul thut can be J111agin ed. rl'he c1i111· 1nuthf'r, then, try to he hnppy. that S. F. HILL sells his 11n.l \Vas l'.::xt~ndeJ on a St. Andrew·s cross. look happy. L~t thetn talk to tl1eir child· Goods as low or lower ti.tan Ab·n TlH:l'e weH· on 1t l!ight 11id1es cut, one Ue- ren, eq)(.'cially the little ones, in sucl1 a th"n any one else in wuy as to nlake the1n happy. low e<lch ar1n b1::twP.en the elbo\V antl. wri-:llj Town! ,\nutht:l' bt:tweeu the el Low and shoul.ler; one undl:'r each tl11gh, and one undt:r each "\VoRK li'OR CHRIST.- 'Ve ueed to Jr.ave OBGANIS1'S JIEPEB7'UBY, IE:'g . The exl·cnt1onu1·, 1u1ned with a heavy off askln~ to have the Gospel co1nfort us ; A !v!ONTUI,Y 1L\GlZ1NE, A large stock of trtungulur har of i1on, ga'"e a violent blow .n1cl, luBLea<l of that, 1:;hou ld ask to have it For Qrgan-pla.yers and the 1nusic-lovh1g on each of these eight place~, nnd of cuutsl! tea.eh ut=. Lo1d, what w1!_,J: tlion have 1ue to Oloths Dress Goods,Str;pecl, Clwckecl story-reading public generally. hroke the Luue ; a.ud a 1ii11th on tl1e pit ol do 1 \Ve Rhonld aR k. Keep very busy in plain Shciwls, Winceys , tlie ston1ach. The n1angl1!d vii.:tiin \Vas thcu Goel'~ ~ervicc . V1 s1t the poor and 11ftiicted, Flannels, Blankcts,Linens, ltltl!d frou1 the cross and stretcht!d 011 a 01 Sl\Y wood or dig potatvc~-anything; ouWool Goods, Hoise1·y, :-;mull wheel, placed vert1cnJ ly at 011c of the lv don't be unoccupied. Go to all the 111eetOnly 50 Cent$ per Year ~nda of the cross, bis back on the upptl' ing~, to ineet Christ nntl h is people there. Gloves,ci11 d T·r iniOnly 50 Cents per Year! µart ol the 'vhec l, hifl licad and feet ba11g- Cultivate a n1orc lo\vly, reverent 1 tender, Only 50 Cents - per Year mings u1g d(J"Wn. · The sentence provii.led Lhat he uppl·eciative feeling toward your fellow· SAMPLE OoPY MAILED FRBH '.l'Q ANY .:1hou ld Te1naiu there as long us it plea;;i~d nten. all bought before the ad,·ance in pdcell. Love thern all, an<l be grateful for ADDRESS. God to prolong his life. 1t1:ar1y lingered their fellowship. £,\nisb illusive estimates there five or six honrs, son~e longer. A son ot past happiness. Fudge ! that old Past. vf a jtwell~r in the P lace de la Da.uplline, whicl1 cheats ue so \Vith its proud air~, was who had 1nn1dered his father, \Vas ouly re- no gr1~at alfuir in reality. VVe 'vere refltless .A special line of Tartans, 60 per cent Send to the office of J. P. RICE lieveJ. hv death at tliti end of twenty.four then ; nn<l tt we are better Christians now lower than ta·t Year Brown St., Bowmanville, Sole hours. ~,rhese unhappy wreLcl1ei:i, eften ut· then we \Vere then, we are better of.-W. t ~ rinu horrible LJ,\svheinil~s, arc al""·ays tor- ·Oraig Agent, or to the ment~<l. My n continnal thirst, inces:sa.ntJy calling for sometlang to drink. A priest One day a gentletnan found a little gul never left their side duriug tbe excruciati11g ~gouy, but iu~essantly put wat~r to the~r busy at tLe ironing talJle, su1oothing th e µarclled lip~, w1pt:d th~ sweat iro1n the1r to\vels aud stoelnngs. 'Isn't it hard '~"ork OF burning brows, ancl po1nted ~o a ~erc1ful for your little arins 1' he asked. A look like Gent's suits mat.le by the best \Vork1nen. sunshine ca.me into her face as she glanced God above the scaffold,exten<l1ng Il1s arnu; Every Garment made to fit. 'lt isn't l1ard \vork to receive them. This holr duty wo.s always toward her mother: when r do it for mo,' she said softly. The best Black 'l:eas in Town. discharged by a doctor o[ the Sorbonne. THE OBSERVER, (the Organ of the Bible Christian Denomination, one of the best Family Papers printed in the Dominion) clubbed with the MERCHANT, for Two Dollars per annum, in advance. J. ELLIOT'S Cheap Store, rrYRONE. AS ·usUAL --0-'-- The Promised News Mr. J. Milne, T\VE'.'.TY YEARS EXPERIEKCE IN THE TRADE, ADVERTISE THE CORNER AHEAD IN THE Purchase of Merchandise in the Cheapest · Markets, a A SUIT OF GREATER IND U CE1\1E~1TS ~4..tteution, MEROHAN'f (j-ood Tweed For $10.50. -0GET YOUR P1·01nptitude and Courtesy, IMTvf EN&E ! "Try it for Ycursel"Ves , "THE SILVER TONGUE" CORNWALL BLANKETS Clan. and THE GREAT FAVORITES. SUBSCRIPTION, 'rhe Choicest Va.riety, the cheapest A lot last Season's Tweeds at 20 ;per cent. bel\JW Cost. The best Green Teas in Town· "SILVER TONGUE " FACTORY GOODS ·IN TOWN. E. P. Needham and Son, 143, 145 & 147 EAST 23d St. .r.\ n1an \\·ho 'vas:tes his thnc ond his strengtb iu sloth offers hirnself to be a tar<..l't-'t for tbc r1tvil, \Vho 1s n "'onrl~r!ully good ~ifl~ma.n, a11<l \vill 1id<lle the idler with his ohol·.--John Ploughman. IPloughman. Everything in t1H· wol'ld h of sorne use; but it would puzzle o. doctor of divinity, or a p1iilo1i10pher 1 or the ,vjsest owl in our ~t·eµle, to tell the good of idlencs:s.-John Bntter, Egys, j}fittens, Socks, and Yar11,talc011 as Cash /01· Goods. F. Y. COWLE. Bowmanville, Sept. 1870. tf-52 s. F. HILL. Bowma uville, Oet. 5th, 1871. NEW YORK. 'l'o a11y person who <>"ets us three new subscribers, we ,rill seud The PHENIX for one year free, or one of our bem1tiful prize, steel plate engravings worth $2 oO. 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