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· · THE :MERCHANT WEST DURHAM AND GENERAL ADVERTISER. circulates largely in the Townships of Darlington, Clarke and Cartwright. It is a. comuwn_ platfor1n, open to the fre e discussion of all questions in ·w hich thij general p ublic are conce1ned. '!'EH.MS. Stea.m Job Printing O:ffi.e KING STREET, BOWMANVILLE. Seventy-five cents per annum1 in advance. The 'Merchant' and Observer,' $2·00· R A'l,ES OF ADV J!.RTU3ING. AND GENERAL. ADVERTISER. VOLUME VII. BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, FRIDAY. JUNE 30. !876. NUMBE R I One column 45 per annum. li alf do. .. .. 25 " Quarter du. .. JV " T ransient advertise1ncnta, 5 cts per line first nsertion, :1nd 2c. v er line, ea ch sub$cquent one. XL POSTERS, P Ail1PHLETS , CIRCULARS, BILL HEADf' CHEQUES, NOTES , HA~DBII,LS, LABELS. CARDS, TICKETS , &c., &c., &c, EXECUTED IN FIRST CLASS STYLE that thC' cond ition in w h ~c h h e can1 e hoILe from our house gave her a shock that killed her.' Mrs. Birtwell s hnrcr~ d. ' Peopl e ~A.ya g rl:at 1nnny t hi ngs, r eturn· cd filr. E1Ii utt, · a ud thi s, I doubt uot, ia ~re atly exagg erated. Have yo u a.skeet T) r. Hillhouse in r egard to the fact.a in the ca.se1 He attended Mrs Ridley, I think.' 'No. I've been afraid to ask him' 1 it might reheve your mind.' GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY I POETRY. Homo Coming. TO Station, aon a WEST, GOING EAST. I.1oca.l* . .... 7:20, a.tn, I Jl-:xpresg, ., .... 8:30 a..m. )Jxpret!S.. ... 0 3fJa.m ! Jy'Cixed ...· .. .. . 4 :10 p,Dl, Mi x+Jd .... .. 2;20 p.m. II l~ocal ....... 7:50 P .m, E xpress . . .. !J:OO p. ro. Express ..··· 9.00 p.m, *This traia runs4 every morning of week, Lyle & Martyn's For a goo~ l\fonda.ys excepted, assortment of \Vhen bt'othcr'I'! leave the old hearthst one, Aud go, l.llbch one, a sep:~r ate way, \Ve t hink, as we go on aluno Along oui:: pathway, day by day, Of olden acen~ri and fa.cee dea.r; Of voices that we miss so much, And metnory brings the absent near, Until we almost feel the touch Of loving hand!'!, and hca.r, once 1nu1·l·, 'l'he dear old voices ringing out, As in the happy time of yore, Ere life had caught ai- share of doubt. GROCERIES, PROVISI01 \fS, CROCKERY, & Dr. BOYLE, S U RG ERY---SILVER ST. RESTD'RNCE ONTARIO STREET. ALSO If you should place against your oar '!'he ~hdl you plundered from the sea., Down in it~ bid<len heart you'd hear A low and ttinder mtlody1 A murmur of the restless tide, . .A. yearning, bo1·n of memory, And, though its lunging be denied, 'l'htl shell keeps singing of the son.. .And sornetimes when old merool'ies t:hron.g1 J3owma.nvillc, Ja.n, 20th, 1876. Like ghosts, tlte cliambers of our aou1, 'Ve feel the yearning, deep and atrong1 1\,fll~IBJm OF 'L'IlE llOYAL COLLEGB lt'.l of S urgeoue, l~ngland; Licentiate of the Iioyal College of Physicians, Edinburgh. Cor· oner, cto. Residence, Oorner oI Church n.nd Scugog S treeits:, Bow1nanville. Dec. onl, 187&. 10-tf. Dr. J as. Fielding, A longing we cannot control, T o Ja.y our cares nnd busin ess by ·ro seek the ola 1 familiar ""&ya, And cross home's tbre!:! hold, and ai t down Vlitll comrades of our earlier days. .t! or, though our paths are sundered wide, nnd sorrows of a life such as she must lead if no one comes to her rescue.' ' But what will become of her father if you remove his child lrom hinl I' asked Mr.. Birt well. · , H er voice be truycJ concern . rrhB ca r · riage etoppcd at the rl!sid enco of .Mrs, Sandford, and the two ladies went in. ' What will become of her wretched fath er 1' ~lra. Bht well repeated her question 8 $ th·Y entered the parlors. ' IIe is beyond our reach,' was answered. 1 \Vhen a man falls so low, the case is hopeless. He is the slave c an appetite that never gives up its victims, It is a. sad and sorrowful thing, I know, to abandon all effort.a to save a hnman soul, to see it go drittin~ 9ff into the rapids with the sound of the cataract in your ears, and it is still more sad and sorrowful to be obliged to hold back the loving ones who could oBly perish in their vain attcrnpts at rescue. So I view the case. Ethel must not bo pe..rmitted to sacrifice herselt for her father.' :Mr;. Birtwell eat for a long time without replying. Her eyes were bent upon the floor. was now drooping and \Veak, its fine chi sel- mplor ingly. There was o. wilil look in his lfo was tremblin ~ from head to foot. ing all obliterated or overlaid with fever fuce. 1 One glass uf pure wiue, .l\1r. Elli0ttcrusts. 1-Iis eyes, onc\1\ eteady oud clear as ri1hus he kept OU pi <!lltling eugles', wero no"' bloodshottcn and restless juet OUe gltl.FiS.' li1n uH1.ut hi s iusa. tiutti app lltite was He stood looking fixedly at 1\fr. Elliott, for the B ' 1100 I\ drowning nu1.u. The and with n gleau1 in hi<:1 ey<'S tbn.t ~ g ave tlic craving. latter a str.i.ng:e t'eeliug of discou1fort, if uot flood s are ubout n1e. I am siuk1ng in dark waters. And you can save me if you unea;:s iness. '!Yir. Ridley,' s3.id the clergyman,advanc· 'h-ill !' S eeing denial still on the c1 ergyman's 1ng to bis visitor and extend1r..g his hand. He spoke kindly, yet with a 1·eacrve that face, :!ltir. li:i<lley ,.8 mauner changed, becom~ could not be laid uside. ' What can I do ing angry and violent. for you 1' A chair was offered, and Mr. Ridley sat down. He had come with a purpose; that was plain from his manner. ' I am sorry to see you in this condition, Mr. Ridley,' said tho clergyman, who felt it ' Y 011 will not J' he cried, starting from the ch1ur in which he had been sitting and Dr. DAVIDSON Uni\·entlty of Victoria College, Under Gradu11-te and Prizema.n of the Univereity vC Toronto,and ]loyal Colle(;'e of Phyaicians and Surgeons Kingston ; ~!ember of the College of Physi· flliaus n.nd Surgeons of IJnturie; Coroner, &c. llesidence and office--!\.Iarket Square, Eowmanville. Howma.11ville 1 }-.eb. 24th, 1876. 22-lly, OF THE ROYAL GRADUA'l'E of Physicians, li:ngh:md. and ' l~ge COL7 ictoda. All l{incls of' Field and Garden SEEDS, of' the very best qu~lity. -LYLE & :MA:R'l'YN. We fet.Jl that we are brothers yet, And by and by we turn aside From hurrying ca.re and worldly fret, And each one wanders back to meet His brother by the hea.rth of home ~ I think the meeting ie more sweet Because so fsu a.nd wide we roam, We croSl'I tho lengthening bridge of y en.rs, ]..feet out ~ tretChed hands and facea irue; 'l'he silent eloquence of tears Speaks '"elcome that no words e&n do. Ilut ah, the me1:1tings hold regret I 'l'he sad, sad story, often told, Of hands that ours have often met, Close folded nnder churohyard mold, Of eyes that smiJed into our own, 01os ed in the dreamlc~s sleep of God; A sweeter rest was never kno1vn Than thl'l irs IJencath th e grave's wbi'lie aod. A t ender thought for t bem to·night, A tribute tear from 1uemory ; Beneath thei? ooveriJ1g of white Sweet may their d1·~!\l'Ulese i:1lumber be. J. K. GALBRAITH, BAJUUS'l'EU, ATTORNEY-A'l'-LAW, &o., b:l.1:1 retn1·ned to th e old Office, over Mr. P~tter1mn's Store, I{ing Street, Bo·wmanville. BowmanviUe, IVfa.yl9th, 1876. 34-lm. ' Hopeless!' she murmured, at length, iu a lo\v voice that betr!lyed the pain she felt. ' Surely that cannot be so. While there is life there must be hope. God is not dead l' She uttered the last soE.tence with a strong rising inflection in her tones. 'Bt1t the drunkaril seems dead to all the anving infiuencP.a that God or man can bring to bear upon him,' replied Mro. Sandford. 'N~,no, no! I will not believe it,' said Mra. Birtwell, speaking now with great decision of manner. 'God can and does save to the uttertnoat all who come unto him/ 'Yes, all who come unto him. But n1en like Mr. Ridley seem to have lost the power of going to God.' ' Then is it not our duty to help them to go 1 A 1nan with a broken leg cannot \Valk to the hon1e where love and ca.re await bi_ m, but his Good Samaritan neighbor who ftnde DOMINION ORGAN CO'S R R LOSCOMBE, BARRISTER-AT-LAW, HOLTOITOR IN CHANOERY, dlc - IMPROVED AND REMODELLED- - -, . , a.a J . . J.:irimaco1nb'8 Dentt\l Rooms.. 0.Fl:'IO:itc-Over l.\'IcClung's Store, .!lame flat Bow1nanville.-Oct. 27th, 1868. ly CABINET ORGANS. D. E: McMillan, ~ TTORNEY A1' LAW, SOLI0110R rNOHANOERY, 001:1VJ!;Y4NCER, d NEWCASTLE. ONT. Ne,vcal'ltle, Oct. Stb, 1875. the iu1pulse of a etrong resolve in l\irs. him by the w· y can help him thither. The aagea and all became still, A motion of his Birtwell'.s tones. Elliott, v:ho wae beginning to feel w' O rricd. ' God works by hun1an traveller bennn1bed with cold hes helpless 'Oh, at 11 p:l.rty last winter. I wa.s there ·band caused the servant to retire. As he agencies. If we hold back and let our in the road, and will perish if some merci· -.lllai11e Fann111'. went out bilt. Elliott sank into a chair. hand s lie idle, be cannot u1ake us bis in · ful band does not lift him up and beo.r hiu1 and heard you.' His Jq,ce had become pale and dist,esSed . struwents. If wo ~ny thi:1.t this poor falh·n ' What did I ;ay I· to a place of a~"ety. Even so these nuhapLITERATURE. 'Just these words, aud they took right C-Ie wiLB sick a.t heart nod eor1:ily troubl~d. fellow-creaturt: can uo t be h ft t d out of bis py m~n who, a CJ you say, seem to have lost hold of me. You said that pure wine could \Vliat did all thu1 mean 1 Had hi~ Ltncou- deg L·udation and t lll'll away t l1a t h e 1210.y the power of re turuing to God, can be lilted ·DANGER; OR WOUNDED IN THE uµ, I an1 sure, and set down, as it \ver e, in hurt no on e, unless indeed bis appetito we.re sidcred word s br ought forth fruit like thia j perbb, God l S power l1 -!5a to h elp bim \Vas he ind~e ~l responsible for tbu fall of a through Uti . HOUSE OF A FRIEND. Ob, f' ir, I canuot do t lnis au d His very presenc e, there to feel His sa.vin g, vitiated by . the use of alcohol; and even then you believed that the moderate use of wea k Ll,'other a od all the sad and so1·rowfnl be consci ence cle<"ir . I h elped bun t.o fo.Jl 1 comforting, and renewing pow er.' BY 'f , S. ARTHU R. strictly pu re w1ne \Vould r esto re th e norm al co11 sfqL1euces which h ~Ld follo we<.1 1 Ile wn.a an J God g ivin g ro e s tre u g ~b , I will h t: lp ' P erhaps so Nothing is impossible,' sa.itl taste ond free n man from th e tyranny of an ove1wb elmed 1 crush ed cl own, agou1zed by _l11m to rise again . i 0 advancing toward :.fr. Jillliott. ' J cannot. l dare not. You have been drinking too much already,' replied the clergyman, stepping back as Mr. Ridley' to be his duty to speak a 'vord of reproof. came forward until be reached the bell·rope, 1 'In ·w hat condition, sir 1' demanded the which he jerked violently. The door of vi sitor, drawing hhpeelf up with an air of bis study opened instantly. Hia servant, offended dignity. ' I don't understand you.' not Hking lhe visitor's appearance, had re· ' You have been drinking/ said b-fr. EL· n1a1ned iu tbti hall outside, and ca.me in the liott, ln a tone of severity. moment he heard the bell. On seeing him' 'No, sir. I deny it, sir!' and tho eyee of enter, Mr. Ridley turned from the clergy.I llfr. Ridley flashed. ' Jlefore Ilea .-cu, sir, man and stood like one at bay. His eyea had a fiery glcan1 ; there v:as anger on his not a d~op has passed iny lips to· day J' His breath, loaded with the fumes of a brow and defiance in the hard lines uf his recent glass of whiskey, waa filling the mouth, He scowled at the servant threat· cle1gyma.n's nostrils. Mr. E1li1>tt was con· eningly. Thd latter, a &troug and resolute 1 founded by this denial. What was to be n11i.n 1 only waited for an order to remove 1 the visitor, which he would have dune in a done with such a man I ' Not a drop, sir,· repeat eel ~1 r. Ridley. very summary way, but Mr. Rlltott wanted ' Tbe vile stuff is killing me. I must give no violence, The group formed a striking ta bl ea~, and it up.' ' It is your only hope,' suid the clergv- to any spectator who 'could have viewed it man. 'You must give up the vile stuff, as one of intense interest. For a little while · :Mr. Ridley and the servant stood sco.wling you call it, or. it will indeed kill you.' 'That's just why I've come to you, ~fr . at each other. Then came a sudden change. Elliott. You understand this matter better A s tart, a look of alarm, followed by a low cry of fear, and Mr. Ridley sprang toward than most people. I 've heard you talk.' the door, and \Vas out f1f the roooi and ' Heard me talk i· 'Yes, sir. Its pure wine that tho people hurrying down stairs before a. movement want. :My sentiments exactly. If we had could be made to intercept him, even if, pure · w ine \ve'd bave 'no drunkenness. You there bad been on ' the part of the other two know that as well as I do. I've beard you men any wish to do so. Mr. Ellio~t stood listedng to tbe sound talk, lvlr. Elliott, and you t;ilk right- yes, of hia departinH feet until the heavy jar of right, sir,' 'When did you hear me talk 1' ·sked Mt. the outer door resounded through the pa.e· 'Do you think I would feel any better if he ·aid yea instead of nay 1 N o, Mr, E lliott, I am afraid to question him.' ' It's a sa.U affair 1' remElrked the clergy~ mu.11, gloom1ly, 'and l do11't see what is to be done about it. ~;hen a man falls as low as Mr. Ridley has fallen, the case seemo hopeless.' 1 Don't eny hopeless, Mr. Elliott,' rcspouded Mrs. Birtwell, her voice still more trou· bled. ' U ntil a 1nau is deacl b e is not wholly lost Tho hancl of God is not stayed, aud he ca.n save to the uttermost.' 1 AU who come 'unto Him, 1 o.dded t he clergyman, in 1~ depressed voice that bad in it the knell of a. huruan soul. 'But these besotted men l\'tll not go to him, I am helpleBB and in despair of salvation when I stand face to fnce with a confirmed drun- kard. All one's care and thought aud ef· fort seem wasted. You lift them up to-day, and they tall to-morrow·. Good resolutioui;i, ElolemD. prom ises, \.vritten pledges, go for nothing. Th·y seem to have fallen below the sphere in which God's e11.ving power operates.' ' No, no, no, Mr. Elliott. I cannot, I will not, believe it,' was the strongly-utter· ed reply of Mrs. Birtwell . 'I do not be lieve that any man can fall below this po· tent sphtre.' A deep aig4 came from the eler((yman 's lips, a dreary e xpress1un crept into his face. 'l.1here \Vas a heavy weight upon hie heaT"t.· a.nd he felt weak and d t: preseed. 'Something n1ust be done .' Ther e was (Continued.) Mrs. Sanotord: with but little nssent in hr.r W ·BUNNEY, General l3uilder a.nd Contracter. Jobb·i ng promptly attended to. J\f OTTO. Cl .... :z !""' Cl ..., "Neatness with Dispatch." Bow1 na.nville, !\'lay 18th, 1876. Office and Sh"P· on Ontario Sheet. 35-tf. .Something New. cl ean, and ma ke aJmost a!! good as new, a.ny soiled or faded g-~nn e llt. 'l'htj (Olor is l(lstored, nn<l the coat., 01· what dsc, puts tlll a new appe<.n ~w.1.:e. Sath:fnchLll g uar<llltt.:ed, or uo charg e. IlE UNDJ ~llSJGN11D :informs the Gentle~ 'l~ ln en of the Domiuion, t111i.t he is prepared to Tl1is Company bas recently beeu re-organized by the addiLjon of thee of the most practical men from the Factory of Clough & \Varren Organ Co., Detroit, Mich., each t aking an active part in bis own particular department, and are uow manufacturing an Organ equal, and in I many poiutr superior,to 'any manufactured in the United States or Canada. Our celebmted " Vox Celeste," "Vox Humana," "Wilcox Patent Oct:ivo Coupler," " C'ello," or " Clariopet " Stops, " Flugle· Horn," " Dulcet," "1Eoline," "Cremona," and Grand Organ Step, and I All the Late Improvements Can be obtained only in these Organs. 'l'HOS. Pll ATE, 30-tf, Bo,\'-manvi1l e, .t\pril 21Kt, lti7G. 1,7oice, ' But who 18 to lift then1 up and CHAPTER XX. It ·oundedjust right. And then you were where will you tak e the1n 1 Let us inst1.1.nce rhe voice of the speaker broke as sho ut· a. clergy1na n 1 you see, ttnd had Etudietl out Mr. IUdley for the sake of illu stration, tercd the:! Jo.i:it sentence. A deep silence tell tb eae tb i ngs, and so your opini ::in \vas wor th upon the little company. Mrs. Birtwell What will you do with him 1 IIow will som ething. Tb ert's no reason in your coldhad turn ed her face, so that it could not be yon go about tbe work of rescue 1 Tell wa ter m en ; th ey don' t believe in anything ftt' en, a.nd tears that she was unable to keep me.' but their patent cut-off. In their eyts win e Mrs, Birtwell had nothing to propose. is a n abominatiun-tb e mother ot all evil, back were falling over it, She was first to She only felt an inteu se y earuing to save though the Bible docsn it say soil).lr. Elliott, speak. ' Wuat,' sho a·kod, 'was tho young lady this mu.n, and jn her y earning an undefined docs it l' confidence bad been born. There must be doing ut tbe hous1:1 of your fr'i end 1' At this reference to tl1 c Bible in conncc· ' She bud applied for th o situation of day- a \Vay to save e\.en the mu1:1t wretched a.nd ti on with wine the clergyman's roe1n ory supgovern css . 1Y1y fri end aU.vcrLi scd, 11n<l l~the l abandoned of hunlan beings, jf \Ve could but plied n few paaeages that were not at the Ridley, not knowing thnt tho lady had any fiud th at way, sud so ebe would not give up mo1uent pleasant to recall, such as, 1 Wine kno\'\·lcdgc of he:r or her f1 unily, came a.nd her bO})" of Mr. Il:idl ey- nny,b erhope gre w is a ruock er ;' 'look not upon the wiu e wheu offered herself for th e place, Not beiug able stronger every moment i nnd t') all the sugit is red ;' ' \-\'~ hLI hatf1 woe 1 who hath sor· to decide what was best to be doue, she re · gestions of !Ylrr. Snndrord looking to help row I-They that tarry long at the wine;' quested Ethel to call again on the n<>xt day for the <laughter, she supplemented ao1ne' At last it biteth like a serpent, and stingth1ng that included tb e father, and eO pres· and I came ln while she \Vns there.' etb like an adder.' ' Did your friend engage her 1' ogked .l\.irs. SC'd ber views,that the other became half im'rl'he Bible ~p e aks often of the miousc of patient and exclaizned : Birt.well. wine,' h e answered, 'and strongly conrlemns 'She bud Dot done so \Yh en I snw her 'I will have not.bing to do with the misdrnnkennesa.' yesterday. The q~estion of fitness for the erable wretch !' 'Of course it does, and gluttony as well. position · \\'11S one that she had not been able ?¥Ira. Birtwe11 \Vent uv.·ay with a heavy enslnviug vice. 'l'hat set n1e to think in~. th e thought. lt was th e b1 tterest tn01Ut\IJt m all h1s hlo. OBAP. XX I. ('l'o be Continned.J I\1r. E lli 0tt s td l ant 1n a ki n<l of he1p less ma :r,e ·w hen his servant ca1n e i n wi t h t he card of Mrs Spe ncer Birtwell. He read the nnu1e aln:..oat wit h u. s tart~ :N otbi ng, it see.ued to bitn, could have been m0ie in op · poitune, for no\v he remembered whh painful dist111ctness that it ....,·na at th e party gfven by Mr. and Mra. Birtwell, that Hid17 had. yielded to temptation and fallen, never, he feared, to rise again. Mrs . Birtw ell niet him with a very seri· ous aspect . ' I an1 in trouhle,' was the first sentence that passed her lips ae she took the clergy.' ma n'~ b11nd aod looked into his sober coun .. ten ance. 'About what 1' aeked Mr. Elliotl '1,hey eat dow u 1 regarding each other 1 ea.rnestly. COUNTERFE ITS. The plainn ess an d 1:::ar uei:1 tuess of Sp ur geo n an~ a<lmi rnhl e. Il e i':I u n.11111 ol str()n q co nv i cp on~, aucl bol<l t:xpr~ssi on Bro J , H. Kn1g bt, 75, Gold strett, bas j ust pur .. lished hia lecture on Uounterh·1ts, which l~ f urious a.gain Pt sbam1-1 , au<l stout for trane· parent truthfulne~s . A t t he clofi t: of t he lecture, .:hilr. Spurg eon says : 1 Do not en1bellish a tale by telliug it; ~ay not, 'l t is a n1cre oratorical vario tion.' 0 eirfl 1 lf rigid , unswerving truth shall sway you, you shall force y<Jur way to houor. Y onr inauitest i n ~ tegrity will unravel the villainy which wilJ beaet you 1 and n 111nnly indt!pendence, t he sure con1pnnion of con scious rectitude, ahall conquer the intirnidation whi ch 1nay aesault you, 1 B efore the singul ari t y of your upr;dhtneea pretence s hall be in an1azern en t; the beauty of your tr ut hfulness even malice sba.ll confess i your courage sLall co1nvel admiration ; yout honesty shall.cornma nd esteem; your integrity shall insure confid e ncej and your manliness ihall arm you with power. Prof. G Ruse, llA.DU.i\.TE of Baxter University of Music ]f 1iendsbip, New York. "..l' caclier Qf Pktno an<l Oigan, cult4,,ation Voice, Si nging, 'l'hot ough BMa, Harmolly Compos1tion, &c, Dadi.n gton, Jn1y 16th, 1874. 41-ly R. D. FOLEY, J1as taken out a license a.a T'venty-FlYe Diffe1·ent Styles, for the , Pa1·lor .and th.e Church, the Best Material and W orlrmanship. · Quality an(l Volun1e ortone U n.equa~led. PRICES $50 .TO $1000. Factory and Warerooms, Cor. Temperance and Wellington Streets, Bowmanuil/e. · Aq01·t.· Wanted in Every Oo><nty. Hend for Price List. to dt:!terruine. Ethel is y oung and in experienced . nut she will <lo all for her that. lies in her po\ver .' .. 1 VY hat is your friend's name 1' asked ~frs. Birtwell. The lady I refer to is Mrs. Sand lord. Yot~ know her, I believe 1' ' MlB. Sandford I' Ycs ; I know her very , well.' AUCTIONEER for this :I-'o,\nship. Sa.J.es ·will reeeh·o the be.it a.ttt:ntio1L no,vmanviUe, li'ob. 24th, 1876. ly. AUCTIONEERS Fo1· the Township of Darlington. By a mutual and tact consent the subiect was here dropped, and sogn after Mrs. Birtwell retired, On gaining: the street, Bhe s t<Jod with an air of determination for a little while, and then . walked slowly away. Once or twice before reaching the end of the block she pansed and went back a few steps, tui·n e4 and t:noved on a.gain, but still in an U1ldecid ed manner. At the corner she stopped for several momentS, tben, us if~ her mind was made walked forward Address DOMINION ORGAN CO., B9WMANVILLE ONT. . T. PHILLIPS, HAMPTON. P1·on1vt attention given to en.Jes, &c, on reason· able terma. .Also .General 0 ·· _ Agents /01· Canada, for the BRADBURY PIANO. uP, Wm.. Ba.rton, ENNISKILLEN. Sates pro1nptly attended to on rcnsonnble torma. Ripe & Barker, Agents for the. CowntWs of Dwrham, Victoria, and North a,nd Soiith Ontario. Bowmanville,D~ . rapidly. But the firm set of her month, and the contraction of her bro\va it WQEI evi{lent that some strong purpose was taking 21st, 1875. shape in her thoughts, As she passed a h andsome residence, be ~ fore which a cnrrin.ge wa.s sta ndin g, 11 lady DENTISTRY the N ·ewest thing ·of.the season, J Brimaoombe, L.R.C.D.. unless you wish tu purchase Don't Read this, ~CJl1eap Dry Goods== came Ol!t. She had been moking a call. On seeing her, Mrs. .Birtwell stopped, and reaching out her hand, ea.id : ' Mrs. Sandford ! Oh, I'm glad to 'ee you. I was ju st goiniz; to your house.' ' The lady took her band, nod grasping it warmly, responded · 1 And I nru right gl:td t o see yoµ, 1[rs. Birtwell. I'yc been thinking about you all day. Step into the carriage. I shall drive directly home.' ...: Mts, Birtwell accepted th e invit.alion. As the earr iaf;e moved away she said · FEES MOD ERA TE. Bowina.nvi·. D ec, 1374 . 11-tf. OFF'lCB over llfcCLUNG'S Store 'I heard something to -day that troubles me. l am told \hat Mr. Ridley, since the death of his wife, has become very intern· perate, and that bis fu.mily a.re destituteso n1uch so, indeed, that his daughter bas ALLAN LINE STEAMSHIPS. L-ime»pool London, wnd Glasgow , apply to F OR Tiokets, or infc.rmation W . A. NEADS, .Aycnt. Bown1anv i1l e, .Tune 9th, 1871. s. ~ -o--- . M AS ON havii1g opened his 'What name I' asked the clergyman. ' Because your remedy fotlcd.' Mr. Rid' H e did not give me hi· name. I asked ley spoke in a repres.~ed voice, but with 11 that distresoes me deeply,· said Mra. Buthim, but he said it v.·asn't uny inatter. I dehberate utterance. There was 11 glitter in well, wonderrng as she spoke at Mr. Elliott's singu lur betrayal of foeling. 1 think he's been d1inking, sir. his cyea, out of which looked an evil tri'If I can help you, I shall do so gt.dly,' ' A sk him"i:o send his name,' aaid ]\fr. urup~. replieol the clergyman, what is the ground Elliott, a slight abode of dtspleasure settling 'My remedy J What remedy 1' of vour trouble 1' over his pleasan t face, ' 'l'ho good wine remedy. I tried it at ' You remember Mr. Ridley I' The servant ca1lle back wi~h the inforn1a- ~fr· .Birtwell's one night last \\·ir.tcr. But Mrs. Birtwell saw the clergyman start tloo that the visitor's name was Ridley. At it didn't work. And here I arn !' and the apaam of pain sweep over bi~ lace. mention of this name the exprePsion on Mr· Mr. !';Hiott made no reply. A blow once n1ore. Elliott's countenance changed: from tho arm of a strong man could not ' Yeei,' he replied, in a. husky whisper. have hurt or stunned him more. 'Did you say ho \\'as in liquor 'I' But ho rallied himself with an effort and 'You needn'~ feel so dreadfully about it; 'Yes, sir. Shall I tell him that you canasked 'What of him J' in a clear nnd steady aaid Mr. Ridley, seeing th e effect produced voice. not see him, sir 1' 'No. le he very 1nuch the wot'l!e Jor on the clergyman. 'It \Vasn't any fault of ' Mr. Ridley had, been intemperate beyoure. The prescription \.\·as all right, but, drink!' fore coining to the city, but after settling you Hee, the wine wasn't good. lf it bad ' II e's pretty be.d, I should eay 1 sir.' here he kept himself free from hio old bad Mr. Elliott rcfi<·etcd for a little while,and been pure wine, the kind of wine you drink, habits, nud w:as fust regaining the high po~ all would have been well. I should have sition he bad lo st, I met his wife a num· then said : 1 gained strength instead of having the props I "'·ill see him.' bcr of times. She \Vas a very superior wo· The servant retired. In a fe\\' moments knocked from uniler rue.' man ; and the more I saw of her, tho more he carne back, and opening the door,let th e But ~fr. Elliott did not answer. The I W8B drawn to her, We sent them cards vi sitor pass in. Ile stood for a few mo1nent" magnitude of the evil wroughl through bis for our party last winter. Mrs. Ridley was with hie ban ~l on the door, as if unwilling un guarderl speech ·ppalled him: He had ai ck and could not come. ' Mr. Ridley to leave Mr. Elliott t1lone with the mtser- learned, in b is profession, to esti1nnto the came, anJ- a11d- ' Mrs Birtwell lost her ablo looking creature he had brought to th e value of a hun1an soul, or rather to considet voico for a mom ent, then added : 'You study, Observ1ng hiuL beaitu.to, Mr. ElliotL it as of pr ~cc l e S& valnc. An·l here was a know what I would say. We put the cup said : human so ul ca.st by hh~ h a n d into n river t o his lips, we ten1 p ted him with ·wine1and ' 'l'hat \.\'ill do, Richard.' whoso aw1ft \Va ters were hurrying it on to he Jell.' The servant shut t11e door, nnd he was Jestruction. 'fbe sudden anguish tht\t he 11rs. Dirt well covered her tace with he1 alone with Mr. Ridley. Of the man'· sad felt sent beadA of sweat to hu1 forchend and ha nds, A fe\v strong sobs &h ook her lmme , 1 story he was not altogeLher ignora nt. llis drew his flexible lips into rigid lioe3. H e fe1l,' she adJ.eJ, as soon as she could 1 Now·, don't be troubled nbont it,' urged fall from tho high positio n to which he had recover herse lf, ' and still lies, prostra te rh1en in bvo y ears, o.nd utter abando nment Mr. Ridley. ' Yott were all righ t, It w~s an d helpless, in the grMp of a cruel enen1y of himself to drink were matte" of too Mr. Birtwell's bod wine that did the mis- into wh ose po'\\.-er we betrnyed him. ledge. ':But yon d id it ignorantly,' saul hir, E l~ liott. ' 'l'her e was no intention on your ' hir. Ell iot,' eaiU the lady, with solemn 13nt against tb e moderate use of good wine in1prcsaivenel'}s 1 1 it is an u.wful thing to feel heart ufter leaving a small auut of n1on ey not.a word is eaid Isn't that so, sir?' that through your act a soul may be Jost.' for Mrs. Sandford to use as her judgment ' Six months ago you \~·ere a sober 1.uan, Mrs. Birtwell saw tho light go out of 1night dictate, saying that she ·would call :bolr~ Ridley, and a useful nnd eminent citih er minister's face, and a look of pain s· weep 3lld see her again in a fev· dnys. ·en. Why did you not remain so I' over it. , The Rev. Mr. Brantly Elliott was sitting Mr. Elliott almost held his breath for the ' An awtul thing indeed,' he returned, in in his pleasant study, engaged in \Vriting, answer. He bad waived the discussion into \'fhen a servu.11t opened the door and said : ~ hich his visitor wa.a drifting, and put his a voice that betrayed the agitation ftom which he was still suffering. 'A l'.{cntlemnn wishes to sec you, sir.' q uestion alrnost desperately, ' I want to talk to you about a matter 'Let me advi se you to wear no armor for your backs when you have detern1in ed to follow the track of truth. Receive upon yonr breastplate of righteousness, the eword cuts of your adversari es; ita atcrn metll.l shall turn the edge of your focrnu.n's weapon. Let the right be yo"Gr Lord paramount; a.nd tor the rest be free and your O\VD mal!.- ere still. Follow truth for her own sake to follow her in evil report; let not m any watera quench y our love to her. Dow to no customs if they be evil. Yield to no established rules if they involve a lie, Do not evil even though good should come of it. 'Consequence !' this ia the devil's argu ment. Leave consequences to God, but do :the right. If friend s fail the e, do th e right. It foemen surround thee, do the right. BB genuine, real, sincere, true, upr1ght 1 God1 1ike. The world 1s maxim is, Tnrn y our sails and yield to circumstanct:a. But if yon would do any good in your generation you must be made of atorner stuff, and help nuike your times rather than be m.lde by them. 1 You must not yield to cuatomi-l, but,like the anvil, endure all the blo\va, until ~ the hammers break themselves. 'Vhen ?nisrepresented, use no crooked n1ea.u s to clear tf.;)0 N E VV- S TOR. E applied to yon for the situation of day· governess in order to earn something tor their support.' ' It is too true,' replied Mrs. Sandford. Impe1ial Fire l nsuranr.e Co OF J,ONDON. HEAD OFrrdEs.-1 Old Broad St., and P·!l Mall. London, · GEN1"li AJ, with a full assortment of )]·t·blished 1803. 1!'0 R STAPLE BARGAINS DiiY is prepai ed to offer GOODS, CASH, I\.. OJl: NOY <JAN.ADA ;- 24 S a.era.neut St., Montt'e<tl, ]'11nd. £ 1,965.000 Sterlin~. St Sublwrihed anrl in,·ested Capital and Ret!erve FOR Funde in vestecl 1nCa.nada- 105,000. Inaura.ncei; agamst Joss by Fire are ef!eut.ed on mo~t fuNora.ble t erm.a, and losaea paid with out, rtifei en'!e to th~ .Bo&rtl in London , J llOJ)SWOR'l'Il , UIN'l'OUL BROS. luapector. G-en, A C"ent.s , Mon trf'~ that will compare with any Store in the County. Jt. R. LOSCOMBE, Barrister , Agent for Bowma,nvil!e and Vi cinity. Ju ~e 4t~ Flease Call and eza.mine Stock. liighest Price pa.id. :for Dutter and. Eggs. ONE DOOlt WEST EXPRESS OFFICE- l3ov.mnnv1lle. 18601 · 36 m. o.43·39.4w Bowmanville, April 12t h, 1876. bp-ol5-rn29. much notoriety to have escaped bis know- cb1ef.1 But that be WM in the slightest deTh en hie manner changed, and his vuicu gree r esponsible for this \vreck of a human falling into a tone of sohc1tation, he said : 1 eoul was as far from his imagination 11s th 1J.t Anll no\v, Mr. Elliott, you kno\V good 1 I The poor child ca.me to seo me in answer ot bis responsibility for the last notorious wine--you don't ha,~e anything e1ec. ru urder or bank robbery. believe in your theory as much as I believe to an advertisement.' rJ 1he man wh o now atonU before hi m ,..·as in rny existence. It stands to r eason. I 'u1 ' H >vc you engaged her I' Not much ' No. She is too young and inexpe.ri· a pitiable-looking oloject indeed, not that he all broken up aud run dow n. enced for the place. But something ruuet ...was ragged or lilthy in attire or pereon lelt of me, yon see. Bau liquor is killing though all his garm ents were poor an.d mo, and I can't stop. If I do, I shall dio. be done for her.' ' What 1 H ave you tho11ght out any· tbrea.dbo.re, they were not soiled nor in dis- God help me I' His voice tthook no\.\' 1 anil the musQ.leg ot thing. You may count on my sympathy order. E ither a natural instinct of personal clea nliness yet remaiued,or a loving hand his face quivered. a.nd co-operation.' 'Some good wine-some pure wine, Mr. ' T he first thing to be done,' replied Mrs. had cared for him. But he was pitiable in Sandford, ' is to lift her out of her present the signs of a wreck ed and fallen manhood Elliott !' he \\'en t on, his voice rising and ere ' 'isible everywhere a bout him. his munnt r becoming n1ore excited. ' It' s wretched condition. She must nnt be left th at \V 'ull of t\ll over with n10 u ul e'I~ I Ci.la g~ t pu te whe re. she is, bL11:Jened \Yit h t he su pport of You e:.> w it m uHt ln his face, once so ± uoi lrun keu and debased fath er. S he is to o utreoglh and iutelligence, now so weak and wine. S ave u1e, 1'i1r. Ellio tt, save 1ne, for weak tor that- Loo yo ung lLnd bca utifnl ·aticl du ll an d disfiRured. The m outh su m obile God's:sakc 11 1 yourself. Cloud s do not la't long. If in th· course of duty you are trmd by the dis trust of fri cn<l t:1 1 gird up you1· loirH.~, a nd say as not d riven to virtue by iu your heart, I \V the encouragement of f'riendA 1 nor \\"ill I be repellecl lrom it by their eoldiiess. Finally, be just, and fear not j corruption wins not inore than honesty ; 'truth lives and r eigns ' \'hen falsehood d1es and r ots.' ·- . part to betray him. You did not know How to get Along. thnt your friend was his deadly foe.' · Do not stop to tell stories in business 'My friend 1' qtwried Mrs. Ilirtwell. She hours. dirl not take hie meaning. lt' you have fl place o[ busiri.ess, be found t here · w hen wanted. No u1an can get rich by sitting a round friend, to one like Mr, Ridley it may be stores and saloons. 'Never fool' in businese ma.tt~rs . the deadliest of enemies.' Have order1 system, regularity, liberality 'An enemy to most people, I fear,' re· and promptness. ' The wine, I rnean. While to yon and me it mRy only ba a pleasant .lnd cheery turned Mro. Birtwell, '·nd the more danDo not meddle with business you know . gerous because a hidden foe. In the end it nothing about. Never buy an article vou do not need biteth like a serpent aud stingeth like an simply because it is cheap, and the rua.~ adder.' who sells it will tak e it out in trade, Her cl os ing zse ntcncc cut like a k nHe, ELnll Trad e in m oney. !111leA can be n1acle in_ i.. .M r. E lliott lelt the sharp edge. 'Try t o avoi d hard words and perB 011a1iticR ' He fell ,' resum ed Mrn. Birtwell, but th e D o not k ick every stone i n the path . Mor~ bui t v.·as n ot \vitb hi m alone. Ii is '"'ifc A. day by gfJing stead .. ;nnocent to be l eft amid the te mpta ~ons aud st rong only a fe w shor t lllontbs befqre, 1ly on than by ·toppuig. The miserable man held out hia handa died on tbe next day, and it, bus been said Pay as you go. J . ............ I · -