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m h fi 33'; m H Some time ago John Kennedy. . native of the township of West Gwillimburyomnt out to Muskoka to take up land. Ho My quired a few acres close to Mngnetawln. and WM getting on very well. m bad a neighbour named Andrew Brown, the en- gaged in farming, who wt: in tho habit of sleeping in the “In. shanty with him. Karly n fortnight Mo, Konnedy lost . number of shirts. 5nd Brown got it into his head that his oomgnnion had ac- and him of stuiing them. Irritated " this he came to Kennedy for tho purpose of “having it out with him." Kandy named his neighbour that he had autumnal him of Itenling the shins. but the latter would not u eonvineed. Ultimately Brown cnme towards Kennedy in a threatening mum", when tho latter made u if to intend him. "If. They clued, n strugglo ennud, nnd both men fell, Brown uppermott. On than pining the mater, our lain opponent Brawn seized the thumb of Konnody'u right hnud with hi. teeth, and balm it could be oxtnditod ho bad shown) ig to npnlpy Inn-I. When Round, nt lat got his right band 01...: his inhuman “hate-mm“ 'h.littuhgeresf his m land Ind hi it to My that _hitanllreutg' ink-Iva. Thin but not tSfl'dul Mason. "i-di. ptdy dictum Runway had his hand; mom to in am but my pouible, m I am of opinion that the evaporation of moisture is As great from the open farm, with its growing crops, as it is from the forest. The atmosphere, at an elevation often milos, probably contains but little moisture. No doubt trees and forests will no check the winds that a greater humidity will remain near the earth, and be of more Fertsetit to plants by increased down, and in the day-time aless dry atmosphere. Then the greatest climatic iMuenes of trees is to break the mulling. drying windll. their economic uses, their betuctr.-N. Y. Indo- pendent. Savage Assault in Muskoka. From the Globe. How much effect timber hes upon taiafall we hudly know. Mmy give it more ered. it than I do. The oldest records of our cuuutry do not show much change in the "uautity of min during a period that the lurest has been clenred off ; but. of natural consequence, the ground bu become dryer) bud springs and streams diminished. Short-sighted scientists and philosophers tell us that where timber grows, plentiful rain falls. Let us reverse this. and any that where min fella abundantly. there timber is found more abundantly. Few persona Are aware of the damage in free sweep of wind does to field Crop'- knocking the grain or gnu about and bruising the leaves, or its violence some. times slit, them into shreds. Experience luau taught us that I crop protected by tinr her belts is perceptibly better for many rods from it. Tuen how useful to have ntliicket of tall White Ash, Catalpa, or Larch, to go to and out poles or posts or tirewoodt My friend in the northwest part of Iowa writes me that he is twenty- l tive miles from timber, and is burning wild hay for fuel. He is planting timber. In ten years the three valuable varieties wove named will grow twenty feet high in tive or six years,nud forty feet in ten 39m, furnishing plenty of fuel and fene lug. Trees are beautiful, and no homo loch habitable, without trees. for ornament Ind fruit. A wind-break unnnd the bum. "vek-yardts, Ind orchard: in a great pro- tcctiun against the driving winds of winter I and around the grain fields a valuable pro- tectiuu to the crops. I hue been in this country over forty years. When I first came here, the ques- tion was often asked if these large prairies would ever be settled across , My answer was You. for I soon saw that timber could be planted end raised for All farm purpor- te6, far cheaper than it could be cleared off in the heavy wooded country, acre for are; end one here oftltieklyp1aated wood. land to nine of {Am-lend in suibrient. I Lclieve the time will come when it will _be better economy to plant end raise timber) of best quality, end tour to ten times " much per acre, than it in to depend on natural growth, most of it inferior in qual- my. I'hustiugo groves for economicnl pm- I-osea has been resorted to in places denti- tate of timber, to A considerable extent. Rows of trees He often planted on the north end west side of the (arm, for wind. breaks, and this a valuable improvement to the farm. In the prairie country, that-min; coun- try of the Northwest, we here not had much wood to wute. and have been tether Ipnring ofit; and in my plum in the oldmst settlement: the second growth is be- coming plenty Ind truth]. The price of oak poet: end ruin-ml tier he. not dune- " in twenty year, but nther decreased ; tmd so haa oak Ind hickory tirtrwood, this winter cheaper than for may your (M to " per cord), which 15 to 20 year- ego wee two dollars higher. This is diihrrent, from what most of no expected. In some l sections. where the proportion of timber was very small to that of pru’rie, it may‘ hold a higher relative price in comparison l with other articles. l .m- pine has, young and old. How much of thin chopping sud burning in on Government 13nd: Ind how much on entered had: I Im not nble to any. Potent: and fomst.eultttge m "tmettng Ion. "tention of Into, Ind this intend is growing an time ulnnm sud our forest. xtuoppoar. Although the torch In. mud the light 010 felled the: in our country. yet there in wunton d.atrttetion in none putt of it. In the pinu'iol of Wisemtaut, Min. now“, Ind probably to we extent in Michigan, the torch in uppliod to the pins. we tops and unlawful) in manor. when the winter’l bnttinp In" Income 'tttMet/tly dry. This elem the brush out ot the way for the next winhr'l shopping: but it destroy. immune quantities of ralts. Trees for 'gamma ornLndnT, v.0u‘ n nun. roam Dart Wan: law arm" ran Docrors.-- Daft Willie Law woe the demndent of an ancient family, nearly rel-ted to the lemon: John Law of Lnnrieeton, the celebnted Besaetaier of Frenoe. Willie, on tlmt Ic- tsount, wu ofUn epoken to and “ken notice ot by gentlemen of distinction. Polling one dar through Kirkeeldy with note thnn ordinary creed. Daft Willie Lew wee met by Mr. Oswald, of DunnihUr, who liked him where he wee going in ml: e hurl-yr ‘Genn r "r Wiiiio,with eppetent curiae, Wm gun to my eon-in Lad Elgin’e burial! 'Your eoneln Lord Elgin'e burial. you bop, Inna Elgin' not dud.‘ replied Mr. Owen. 'Aht lei] we mae,' M Willie, “we In attete re out o' Inhe- " 'im, end they'll bee him dead M I " {writ ;" end of he posted at w speed," The following two treta of week-day rhymes are common in the North of Eng. I There was a curious matrimonial episode ; n Petrolia the other day. A country couple of extreme juvenility got marriodmud they were promermtdiug the stuck with that beaming happiness peculiar to newly-wed couples, TI hen the bride'a father bore down upon the scene. He assaulted the happy man and carried off the new~mlde wife vi at armU, and left the Inn-band son la. wanting. , A number of gentlemen who were talk. ing about agriculture dwelt A good deal on the had husbandry of the farming regions, when A lady present gave spice to the dis. cuuion by saying, “Gentlemen. the worst husbnmlry seen in this country is when you harrow up the feelings of your wires." Jones (through the lather): Strange I Vc can grow a good beard, and yet my mndfnther had one three feet long. Hairdrerser: Cnn't account for it, tsir-- nnlesa you take after your grandmother. "What fine dark huir you have got Mien M. My wife, who is much younger than you, hue her hair quite gray." "Indeed," rejoined Mia M., "if I had been your wife my hair no doubt had been any. The discouraged collector again present. ed that little matter. "Well," says his friend, "you are round again?" "Yer," says the fellow, with the account in his hand, "but I want to get square." Two little girls were comparing progress in catcchimn study. "I have got to origi- nal sin," said one. "How far have you got ?" "Oh, I'm beyond redempticn," said the other. A man would never be unbound to own that he has been in tho wrong, which u but saying in other words that he is wiser to-dny than he was yesterday. You may never bun thought of it, but it is impossible to get downright angry with. out raising your voice. Control your voice It temper. To think kindly of each other in good; to speak kindly of each other in Utter; but to act kindly one towards Another in but of all. is econ under e change. Mothers grow eged, it may be infirm. while eons progreee- ively tower up into their prime of life. Thou the eerly attitude of cloeeet related ptt'rwn earth u touching], eltered. She who in the tirart period geve all help hoe now to leeu on the grown figure which ehe onco lightly dandled u e child. now etud- ing before her strong end etreight en the tether did in tlzelong-gone days. God hats given to men no sweeter, deerer, richer feeling than a grown eon has when repay- ing to an aged mother a little tithe of the loving care she early levilhed upon him. In this relationship of mother Ind eon God had made sure thet every rough male heart shall have a tender tspot-ones “cred recol- lection. And whenever it down: upon the mind that it was m who gave the loving mother, joy for that moat bountiful of ell bestowals draws the son of the earthly mother town-d: the Father who in in hetwen.- -Blackwood'e Magazine. i Moran. an Sorm.-ntum must be {content to stand leeond to mothers. It in the mother who he; to teach the bebe to know the father, end slowly to frame its unlined red lips to Ipeek hie neme. The (other is the timt stranger the child growl familier with, bat the mother never we: e 'stranger-ttus infant rust widemitl fresh eye. by iizoill, gain; on her fees. There is no face in ell the world which . men ever known so msll--not even hen with whom, " I far later day, he stands before the that, And who (henceforth shes-es his none. The gentle seduces of this theme only comes fully oat when you remember tut, in the course of things, a time arrives l when that most familiar of countenance: When lent .1 the hospihl ”and“ Ibo poor m In. in a deplonblc “no. mu hnnds from inattmstion and the but com- bined 1nd got into I loam-on. condition. and it Inn . trying Mk to dun them. injuries any be cum“ be Aaa, but tho momma nun will undoubhdly 'tinte loaning Iona. Tho dock);- then 're" him to Toronto what. he univ- ed on intern“ in him Ind bed in”, by; a; which he M lamina: and vouch Barrio. Thou Dr. Aedsah m n Mommy's hm In Mr of face. Tuesday: luring in tun of we. Wednesday'- baring In full of woo. Thursday”: bums ha- ttw to go. Friday's burn is loving and “Mu, My! bun: must work for NI living. But m bdrm an". born on My u brink, bonnie. who. Ind .r. Born on Manny will have balm. Ban on Twenty will In" wealth. Born on Wednesday wlll but good luck. Born an Thane-y will moot with losses. Born on Friday will meet with em- Born on Saturday will do no good, Born on Bandar bu nothing pvuenlu. up for t oonaidembU length is you are sure to control j'our ------, "Oh Aetterrtusrerieiur.tty-ed.rhiti. PartimUr auction pic! to Eve-Whiz»; CHEAP FOR CASH " TRADE Cook. I’m-lot nu! Box Steven. Cash for Sheepskins . int th hti thath In. 8touot'J00vltBaad Tumb-riberb-tointtm. lvl' tl'lt2,'dlt1tlgr ' OFFICE t At Kiel-m & Hugh-en’s Store. Lower Town, . DURHAM. Durham, April 4, 1878. " STOVES AND TINWARE ! The Suburiberin agent forlchc Bal. of the Mahmud MOWER manna-tutu! by] the TORONTO REAPER & MOWER COMPANY. ALSO A thtrA. Cochnno’u Thu-hing Muchine. Nota and Book Account. coll ted “I on menu. um. HOUSES To RENT. ce AGRICULTURAL Mowers. Reapers, Sulky Hay Rakes, Laidlaw dc Stewart's Improved Gang Ploughs,. Rec on Und, for which no "Womble offer will be refund. We Illa offer B really ttood Tea at Mprta., which'for quality and price cannotbe beat. In order to reduce their stock, will sell I Inge lot ot :he'nbove mentioned Good: " can! for cub. _ A lot of SITMDIER DRESS ca OOI)S Hastie & Grant, Bargains ! Bargains! BARGAINS! Mixed Paints, Ready for use, in small tins, all colours. GRASS SCYTHEB, BAKES. SNATHS, GRAIN SCYTHEB. FORKS, HOES BRUSH SCYTHES, SPADES Barn Door Hinges, all kinds, only 5 centa per lb. N ow on hand a full Assortment of Durham, Feb. Nth, 1878. READY MADE CLOTHING, May, 9th, 1878, Wool Carding attended to at 1878. SPRING. 1878. A Car Load, 200 Kegs, _ CUT NAILS, all sizes, DURHAM, June i2th 1878. White Load, in mull tins. White Loud. best quality, in 25 lb legs. Machino picked Ind free trom bouillon mill, which he 1. selling ht very low pricn. WM. JOHNSTON, Jr., DURHA M. 17W. respectfully invite the public th call and judge for them-chef!) J. H. HUNTER IN DRY GOODS. Shortest Notice. N., G. & J. MOKECHNIE. Agent tor the Isle of all kinds of HASTIE & GRANT. In Receiving this cut IMPLEMEN TS, "atd.Dritt. Also mama“, thtthr" Itaho-th. "uinthoDorrmia. J. H. HUNTER. CANADIAN TWEEDS, dx. " BAKES, SNATHS, FORKS, HOES, SPADES Ind SEOVELS. Hides. " " y] AMI In the Weston Alumna 'trg,',';,' - DIM. Feb. " "7.. A good assortment of Ready-Made Clothing from $10 a. suit Do. do., line “must... 60e per lb, or 6 [In fox 'EM, Chris“- Ihwn'u hum Biscuit Il'lyl on hand, fresh. Which In min but]: And (In from dump. and would 06.: than " the following los prim to: Cub t The underlined In. lee-M another choice lot of those ftrte ftavorod Incoloured , which he in plead to tind In. sinus no much uni-faction to the public. Aluo . WILL SELL CHEAP, Dry Goods, &c., Machine Needles all Makee. Dresses and Mantle: made to Order. ladies' Rats and Donna. Flowers, Feathers, Ornmenh, Hihbmnl, Laces, Silh. l Braids, Fringes, Emu Batman. Um- nud Mantle 'l'rlmmlugn, Para-oh, Glu Embroidery. Comets, Berlin Wools, Collars, Cuffs, Frillihgts, 5mm Hale Drcu Goods, Elnlxnued Prinu, Fancy Prints, Snuw Flake Filter Cloth. Mantle Cloths, White Div-u Muulinl, Men'. White Shirts. Mun'n Fancy Shir", Oxford Nurt- inga, Tweed Suitings, ll iiitedGrey Cuuuun, ---1trTt5.---- M I L L I N E R Y 2"'"8" 1lirrFr.murr. IEAWSON, General Agent. Great Bargains in Threshing Machines Agricultural Implements. I the continue to nah the well kuowu MEADOW LARK u . xi: single mower. and u tt STRICTLY PROSECUTED! AI they In" qut opomd out . wall worm and fresh I och of the very In"! ".vlen in For which I hold the patent for the Counties of Grey Ind Bruce. This well known muchine can on!) be sold Reaper & Mower, Formerly owned by the Old Firm,'. will be wld " COST PRICES FUR CASH Durham. February 14th 1878. DURHAM FOUNDRY, Durham, 14th March. 1878. Millinery & Fancy Dry Goods, Nagasaki Japan Teas! 0081‘ PRICES P‘OR CASII! GEORGE RUSSELL, I would my all on no for prison and terms, mt] we the only good Maelcne in Ontario, Tmme Hymn Tel. M. ......... 86e per lb, org lbs for 01.50. Do. do., thte Guam-ed. got, per lb, or 51b- for 02.26. Nun-ti Jam. em values,...... 46o per lb, or 5 lbs for 02.00. YOUNG HYSON TEAS BY ME OR MY AUTHORIZED AGENTS FOR Suihbl. for the Sean. A call from all old friends solicited. The “Royce Reaper," TO THE FARMER In them, Conntiel, and my infringement on my rights will be Ipnrd. A good he“, quilted Ove tttttat " 87. Stoves of All Kinds! A. DAVIDSON’S, I quantity of LAND ROLLERS jut tiniaud u Now in the time to make Prtir purchases It Haa on hand tt Largo Stock of -A QUANTITY or-- -IN WANT OF A-- fury. Fin run ' u to. 9: my responsiblo MINDY- --AT A. Cochrane. tn, Ribbon“, Luca. Sills. Unlooln. '!.'_tot,Psyym, i'traaolt,,Vloves, JOHN CAMERON. GEORGE RUSSELL " E. t A. DAVIDSON. AUo . G. lot}? single u..--,--". - A. T=== y] other HOST APPROVED KINDSQ Can dettetsd I” being “Mbylommg And With the Gm Prompumde Havitte In”! lull- an “dltwn to our " ls new fitted up in the very he“ Job Department, Best Style of the Art, "Cal ray in in Torn-hips of Glen-lg, Xonnuuly. Ebmnont, Proton, A o-r, Nolan-thou and who. The Iago Md npidly and cooking a 'art uncut uf BEADING mum Good Family Newspaper Boot Medium. for Job Work I‘ll “uvxlw' “Grey ReView" Tbs aloe is {W with Price " - POSTAG E FRE P. 9333323. XYPE “our nzvxzwu OF THE LATEST ‘m. DOGAL AND 130an N do!“ uuhscilm " the all! We; itorte ot the (not Facilities for dome All Nvqtle IE. In a comic: rum (on. in the very not paid in Ldvnuee. “I. Cant,- of Grey All who run: . MARKET Baron-m kiud. of '50 Pee Amman. iatim, ofth. Ilovltnv." AND EDITOR“ 1 nonumon. wishing in...“ h Adverts-, rule. Md Town Etc Min “In! Beautiful Farm or. BEST J In ”pug-mg done new; and ite Nothing I () I) TERM ”"151 BUSINESS BOOTS AN At the otrr Durha Iu"veiy "THE ASH RAT MED! 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