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THE" 1fERCHA~, FRIDAY MARCH 19, 1875. POETRY. TO-MORROW. "As for 1ne, I will behold 'l'hy face in righteousness: I ehall be satisfied when I awake with Thy likeness." '!'here is a laud where grief shall sleep, Aud joy and peace awaken, \Vhere mon1ents ~hall too swiftly s1··eep To be by co.re o'ert.aken. There µleasurf:l, drest in fadcless flowers, Smiles at departed sot1·ow 1 And hope rests in contentment's bov:ers\V'e'll reach that land to-n1orrow . VVe lea.ve behind a pn.thwa.y strew!d 'Vith mnuy n. bitter tokrn Of fa ults and follit:s unsubdued, And rcsol ntions broke11 ; Bright expectatimis rainbow bnilt, 1'-f<:ilting in showers of sorrow ; But this da.rk course of pa.in and gui lt, "\Vo'll cease to tread to.morrow. FARM AN.D KITCHEN. Maple Sugar Making. c To-d!ty, and e..-cry Uay we've pa.'ised, Has brough t jta toil tu1rl trouble; We ever me.e t an env~ous -bla.<it 11.'o break the glittering bub°bh-, Our ]abor yet is but in va.U1, Our pleasu1~es end in sorrow ; Onr 1 l(·r11·rst. h(lpp~ wu nP.ver gain~ 'l.'witl 11v:. Le ~u ~ .... ·illJrr:.e;\·. We'll throw away the plea.snot hours ; YVe'll scorn the p1~11ent pleasure; 1'o·morrow'3 promises are oure Of happineal:! and leien-r.e. rfhe promises We ]LOW dt1it.y~ The 11opes that now we borraw, The j Jys we dimly now s11r1c:ey, Shall be fulfilled to . m_oi.-ro~"· You tclJ us that the Settiug PUU ~fa'1 be the last we n111nber j .And ero t110 m orniug is begun We with thl} dead may slumher. SliaU gloomy certEtinties bear swa.y "\Vhile we a hope ma.y boii.pw ? :No, if we 1nect with ~eath to.day, 'Ve'll welc0tnclife to.morrow. ~ Crumbs fOl' Chickens. -4 -~· .~ 1\!an's a. fool! Vlhen it's hot h-e wnnts .it c~ld : When it 1s cool he V.~nts it hoL""N e\i1· contented w.ith hls lot. "\-"\' hen ita Ury He. for sho1'-·ers j)j lu~ar<l Lo sigh 'Vhen to meet his wi:;h-- it rains Of the wet the fool complains. Hot or cold, dry or wet, N othiug su its that; he can get, I consider, ns a rule, Man's a~ol. A rare flower-The pink of politenci>r>. Burning words- A llictionary iu flames. \Vhy is a side-saddle like a four quart j ug'! l!ccausc it holds a. gal-on. There are various F.otations in life, but the least dcsil'ablt.J ia a police station. The best way for a mnn to acquire a fine flu,.,. of ln.ngu.age i::! to stuL Lis to1J 11.gaint:it a raised brick. A. Ciuc~nnati }H'.lrk·dcn.ler proposes to furnish the wol'li with his ought·to-buy-hography. "\Vhy is the end of a fish's tail liko the Prince Impel'ia.l of Fnince? Because it is the lo.st of the bony.parts. ' Come out hear and I'll liok the whole of ynu, 1' aaid an urchin to some stick!! of pe-ppE:r· ment in a. confectioner's-windo"'-. The man ·who kan set him self to w0rk at cnnything on 5 1ninit::! notiss ha,z got or1e of the be~t tru.de8 I kno UY, , 'Is there any man in this town lJamed Aft.:- ··· noon ?' inqnirc~l 11 1t1issif'lsippi Po~t-nrn.stE"r, u.s 111.~ l1dd up n. letter directed' P. I\f.' · 'Don't you know that. it8 four degrees below .tero ?'"aRked a Milwuakee girl~as she was c·Jtter riding with h(·l' lover. He took the hint and ])U t his nrm around her. Such of 011r readers as are~ fortuna¥ enough to own, and wi..s~ enou:;h to use-a. "sugru· busl1," will tind some good practica.l sng:gest.iona in the followiug discussions ·by the Deerfield " Valley· li'ar1ners' Instit~ on ' 1 '!'he best method of manufa.ctur.ing M1:;1,ple Sugar." condensed from the New England Homestead:D . Cunedy, wli,; J 60 trees last spring yield· eel teD pounds ea.ch, or 1,600 pounds in all, expre.;scLl tho opinion that the soil has " a vast 'Oh <lea1· !' he sighed at last., 'wh11t is to denl" to do with the quality of the sap. He be .done? I c11n bear 1ny ruaster's whip and has an OI(.;hanl on the \Vestl!ru slope that 1nakcs spur; I cun stilntl b eing half wol'ke<l to ten pou11ds of sugat' to a barrel of 13ap. The best sugar, he thinks, is from the first run, for death over the country, and with the heavy the last of the Reason is "from sap just from. cart-tho·e are evils I make ·'P my mind He bol'l~a to; and if that yelping cur comes beh10<l the ground," and!is darker colorerl. the hole!! 1 to 1~ inches deep, "ieaving all the me, I can give !1im a reception that sends chips in to prevent their dryi.ng; :i gathers the bun fiyn1g ; Uut as to these tornwuts, consap I)~ soon as; poseiblo after it runs ; bolls · it teo1ptible as they are-too small to hi~ met down without evt.Jr letti11g it cool,and uees swC'et effect nally-1 verily believe they'll be the milk to cleanse the syrup beforC reducirig it to sugar. lie find:-; that it rcqnires one·ha.1f to denth of n1 e.' .Ah! Soi~ is in human lil'e as in pony three.quarters of a cord of "ood to boil down ~ife. Great trials can often Uc bravely sufficient sap for 100 pounds of sugar. D. Galei who baa been in the husiness near y borne, when petty annoy au ce~, by their all his life, has b ecome satisfied by expi;riment, ·number nnd pertinacity, vex and wear the that one spout pl!lr tree 1 is better than two, and soul. that galvauized iron is. preferable to ' YoPd , a.a more sap is obtaine<l through the former than :r.i:ake Children Useful. "through th':! latter. He, too, boils as soon as he t.mn after tl1e sap rnns, and he goes against 'flic .energy which sbrne children n1a.nift:st stirring the sugar when it is " cooling-a Jirocess, in mischievous pra.nktl;nH\Y be tna.dc to sub7 wbicb, while malcing the product ligh~er colOr~er"\;c usefl,l.l nrtd in s tru,ctiv~ purpul!cs. Little ed, destrO)-'S the grain or cryst~~ls . He gets ~11 a\'erage of four pound~ of Sligar pet· tree; thinks odds and ends of e1nploymcr1t· n1ay be given that trees grown on a dry, sandy soil, makes thern--work suited to their s1nall capabilithe whitet>t sugar, and finds it takes nearly !l.S ties may be assigned tbem-uud u11dt!r jumuch wood to boil a pan that is six feet long, as dlCio11s direction and considerate encourageone twice that length. His greatest trouble is rnent, their littl e h eads and hands ctin ac from a dark sediment that burns on the botto1n con1plish 1nuch, and that gla<lly. The bright of the pan, forming a fin.rd coating that colors li' ,tle ones wbo wonlU 'te1p/ nu1m 1na, the suga.r, and needs to be scoured off oftH1 should not be repelled with a barsb word, with sand paper, E. 1tl. Smith is c.:onvUiced that he can $et bnt ..S')nte sin1plc t<tEik should be devised for more sup from a tree by tapping just above their occupation, and son1e trilling tbingwhere a large root prongs off, and putting in so very great to them-should.. be the retwu spouts some distance apart. ..A.greed, that ward of ita perforinan~e. the sooner sap is boiled after it runs, the better, As a geher..11 rule, gi vc your children and never saw any cleansed 01· a'tn:i.ined so clean tha.t there would be no sediinent at the 1'ottom. son1etbiu8 to do. A daily e1nployrnent of He clea.naes syrup with eggs, at the rate of two some sort will exerci.;e their minds health· eggs to forty or fifty pounds of sugar, 1T he beat fully, ond develop ele111ents of usefulness and largest 1uantity of sugar, in his- opinion, is and selt-reliance, which n1ay prove incalmade from trees growing on an eastorn slope, culably valuable to tl1eir manhood. aud woin graYelly soil, near a clear running trea.1n of mauhoo<l. }fiserable is the ple11 urg/ d hy water. Thorough cleanliness is indiapensible, aome, th at they 'buve not the tiine' to_l uok and the pan or evaporator can best be cleaned after t.h~ir children. ~ o ~ucli pretext can with a piece of course san dpaper. S. \Va.rd ~reed wjt4 uthers, that to ff.take divest Lh~1n o[ tliu gra.ve. re~ponsibilt'ies tlie.best sugi:..r, the sap inu st be boiled as soon as wbkh the haviug of children imposes. possible after . it has run fron:1 tho tr0e 1 Th e luws of God, and of hu1111inity, demand aud sugar it before it cools. 'l'reea that aro . of parents the 1est CD.re and lra1tqng for th11£ty, and with woel\ white to their children they ca.u \.iring into exerci.:i.-... the heart, !!lake the whitest sugttt'. CleanlineRB is necessary in every particular, but How nHtny poor \vretchcs there a.re, taxing he doee not believe in putting in either milk or society "'ith their maintenance, wllo owe eggs to cleanse tho eyl'up, as he had always lia.d their \.Yorthlessness and sins to the neglipoor snccese ,.,..1~en he used eithel'. gence of their pnrents:, in devtlopiug an<l. J. Johnson spoke of the Jnanner of oleansi.ng" directing g1.·od natural endown1e nts for lives cA.ne sugar by uS:ing beef blood, and filtering it of' ind u ~try and independence ! Lurgc through bone bla.ck or uharred bonel:l, anrl of th~ Firo1ness in a ch1kl is a good thing ; it conolder way of doing it with clay·. C . E. Cooley tbiuks the Ji.fference in the col· tributes to stea~ioesa of thought and decc1. or of anga;r, ie owing to the color of 'tl1e wood. Large Self.Esteem is d~sil:-able, in tha.t it Old trt!ea witli datk wood, will make dark sug;\r, confera th~ sense of per,:;Onal worth and while young trees, with cletu' '"'hite wood, will dignity. L o1.r14~ Approba.tiveness is most inako white sugar: Prefers to put but one ser . .·iceable in itd l"::stra.ining auu. aLin1ula.tspout in a tre<i, n.nd the best of the syrup riselil iug n1inil'itrations. L~f({t! D~structivenea s to the top of the kettle or pan ,. .-hilt~ boiling. is a good heritage; under proper control, it 'l'he gre:lt importance of absolute cleanHn eRs in all the processes cf sligar.making, 'vas dwelt con Lri Uutes to ar;tivity and achfeven1ent. Large Oum bttti \·eness is u good quality ; it upon by each an<l bVery speaker. contributes courugc, holdne ~s, onil progres· If St.oi·c Polish is mixed with very strong soap sion to the character. Large . Acq1dsitivesuds, the luster appeare immediately, a11d t-he nes.s, rightly tro.inecli s upple1n<:!nt~ industry dust doc;; not fly nrouncl M it usually dOes . with cconontf and tbritt. Bnt such q ualittt:s iu child1\~ n 111:~t!d guidance of a di.::creet Child'ten'ii Pudding. - Qnarter of a TJounU of parent. Misn1nnagcn1ent. 1 negh~ct, er.sily suet, quarter of a p·Jund of flour, quarter of a le'l.d to their perveroion and the rniu of a pound of currants, two ounces of sugal', two teaspoonfuls of moln.sses, j uice and peel of one I.ire which, otherwh·e, nijght h!tve heen a lemon, milk. l3oil in 1 nold three hours. two, but nu longer. There they were-i11 his eyt>.8, on his nose, at bis f'ar .., and all over him. If he could have eaten them all,he would, or kicked them all into the next country, he \YOUld,or gallope<l. thetn out of the world, he would; but there was no Jotng a-ny~ thing with thcn1. As he moved, they n1.oved; and every time he o.tterr1pted to graze, they . $eLtlt>d ~hemstllres on hin1, or buzzed in a clouU round his head, !ls I'L·gu1arly as ·r t 1 1 1uy ll ac1 come by invitation. NEW All Wool ' a FALL STOCK AT Just Arrived a.t the COMEandSEE · I· P A.SHION HOUSE 1.~ BA 1 TINGS 1 " · splendid asso1·tmcnt of HILL'S NEW MILLINERY. Alson, lot of NEW I I I n ' DiagoDals. Homespun. French Reps. Plaids. Merinoes. Russian Twills. Plaid Wincies. Plain do. Shawls. Flannells. IREAL HAIR, FANCY GOODS, & ...~so I large stock of Stamps for Braiding and Em- Fall &Winter Dry Gootls ---:0:--- ~~ - it rJ fl ~ · j - . antl ({; Full ~nvply 0 ~~ /Ji_ ~ 8' "11~ ~ ~ 7 f . broidery. for Spring just to hand. A LARGE LOT OF (} FASH 1·0 NS LADIES' and GEN'l'S' FU'ItS VER.Y Bowmanv11le. Nov. 1st, 1873. as usu11L --o-- OI-1:EAP House, September 24, 1874. B owir:na.u.vil:te. MRS· A. FLETCHER PUBJ_J:ro: 'Vi-\L'TER \VIGG & SON, returniug thanks to t11eir nurilcroni5 cua tomers and tlvi public gP-neraUy, for past favors, I Nwould l'espectfully invite their attention to our present stock of furniture, as we base lfl.tely added thereto, that we may thereby be enabled to en.pp! y all parties who DJay "ph.!a.se to favor him with a calL -Ctrcat inducements held out to those purchasing at our eata.bb~bment. Picturee, Looking- GlasF.leB, etc::- t:irarned to order, and in every sty le. Samples of the differe!-'.Jt kind of Mouldings can be ~eccl nt .th e ware-room. We would also beg to inform you, t11 ~~. having purchased a Dowma.11 vi1le, April 7th,1874. BOVJMANVILLE Machine and Implem.~nt Manufacturing Co :M::a,nufaotures of SPLENDID NEW ' HEARSE, w\j" shall '\VOOD: AND IRON be ready at a 11 times to attend funeral s, on short notice and rcasont\.ble terms. N. 13.-Coffins kept on hand and matle to order, at the NEW D011fINJON RE'l'AIL FURNIJ.'URE WARE-ROOM. hawa., Aug. 26th, 1870. WORKING 1 MACHINER'l King Street East, Oshawa· NEFPEL~S NEW N~~ARLY GOODS · My New Goods have Double Turbine Water Wheels and ' ~ ~ Ca.stings of a.11 Xinds 1 ALJ_J CO lVIE 10 ·1rA_ND AND REPAIRS done OJJ. the and the asscrt,nent will be fo1md SROETEST NO'l':COE NEW GOODS ' --o-- '\-Ve have now on hand a. large quantity of Common and Gang Plows tbA.t wiH be sold at ' PRICES MODERATE Th~ LOW PRICES tf. Stock F11Ily !sso1~tetl@ ---:o:--- AT THE SHOP. Bowmanville, l\-farch 6 1873. Public 1<re solicited to c1<ll and see fer themselves. 8th 1872 Hampton. Sept. H. ELLIOTT JUN G;:i The Satisfaction given by 1873. -o- 1873 · - - -o--of the GOODS AT RIGH1 PRICES ! 1 AT Dana's Patent Sheep Marks MARKS ARE THE CHEAPEST, THESE the most la.atin'g, the loll.st troubleron1e, and nlost con1pletc ever invented. They ure used and recommended by n1any of th<· best lll·eederil in the United Stn.tes and (Janada, such as G. B. Lodng,.1,, Sa.lvm, M.ass._, President l\ ew England \Vool uruwc1·si Society; .Tohn S. Ross, Henn!:!· pin, Ill. ; Profcsaor Jl,:1, !\files) of the State Ag· ricultural College~ Lansing, 1\-fich.; lion. Geo . Brown, 'l'oroato, Ont. ; John Snellt Edmonton, Out. On each Mark is stamped the o'vnE"r's n·m· ond the Sheep'· number. They will be sent free, by mail, 01 · express, for only fo10· i:ents erzch, and will last for TWENTY YEAHS. f;q- CMh 1nusf accon1pany a.ll orders s eclipsed by the satisfaction given by 8:J.1ALE to liis nu1nerous patrons. He is now pleased to announce that he has on hauc.l a l::trge and varied lissorti:rent o FA_ LL STOCK· ---o--BARNUM Dress Goods Newest" Style ~ J. & W. J McMurtry & Co. SIGN 0}: THE GOLDEN LION ' . Iii Sept. 25th, 1874. BOWBIA.NVILLE. .,.. splendid succes~. -An nual . of Phn ;nolog and Physioqnooty. Feath&rs Cornfng Oiit.-To pre\·ent feathers 130 oms A..._" 1·1 D SHOES .1 Iuf the ht!st q_11ality, and is anxiou.s th::it they sbnll set to work as aoon as poasibfo. Have you seen Cowle's cheap 10ct Cottons? A ~li ppery qu<.'~tion just now js wh t-thcr it is from coming out, stop feeding Cftrn or other Ucltel' to be a. fat ID an and conic do\\·n heav .f, hard feed, and grease the barr, parts with lard, m· Lo be a thin man nnd have nc.thing to break rnixed with sulphcr and gunpowder. Hel'e ig the foll. a.nothi::r :-.<\.pply sweet oil and turpentine, Eithe,r of Si.x·and·a·half feet of a bride i-tood before the equal parts. shake it before u sing. altnr ju ft P~ris dn1rd1 the other da.y and prom· the above will a.ns:wer. 1 DRUGS AND MEDICINES ~t th~ ARCIHilALD YOUKG, Jn., Sarnia., Ont. Orders addressed to tho. l\.Irl:tcH:NT t\nd OBSEB.VEH Office, fot any quantity, will be filled at tbe above-mentioned price, as quickly as he :&ia.rkR oan be ina<le and s:::nt. 0. BARKER, Bow1uanVille,Dec. 28th.18· 7J.. m13 Jy GREY COT'TONS of th e best make, iJ1cludiJ1g the celebra.ted Bowmanville Drug Store, All Prices, All Sizes. All Xinds. Ladies' Prunella Congress at 80 cents Balmorals, extra hi~h cut · - $1.25. STORM ONT. lOct Cottons at Cowle's---Splendid value. Caked llddcr.-Thc following trentrnent ~a aai<l to be good : 'fhe best remedy "'Te ever tried; was to bathe it thoroughly and persistent.A. bad little boy rubbed caye11ne pepper dust ly with tepid wnter, and milking clean. Some, all O\'er the back of his jacket. The s(.;hool use sa.lt and water, Qthers salt and vi11egar, but ma'arr1 thrashell liim briRkly, bnt dism irncd we doubt whether they ba \'e any advantage !:;Cbool imrned i::itdy to run to th e neurc:it drug over the pure water. '£be udder at s lch tirnes1 !ltm·c for cyewatcr. is of course, jn Aamcd, a.n'1 pe1·sistent applica· Nnw, 1)apni, what .fo huxnbug?' 'It is,' re- tion of water will redi.~ce the inflammation, en~ Jilicd plipn, : whc11 Ill <~ pn·tends to be \'trj' inn<l abling you to <lraw the milk. It may re4uirc several-bathings to entirely retnove the cak(;, t·f lnc ar.d puts no buttous on my shirt.' but we are con£dent that three tirnes out of 'John, I nm afnlid yon ha.ve !teen forgetting four, it will pro\'e s11ccossful. ii e,' s~id '-" bright-t yed girl to her sweetheart thu 1 tb er day. 'l,..t'S, Sue, I hn.ve been for get- v.J.t . h many I t:n:~ you tb eF.e two ycats.' M·inced Beef.-It is custoniary, farmers to kill.a beef in the fall c,r wi nt er, n.nd 1 : '!.:!iddy, ::;aid nlady, 'step over and aee how Plcl ).fz1J. Jnncs ji; t his 1nor11ing.' In a few after using the nic1:.st pieces to roasti boil and fry , for a length of time, you will find ma.ny . n1 i 1111t1.:~ Biddy i·eturned with the information scrapa a.::cumulo.te that are to. bl;l used, cei-tainth ~1t l\J rs. Jones was seventy-two years, Reven ly, but how? A good "lay is to bwil them until luon1hs and two days old tha.t morning, quite tender; take out all the bones. 'l'hen The Binghampton Republican says : ' It chop very fine ":ith your .1nince knife, sea.son Jrn. 1 1-s batl to see a <leg preceding his maste1· with salt, pepper and sa.ge, if. you like, press Jowu the street and calmly turn down the 1:1tairs £r1nly into some large mouthed vesi:,el,antl when to the first saloon hA app:i:oaches, · It shows cold- it is ready for use, either to be slioeJ. thiu thijL'e is somethins- wrong, somo;!thing lacking~ and eaten cold, or broil it slightly on a very in fa.ct a deplorable tendency on the part of the hot Sriddle; it is splentlid. · rlog. ise(l to love, cherish and obey three feet,and u. rprnrtcr of bride·g1·oom; anC that's th e lou g and F.hort of it. J. HIGGINBOTHAM thanks to his nu1nerous friends and customers, and to the public generally,. for t he very libf'ral support he has received since his commencing in busines3; and hopea by con· tinued strict personal attention to business, and offering nothing but the P 1.H'1JSt articles, at the most reaaon~ble prict;i:i, to ensure a continuance of pn blic plltronage. J. H. would oall special attention to hifl ven: superior stouk of ~ W OULD mo.st respectfully t ender his sincere DOMINION BANK. BOWMAKVILLE. INothing to Beat it:. GENT'S BOOTS. " " I -- of unequalled STYLE and QUALITY STOnMONT CRpital, Paid Up, HEAD OFE'ICE, nn~-:.NCli $1,000,000 'I'OlWNTO. 01'T{AW.._\. 1 Rubber Goods, Felt Goods, OFFtCES : \VHll':UY1 0RI LLIA, Tfunks, &c. Special .attention given to T)Y'E~ S'TUFFS bu~t OonoultG, Bo·wuANYILLE, Ux: mu DGE, COTTON which arc Sllre to give t he J\ well selet:ted stock of f!f!,ti>ifaotion. DRUGS, CHEMICALS, P.A'l.'ENT MEDICINES, BRVSHh'S, COJ1BS, SHOULDER-BRACES, SUPPORTERS, Etc, Ek kept t.onstantly on hand, TLe poet who sent an effusion entitled 'Noth· OILS, PAINT, I( Had 'L!lisure. ing but }""'lowers ' to a pa.pet' for publication is COLORS, V AH.NISHES, on tl1e ragged edge of mortification. The poem 1 If .I had leisure, I wou}d repoir that appeared as 'Nothing but :F'leas. ' When the weak pl11cein my fencr,' said a fanner. Ile . and WHITE LEAD compo!itorwa.<:1 reasoned with,hc said he thought had none, however, aad while drinking at the very lowest prices. Ihe1 e ought to be something lively about the cider with a neighbori the cows broke in poem. Horses and Cattle Medicines. and injured a prime piece ofcoru. He bad N. B .-·Uouutry Btore-kef.peni supplied on The Detroit .Free P~·e..~s E!ays that there is a leisure then to repair his fence, but it did the most advanta.geons terms. m3n at Riiverbill, Mass., wb.o daims tu have A f:hoice selection of Lci..MPS fo1··bo.le chenp. traded horses thirty seven-times and cheattd the not bricg imck bis corn. B »·V ,n ~'l vlliL'. Dcin: 1868.· 6m. 'If I had leisure,' said a wheelwright, Inst other ,rn(l.n evf'ry time, and yet when his w~fe 1 I would alter llJY stove-pipe, for 'Vinter, died the other day, lie promised that he would know it is not safe.' But he did not find Jnect her ln 1-Ienven. A gentleman who waited. forty·flve minutes time, and when his shop caught tire, and in a. 13oston eating house one d?oy last week for burned down, he found lt::if:'ure to huild a stcnk, in p~ying the bill remarked to the another. pl'oprietor : ' I think I shall w:.int another steak 'If I ha.cl leisare,' said a 1necl1auk, 'I one week from to day.' 'All right,' said the should have my work doue i n season.' rr1_ (west of t he Ontario :Uank.) ie yro11rietor, 'you can Ol'der it.' 'But I pri:.fer inan thinks his time bus been all occupil"'U, t::i lea.ve the order now so t11at I shall not have but he was not at work till a ft r;r sunr:i.~e ; to ·wait,' said t11e custmner, as he turntid to go, King Street, BowrnfL1'1vil'.e. he quit wo1·k at five o'cJocK, smoked. a ~iga r As Deacon A-- 1 on an extremely cold· after dinner fincl spent two hours on the inorning in old times, was :ridinfi by the house st1·~et tnlki~g no~sense with an ldle>r. of his neighbor B - , the lflitti;,r was chopping 'If I hfHl ] eisure,' said a n1erchat)t, 'I wood. The nsun.l salutations were exchl'lnged, r11HE. sub.scriber is pl'cpru·cd to builtl n.11 '1 t·e· the i::e \·erity of the weather discussed, and the would po.y rnore attention ta accounts.' The lJa.lr chancG' i::, my fl'iend, if you h ud leisure, yon horse1nan tnade deroonoitrations of pa~~ing on, when his neighbor detn.incd him with, 'Unn't would prohuLly pay ll ss attent.ion t.o tbf' Wagons, Buggies, und Outters, be in a hurry, deacon. 'Vouldn't :you like a matter tbnn vou do now. The t.hiug lA.1.:-k gla.<~1:1 of good old J a1na.ica. this morning ?1 ing wHh hu;dreds of forrners who till the <,f every tlesc..riptiou, at short uotice, and o roaAonable term::!, ....__,_' TbaJik yuu kindly,' i:.ai.d the ol<l i;eritleman,at soil ifl, no rnore leisure, but n1ore rt-so1ntiun t11e same time bee.inning tu tli::imount witb all th e spirit to do-to do now. If the farthe dtilibe1·ation becoming a deacon, ·I don't c'.lre if I do.' 'Ah, don't ti·oublo yourself to m.er who ;;ees the fonce in a pnor condition Cai-riP.ges Painted and 'l' rinn<c1· get offt deacon,' f.laid the neighlJor; 'I inerely would only ac,t nt once, liow inuch might a~ked for information. \Ve hn.ven1 t a drop in be saved. It would pre vent breechy cattle the house.' creating 'l.uar1·els rnnong neigh hors, tbut in 1uany C8l;ie..<i te ~mini:i.te i11 lawauits, which A Sad Experience; take nearly ull they are both worth to pay Qll the pre1nises1 were specinl attention is given to all i This Bnnk, in addition to transacting the usual banking b usilie~ s, offe1 ·s to the puhlic all the advantages of a Saving In1:1titution with the security of a large pa.id-up _ capitn.1, by the means ot a SAVJ NGSDEPAll'l'.Ufil'iT. Iuterast a.Uo 1ved on all deposits of One Dol· lar and tip wards, at the rate of F IVE pc1· cent. per annum. · D epositors can withdraw either the whole or any part of their deposits at nny time, without previous no.tice. Special rates of interest allowed upon depo$its with notice of withdrawal. An1erican CurJ·ency and SilvEr taken .on dePOElit. Drafts granted payable in Grea,t Brita.in, 1-nitod States and a.11 parts of Canada. ~'"Depo·sitH can be remitted by mail,addresged to the Dominion 130..nk (registered), when in all .cases a. Pass-Book :rl:H.J~ ip t will be sent by retlll'n post. J. A. CODD, .A9ont, Bown1anville-, .Jan. 6th, 1874, 15-tf. CUTTING AND FIT'l'ING and none but fi rst-cla.sa workme11 employed, thuB insuring good value eYery case. STORE.-One door ~ast of Oornish's Jewelry tore, ICing Street, Bowman ville. BEST . in the World. READY-}IADE THE BAGS ' . J. SMALE. Bowmanvm·, Sopt. 23rd, 187:!. Speci<>l Line of COTTONS at COWLE'S. Straw-Cutters I Grairi Grinders!' FJ~ED AnothtJr car load of the above nobl ... articles 1m the way. Please call at the CLOTHING and Cheap· ======~-=====~-========~ MILLS. Good Clothing Ma.de to Orde1' It is a well-kn9wn Frtct tlw t Cowle has the best Tweeds in tlze countr.v. Nothing cheaper them F.:RUIT, AND B OvV Th1AN VILLE Farm Implement Forwarding Agency ll. W. JAMES, J{ing St, 1 Eowma11ville. J~owuJanvillti, ;Dec. 5, 1872. nlO. Confectionery Depot. WHOLESALE and RETAIL J :~ s '; ----·-- ---------- --------------the !Oct Coiuk'f. Col/oi1S s. 1 !UTUHN ! is shewing a 1874. S 1, 0 CK HOB BIS' · TREWIN, OSHA-WA OF o.l'rived, and for Sale, a.t the above <l.P-pot CARRIAGE SHOP New Fruit and Confectionm·yB, SOMETHING NEW AND DURABLE. DATES, FIGS, LEMONS MONEY and LABOR saved! p,.cnch TIME Oil PoliJJh. Thfa French Oil Polish is preChoice Lemon, Ora.nge paTed for Carriages, Buggies, Harness, Iloots Shoes, and all kinds of Leather. It will a.nd Citron Peels, and give any article of a most brilliant apI~eather, BLANKETS 1N GRAND ORANGES TO ARR. VE Soft Shell Almonds,Filbats, Brazil and Wall Euts, Keillei"s Marmalade, West India Prese1'Vecl Ginger, Per:irs, Plum.s, To· rna.ioes, J; Peaches, G1'een, Peas, Green. Corn ti; L'irna Bea.nli. 1 Our Dominion Excelsior Raspberry Vin egar,Salmon, Lobsters and Sardines Tomato Saµce and Pickles They hav!~ com1;1 and are coming, at the Fruit Depot. SHELL & SHELLED OYSTERS QUAUTY is the lest of CHEAPNESS. J3o wmn. ~nilJr:. peara.nclil, and at the same time, from its oily properties, tends much to preserve it, it will ail~ays be moist a.nd plinut ; R nd inay be exposed to water and washed, and will uotloseJts brilliance, and it is not to be feared that 11.tny crust will settle on said Leather when })reserved with the above Oil. For the woodwork of Buggies, Uarriages, and J!~urniture, there is nOt a beLter article in use. Manufactured by A. Sn.ION & Co., Tanners and Ourriers, formerly of France, now of l:'hi1aclelphi-a, Pa., Instructions-Shake bottle. A few drops on a. ]JiP.ce of sponge.apply it lightl v to the leather, a.nd you wiU obtaLn the finest lustre. Price 75ct.s.. per bottle, or $7. 50 per do;ien. .JOHN 'S):1AI,E, Sole Agtmt, l~ow tno.nville. July 16th, 1874. 41-G nws. Large Winceys--a. :Oea.d B.---Spccial inducement giv:en to CASH Purchasers. -----·--- - Vari~ty S1 APLE & FANCY DRY GOODS, Which excel in STYLE ·aud YALU E. ---o--Milline~y Replete with Latest Styles & Novelties. F. Y. Cowle 1 -I wishes t (i and Ma,11tle .Department ------ ~- --- -- - - - MOtTBNING GOOD~ A SI>EOIALlTY 'l'. DARLDIGTON.. D('C'. 4tb . J873. r,9-tf 80, I-IO ! Gentlenien of Fashion. -NOT SO FAST. I have written these few linffi And all I have to say, l'hat you can find me f.ltill at home I am not gOne away ; So all my kind l!ld friends n1ay cmne ; And all t.he young ~nf's too And get their garments picflly tnad~ In fashion.a thi~t are new. "1rhere old n.nd young dcttr frien d~ mn.y meet A welcome greeting by Il. PEA'l1E . Ge;utfJ' Furnishings I iofo101 his numerous fri ends and c:us tonH.lrR tba.t lui hafl remoycr1 l.o .. A Blacksmith's Shop Dressmaking, &c. !d:ias Heal "\VoulJ bt:g to inform the ladies of Dowmanville and vicinity. tlia.t she is prepared to tn.ke orders for Dres~pillking~"~n<l fill the same with despa.th ill t111J s. A Lai·ge Stacie of (J/oths and 'l.'rimmimgs, macle ta Order. Fits G.uaranteecl, Lalest Styles in Hats, Shirts, :ries, &c. Ladies· and Children'· Fine Make. CHEAPEST GOODS in TOWN thc· mos t com CARPETS, FLOOR OIL CLOTHS, CURTAINS, DAMASKS, &c. NEW STYLES, A LARGE STOCK TO SELECT FROM. Jr '1·om the Detroit F1·cc Press. the lawyer..-Annual of Phmwlog y and .After ~b.sk.ing hnnds at ·the ferry dock the Physiognomy far 1875. other day, one colored man inqui rctl vf another: 'Ditl11't you IDDJ"ry rle 'Vido1v .Jones :i.bout rlc Trifles ! 'Trifles ! ! Trifles ! ! ! fir st of Jinuary ?' '.Dn.t's me, I did, ' was the answer, ·but p,-e 'Don't,' soid the pony to the flies; and <lun left her.' he shook his heaJ 1 and 1nehcd his ta.il about "Vho ! how's dat ?' : \\Tell, de fust week i-;he ualled me 'honey;' and awny they all ttew. fle next wo ::k she r:.ulkctl aronud a.nd called ine 'Don'~t I 6 ~)" he cried ug-aln, 1noving to . f , ' 'ole ~ichard5 ~' ilen the_thn~d w~cl~."3ho <nun ,ur another plac", wb.cre he . bO(JCU he should ii\,e w~th a.flat-iron and brol'"e two i1b~, and Im / 1 ti A d o le <l1'd for a 1niin1te or · h .1_ ,, ose H :'! m, n s l gwine to ]ceep ng t n.w.ny 1 rom w.i.l'. ii,ncl General BUCKLER'S OLD STAND "licre be will be frm1l<l with BOOTS and SHOES ! Jobbing. · All work done at this Establ-ishmeni war·ro,nted. A C;Jll i1:1 respectfully ~olic,-ited. ,T, MOltRIS. Bowmanville, Out. l st. 1869. Harness, . LA'I'EST F.A.SHIO~. Whips Rel' experience fully warrants her in pl'omfaing su,tisfa<.:lion. Res1dence, Corner nf Church Street, and 1'.larket Squo..re. · BowmRnville. lJec. 4th, 18i3. 'Trunks &c. 1 ' d Bowm.anviUe, Jrn1e 10th 1873. w town. Please °n1 1 ~, Bucl' ,"'·H" 1 1 ens o .u,1-a.Vn3.rf1 s o1e1· one lOOr Bowman ville, Sep. 1873. 1 1 1st.: ° The intelligent Yeomamy of West Dmham and South Ontario, arc uccornin_g fu,lly awtire tlrnt OSHAWA affords the Best Ma~k.ec; her Manud factones supply the Best Implements; and her enterprising Mercbnnts stan ,eJi tbe niostStylish Goods,atPRlCES rgulated bya healthy competition J \IT rr· S · 93 I l 74 · Osb1wa, ,, !lBt.. r> lll_i; t ~·ept . :. n · 8 . 1 · ,