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£11 a. splzandic F a bargain RAN E, Durham leuced busi- lhe Ashery. ks. ncertinas, miety.-â€"- luahties. celebrated Gold a’ad Novaanr red Stacy, years 0151‘; jlvory Ear 3 WOW??? Durham. on s1 Dwelling we of Land. 11 a. splendid t a bargain. student. 'ce $5 for LLY IN- bf Durham, vatronage In}: their liebment can offer 391' price, in Grey, mded {01‘ e by 10 or mmxc, at SALE. 7GB md Steel and quad. lention to md steel r have no zons Bind 2 express tiered as dons. “nuance may send bscribera :mns, the gem: .87? 38,- ti) be insertiOn, have the seary for good {sit}: gnmont. 147 3. itationery, xc CHAIR. ‘ EVERY s, Fronts, 58111033518: .ina. D to take rich they pousible ordered Enact}. â€"- them in discon- in a style county -â€" 3 attention 11': . CLE md price, specified l chnged sent for Pt Cutlery apers other ybliSher, former .sertion, ‘Bert ion- UNIQUE!- md chew »r to the Village, LAGE, fished at .DS. iéharged brilliant all part. This John Moodie, eneral Arent, Conveyanccr, Licensed Auctioneer for the County of Grey. Lands, c., E alued Books and Accounts made up and collected. fifi-$50, 000 to lend on good Farm and Town PrOper‘ty at 8 per cent. OFFICE :â€"-14 Gurafiaxa St. ., Durban. J obbing done AND AGENT, VALUER, c., Me. Money to Lend from one to ten years, on easy terms of interest. Farms ‘for sale. Durham, 10th June, 1863. 71-1y. VLAOU, UAULV ‘L-‘u v_-_.-___ Painter, Durham, Ont. Painting, Glazing, and Paper Hanging, done in" the {most approved style o'f the art. White J 61138011. Publishers ProprietorsJ L. Hamilton Evan$,B.A.,M.D.' IIYSICIAN, SURGEON, ACCOUCHÂ¥ we. Graduate of the University of Toronto. Residence zâ€"One door south of the Orange Hall, Garafraxa Street, Durham, Out. (1091.) William Barrett BARBIE/PER. ATTOP NEY AT LAW, Solicitor m Chancery, c., £30.â€" Officeâ€"Over Turner 3: Richardson’ 3 storey Upper Town, Durham, Ont. Dr. W. J ohnstone Irvine, - ICENTIATE of Boys! College, of Surgeons, Edinburgh; Liecntiate of Midwifery, Elinburgh; meantime of ApOLbecarie’s Hall, London; F ormérly resident and Visiting Surgeon Livetpool Fever Hmpital and West Derb general Hospital 5 Late assistant Surgeon aernavon Angleaea Militia. Otfice, Spence’a Hotel, Durham. LLU ll;V111."‘£LL- I, UU u VI. U)..- A I): Cqucam, Conveyancer, Notary Public 0f? [(38 one door north of Telegraph Office, Durham, County of Grey. R. 1". Porter, M. 0., HYSICIAN. SURGEON, gm. GRAD- L'n‘u of Victoria. College, Toronto. Officeâ€"4n Griffin‘s Building, Durham, gonnty of Grey. All calls, day or night, promptly attended to. smithing oi every description done in a workmaufike manner, on short notice.â€" Partioular attention pond to horse shoeing. fiâ€"v gone and Neighs, ma best material, at the ch All work warranted. - Barson’sstore, Lower I James Brown, 8888!! 013 MARRIAGE LICENSES, Durham, Dec. 5th, 1869. WHOLE NO.154.] J. F. Halsted, M. D., .HYSICIAN, SURGEON, c., : ‘ c. McDougall, DUSE, sum AND Q‘RNABLESIAL Cornelius Harper, TTURNEY-ATâ€"LAW, SOLICITOR- Dufham, Ont, - MONEY TO»‘I.OAN»~~“ ”out terms. oven, Onhrio. Chelstopher Chittick, William Buchanan, ’ ROM GLASGOW chtlaud, Book- Binder, Sullivan Post ‘ Office. Charges mod~ - .- erate. All ordersleft â€" at the Cnnoxwm Of- Samuel E- Legate, George lsaacs. Durham gen 8: Carriage Shop. 1. STOREX: IS NOW PREPARED A m-.. .UL'J--u-~ to furnish Carriages, Cutters, Wag- d Neighs, manufactured from the :erial, at the cheapest possible rates. k warranted. Shop, opposite Mr. “tore. Lower Town. Durham. Bahama: has 325,000 af 12mm, 'Capitfl to Low 1538 per emit. -‘ v . n"nt\fi' 1_ .wWfi ‘o'vol" 1 net, opposite the Crown Land Office, _; Whips, Spurs, c , ' always on hand. on the shortest notice. D.‘ JACKSON,,_J;. 6th, 1863. 1364i; AN D GREY «350., HAN l-ly. l was established in 1864, and all trees offered for sale were grown in Mount Forest. '1 will warrant them grafted fruit, of good _ hardy kinds, as I have tested them, some of them bore fruit: this season. Standard Apple Trees from 6 to 7 feet, Dwarf Ap les, Siberian Crab and Cherry Trees, that can recommend. Small fruit such as Currants, ,lGooseberries, Raspberries, Strawberries, 853., also Ornamental Trees. Flowering " Shrubs, Dahlias and Gladious Bulbs, c. t l- All orders by mail or otherwise promptly :‘r attend to. RflIL Wfl Y! “ Durham Meat Market.” FRESH MEAT The Green-Gage Branch, from 'MOUNT FOREST. will bud blojssom “" every Station, "'- 1‘“ ‘ FRUIT at The undersigned would beg to inform :he public in general, that he has on hand ready for this Fall or Spring planting a large quantity of first-class Fruit-Trees.â€" j DURHAM HOTEL, Durham, WATTERS, Proprietor. The above . ' Hotel has been entirely refitted and furnished with a view to the comfort and convenience of its guests. Wines, Liquor: and Cigars of the best brands always in stock. The Larder will at all times be supplied with- the best the market will afbrd. Good Stahliug.‘ Charges moderate. H-GMEWGGE} EERSEM’ HAIaF-WAY HOUS‘, ‘ RCHARDVILLE,‘ JAMES 'BELL, PROPRIETUR. Having hanged the above remises, lately occupied by Mr. J. Hart, ‘am prepared to offer firsbclass' ac. commodation to travellers and the public: generally. Good Wines, Liquors and Ci- gars always on hand. superior Stabli'ng and an attentive Hostler. Stages call daily. CORNISH’S HOTEL, RCHARDVILLE. This House has re- cently been refitted and furnished in first class style, with a new to the COmfort and accommodation of the travelling pnblic. Wines, Liquors and Cigars of the choicest bands always on hand. Good Stabling and an attentive hostler. Stages call daily;â€" Charges moderate. ' ThisHonse is furnished with all there- quisites to insure the comfort of travellers. The Table sup lied with the best the max-1 ket afi'ords. ghoice 'wineS, liquors, and cigars kept. constantly on hood. There is also a. good livery in connection with this house. Charges moderate. Argyle Hotel, UGH MACKAY, PROPRIETOR, Durham. {Eff-'The subscriber is Licensed Auctioneer for the County of Grey. - "' 0:? Early Rose, Early Gooderich, and Gleason Potatoes for sale, as cheap as our; be purchased elsewhere. ' A. '1‘. GREGORY. Homewood Nnrsery y, Mt. Foresc, September 13Lh,1869. April 26, 1868. OPEN REBELLmN. TAKEN BY STORM ! A NEW GAUGE ALWAYS ON HAND, Along With my 9335” ’Of mamE ‘fi‘ARGEST AND BEST Assommsxj EVER OFFERED T0 T1131 EUBLID. . Gflfifil’ FOR CASH. t :3 ”mm: DEAGON’S HOTEL, £6393}; QARBS. A CHOICE LOT OF Stove-Pipes. HAXOYER. ;, 0a.,1869. AT THE CHARLES LIMIN. the BEST and 1, Durham. l I never saw a garment too fine for a iman or maid; there was never a chair toogood‘ .for a cobbler or coo r, or king to sit in, never a house too as to shelter the human race. Elegance fits man. But down not value these tOols of housekeeping a little more-than they are worth, and sometimes mortgage a home for the mahogany wewouldbring into it? I had rather eat‘ my - dinner ofi‘ the head of a barrel, or dress after- the fashion of John the Baptist in the wilderness, or sit on a blo‘ck all my life, than consume myself before I got to a home, and take so much pains with the outside that the inside was as hollow as an empty nut. Beauty is a great thing, but beauty of i garments; house and fur. niture, is a tawdry ornament compaied with domestic love. All the elegance in the world would'not make a homo, and I would give more for a spoonful of real hearty love, than for a whole ship load of furniture, and all the gor- geousueas that all the upholsterern in the world could gather together.-a- Headers Parker. "' ""‘" ' wan IDVVV“. man or woman 7 i- "in- -uauclfltion.“' Nothing aefinite “was sottladi CXcept that. some of the deb’flttars wanted brains. A not unfrequent infirmity in both acxea. ' If you' don’t want a. woman to go astray, tho sooner you provide her with a. baby the better. A blue-e ed boy will do moro tovmrds keeping B rs. Gad- der’a morals sweer'th‘zm 'm'the sermons that was ever preached. Composed in a barn while threshing a few peas. Glenelg, Jan.8,1870. The attempt to _ mush flannel with soapstone ha; failgd.:- The genticmfln who started the idea. is nowfzhcaohiug the weather-cocks to crow. 'l‘he_‘p;tblic will watch his progtesa with some inter- eat. CoNBNDnI‘m. -o_--‘Sam, why in your head like the moon '1” _. ‘I dou’ t. know, Jim. Give it up.’ ‘chause, Sam, it is supposed to be inhabited.’ - One of our city urchins hearing his faker read an 811.1010 in the paper in relauon to a new invontaon of bricks of glass:2 01101111111111? - ' I I n 1‘- Bonnie Scotland. I’ll remember Thee, while I have breath to draw. Th heath- clad hills, and hazeldeans, {f0 ondly love, though far awa. ‘ The gowan and the sweet primrose That flourish on thy bonnie braea, Tho’ dietant, _they are dear to the, For there 'I spent my early dayb. The Roman camp upon the hills, Near where the lovely waters meet; Shaw burn thd’ thy walls‘are' dowh, ' The crystal fountains bubble‘yet,' The jester’s “haugh” amaug the knowes, . Where steel-clad warriors often met, The raven’a nest upon the rocks Are spate I never can forget.- The -auestin?, ‘my (118131138- II‘ n10 wnm‘n was? -‘nbznn A The laverock’s sang high in the elude, And the green plover’s plaintive main, The sootl y blackbifd’s mellow notes, I fear I’ll never hear again. Anld Scotia, though thy sons do roam, To distant lands, remember thee, Yet still we can look up with pride. And say, God bless our Canada. family. I'mill A negro boy stole a crying doll in Peteréburg, Va, the other day. Hid.- ing it under his coat it ‘squaked,’ and bleached -; him white withrfear at. the miraculousmitncss against him. A story has been going the rounds. of the American press to the effect that the widow offiho’ late President Lin- coln, now sojourning at Frankfort-on- the-Maine, was about to bomarried to a German. Count with some. terribly long name which we do not now remem- ber. The correspondent of the New Yorkflm Maury.- amen-We etory,â€"and says: . . .; J! 11‘: '1 Elegance Does Not Make a Home. “She occupiea. a -mfll.mpartment in the immediate neighborhood of the boardingschool, attended by her young- est eon, Ted. She'lives. in the humblefit style, doeenot - mingle in society, .weere mourning up to the present day,receives no gentlemenvisitou, has never resided in the Grand‘ Dechy of Badenpuor. been at or near the Baden Ceuit, and is 08-. ytirely unacquainted with the Count with “whom he: name‘haa beetrfloupleds?’ ‘ ' BLEEDING non Tun Nessaâ€"Put 0. piece of paper in your mouth, -=,elew it rapidly, misfit will step your nosmfrom bleeding. This remedy has been tried? frequently, and it isatatfid alwgys with success. Physicians say thatplacing: e >smell roll of paper or muslin above the front teeth, under the. upper , “9,. glad I pressing hard‘on thenm ,yill erred . I . bleedingz‘from the'nnésey c leki'ng “the page‘s ofhlom‘l through theerteries to the nose. ’ ' , ' ' TGiaAa' bridkéâ€"I know what them ‘What are they ‘2’ inquired one of the Bonnie Scotland. Some years 0 a star; yuput. in circulatibn in ~griq t9.’thé ‘efi‘eot' that, “1° ' 11“}: 313292 Imnééelma- 0M" son of N4 01$; ‘dthé :uno. story has ”caulk; ’yqtg filth” T . Angirgex discioverya Q‘iifléhba misrdvé “5‘ may It. mgttégj n6! hbiv high” or Edi .hnmb‘lé,: a. mah’s‘p’j iziqu may‘bg iqftha 559m. circlp. 116' Einfipt eaéififiglifl ' ' ‘3 » “Because imvna eh . {aim ' | To bluflhbeuand ' t W." Axnâ€"Burm’ Farewe; 963219313 DURHAM, COUNTY OF GREY‘NTA), JAN It is reported in the English papers that Mr. Gladstone’s Government have nearly. ,completed their scheme. for the settlement of the Irish land question- confesscdly’one of the most difficult any government was ever called upon to deal with. It is said the principle of “fixity of tenure,” and Mr. Bright’s plan of peasant preprietorship will be omitted in the Government scheme. An attempt will be made to guarantee leaseholds, and to adjust the relations of landlord and tenant; by means of the courts. The settlement of this vexed and difficult question will test the strength of the Gladstone Ministry to the utmost, and it is possible it may not be able to bear the tension. SrATU Q00. ---A manufacturer con- signed some goods from Scotland to a house in New York, w! .ich lay a long The Russians have become alarmed, fearing that the trade with China will pass through the Suez Canal, and thus ruin the overland trade now carried on by Russian Merchants. To prevent the anticipated disaster, they have petition- ed the Czar to build aRailway to China, throngh Siberia, It is also said that the Government regard thé'fenterprise with muchfavort At the nearest points the road would be one thousand miles long, beginning at the Ural Mountains. There is no difficulty of an engineering nature to‘prevent’ the construction of such a road. The whole country between the Ural Mountains and China being exceedingly flat and level. £31.32; 5%£§?‘Fm‘%rafitggdimitefigugts were in stain quo; and mistaking this for the name of a place, he joyfully in- formed 11. neighbor that‘the goods were now in 8mm (3,110, where he hoped they would speedily find a. purchaser. ‘ But Mr. Glumm confeseéé to have got stuck for once in his life. The other night in the dark he mistook his muci- Inge bottle for the hair oil. His hair has since presented the appearance of whaleboneâ€"very like his wife’s corsets. they trek}?! ’1‘ the fire was ex- ting‘nisfimv’“ miners came up and heard what had occurred, and the danger they had been in,they unanimous- ly refused to re-enter the mine, and com- pelled the owner of the mines to take greater precautions, and make better facilities for their escape from the mines. This having. been done, they again pro- ceedcd with their work. -_-__ .. -_- -w--°-- The breaker of the Nottingham mine, at Plymouthâ€"ytflzcene of the Avondale calamity, Pm, 'cfight fire on Thursday, when fift rs Were below. No in- timation éfis‘ ‘ to them of the danger they wefift ’ ' the fire was ex- ting'uisfibufi' miners came up I nevertheard of that place,’ said his neighbor. ‘Nor I, either,’ replied the manufacturer; ‘I looked at the map, but couldua find it; and I just conc1ude it’s a. sma’ touu‘up the kiutry.’ A FIGHT r‘oP. LIFE WITH A BULL. aâ€"One day last week, when Mr. Ed- ward Cresswall, of Seafotth, Went into hisstable, he found his bull had broken I his chain.vf On" gain ' forward to tie him, the bullattacke him, ripped his trousers, waistcoat and coat up to the shoulder, and knocked him down. _ Any! ‘person of less strength and agility" than' Mr. Cressx‘yell would most likely have been killed. , Bathe being a powerfnl man, and had practised athletic feats in his youth, dashed his finger inflthe bull's eye, seized the ‘chain, regained his feet, and with a kick on the knee of the infu- riated brute, and a herculean above; be brought his bullship to the ground, and made his escape. Thebellowing of the ’enraged animal was fearful to hear. The foolish system of confiscating foreign newspapers which contain mat- ter distasteful to the. Imperial Govern. ment, is still in.‘ full blast. at the Paris Post Office. Even most of the New Yorkipapers are delivered very irregu- larly to their Parisian subscribers. A novel way of raising money-for re- ligieus-' purposes was introducedat a tea meeting. in Garafraxa on the 23rd ult- At the wind up of the meeting a three.- storey cake Was unbroken, and 3 Rev- erend gentleman suggested that he' would give the cake to Miss â€"-â€"- she being the prettiest girl in the room.â€" iAnother minister begged to dissent and1 Isubmitted ' that a' Miss â€"--â€"----- with 'the prettiest and she ought to have it. The result was that a poll was demand- ed on behalf of the-two girls and ten cents a vote charged. 260 votes were recorded, and we suppose paid for. We are of the opinion that religion is at A low ebb when such means have to be resorted to for raising money, and shcfind ‘be dis’oonritenanced‘ altogether. ‘Ma Forest Confederate. ' - All. SDRTS, 0F 2- PARABRAPHS. _ FATHER Hrmmranm-It is now said that the shortness of- Father Hyacinthe’ a stay in this country was owing to a very prosaic, but. neverghel'eas imperative rea- I A L__L Ion. ‘ It. was simply that he brought but two thousand francs in mosey With him and that being spent, he‘ had - 'to go back to his friends; Fortuustol-yi .‘for him, the proprietors of the Fifth Ave Due! Hotel generously made hint no pharge‘fm his board, or he could not 25815 skied-with us as longâ€"as he did; and; ’thb‘ugh' "hawwould occept no pay from-the Froneh Bahamian Sooietyfor the lecture he deliu'ored'. in their hehslf, he was forced to allow? them to pay his passage‘to Barre. These facts are high- ly creditable to the reverend father; as showing that his, conduct b.“ not been '_ ‘71 LA- MAINTIEN LE DROIT' n . 'â€" . An editowork, like a wernan’s work, i8 ne‘vdone. The constant re- currence 'of s demand necessitates a continuous sly of brain. work. Men expect to bensed, edified, instructed and benefit: a dozen ways by the PrOduCtions are supposed to emanate from the edifal sanctum. An infinite variety of lifi'y tastes to be met and provided foi one poor pen. Your jolly iman exits to be amused. Your sentimental hscriber must be baited with choice' ; bits: Ydur matter-of- fact man mbe served with his sub- stanffial 32455.0. .Those .who cater to to the phyeic wants of people general- ly have a bihf fare, and their patrons must ‘be wait with that; not so the man who rais his brains for the de- lectation of t public. If a man doesn’t happen to £1 the columns filled with what is mostal‘atable to him he yawns and pronouns the newspaper dull.â€" Perhaps he brows his neighbor’s copy, and berates e journalist as soundly as thQPgh home the meet liberal patron. Pityiflg hin‘j The remorsele‘ss hours roll aronna and' the wearj pen must never rent tilits allotted task iscomplete. If a few shgts of» manuscript have ac- cumulated ing some happy honr,whcn the cditoria mindbappens to be in a! writing moo, they are, soon gobbled up and gone." ‘th hungry press grasps the thoughts Wit its irOn hand, flings them off to the pnlic, and claxnors for more. .Your Washlgton Irvings and Tenny- sons pnblisl an occasional production, andothen res' for months. Not so with your oditomhé must writeg‘write, from one week’s old to another. ' ‘ - Preciouslltle sympathy your editor gets. If tli poor follow. happens to have the tog-ache, or the blues, or his baby has thmeasels, no one thinks of Pityiflg bin}j The remorseless hours roll around and' the’wearfi pen must never rest tiiits allotted task iscompkzte. If a few sluts of manuscript have no- cumulated (Irina some happy honr,when It is only when you have some axe to ! grind that the editor is the object of any ! attention. Perhaps you are a candidate for some honorary position and cipcct a “healthy setting out.” He is to pro- claim you as the most talented, ,‘dis- interested and 119ch characters of the day. He. is to make the discovery that you are peciiliarly and pre-emincntly fitted for the place. In short, he is to boost yo into position, and then‘ very likely yet forget big); " And that; too, it dgoesnw make much difference, heme: you pay the fellow anything (Sinot. He will, doubtless, manage to live'by some bocus-pocus way or other, and send you a paper free. .Fi'nzill theâ€"edits; muetbe asort of mum" '“‘1""‘1râ€"er. He must close thegessiegemmammm to amuse an audience he expects to see tine things said ‘ about it in the next Qiesue. One-horse shownxen wouid be {mortally offended were he to give them their deserts. Whenever he ventures to partieularize either with regard to persons or productions he must say, nice things. If he ever does scold he muSt do it in such a general manner thahno one can take it to themselves. ' If people want good editore,‘ amiable editors, and “editors what are editors,” let them treat them as they do other ministers. Letthem supply mincepies, buffalo robes and brass toed shoes for his babies; and While they are doing good let them pay up fer their papal â€" Let them remember that he is an in- dividual liable to neuralgia, and come, and colic like other men. In a word let thom so conduct themselves touch ing editors that the title shall cease to be a synonym for unhappiness. FATHER : M‘Manok POETISED m'ro MAR- * TYRDOM. The Belfast papei‘s report many cases on trial and of having- fines inflicted in the Belfast police court, for. the use of party expressions in the public streets. A fine of forty shillings and costs, with the alternatiVe of fourteen days’ 'irnpris- onment, -’iss~“t'he‘punishment for cursing Kin-g Williamer the Pope at any time, and the same penalty is inflicted upon any person who publicly announces that he is an Orangeman, Papist or Fenian, or is convicted of singing party songs. As a specimen of these cases the follow- ing outof many' others reported in the : Belfast Weekly Macs, and which refers ‘ to matters connected with Canada, may, perha‘ps,ibe of interest 3 . nr- -3- ____ 4----..3 L...;..L ica.” Some idea. may be formed of the wretglnd daggerol of which the ballad Wag chnposegl, by the following two vex-sag wrhich :w'e éXtract from it :j- ' “No bedfif, clqthing he regeived fit for a. ' Chflé’tiah'man,‘ , “I " ' And wretched foo_d _they gave him, it was . than cursed plan To take way his life, but God has set him frag: All praisesto our Heavenly King that died on velvety. .. .. ' 331‘. . Now Irelagl’s son's they well may boast of the JeM'aho'ns brave, For its in imm’y’ afield of battle their gal- lantsword‘s did wave, - They fougnt for their faith and country theywera a. noble band, Theireryfiag *‘lib'er‘ty; or death’ and ‘Gpd . bfes Irel'ahd.’ ” The prioner said she Was not aware that .1th .93 was a. arty one. ' Mnbgg)‘ érsbnâ€" e must put ddwn .ztha sing] offâ€"puny gangs in the street. The‘ii' rsh'igs (imposed the gépgnfty ‘of 408' an "éostgifith the. usual alterna- tive of‘f ’ytse‘s 6:333", imprisonment. Han-y 'g a woman for her beauty is like eati gird for its sweet singing. Party Songs. in Ireland. It is well known that cream may he i converted into butter, through being 1 buried in the ground ; but it is not gen- 1 erally known that this mode is in com- i men use in Normandy, and some other t parts ofFrance. The process is as fol- of moderate thickness, which is careful. ly secured and placed in the ground, about a foot and a half deep ; it is then covered up, and left for twenty-four hours. When taken out the cream is very hard,.and only requires heating with a wooden mallet, for 'a Short time, after which half a glass of water is thrown upon it, which causes the buttermilk to seperate from the butter. If the quan- . tity to be converted into butter is large, a it is left in the ground more than tWenty- . four hours. In winter when the ground . is frozen, the Operation is performed in a cellar, the bag being covered up With sand. Some place the bag containing _ the cream inside another bag to prevent _~ the chanCe of any injury from the earth. , This system saves labor, and is Stated to 3 produce a larger amount of butter than f churning and of excellent quality and 3 18, moreover, said never to fail.”â€"-Jour- On and after the 1st Jan., 1870, the' rate of postage on letters from Canada to Great. Britain, has been reduced to‘ six ceut'sfif prepaid and sent by Canadian Mail Packet; vza Quebec, (Portland in winter,) Halifax, per half oz. Unpaid letters, or not sufficiently paid, will be |charged double the amount of; deficient postage. Considerable consternation has been caused in the quiet colliery villages of Etherlej‘r and Toft Hill during the past few days by a disclosure by the death of a woman Who has f'dr the past fifty years resided as a man, and married two wives. It is said that she came‘from Scotland fifty! years ago, and obtained |work at one of the collieries, where she worked fof some time, and paid her ad- dresses to and ultimately married a servant girl living at the village inn.â€" After being married she relinquished work at the pit, and commenced to make besoms, yellow. clay balls, and pipe clay . --L“.... Enraordinary Concealmenfi 01 Sex near Auklanu. After liviag‘iagéfliar‘ mastyxliiéé‘yéfis the wife died. She (the “husband”) professed to lament her loss very much. Ultimately she marrird a second wo- man, with whom she lived for a number of years, but at length by mutual con- sent they seperated. For some time she has lain on a bed of sickness, and been dependant upon neighbors, who, however, she strongly resisted coming too near her, and latterly she persisted in wearing trousers in bed. The other day she died, and the digeovery was then made which has cauSed the sen- :sation throughout the district. She gave the name of Josiah Charles Staphen- son and has often been heard to speak of being heir of some property about Berwick, but had no money to go and claim it.â€"â€"Man67wster Guardian. Mr. Dickson, a colored barber’in one of the large New England towns, was shaving one of his customers a‘ respect- able citizen one morning when a con- versation occurred between them respect- ing Mr. Dickson’s former connection with a colored church in the place. ‘I believe you are connected with the church in Elmstreet, Mr. Dickson,’ said the customer. ‘No, sah, not at all.’ ‘Why, are you not a member of the African church ‘3’ ‘N ot dis year, sch). ‘.W by did youâ€"leave their communion, Mr. Dickson, if I may be permitted to ask ?’ ‘Why I tell you, sah,’ said Mr. Dick- son, strapping a concave raz’or on the palm of his band,- ‘it was jes like disâ€"I jined dat church in good fait. I gib ten dollars towards dc stated preachin’ ob de gospel de fuss year, and de peo- ple call me Brudder Dickson; De se- cond year my business not good, and only gib five dollars. Dal; year de church people call me Mr. Dickson.’ ‘Weli sah, do third year I feel berry poorâ€"sickness in my familyâ€"aw I gib unfit: for preachin’. Well, sah, arter dat dey call me ole nigger Dickson, and I leff em !’ ‘ I lefi ém !’ ‘ So saying, Mr. Dickson brushed his Customer’s hair, and the gentleman de- parted, well satisfied with the reason Why Mr. Dickson left his church. A LaFayette min‘strel, riding a pump- kin-colored sorrel, perpetrated a heavy sell on atoll-gate keeper near LaFayette, one day last week. He rode up unob- served, and quickly turning his horse’s face about, directly opposite to the di- rection he wanted to go; called to the tolLkeeper who by‘this time had come out: ‘How much to ‘ ?.’ ‘Twenty cents,’ answered the toll-keeper. ‘Too high,’ answered the solitary horseman, ‘can’t pay it; guess I’ll go._back.” He turned his horse about and proceeded in precisely the direction he wanted to go. The toll-gate keeper never dream- ;ed of the sell. In a school examinatidn 5 lady up. peeled ‘ to the self consciousness of the children, and tried to teach them a. little about their senses. They knew that they saw and heard, but it wes'j a‘tevela- tion to them that they saw With eyes and heard with ears. So the lady said to them : You have noses; What are they for ? There was a dead silence, and at last one a 'v turous urchin filial: i‘Please ma’a‘o be wiped} _ Reduction of Postage. “ Brudder Dickson.” An individual, whose name we should certainly make public could it be obâ€" tained, was served a wellâ€"deserved, al- though dis‘honeet trick, the other day. in front of the Burnett House, on Vine street. Rushing along in search of a dollar or two, he noticed a newsboy, or gamin, whose outside general appear- ,anee was th'at'of a newsboy or bootblack, pick up, turn over, and scrutinize care- fully 21 large sealed envelope. Looking over the lad’s shoulder, he read the ad dress, “John Burton, Barnett House,” and in one corner of the envelope, the attractive mark “ $100.” “ Boy," said he, “ what are you doing with that . the same time grabbing a corner of the envelone. The boy looked startled and was looking for the owner. That clinch- ed it. “ My name’s Burton, and there’s $100 in there that belongs to me; give it here; said Greedy Grab. The boy whined and demanded $10 for finding. it. “ Go to 11â€"11," said Greedy Grab. “Give me five, or I’ll yell,” said the . boy. “Well, here, there’s a dollar,” , said Greedy Grab. “Get out, or I’ll 1 kick you.” The boy scampered ofi‘ [ with $1 in his fist and a grin on his . face. The man, who had purchased $100 for $1 rushed into a corner of the Burnett House bar-room, tore Open the envelope, found in it a fragment ofa - ' ‘ "L A~A:n Fr)"- “Hall 91. 11.: um: Luau a... face. The man who hall purchasedj $100 for $1 rushed into a corner of the Burnett House bar-room, tore Open the envelope, found in it a fragment ofa neWSpaper, and rushed out. agaio,fo’l- lowed by a. yell from a trio of best. blacks, who had followed and watched himâ€"Cincinnati Cbnmwrcial. Tycho Brahe, the astronomer, chang- ed color and his legs shook under him on meeting a bare or a fox. Dr. Johnâ€" son would never enter :1 room with his‘ left foot foremost. Julius Caesar was‘ almost eonvulsed by the Sound of thun- der, and always wanted to get into a collar onunde: ground to escape the noise. To Queen E1i_zabeth the simple mac. .LU Wuvvu u--..w_--_- ‘ word “death” was full of horrors. Ta!- 1eyrand trembled and changed color ‘on hearing the same word spoken. Mair. shall Sazc, who met and o verthrew 0p- posing armies, fled and screamed in ter- ror at the sight of a cat. Peter the ulwnvu, “v“ ,7 sub ror at the sight of a cat. Peter the Great could never be persuaded to Cross a. bridge; though he tried to master the terror, he failed to do so, and whenever he set foot on one he would shriek out in distress and agony. Byron would never help any one to salt at the table, nor would he be helped himself; if any of the article happened to be spilt. on the table. he would jump up and leave his The menagerie at Connersville, Inâ€" diana, a. few days since, was the Stine of terrible excitement, caused by the nick ed old elephant licimeo having conclud- ed to free himself fiom Lhe control of man. It will be remembered that Forepaugh purchased Lalla Health, ”Site - female elephant formerly belonging to Dr. Thayer’s circus. Miss Lallaho was taken out to the winter quarter at Con- nersville, where she behaved herself with becominrr propriety until’ Monday evening of last week, \\ hen she happen- ed to remember that according to ele- phant chronology this is leapc year; so she very deliberately freed herself of her chains and strolled to where “ dear Romeo” was standing, meditating 0t er his happy days 1n the jungles of Africa. When morning dawnevd the keeper concluded to see the handsome maiden back to her quarters, which was very much against the wishes of her male friend, who showed his resentment by throwing the keeper a distance of thirty feet against the house. A dog came next and in the twinkling of an eye he was crushed into a more pulp ready to be boiled down in the tank of the Fer. tilizing Cempan’y. The attendants find- ing that Romeo was just in such a state of excitement as he experienced at Hat- bero, Pa., three years since, when he killed his keeper, the famous showman, Tom Williams, determined to put him through a course of sprouts. But how to do it was for some time the question, for whenever any one would approach with the necessary chains Romeo would make such terrible demonstrations as to icause a hasty retreat. A Asa last resort a few loads of shot were poured against his trunk, which caused him to howl with pain, and while I he was weeping over the great abuse, shown him, a strong cable was quickly slipped around one of his beautiful an-l ‘kles, the guys were pulled, and against his earnest protest Romeo was forced to lie down on his side. Then the order was given to belabor him with clubs; which was done with a hearty good will as many were anxious to pay off old scores; but so stubborn was the beast that eight hours passed before he cried “ Hold, enough 1” but when he did he was as thoroughly cenquered as any ar- my mule, and promised never even to look at Lallah Rookh or any other of his race so long as he lived, which prom- Lise appearing to have been in earnest he was allowed to resume the even tenor ,of his way. Exciting Scene in a. Menagerie. THE DIFFELEXCE.â€"â€"‘Define the mean. ing between experimental phi1030phy and natural philosophy,’ said a schoolâ€" master not long since to one of the most forward of his pupilsâ€"‘Why, sir,’ re- plied the boy, ‘exp‘erimental philosophy is our asking you ‘to‘give'us Half a holi- day,-_,.«dird‘ natxital philosophy is your aging, ‘Don’t you high you may get it A Game Well Play'ed. . Oswego has a. new paper, called the Independent. It declares it will be new tral in religion and politics, as it knqws very little of the former, and nothing whatever of the latter. Highly moral papers, when giving a report of a cock-fight, allude to it as an cneounter’ between “winged gladiators.” Items of Agricultural Experiemc' Stool: wail summered are buff ‘w'in': tered. If they go into the. stable. in good condition, have warm quarters and. wholesome food, they will keep growing-t and come out in the spring, with lop-95 consumption of food, than if stink-(y half the time. A - . J uus; vs v v-.â€"-.. Regular fécding and watering, good shelter and heading, should be poiuir aimed at by every stock-breeder. Large boxes for feeding afe prefer: ble to. racks, and allow less waste , food. _ LUV“. Hay that 18 cut and steamefi, or cm moistened, will go further than ha‘y‘ fu‘ out uncut. ‘ The custom of pasting one wall paper Over another till the thickness of an eighth of an inch or more is accumulata the worst consequences. This, as as- certained by the London Lancet, was. the cause of the puzzling offensive smell at Knitshridgc Barracks, London, that recently threatened the whole entablinli3 ment with fever. 1 anUb wwu Iuvuu. The examination of the drains and taking up the flooring revealed. nothing; while the intrO’ductibn of increased means of ventilation left. the evivns it was. At last an examination was made of the wall pnpcring, when it was found that one paper wae‘ pasted over another till a thickneés was accumulated in one case to fourteen layers. There was rot- ten paste in which fungi and even mag- gots germinated, while the wall being hollow the stench spread into the pose- .ages and over the establishment. The brilliant Sheridan showed m" "semen w :1 Lu“)! uy ms homer Witt} ma complimentary accompaniment that he was an incorrigible dunce when a bov-â€"' always much readier for a ‘bicker’ than apt at his lessons. At the Edinburgh University, Professor Dalzell prenounc- {ed upon him the sentence, ‘Dunee he i was, and dunee he would remain.’ Chat: E terton was returned on his mother's i hands as ‘a. fool of whom nothing could lbc made.’ Burns was a dull boy, good only at athletic exercises. Goldsmith spoke of himself as a plant that flowered late. Robert Clive was a dunce, if not . a reprobate, when a youth; but always full of energy even in budness. His family, glad to get rid of him, shipped him off to Madras, and he lived to lay the foundation of the British power in India. Napoleon and Wellington were both dull boy's, not distinguishing them- selves in any way at School. Ulysses { Grant was called ‘Useless Grant' by his motherâ€"he was so dull and unhand)‘ when a boy.-‘â€"sz'les’ Self-Mp6. 0:?" A waggish spendthrift recently said. â€"“Fivc years ago I Was not. Worth a cent in the world; now see where I am through my own exertions?” “Well, where are you. 9” “ Whyâ€"ah -â€"-ahâ€"~wby5 I owe more than three thousand dollars.” Nothing bOrcs the Emperor Nope; leon so much as poetry. He fell asleep at a recent entertainment at Compiegne; where an author recited a long poem, and was as uncomfortable as Grant was at the Peace Jubilee. An old lady gave this as her idea-of a great man: ‘One who is keerful of his clothes, don’t drink Spirits, kin read the Bible without spelling the words. and eat a cold 'dinner (in a washoday without grumbling.’ A gid-S‘BOP in Southark, London, a hundred and thirty years ago, had this alluring signâ€"‘Drunk for a penny :â€" Dead drunk for tappence : Clean straw for nothing.’ What more could man,‘ the image of his Maker, ask? Fashion is, indeed, a fickle jade. A. gentleman at a meeting of wood mann- facturers illustrated this truth by show- ing that one of the prevailing stylish fabrics made of coarse Wool is identical with an article gotten up by himself over thirty years ago for the ncgroes on the rice plantations of South Carolina and Georgia ! Genteel young men now adore it. [VOLUME 3, NO. The Sheriff of Butler County, Perm- sylvania, excluded all city reporters. at a recent execution, on the groundith‘at he had contracted to report the' thing for three papers himself. ' ._ A terrible tragedyoccurred at Sleepy Hollow, Westehester, County, on Satur- day afternoon. A man named V. W. Buckhont shot his wife, a New York merchant, named Alfred Randall, and a son of the latter named Charles. Mrs. Bnckhont and Alfred Randall are dead,- and Charles Randall lies in a dangerous condition. Buckhont gave himself nfi immediately after the occurrence, and was lodged in jail at White Plains. They say in Berlin that King William I.,.since 1840, paid over $2,000,000 as hush-money to deserted and indignant mistresses. [$1.50 per Annfim. Illustrious Dunces. Wall Paper. J are baif wm‘: