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THE CANADIAN STATESMAN IS PUBLISHED Scottisn Humor and ~naracter, EVERW FRID~T -J3Y- MORNING, MINISTER AND BEADLE. The office of an English beadle is commonly allied to the duties attaching to a mes senger or crier at court. A Scotch be~dlc, ····@llhrnllbck, KtngSt.,BowmtlnTllle,Ont however, is invariably associated with the T E R :rv.i:: s ; minister and the kirk. " He is a home-gi-own AT 'l'HE M. A.JAMES, OFEIOlll In rural parishes, more especially, the kirk beadle is an indispensable adjunct or tail1 d d piece of the minister, and is usually al u e to as "the minister's man." Next to the minister himself, the rural parish beadle is often, by force of individual character and positim1, the most conspicuous personage in the kirk, the precentor ranking third only by a good long way. As the handy confidant of the 'reverend gentleman in ~mall and purely mundane matters, the minister and his man h _ ave conJ·ointly furnished the ready humorist with endless situations of characteristic and amusing portraiture. In these humorous collisions, the beadle has gener11 th b t f -t A 8 1 h d a Y e es 0 1 · a rue, ours rew · long-headed, canny-going Scotch beadle, in common with the ruling elder-both of whom are privileged to see behind the scenes-ha~ too often discovered in his grave spiritual superior many of those little weaknesses native to us all. As a result of this, e ____ __ _ ·-· - - ··the amalgam of hu moristi.c story and anec· ons, ltleLA.UGllLIN di BEITH. dote, which sticks to the Scotch minister and his man li ke feathers to glue, is a OFFICl!l :- Moxmrs· BLOCK, BOWMANVILLE· Dr.J.W.McLAuGHLIN,, Dr. .A.. BEITH, Gre.dn- healthy, relishable product of the soil, lioentiatc of tho Royal ate or the Toronto ffavom:ed oftentimes with the drieAt of Scotch humour, and entirely denuded of obOollege of Phys1crnna and member or the University, l:'hysieian. jectional hypocrisy an(l mean cringing to the Hoya.I College or Sur- Su1·geon, &c. "cloth." goons, Edinburgh. The following story may b e instanced in DR, .J, 4J, lillT(;JiELL. this connection, in which the beadle, by an .EMBER OF COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS ingenious exercise of sly humour, or pawkiand Surgeons, Ontario, Coroner, eto. nes8, as it is termed north of the Border, 'Ol'lloe and H.eaidence, Enniskillen. U., fairly ont-generalii his parsimonious spiritual superior. 1V. S, OJUHSTON, L, L, B. A parish minister in Stirlingshire, noted ·Barriste1', Solicitor, ConYeyancer, &c. Money for his parsimonious habits, had his glebe to.loan. Office, next door to News Office, Bow- land wholly cropped with corn upon one 1na.nville. 39·tf occasion. After the ingatherirtg of harvest, D. BURliE SlMPSCIN, news reached him that a considerable fall in 'D .A.RRISTEB., SOLICI'l'OR, &;o. MOPIUS prices was expected ; and he ordered his 0 BLOCK, up stairs, King Street, Bowman- serviceable " man " John to get the corn vl\le, Solicitor tor the Ontario Bank thrashecl and taken to market with all posPrivate Monevs loa.ned at the lowest ratefl, sible speed. Now, the beadle, having a well-founded hatred for his master's greed, .John Keith Galbraith, set about his work in his ordinary style- a ARR IS TE R, SOLICI'l'OR, NOTARY slow if sure process. John's style, however, PUBLIC, &o. Oftlce-Bounsall's Bloc,k did not on this occasion please the minister, King Street, Bowmanvillo. Money to lend, - -- - - - - -- - - - - - - - -·--·· who ordered him to. get through with the ROBERT ARM01TR, task, even although he should get it done by U:GISTRAR, WEST DURHAM ISSUER candlelight. ot Marriage Licenses, Barrister and A.ttor" vV eel, weel," said the beadle ; " say ne,. at Law and Solioitorin Chancery.Money nae mair a.booth ; it'll be done, sir, e'en as losnod on Real Estate. Office on King street, ye desire. " B J'Wl!l&n ville. Next <lay, the minister, hearing the sound d. T. PHILLIFS of the flail, entered the barn to see what ICENSED AUCTIONEER tor the Cou11ty progrooss Wl.l.'i being 'made with the work, ot Durham, Sales promptly attended when, to his astonishment and anger, he .Address-Hamvton P. 0, 5g, found his beadle "flailing " awa.y with might and main, and a candle burning WILLIAM \VIGJIT. brightly on each side of the thrashing-floor. ICENSED AUCTIONEER for the " What's this I see ? \Vhat's the meanCounty of Durham. Orders left e.t the demanded his master. STA'i'ES MAN office or forwarded to Tyrone P.O. ing of this?" " Candles burning in broad daylight !" wllll receive promvt attention. 28:6m " Oh, contain yersel, sir- contain yersel," 8. (J, lllJNKJ:NG, replied John with provoking coolness. ICENSED AUCTIONEER FOR " I'm daen' nae mair than ye bade me, for the County of Durham. Sales attended Im daen' the job baith by daylioht '1nd by to on shortest notice and lowest rates. Address can'le-licht." 00llR TICS P. 0, 36:tf The bea.dle, aft.e r being severely lectured GOOD WIFE GUARANTEED TO on his extravagant conduct, was ordered to every man who buys his Llcenee from take the candles to the kitchen, u.nd henceforth and at all times he was to be deprivecl EIB:NRY SYLVESTER. Enniskillen. of their use. Pia.nPs T1medand Itepaired. i One night shortly after, a message came to the minister that one of his parishioners, 'P ARTIES WISHING THErnPIANOS who lived at a distance, was supposed to be · Tuned or repaired can bave thorn attended dying, and was anxious to see him. John 0 by leaving word .at tbe DO!IUNION ORGAN was despatched to saddle the horse ; and ..'ilo's O:u-FICE, Bowmanville .A flrst-clas man his master set about equipping himself for ow being In their ero.vlo; the journey. He then stepped across to where John was waiting with the animal, So Do! Gentlemen otFasli- and seizing the reins, was about to mount, when suddenly, seeing a pair of horns on ion, not so Cast. the crest of his steed, he shouted : " What in all the E>arth is this you hu.ve done, John?" I he.ve written thern few lines, The beadle, comically peering in the And e.11 l have to saydarkness at the creature, exclaimed : "I deThat ton oe.11 llnd me still at home, clare, sir, if I hav'na saddled the coo instead I am not gone away. o' the horse, for the want o' can'le-licht !" So all my kind old friondo may come, And all the youn'1( ones, too, In olden times, the serviceable beadle was And get their garments nicely me.de armed with a small wooden "nob" or mallet, In fashions tnat e.re new; Where old and young, d...a.r fri<lnds, may meet with which h e was quietly commissioned t o .A welooma greeting, by R. PEA.TE. "tap" gently but firmly, the heads of careless sleepers in church during the sermon. An instance to hand is Ycry amusing and is not ont of fair proba.bility. In the old town of Kilbn.rchan, which is celebrated in Scottish poet ry as the birthplace of Habbie Simpson the piper and versemaker of the clachan, once lived and preached a reverend origino.l, whose pulpit ministrations wer!l of the old-fashion ed, hodden gray type, being humdi.·um, and innocent of all spirit -rousing el oquence and force. Like many of his clerical brethren, h e was greatly WITII TEETH. \YITllltU'l' T:IBTR annoyed ev ery Sunday at the sigh t of several of his parishioners sI: epiug through the sernwn. He was especially angry with Johnny Plane, the village joiner, who dropped PRACTICAL DE!\"TIST, off to sleep every Sunday afternoon simul!>VER TWEN'i"lr .YEARS EXPERIICNO.ll:, taneously with the formal delivery of the N itl'ous Oxide Gas A.dministered f'or Palnlel! text. J·olumy h ad been " touched" by the Operations. old beadle's mallet on several occasions but OFFICE MCCLlTNG'S RLOCIO., only in a gentle though p ersuasiYe ma~ner. At last, one d ay the minister, provoked beyond endurance a.t the sight of the joiner soundly asleep, lost his temper. "Johnny Pl~ne !". cri:d the r everend gentleman, stoppmg his d1sconrse and eyeing ~he culprit severely, "are ye really sleepmg already, o.nd me 110 h alf through with the first head ?" The joiner, Msy man, was quite oblivious to things munda,ne, and noticed not the rebuke. "Andra," resumed the minist er addresHARNDEN, L . 0. S . sing the bea dle, o.nd relapsing into'informal Doric, " gang round to the wast loft (west Graduate of the Royal College cf Den.ta! gallery) aucl r ap up Johnny Plane, Gie the Surgeons, Ontario, lazy loon a guid stiff rap on the lieicl- he deOFFICE OVER DICK:::lON'S STORR serves 't. " Round and up to the " wa st loft" the oldWLD FILLING A SPECIAL e aqle goes, and reaching the p ;e.te w~rk execute d In t he la.teat and mo3t fash ioned b, somnolent parishioner, he rather smartly improved style of the Dental Art. " raps" him on his bald he'1d. Instantly, TEETH EX'l'RA.Cl'RD WITHOUT P .A.IN was on the part of Johnny a sudden by the n te of Vitalize<l A.ir, wltb out Injury tolthe there patient. Particular attention paid to the reg;u- start-up, and between him and t11e wor thy beadle a hot, under-breathbandyingofwords. lation of Children's Teetn. _...ALL WORK W .ARR.A.NTED,...,. Silence r est?red,_ the r ever end gentleman proceeded with lus sermon as tf nothincr unusual had occurred. b After sermon, Andra m et the minister in the vestry, who at once made inquiry as to the "words" he had had with Johnny in the - - v-·:-:··. A~j gallery. But the beo.dle was reticent and S. W. RUSE. uncommunicative on the matt er , and would EACHER OF ORGAN, PIANO, n ot be questioned o.s to the r eception the VOICE and THEORY. '£erms on appli- joiner had given his salutary summons_ cation a \ "Bm 20:" 28;ly "Well, Andra," at length said the reverend gentleman, "I'll t ell ye what ; we must not be beu.ton in this matter; if the loon sleeps n ex t Sun day during sermon , jist y ou gang up and rap him b ack to r eason. It's a knock wi' some force in 't t h e chiel wants, m ind t hu.t, and spar e not . " "Deed n o, sir," was the bea dle's canny reply. "I'll no d istur b h im , sleepin' or ,wauk in', for some weeks to come. H e t hreatens to knock pew-bibles a nd hymnbooks oot 'o me, if I again daur to ' rap ' h im atweon this and Martinmas. If J olu1- t.50 .1>eraJtnam,orljiJ,UOlCpatdln ad-vance Payment. strictly In a.dvance required Crom abeor1bers outside of tbe county. Orders to 1.aQoatinue the paper muflt be .i.ccompanied by ieamount due,orthepaperwillnotbe 6 topped, absor!bers areresponsibleuntiHul paymeniis n·de, BA.TES OF A.DVER'fl!!ING: '=-~ 'Vliole Column one year ............. $60 0o:::; ~ ~ ;; ;; HaU year ............ 86 00 · ~!i One quarter ·.···.·.. 20 00 ~ H1\t Column one year ............... S6 00 - " Hal! year ...... ···· ·· · · 20 00 12 50 Oneone quarter·Quarter " Cohur..n yeu.r . _········· ......... 20 00 " " Halt year ........... 12 50.. One quarter...... .. 8 00 5 ix I.nee and under, first Insertion ... io so· d:aohsubaequent Insertion,, .··· 0 25:e'romeixtoten llnes,firstinsertion O 75·E h oK ao subsequent insertion...... 0 ,,., lO Over tenllnes,flratinsert!on,perline o io::.ll:aoh subsequent insertion, " O oa _ The number of lines to be reckoned byIle spe.oeoccuvied,.measured bya scaleof Dlld Nonpareil. ~:!~~tiyac~~~~~fe~i:~;~nd~~;;· of~;e r;~ii'. ----=- I. .. M B R . L L L A ny's to be kept frae sleepin', minister, ye maun just pit the fo rce into yer sermon. " Robbie :Fairgrieve was sexton as w ell as The Mana1rnment of Lamps. kirk-beadle in the parish of Ancrum, 1 1.oxburgshire, and despite the solemn dutifs atSo one has written a few directions fo. taching t-0 his vocation, was on the whole a· treating lamps, and it so accords with the gen!al m~n, about equally fond of a jok · ; and ex perience of another that we present them a good. dram. In fact, lfobbic wa3 aJil1 r;ted herewith. To insure good light, the burnwith a chronic" spark in his throat," which ers of petroleum lamps should be kept was ill to quench, and wa.s indeed 11over bright. If they are allowed-to become dull, fairly extinguishe.d dtn·ing the ,fifty years he the light is uncertain, and, owing to the absorptionofheat by the darkened metal, smoke ·officia.ted as kirk beadle and sexton. One day, the minister of the parish met is the result. Once a month place the burnRobbie coming home from a visit to Jed- ers in a pan, covering them with cold water, burgh fair much sooner than was expected, to each quart of whwh a tablespoonful of he, (Robbie) having found tl).e fair painfully soda should be added, and also a littl e soap. dnJ, in the sense of an unprecedent.e d ab- . Boil slowly for one or two hours, se11ce of friendly drams. Curious to know i and of the end of the time pour off the the ca.use of the lJeadle's quick return, the · black water. Then pour enough boiling minister inquired as to the re»son of such water into the pan to cover the burners, correct conduct, since most of his fellow. adding soap .>nd soda in the same proporparishionera would likely st ay out the fair. tions as before. After boiling again a few "0 sir," said RolJbie, 'huz yins [us ones] minutes, pour off the water rinse the burnwha are 'sponsible kirk-officers " (ltlluding era with clear hot water and rub dry with a to the minister himself)' "should aye strive soft cloth. The burners must be 11el'fectly to be guid enaamples to the riff-raff o' the j dry before the wicks are introduced. Should flock . " the wicks become clogged with the parThe following bit of true Scotch humour ticles of dust floating in the oil, and new may be classed in the same category as the o~es not be desired, t~ey may be boiled in preceding sketch, the witty impeachment vmegar a1,1d water, dned thorou~hly, amt once more coming from the lips of the put back m th_e burners. li WtJks have minister's own beadle. The story is put , done duty all w~nter, the:y should. be replacdown to the credit of the very learned Dr. ed by new ones m the sprmg. Nickle bnrnMacknight, one of the lights of the Scottish er_s may be ~>ailed as well as bra~s ones. Church in his day. The doctor's beadle, or Time spent m the care of lamps ts ne ver a "a man in attendance," seems to have pos- wast_e~. A. perf~ctly clean lamp that gives sassed a keen sense of dry, pawky humour, ~ brilliant light, 1s a great comfort. What and had judged the doctor's habit of writing is more cheerl~ss or_ depressing than an illand publishing learned Scriptural books as ke~t la~p, wluch g~ves forth 1tn unsteady, just so much waste of time. lund, s1ght-destroymg flame? The paper "Ia the worthy doctor ll.t home?" asked a roses, guelder ro$es, and chr ysanthemum, so reverend caller at the manse one forenoon. popular for decorative purposes, are admir" Na, indeed, he is not," promptlv replied able for placing in th? large chimneys to the beadle. "He's awa like a chased hare to keep out the dust dunng the day, and the Edinburgh on a fell fuilish job." (The ~icks should be turned a little belo;v the learned doctor had just gone off to the nm ~f the burner, Lo preveut ex udatwu of printers with his laborious and erudite the oil. work, The Harmony of the Four Gow pel.q. The caller was 'inquisitive; and on being Substitute for Pie. further questioned as to what this "fell Have some pieces of crustless, raised fuilish' job might be which so engaged his minister'H attention, the witty beadle made bread, whole-wheat graham, wide and long answer : " He's gane awa.' to mak' four enough to fit into the bottom of a pint bowl in the form of spokes to a wheel with an men a~ree wha never cast oot' (disagreed). ope1:1 space. b.etween eacl.1 and in the centre. Dram the 3mce from a prnt of canned whort1b · d h t ·t t b ·1· '"ll · t A Valuable Document. e. erneg, an ea 1 . 0 01 mg. -" 1 . m err!C.~S betwe~n t!ie slices of bread Wl~h the Horace Greely was famous for his wretchrm '\ cover 1t. with .an?ther lay.er of slices of ed handwriting, and may have been the very breau and frmt; tlus time puttmg the breacl employer mentioned in this extract from an over the fruit in the first layer, and filling exchange: in the fruit over the bread in the first layer. A certain young man b eing out of em- Fill the bowl with alternate layers of bread ployment requested of a former employer a and fruit, then pour the hot juice over all. letter of recommendation to aid him in se- Put a plate with a weight, on tho top to curing a situation. The letter was written press it firmly. Dip ofl' all juice that may and handed to the applicant, who was total- preJs out, aud set the bowl away in the rely unable to read it, as was every other per- frigerator to cool e.nd press until perfectly son to whom it was shown. A friend advis- cold. \Vhen it will turn out in perfect ed him to take it to a printing office, wheN shape, and can be cut in slices and served it would be deciphered, as compositors are with a very little whipped cream spreacl on noted for being able ·to make out the very each piece for a dressing. worst specimens of chirography. It was given to the compositors in various pr.i nting Notes. establishments, and in turn given np without being deciphered. Add a little salt to expedite the beating At last, as a forlorn hope, it was given to of eggs. · a druggist who makes up a great many preTo cure the toothache try a bit of soda in sciptions, and who has the reputation of the cavity. being able to read any thing. The mttn of Do not allow the wood-box to fill up with drugs took the scroll, gazed at it long and wet chips, apple cores and other filth. thoughtfully, and finally seized an empty Hclleb re sp rinkled on the floor at night bottle, and then made a raid around the shop, taking some fluid of various colors destroys cockroaches. They eat it and are from sundry bottles, and finally shaking the poisoned. Air, but don't sun, feathers, ticks and pilcompound vigorously ; then, handing it to the owner of the letter of recommendation, lows ; the sun draws the oil, making an unhe remarked to that much astonished in- pkasan t smell. dividual. Dr!).in pipes, and all places that are sour " :Fifty centa, please. That's a very good or impure, may be cleansed with lime water cough mixture. " or carbolic acid. Paper will stick to walls that are washed 4iiG 49Ci_. . . . in a solution of one-fourth pound c,f glue to BREAD·CIWMll Prn.- One cuplul breadcrumbs, one-half cupful vinegar, one-half a. gallon of water. R,emove flower-pot stains from window cupful cold water. Soak the bread-crumbs in the wiiter and v inegar; when soft add sills by rubbing with fine wood ashes and rinse with clean water. one cupful sugar, one teaspoonful cinnamon, It should be known that "Rough on Ritts" one-half te<1spoonful cloves, a piece of butter the size of a small nutmeg, one-half cup- is common arsenic, a deadly poison, not to be kept or used carelessly. ful raisins ; boil all together three minutes. Bake with two crusts. The above can be Postal cards slit lengthwise with the scismade with crackers instead of bread sors make good lighters. A single card makes about two dozen lighters. crumbs. HOUSEHOLD. I" Mucilage of gum arabic is a good application for a burn. Paint it on and let dry ; then apply a secend coat 11.nd Jet dry. II gilt frames, when new, are covered with a coat of white varnish, all specks can theu be washed off with water without harm. HAM BAr,Ls.--Stir one-half cupful breadcrumbs with two eggs previously well-beaten, chop fine some ltits of cold 'boiled ham aud mix; ma,ke into. balls and fry. If the cistern or the sink smells offensive, two ounces of saltpeter, dissolved into a quart of warm water and thrown into it, will remove the objectionable odor. To cleanse a ch'1mois skin wash it in cold water with plenty of soap, and l'inse well in clear cold water ; thus you may wash as often as you please e.nd still keep it soft. Copper wire, num bm· E>ight or nine, makes a neat and handy clothes line, behind the kitchen or living-room R tove. It does not rust the clothes as does iron wire. It is stated on good authority that if salt be sprinkled on the floor before the carpet is nailed down the Buffalo bug will not harbor there to the injttry of the carpet. The farmer's homely fare may be plain, but he generally knows of what it is composed, which is more than the average resident of the city can asseverate of his fare. GRAHAM GEMS.- One quart of buttermilk, one teaspoonful of soda, one teaspoonful of salt, graham flour enough to make a stiff batter ; bake in gem pans hot and well greased, in a hot oven. MOCK SAUSAGE.- Soak dry bread in water. Take as much cold meat, chopped fine, as you have bread. Mix and season with salt, p epper and su.ge. M<lkc into small cakes and. fry in hot lard. CmcLE CAKE. - One egg, one cupful sugar, one·third cupful butter, one-half cupful sweet milk, two and one-half cupfuls flour, two heaping teaspoonfuls baking powder, a pinch of salt ; fia vor to taste. 'rhe question is asked, of what is the currant jelly" so largely used by bakers composed, that it can be bought by them at less than five cents p er pound? We give it up ; ask us somethiug easy. It is said that corns can be cured b _ f b d Y.ap · P1 ymg a pou1two o rca crumbs and vm;gar as hot as can be borne. The corn can be picked out without pain. " Soon" probably means in a. day or two. H ERMITs.-One cup of butter or lard, two cups sugar, three eggs, one cup raisins, one teaspoonful of soda, dissolve in a little hot water. Spices of all kinds. Flour t-0 roll: Cut out and ba.ke like cookies. JOHNNY CAKE.-'J.'wo cups of Indian meal, one cup of sifted flour, two eggs, one and one· half cups of sweet milk, one cup of sugar, shortening the size of an egg. Two teaspoonfuls of baking powder and a little salt. To cleanse a bottle which has contained milk or auy prepared food for infants, cut up raw potatoes in long, narrow slices, and put in the bottle with a very little water ; shake round and the bottle will be cleansed instantly. HOT wATER GINOERBREAD.-One cup of molasses, one teaspoon soda, one t!J,blespoon ginger, one tablespoon butter melted, onehalf cup boiling water, two cups flocir, Mix in order given and be~.t well. Bake in a deep cake pan. Pom~ CAKE.-One pint of molasses, one cup sugar, pinch of salt, one cup of chopped pork, two cups of raisins chopped fine, one large teaspoonful soda, one teaspoonful of cinnamon, one of cloves, one nutmeg, flour to stiffen. Will keep for weeks. A CARD.-To all who are suffering from the errors and indiscretions of youth, nervous weakness, early decay, loss of manhood, &c., I will send o. recipe that will cure you FREE OF OHARGI'!. Thie great remedy was discovered by a mission· ary in South America. Send a. selfaddreeeed envelope to the REV. 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How many famous generals, statesmen and popula,r Jeaclers might be named, who not 011ly "had a good opinion of themselves," but never hesitated to express it publicly. One such man was Lord Chatham, a great statesman, who spoke in the loftiest strain, n.nd backed up his words by loftier deeds. " I am sure t hat I can sa.ve this country, 11,nd that nobody else can," said he to the Duke of Devonshire, upon resigning his office in 1757. It was a boast, but not an idle boast, .a nd .history ho.a justified at least the first part of .it, for he who made it was recaJled to the office, and so prosecuted the war wit h F rance that the. whole of Canada wa s surrendered to England, and Fro.nee was ther eby.driven out of North America. Another illustration of the fact t hat the words of a braggard may be followed by .heroic deeds occm·s in Grenville's" J ournal," rec~ntly, publis.hed. L?rd Chatham, then plam "liV1ll1am Pitt, appom ted General ·wolfe to the command of the expedition against Canada. On the day pre ceding the depa-rture of the expedit ion, vVolfe was invited to dine with Pitt '1nd his brother-in-la w, Lord T emple. The top ic of convcrsn.tion was the conquest of Cima,da, and Wolfe, fired with his own thoughts, broke forth into a strain of gasconade. He drew his sword, rapped the table with it, flourished it round the room, and talked of the mighty things he would achieve. Pitt and Temple were so amazed at this childish exhibii;ion of vanity, t hat they listened in silenc<l. When "liVolfe departed, Pitt threw up his hands a nd raised his eyes, in it gesture of despair. "Good heavens 1" he exclaimed, " that I should have entrusted the fate of my country to Such hands ·!" Yet the young braggart made good his worls by t aking Quebec. His youth made him vain, but his brains secured for him a. hero's place. " DEN1"1STRYm Unapproached for Tone and Quality. 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