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A very .fat man having ‘taken his seat in an omnibus, already «crowded to the greatannoyance of the passengei‘s, several .5 with partia! brea’thing‘an’d mattering lips, who such a lun’I-p Of flesh Las thé héW'mmercou‘Idbe. ‘ I don’t. know; 'reSPOnded‘ Pa Wad , ‘lpji‘t‘ judgmg.1rom the effect -.h°e pmdpgesyl . should. suppose him 'a ’m'mnrber Of the Press"! ‘Well, you’ve been out to A» merica; did you see anything of bur old friend Jones there C”â€" ‘ Yeahâ€"egone deranged.’ -â€"i Gone derahged !" " Really crazy-“what does he do ?’---‘ Yes, indeed, he dgn’t. know, his neighbor’s hogs fibril-his own.’ father. ‘ Warm day, Jones, _ warm day,’ said Smith, as they met lately â€"‘ Yes, it is 'said Jones; ‘it is some waim if not summer.’ f Go down upon only knee to a young lady. If you go down upon both you may not be able to escape quick enough in case ofihoappeamnce of an enraged 11.4.]- -â€" A‘ poet says, ‘Oh, She was fan, but sorrow came, and left hrs traces there,’ What became of the rest of the harness he ‘ A retainer at the bar,’ as the boy said when caught by a dog j‘usfas he was about to climb on the orchard fence.-. What is the best to prevent old _maids from des°p11iring’?-5 Pairing. The winds are responsible for many an unlucky blow. For Love 3033 callihgvup ad down Bm'here_he_see§)a to shun, 1. It’s very hard! “nd so it is, 1‘9 live in such a row. ‘And witness this, tbs: every min gut x'ne has got-a pan. At Number Sixgthey say Miss. R-‘l Has slain a score of hearts, And Cupid, for her sake has been Quite prodigal of darts. The imp they show with bended how I wish he had a gun! But it he had, he‘d never deign To shoot with Number One. it‘s very hard I and lo it is, To live launch a row“? ‘ A And here‘s a. ballad singer come, To aggravate my woe ; 0 take away your foolish song And hues enough to stunâ€"- Then is “nae luck about the house,” I know at Number One. Once only, when the flue took fire, One Friday afternoon, Young Mr. Dâ€"d came kindfy in, And told me not to‘ swoon. Why can’t- he come again without The thnix and the Sun ? We cannot always have a fine One fire at Number One. I am not old! I am not plein ; Nor awkward in my gait-- I‘m not crooked like the bride That went from Number Eight; I'm sure white satin made her look A: brown as any dun- But even beauty has no chance I think at Number One. Hy mother often sits at work And talks of props and suys, And what a. comfortl shall be In her declining dnys: The very maids about the house Have set me down a nun, The sweethearts all belong to them That call at Number One. _ I’m care he has beeH déizi' enough To all at Number One. There’s Hr. Wâ€"k at Number Nine, But he’s intent on pelf, And, though he‘s pious, will not love Hi3 neighbor as himself: At N umber Seven there was a salea- The goods had quite a run! And here I‘ve got my single lot 011 band at Number One. "1'33 "hard with plenty in the street, And plenty passing by;â€" There’s nice young men at Number Tel, But only rather shy ; And Mrs. S-â€"'â€"h across the way Hal got a. grown up son. But ha! he hardly seems to know There is a. Number One. Bliss B-â€"â€"--I, hear has got a dear Exactly to her mind, By sitting at the window pane Without a bit of blind : ButI go in the balcony, Which she‘ha: never done, Yet arts that thrive at Number Five Don’t take at Number One. I’m sick of all the double knock: That come to Number Four! .At Number Three I often nee A lover at the door. And one in blue: at Number Two C3113 dnily like a dun, - Its very hard they came IO near And not at Number One. box can Manna. Pzzor. 'Ol’ffll'o 3 ing he met old Moriarty, tlzelous. = master of the June on the. quay. and t. '- ‘ The top of the morning to Cap- ‘ more " tain Moriarty,’ said Billy.--- Tu: .1' " Morning, Tim,’ said the cap kale, ' taiu. They got into talk ac-lor fou 3 cordiugly. ‘Well,’ said captain, .Tre t ‘I hear, Billy, that you have ed on 3 lots of money in the saving Oat ; bank.’â€"â€"‘A thrifle captain-â€"-a for th thrifle; can I sarve you ?’â€"-â€"‘No, Am l Billy, 1 don’t want to be.1‘row,.seeds- . but to help you to make evervlyf’ars- : pound ten. I’ll tell you how ti) Mel do-it, by cheating the Portugese. to vet f You would not mind that,Billy’l’ old. ---‘..Why, no; .capta‘iih ; that’same . prefer would be ahelp to an‘honestland‘r Door man.’â€"-â€"â€"‘ Well, then,’ said Ithiuk‘ Mopffi'ty, ‘ -We‘llington is p A scrim: ‘ Nobody but an Ishman could have made Billy Mooney’s voy- age to Portingale.’---‘ What was that ’1’ said Charley. ‘ Oh,’ said old l‘ilusic, ‘ I thought you must have heard it, but I tell you; you need not call the captain over; in course he haszheard it. You must know, sir, that Billy Mooney was the luckest fellow in Waterford, and had the finest hookerâ€"the mackerel came into his boat of their own..accord.=.-.- Well, one fine summer’s morn- Billy Mommy’s Voyga e to Port- ing. "ale. - l A CURIOUS CONSOLATION.--- Some time ago, a good wife re.- siding in the neighborhood of Perth, went to town to purchase4 some little necessaries, and to visit several of her old acquaint- ances. In the course of her peregriuations she had the mis- fortune to lose a £1 note. Res .turninghome math :1. saddened lheart, she encountered her hus- band employed in the cottage garden, to whom she communi- cated at great length all her transaction in town, concluding Ewith the question---‘Bnt, man, you winna guess what’s befann me.’---Deed, I canna guess,’ said the husband, resting mus- ingly on his spade.--â€"‘Aweel,’ rejoined his helpmate, ‘I hae lost a note ; but dinna be angry; for we rather ought to be mair than thankfu’ that we had ane to lose !’ ---‘ Remember, if I have dis- possessed Augustus of a king- dom, I have kept nothing for myself.’ en only a turkey from this fel‘ low.’, The king gave the pea- sant ten ducats, and pardoned the soldier for the boldness Of his witty retort, saying to him Charles XII, King of Sweden was once riding near Leipsic, when a peasant came and knelt before him to request justice from a greaadier, who had car- ried away his family’s diuuer.--- The king ordered the soldier to appear. ‘ Is it true,’ said he, with a stern countenance, ‘that you have robbed this man ’?’â€"-- ‘ Sire,’ said the soldier, ‘ I have not done him so much injustice as your majesty has done his master; you have taken fromt him a kingdom, and I have tak- A JEWEL THAT SHOULD BE UNIVERSALLY Wonm-«Temper- same like a diamond of the first water, shines more briliantly the better it is cut. With a man the reverse hold good; he ceases to shine the moment he gets ‘ emf-"Punch. tfriend Mrs. Davis, who has been Just twenty-nine years old for Ithe last fifteen years, to my 'knowledge. Her husband died, you know, last winter, at which misfortune her grief was so in- tense that her hair turned com- pletely block within twenty-four1 hours after the Occurrence of that sad event. Singular, wasn’t it ’?’---‘ Very !’ replied the other. ‘Isn’t their an hairdress- er’s shop at the corner of the street!’ A Capital Retort. . , uufi mwugu, mm mm 1:}- ound: to] .l‘vlelonrseedshzivebeen known of sifted flour; workltrltisin se. to veg§late when forty years gently, until smdqth, with the y?’ old. SQTHB careful ..gatd-eners beater. Putthebatter In small, neipref'er Old‘se‘é‘dfiof “1?; 91191111113“ gteasedit‘ilis,~43it‘i*tl$’a ispbon, and astfand' mélén tribe,_‘l5ecause they bake as_sooiiafs-possible in an zid‘think thatinewana plump Ségds oven. or stoVe; hot enough ’ for me produce; plants whieh gma‘ke’ a bread, 71f made. 7iI'1’,_'0.ne.iorf".two is. rampant growth of time, but bear. cakes,‘the oven? must not besto or little fruit,fat_td that late in the“.;hot, and the Saleratus and ~Water ad season. - ' "‘ ' A -- ‘- ' to Rye has been 1:99th 6 ve'gé- _ g ‘ " i. " ’ tate when-forty- yefis’fbld ; kids. UALKIOh-Zp"; SECNGE-‘JYHh a 39 k ”sang," when-' one hundred; ‘Wire beater, deaf“? null-lavaty 't "Wm“ “'50- when sixteen! light and stifl‘, 1 bound °f fine >- and raspbelh - . Annual and pércnnial flower- seedsâ€"good for two or three Oats, wheat and barI'cyâ€"good for _three _or fqur years. ~ _.'l‘.reeÂ¥se3eds -not to be depend- ed on aftef the seqqndyear. " Turhips, mustard, endive,sea- kale, asparagusâ€"â€"good for three or four years. Beets, celery, cucumbers, mel- ons, squash, pumpkins, gourds and the like good for ten and more years. N Cabbage seeds, cauliflower. broccoli and savoyâ€"good for four years. Lettuce, spinach, carrots, rad- ish, onions, parsnips, peas, beans and other *legnminous p}antsâ€"â€"â€"good for one or two years. That some seeds, under acci- dental circumstances, have an almost indefinite period of vital- ity, is evident from the fact the grains of wheat, taken from the hands or the wrapping of Egyp- tian mummies, several thousand years old, have vegetated during the present century. But such things are exceptions to the general rule. How then may we ascertain with considerable certainty whether the seeds we purchase are worth the money’? Many experiments have beeni tried, and reports made, but not always with great accuracy;â€" The {allowing account is ‘the most reliable, we can present-â€" It is understood of course, that the seeds are kept under good circumstaneeâ€"never in a hot, damp atmosphere. fore it S. S. Wftill you cross the Bay of Biscay, and, when ‘you make the coaSt of Portugal, any - one will tell you the way to‘iLis- hon. Look out for Belem Cas- tle, then run up to the town and sell the cargo.’---I’ll thry,’said Billy; and there was self-suf- ' ficience! Well, away he start- ed, got the hooker before it, an her head S. S. W. ; then he said to compass, ‘-I ’spect, my b y,’ said he, ‘yon’re'a slippery fel- low todale with,’ and he nailed the card to the binnacle. Be- fore night they lost sight of land, and they bowled away before the wind ;. but next morning it fell calm. ‘Worse luck,’ said Billy; ‘but boldly. ventured is half won, and we’ll win yet.’~â€"â€" Well, 11p sprung the breeze, andl away they went before 8. S. W” and after three or fourth days no land, and then another calm and another breeze, till three weeks passed, and they saw nothing." ‘ Oh. milla, mnrdha,’ said Billy, ‘ but I’m fairly sould ;’ when they cried out, ‘ Land ahead l’--- ‘ By St. Patrick !’ said Billy, ‘ but there it is at last; ’ and as they drew in he said, ‘May I never breathe if Pooringale aint moighty like Waterford, and share Balaam Castle has a stroiking resemblance to the Hook Lighthouse !’ When they came close in there were -t.he boats fishing, and they cried out, ‘ Welcome home Bllly, with the dollyers l aint Billy the genius, ooh, ooh, ooh ’? ’ Well, . Billy never got the better of it, , and that all" came of self-suf- fience.’---Harry Evelyn. l Duration of Vitality in Seeds strong north wind,’ said Moriar- ty; ‘get a compass, and run be- _ fl A. â€"â€"-- THE DURHAM STANDARD,DURHAMWAPR‘ILVB Agriculture, on, and add about ~21â€" a teaspoon-J fulgof saleratus dissolved in as, little Wa‘tergasg pOSsible ; mix’ this through, and add 1; pounds of sifted flour; work thisin gently, until smooth, with the' beater. . Putthe hatter 111 small,l gteasedlt‘ins,~45fli*tfi’ a Spoon, and bake assooiiafsgpossible in an oven o'r_ .stom; hot enough'for bre'ad._, 71f made 7iI'1’,:0.l’131 orifitwo oake$,*the oven-must not be so hot, and the ‘Saleratus and Water 191.: out. - ~ * ' SPONGE CAKEâ€"+170» 11' eggs, slight-1y beaten, add 1-%..‘p0uml:s offine sugar, and beat mp mm? very light. with a wire beater, then flavor_with extract of’Letn- len. The juice, which is the {richest portion, will collect on the inside, andWhen the whole is snfiieiently.s0ft, pour out the juice, and scrape out all the ‘ meat,’ leaving out the rind or outer hard shell. This mass, mixed with the juice, and then the whole stirred upwith milk, sugar, and spices, is ready to be poured upon the crust. Bv‘ this method the labor of paring is saved; none of the pumpkin is wasted with the skins, or in boilingr water; and the materi- al isrieher than when boiled in the ordinary way. i 11 extensive Baker, in good repute for his excellent pies,con- tributes to the American Agri- 1cultm‘ist the following 'mode which he practices, and which is both couvient and economi- cal: Cuteach pumpkin- or squash across into halves, and with an iron spoon scrape out the seed and the soft stringy pulp. Then set them,opon sidv Up, into a moderately healed ov- Convenient and Bennomical filethod of Preparing Pumpkin and Squash Pie. Since writingthe above, WC see it stated that the seed trade of Boston amounts annually to three millions Of dollars. Ten tons of turnip-seed were sold there last year, and the some of beet seed. 0f mignonette, 500 pounds (ml)r just supplies the market. The seed trade of New York and Philadelphia must be much largerwwe have statistics on lrangcj-American _,A-gricul- turzst.‘ ' ‘ ‘ " To preserve seeds well, thr-y should generally be gathered when fully ripe, be well . clean- ed, dried in "the-shade, (net "by strong fire-heat) and kept in a cool plaee, free from moisture-‘- There are a few exceptions to this. Some seeds,â€"-as horse- “chestnuts, acorn, maple, ever- ‘greens, grapes, apples, etc..â€" should be planted before they become dry, else they will not vegetate well. All seeds lia- Lble to be attacked by insects, [such as peas, turnips and radish ’should be occasionally examin- ed, and passed through a sieve, to clean them from dust and 0-; ther matters likely to abstract vermin. It is-“of'. the greatest importance to label seeds care- fully, at the time of gathering them. A number of sorts, as of melons and sq'uashes, are ga- thered at the same time, and as; they look much alike, they get mixed, or their distinctive names forgotten. When plant- ifig comes, lemma, What peon- fnsion ’? And if the mixeclsecds planted what increased confir- sion at the fruiting time? And here, a word upon seed- saving. It is'of the greatest’im- portance for. the farmer and gar- dener to do this work well, as upon it his success greatly de- pends, It is withthis, as with the breeding of valuable stock. He who gives hisattentiou to it and becomes successful, will at- tract the notice of others, and his seeds will command aburr dant purchasers at the highc it prices. - hundred (-’!) ; the Sensitiveplant when si xty years old; .quful Receipts. 1860. ADVERTISE fi' Advertiséments, unaccompanied with writ- ten instructions, will be inserted until forbid and charged accordingly - Six lines and-under, firsn insertion: Each subsequent insertion” . . :. . Six to ten lines, first insertion,. . . . Each subsequent insertion,. . . ; . . . For_each line above ‘ten. . . .. . . . . Eaéh subsequent'i'nSertionr . . . . . . Cards, per yeah. ..~. . . . . . . . . . .‘ The Durham Standard [3 Published every Friday .Morning by Paint. Oil, (raw) $1 per gallon. Paint 03], (boned) 1 dollar and 10 cents per gallon. First quality White Lead, 153 per 11). Best Refined Iron, 17s 6.! pct lGOlbs., and all other goods eqalty cheap. To give a list, of Hardware, kept on hand by IIORSMAN BROT ‘IERS ,wuuid fill a newspaper, suffice it toe-11y, that. anything required can be purchased of them and their prices warranted to give satisfaction. 4 cents per lb. Wrought nails, 10 cents per lb. A xcs (warranted) $1 each. Glass 7;»: 9. and 8 K 10, 118 3d per box. Glass, 103 12, 125 per box, 10 >114, 128 6d . p‘er box, and other sizes‘pmportionally cheap. Putty, 3dper lb. . Shot, 1:? Posts per lb. Smoothing firms, 6 cents per 11). Barn Door Hinges, 4d per lb. reduction in the price of Hardware will 'take place immediately, as the mllnwing list of a few articles sold by them will Show :â€"- Cut nails in quantitiesâ€"10 lbs. and upwardsâ€"â€" would draw attentitm to the reduction in the mice, of H are now doing one ofthe. 111.3703: Hardwa rc trades in Canada, which is rapidly i11C1cz1si11gâ€"ti1cy attribute their astom shing‘ success in business to their having brought do 111 the prices of 1111'1 dware in Guelph. bow li111d1111rc can be purchased of Horsman Brothers, as low, if 111,1 lower, than can be had in any town in (32111111111. and will continue to recenV'e supplies during the Winter months. from the Britisu and Continental markets, by Vessels discharging at Portland, thong: by Grand Trunk Railway to Guelph. L‘gc . 22, 1 85 9 Applications, with reference to the abo 'c if by mail,(post-pa1d)t0 FREDRICK RICHARDSON, Jun, Bentinck P. O. h A. ‘ “. .' FIVE acres of excellent. land, situated on the Du? ham Gravel Road West, 16 rods frontage, one mile from Allanpark P. 0:, and is an excellent situation for a tavern or country store. Clear Deed can be given fijr the above prep orty. - * ‘ ‘ a spoon, far enought apart to spread. Bake in a moderate heat W AFBRS.--1\’Iix well together :13 a pound of sugar and”fi..:i%_ a: pound of butter, add 2 eggs; mix and flavor with extracts of Ruse and Nutmeg; then add 2,} a poundpf'flo‘ur, and mix it well through. This paste can be dropped on greased pans with EEfiRSHAN BR 9T1: "§é§§§§ VANzLLA DROPS.â€" Mix toge- ther :1 of a pound of sx‘ngar and i of a pound of butter; and 1 egg; mix, and flavor with ex- tract of Vanilla: then add :1- of a pound offlour; work in until smooth, and drop in small lumps _-_2LL FRUIT CAKEâ€"Nu}: together, and beat until light. 1 pound of sugar and 1 pound of butter; then add (few at a time.) 8 eggs, and beat up light; flavor with extract of-cloves, (a little extract of Nutmeg will improve it,) then add 11 pounds of flour; mix in partly, and add 1 pound of our- raut, 1 pound of raisins, 1â€" pound Bentiuck, 24th January, 1860.- sugar and 12 eggs; flavor With extract of Almond; mix this in well, and‘add. 1 pound sifted flour; mix in lightly, but don’t beat the paste. Pour it in a greased and papered pan, and bake immediately in a moder- ately hot oven. This will make a 3 lb. cake. The pan should not be more than half filled with the batter. It .ean he baked 1n S. L. M. LUKE, ' .’ .T HIS OFFICE, DURHAM RATES OF ADVERTISING. ANDS ’ FOR SALE. [-IORSB’IAN BROTHERS, P 015124122 Brothem i3" Terms extremely liberal Advertisements. Iâ€"IORSMAN BROTHERS, Ironmongers, Guelph. I. . “~55 IN THE lbs. and upwards- act, that a further for any quantity of WOOL delivered at his ‘ fesi. dgnce, four mileslweat of Durham, 9n the Durham Rind; OR WOOLEN CLOTH, W661. _.â€"â€"â€"â€" w- kiDurham and D. Donahues taxed-11,31 small POCKET BOOK, containing ONE DOLLAR AND FIFTY-FIVE CENTS in cash, ands PROMISORY NOTE of $20. Any person leav- ing the Note and Pocket Book at D. Donahues, are welcome to the money that was in the pocket .book. ' ' MOSES DEDMAN. Bentinck. 8th March, '1860. , 66-3 N THE ROAD BETWEE.’ THE RESIEENCE of the Subscriber and Allanpark, a. Mort- gage against Lot 3, con. 2, south of Durham Road, Bentinck, for the sum Of Five Hundred Dui- lars, a portion of which has been paid. Pay ment has been stopped, therefore the document is worthless, except to the subscriber ; and it. is hop- ed the finder will return it, for which he will ho amply rewarded. ___--._..,- .v\/3£i IMU .1. that Lot ‘29, C«)IICCSSE¢’:‘J 7, itig-utinck, adver- tised for 5: lo by A. McEa (Lem, (22911915; 1’. 0., has been bought by me from the said A. Mchch- em 811109 18:37, and paid him in full for his ri'rht to sand lot. at. t mt time, and have had possession of it since : Therefore, I caution the public not to purchase it from him although he holds mega: possession of the Location Ticket. JOHN MCEACHERN. "m 'AND’R‘EW LIVINGS‘I‘ORE 3' Dominic, Ah Fob, 10.0. a...” vuv low-AU It! 24 of Which are cleared with dwelling-house b.- and shed thereon and. well watered. For any further infiurmatioh apply, if, L" (postpaid) to Any publisher of a newspaper who choose: to publish this advertisement, {netting this note: three times bi’fol‘c fize first day 0 uly, 1360, can forward me one of the papers containing it, mil be allowed his biil, at the time of making a pur- chase from me of my own manufactures, of five times the amount of said bill. Address Nmmanby, 15 con. ,lot 8, 1nxl Nine cents will prepay the postage on a pump- let of “Priced Specimens of fonts,”a:id other sheets, which will be mailed to all printing of- fices sending me their address. J. PRINTING materials, are kept on hand in large quantities, and sold at the lowest prices, for six months’ notes or cash, at Bruce’s New York Type Foundry. Roman fonts of the mod- ern styles are always on the shelves, ready for immediate delivery, in fonts of from 56 to 10 000 lbs. Bentinck, 215: March, 1800‘ HE Subscriber will pay the highest in Cash or in exchange for -‘ " - ' ‘ RINTING TYPES AND ALL PRINTIN'G Ihnfnrizflc om Irano A» 9:}351? BRECE’S MSW YORK TYPE FOCNDRY. IST of unclaimed Letters remainmg in Bon- tinck Posz Oliicc, March ‘7 1860. ‘7 Coax, “Tm. McDonald, Niel Cameron, Angels McDonald, James Carroll, John Mcl’lwrson, Mrs. Claiborne, Henry Dir-Arthur, Donald Cameron, Jame: McMillan, Catherine Connors William McIntosh John Green, Owcn McTagne, Mrs. Mary Kennedy, Donald McFarlan, John Kitington, Thomas McFadden, Ann Lawrence, John Murchison, Alex. Lennon, Emeley E. Morrison, Neil Laverty, Michael Morrison, Peter Little, John Muir John 2 Little, Thoma: Mason, Joseph ALEX. B. gelatin, Beniinck, 19th Mar 13° The Store i GROCKE “1"", Which he is prepared to Sell at the Very Lowest P RI CES »...‘ â€". Commission Merchant and GENERAL AGENT, iiAS on hand a GOOD Assonrmxfr of FAAIILY GROCEEEES ‘ ND J‘- Wrought Iron Shares made for a ploughs. 33’ Mill Picks Made and Sharpened. ra- Axes Jumped and Tempered. 13" Any person in need of a Farrier it. to their avantage to call em him. Durham, Nov. 25, 1858. Mill March 22nd, 1860. 19th M'a'rch, 186'0 TUESDAY: (3th B‘iARCH, BETWEEN the BEST STYLE and at CLEREBAE magmas. 101 ACRES OF LAND JU'IN MOODIQ. Land and Gene r11 Agznt Ben: Erick, P.O. or to A. McEACH‘EI-LN', Gulcig, P. O .L 111‘}. ll- 7 -A~- Lager. IS PREPARED TO DO- “7011;, Horse Shoeing, AV\ FLANNEL is opposite Mr Miller's Old Stand I403§T. GEORGE BRUCE, Type Founder, 13 Chambers St, N. Y. 30. 68 VFILLIAM 31’ NIGHT. A31) iEREBY NOTIFIED 101‘ a Farrier will fine 11 en him. ONLy. Modem t0 Prion Pod Mister. if by 1e ter 69â€"3 any kind of