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uuv av-ovvv .5. ~-- V- _.-.-.. .-_-, While a respected townsman was re- cently being driven to Nocsae (says the Gympie Times) the driver of the trap, i when about eleven miles of the journey had been got over, directed his atten- tion to the peculiar antics of a. laugh- ing jackass on the top of a fence ashort distance off the road. Noticing that e the birdhad something hanging out of its mouth curiosity induced them to get -out of the vehicle, so as to have a closer inspection. On their near ap- proach the bird with some difculty ew `a short distance and alighted on the groundgwhere it was bailed up and tackled by an inquisitive dog they had with them. The travellers, how- ever, soon came up,. and getting the dog away discovered that the iackass had about 18 inches of whip-snake hanging out of his mouth, and owing to his ight through theair and his sub- sequent bout with the dog was appar- _ ently completely, exhausted. Being de- sirous to see how much'- of the other end of the snake was in the bird's crop, ' wz our Informant took the snake by the tail, and without any opposition from the iackass pulled it"slowly_out`, nding when he succeeded in his object," that the reptile was fully 3ft." long. The V operation so astonishedethexjaclzassfthati `after he and tIie'snakejhadr~p"a"rt'ed come PPM he? remained-Ion riometstnomentsi -- with gaping mouthzzon beg,` . eons `19tissAi!i*`!!ti.:119r;esnremz: ah=maoa;m > s fa Congregational church ns of various designs and prices always in stock. All orders will re- ceive careful attention. Fun:r_als f-ur-n;ahed com- plate. Cagkets and ca. BOLLIEII ST BAIIRIE. .1 :---r- "JOHN rumor 0PPO8I .'l`.B TEE MANKGER. I tole yo kase I know, T J es what make it thundah 50, T ' Da-t s de way God shake de rain out ob de sky; An when yo` hyar de aoun ` T Like a shulgbin: tables roan A, _ .,.-....lk1 .I.-'_`__ ,4 . 'n'_.->mlb~.u`bs-Vb I ,' T An I 81'. it I.'.. Donn yo lee (16 I . De wddslw , , Miter` , m, ._ _ ,_ __ `' i';`;in ,.`tb detlgp _. Black clouds " by, ; ` `T J es 3 akimmxn long de sky, : Det e 5 healin in `do, hupkleberry if. Dsr s Zeke and Hezekiah, ' Jane Ann and old Maria, . Might akeery when de , see de lightnin esh, How dey hustle to e cabin, - Where ole Dinah am a-blabbin * ' 1 An _de hoe cake am a-bakiu in de ash. `A`1.39....3.t.:`.."....!1`A,;1l.'A ..7, ,... \' n nvuunowo ltllhese young girls are often -wonder fullybeautiful. Good features, hand- some eyes, and graceful gures combine to make them very attractive, their beauty being not_ infrequently Oriental in type, though the vivacity of their manner marks them as essentially French in ch_atacter- Many creole women are very accomplished. They have a skill in music and'painting that is often rrtistio. In the literary clubs which society women have inaugurated of late years in New Orleans the Ameri- can ladies have been astonished to nd the creole ladies quite as well posted as themselves in English literature, while possessing a much greater knowledge ot the literature of other countries. But an accomplishment still more attractive to the impecunious young man seeking matrimony is the exquisite taste with these maidens fair will fashion their own gowns and bonnets when circum- stances re uire them to make these things at ome. The creole women have inherited the French taste for dress, and,in a greater degree than other Americans, they regard the at of Paris as the supreme authority in all matters concerning the toilet. Also, the creole women of all ages and of all classes are devout. Neither social engagements, nor weather, nor other obstacles are allowed: to interfere with the discharge of their religious duties. Are they not somewhat `superstitious ! ' Some of them a little so, perhaps, in remem- brance of voudoo_ stories told them in their infancy by old negro nurses. ' Who Claims These Saying; `I Who wrote the letters of J unius? It is generally conceded that Sir Philip Francis did, but there ' is no certainty about it; It has been well said, how- ever, that the time spent in trying to nd out who J uniug was would be better expended in learning to write as well as J unius wrote. ' -.. .u i - .1 The aristocratic creole"Tady, is`,`3ftii,a model for the imitation of her sex; "She is an obedient and respectful daughter a faithfui wife, and fa devoted mother. She is soft of -speech andhas a grace of ' ' manner which gives a charm to'all1 she does. Well educated and "accomplished with keen wit, she makes a brilliant g A ure in society, but is, nevertheless, an excellent manager of `her household, and . gives a most careful supervision to every" detailthat will enhance the comfort of her lord. She looks diligently after the physical and intellectual welfare` of her children. Especially are her daughters trained unde_r her own eyes in all that V goes to make women lovely in mind and person. Their tasks for school are con- ned by her side, their music lessons are practiced within her hearing, that she may detect the least falsenote. She shares in all their amusements,` she is. their companion, their condant, their friend. ' They come to her with all their little hopes and fears, sure of her sym- pathy. When her daughter is .grown the creole matron blooms again into a rich second youth ; her own girlhood is renewed in that of `a child; they are scarcely mother and daughter any long- er, but a pair of. loving sisters. The young girl is educatedin a convent and leads asecluded existence -until she is launched in society, and then in the joyous life that bursts upon her she is always surrounded by the same watch- T ful care that surrounded her childhood. ` Young girls are not allowed to go into society without being accompanied by . their mothers or some other married lady as chaperon--one of the many creole customs which has been generally T adopted by the American residents of 3 New Orleans. '; ; rf. - . of V. g_ .t -1 (153 CHI 13 UIIIJIIIQ VVI`J_|tIJO God tempers the wind to the sham lamb was lqng be`lie4ved, to be from the scriptures; But Ste:-n wrote it in his Sentimental Journey. ` V ' mu 3- _-_ .1- .L!.__- .31.-.. LL.. .... .}..',... HID Duuuxluuuuul U.VuLuv, o This is the "time w`hen thae. ques- tions cdme up like ,Banquo s ghost (Macbeth, scene 2, act.III.-),` and" will not ` down", 'u.ntil trac6d to t,l_1e"r' pro er lineage. _ . . . AP ........ nnplnn nnlyu I ` `C (`p:_ Lu OI u__I.u.u u. H P 5 A correspondent asks : T Wlzo orig- inated the phrase," `Pouring oil on the troubled waters That discussion. came upteheree in "Detroit soimeyve years ago. `A lady riding `in a Cass avenue horse carasked another lady if she knew. Then a.gentleman offer-h ed to write toapfriend of his, a fel- low ofi`Edinburgl1 college, and, taking the address ofthe lady, he gave his own. In the course of some months the letter came, Dr. Samuel Leggett copied this part of It into his Webster's Dictionary of quotations, where it is re- corded in his ne, scholarly hand writ- ll COBB 0 A` uuo-u vv :1 .5`: vv wv-ovgunv Few tourists now buy Cuok s ex".nr- aion tickets to Africa. without 8. coupon entitling them to admission to the Great Desert. _ It takes a good deal of sand, however, to cross it, particular- ly if you encounter a isimoon, andthe simoon is at its full. LL15: called Uttewas sent into Kent to fetch Lanplede,' King, Edwine s daughter, The fenerable Bede says : A priest ` who was married to." King 0swin,A.D... 617; V Befor_e_ his Adepartuire Utte"vie- itedf Bishop .Sida l_andV'T,beeou_gh6 his V pray era for e.:.prosperou_s jot'1,r,ne y=. The bishop blessedhim end . gave him 9. pct - of. oil, - saying : Remember that you cast into the see this oyle. that I`will give cyour arid the. wind boins hid comfortable ufayre weather shall ensue Eon te';se_e.""" ' V ' ' 1 ~ rm.:'.. I.-- ....n.:.... .4 .z;.- ..:+I.~#1'.;s'+. 4'..- A "'1.71';'{Z Knothing td do with` izhat fa- miliar phrase burning the midnight oil.__. .i `- _;. - ;Whenoe.iI thy Ilearningig `Hgth thy. A b Oier bodkh,.coniul'r_xo'd .0. midnight _oii?- amipiegz ivm .wrieeh bye Gay .-9.ndL byf::muy- of 4;.h.e- Eglishi-bgr;dp.. _ 7 Ihr 1I`.anqth3x:;:,.popglgr; qqtqtiQn I O_VO;-`lailllllq; bn t h immediiteli a'md'" l` '_: 1,. he for_t_he an:_:_ke_ again. "I.`l'l'35%l """"""J """`."" , ` -Tain t that---tain t that, said the granger, warmly. lt s these infernal reporters I'm a dodgin." Journalistic enterprise has got ter such a pitch in Frisco that a feller who` comes` down here fur _a little--.er-relaxation-is actually afraid to wink. Last time _I kem down I had a little game of draw, round the corner. It was in the paper next `.morning-'-an _me a church elder, mind you. Next day I took a. little pssssyar out to the _OlifI' - with some lady" friends--saw it in ve papers next day. Went to a dog -ght, same thing. To .see that ere French actor- woman, and. they made out as how I was a mashin all the girls in the theatre rue wuuuEnruL: , ., :::::::BHEAP Niii PRIBESTHAT WILL ASTONISH YOU SPOT CASH s1-mm HOUSE mils cousumgnw sumv 00., uaauvvaa on uv Q-'-J sunn- Arabs are the principal inhabitants` ofvthe desert. They roam about at will during the day, andrat night pitch zheir tents, in older to make them waterproof in case of a. storm. Some think they pitch tents for the drinks instead of pennies, but they are wrong. TIYLII- LI... A....l\.. I.......... ..n.....' HLLIA Nat. t-hi; trip I` ain't saiddthe rancher,'grimly. - And what's more I want you to airect. me to one or ther fancybostumer fellers where I can get a. rstj._,rate disguise-wig, beard and everything, you know. u TIT]... LI--- _-_ 1 __:_1 ..I__ 1_-__-1:1. `"`"'~7 "`" '57 JV """" . Why. bless me, said the bewilder- ed exbracharg"er." are you going . to_ Honolulu ! I didn't know you were County Treasurer. u 7I`...'._7:. A.1...A. L_:_h. LL`; H _._:_I At. IBLACK, GREEN. . Unappreolategl Journhusm. - _ Mr Washington Jones of Boston, said the clerk of the Russ House in a surprised tone as a granger registered at that well known hayseed house the other night. Jones, eh ! Why, sure- ly I can t be mistaken. Aren't you our old customer, Mr. Azariah Boody of Pets1um_s !" _ f _ -r. "'i`B$ -majority. of reaulers will insist that cleanliness is nextto godliness is in the bible, but it is not. John. Wesley said in this wise : Certainly this is a duty, not assin ;clean1iness'i_s indeed, next to godliness. From whom (lid he quuiael V ` (REGISTERED) j . Will Send to any Railwa y .`a`tation, `carriage paid on receipt of Will save from 15 to 25 cents 'on-very do1lar5 by` buying. ' A V-their` _ A ` T % }1A, oorrsAg_4n eausm annoanles -u w :1\.lUI.lI V1.5 -IEIUUII IJUl_lUUo When Greek` mets Greek, then 7 cqmee the tug of war," is "a. popular` jmisquomtion. from When Gxeeks joined Greeks. then was the mg of war, written by N. Lee, who died in -. "' ' . st. ToRoN:L0~ uvvunun va. vngnnovu, way was so now-can .._. ,. -_, ..- V While the Arabs know very little about folding doors they are particular- ly skilful-in folding tents; In fact there are no people on . the face of the earth that can "fold their tents like" the Arabs, 'and_ silently steal away--any property that happens to be lying around loose. If Eli Perkins were ly- ing around loose` about a `desert-and he would lie about" a desert. as soon as anything-they would probably steal` him, considering Eli their legitimate uT)___1_.. 7, A1%i%LGoodVs%~cage rg11yV pc1e;1_; Se nd for `detailed Prige Li"st._ N T{T0fFA'RVME Rs AND TH RESHERS.-A-The ` ` 1>'e`st onrormaohmery is made by Mg_co1,L mzos. as 00.; Toronto Mo ~ l r.sIu.- - ` ~_ ,_ .,w.... I 3 ' y` _-_`. .A .x. .,` -L-_- :4`. n * .~` w- 4` , .1 .` K .. ' -, W. . ' H ': ~ 3 & cum 1 IL. ~ "` ."> ..-1; `.2-i=::.` > ?;,fiA-L -_. :=`_._ bl ` V` ' 7 ' ' * ;'..`:`%.'7 '_-... " i V, ~ 1`i fo y_to.be wiae.. 1. Tnis waur wfibten by the poet Gray in a poem on Eton college. utI7I_-_ n_,,_n_ _, 1 n, L .L-._ 1 1 bj9`n"ruq'n EH9 gfghnd re-' oently: c1U'l'1b\I~_T.-in .% . tfohna i11fng_ ier on. as_y,gra1ngf_oi1g,w;11. tjggayqaecutga - _ 14;; Iffqualto any Tea. usually scl1dTfro'm `65c. to 7-50. per lb. $4.00 % QBNEIO LB. mnnm FAMILIES CALL EA.1=u:..1r. \v\1mp ABIJSIDIJI . v s The best advertised, and probably the most extensive, desert inithe world is the Great Sahara Desert, in Africa. But it must be remembered that Af- rica is a very old country and they have been many years perfecting Sahara. It was probably an insignicant affair at first, a little 10~cent desert, as it were, But successive boards of super- visors, who saw a job in it, bought at stretch of sand here and a bit of unpro- ductive land- there, with an _occasional oasis for appearance sake, or a mirage that was offered cheap on account of its owner going to Europe, until at last Sahara reached the vast proportions that we now behold. rm 1 n No Do :7 AP1?-%N_9M1XED TEA IS SELLING From us-A The drought has seriously injured the crops in South Hastings and in Prince Edward county. The water is also so low inithe Moira. River that nearly half of the season : drive has been left behind, to the very serious loss of the lumbermen. 'rhey'Make the `_' Two Blades Grow." that of California, the natives have re- duced agriculture to such scientic principles as to feed and clothe 38,000, 000. people, besides yielding 40,000, 000 pounds of tea, 25,000 bales of silk, and large quantities of rice, tobacco. and hemp for export. Of the whole population 20,000,000 belong to the agricultural class. The soil is a black vegetable mold, wonderfully fertile. There are few domestic animals, but the - Japan presents a wonderful example as i to how the soil can be utilized. With an area of l`4`.000,000 acres, about equal to 0 Japanese supply the place of barnyard _ manure with bran, seaweed, non-edible sh and lime. Rice is the great `sum- mer crop, and wheat is grown on the same land in winter. The latter is boiled like rice or made into cakes, but bread is unknown. Grains are ground with small handmills, precisely like those used by the ancient Egyptians. Everv sort of vegetable is grown, and at least 100 food plants, unknown to us except as weeds, have been domes- ticated in Japan. Male and female labourers can be hired by the year for $15 or $20, but the purchasing power. of money `is far greater . than here, and the habits of the people are simple. -. . vuun-V 3-I... vnlvwu vu- Remembeiif fanybody inquires fur old Boody you hav~en t_-seen him` fur in year, and if any letters come fur me j ust putfem inhe `J box. I'll "get em rm..-.. .1. :. ;1.... 51.... ...1...:.-..... .............J '7-"1'.~ 1m's right,` said te"'.g'JL}.._ uuv ru_v~\v-u ...n_~v-.... u -wv... - -- air`: yiu ' A Thus 11: is that `the glorious on wazfd ` V march of journalistic progress meets ` with coldness and cuss words from the unappreciative masses. ' `I gl dome hhifhiid ~'mTy?_ wits Iirent :61 gtgy. I with h`er'mo`6her fur a month. There : tqo dorn much `enterprise reund here`te'suit `me. .;Kech on,`_d5nft you '1" ', ' - Right on," said the clerk. Here, Front, _ take Mr. Jones : bag to 666. K. 'l`L-L ... ...'...'l..L 9) ....:.J LI... ......1. brought in Hastings} ... ... -...._.-...\.--._ __-_ "l el-ks. ` mt - Ha 7* I The camel `is called the hip of the desert. He can go longer without water than at temperance lecturer. The ostrich` belongs to tl_1e-desert `also, when l1e isn .t owned by a. zoological garden. He is very swift-footed, and cannot be overtaken by anything exceptlhunger and thirst. V I I 1,!1_,1 We can only mention a few lines of the many that now "constitute our Complete Stock: FENCING WIRE, all kinds. ` SPADES, SHOVELS, GARDEN RAKES, HOES, &c. NAILS, LOCKS, HINGES, LEA D, OIL, GLASS, - , CARPENTERS TOOLS, a very complete stock. MASON S HAMMERS AND -LINES, PLASTERING TOOLS, &c. THE BEST STOCK OF FISHING TACKLE IN TOWN. CASH BUYERS WILL FIND THE PRICES VERY LOW. - CALL AND SEE FOR YOURSELVES. We have taken all the Capital we had invested in. Heavy - Hardware, and bought with it a very cdmplete |STOOK or GENERAL HARDWARE. BINDER TWINE, `HORSE POKES, W New and Adegant designs of Pnrlor and Chamber Suites, Extension Tables, Side- A boards, etc., in Walnut-, Ash, andimitation of Mahogany and Walnut, at prices as low as consistent with good work; . V OFFICE, .FACT9RY & SALEROOMS, NORTH MARKET SQUARE,f_BARRIE. [GOOD GOODS AND LOW PRICES HIIIZIT ` I `III I III I YQIIIIIII I If I TIUIIIICZT ` Pnt"natn_nu-tnottoo. Atuuscookotn-onpiporoz-"smm.water and an Glqbovslvol. Stop " = " '_ ?_ uI_dOh6okVs.'vu.SteamGsuos.sna Water-Gluloa. Anwork nthlslnr j _ V rvromptlysttendottto. . - = L_ . 5 . - _ _-A(1`o-9.1 . A JOHN PI.Ax'_ronT O STQVES 2 "s'1'ovms 2 2 `ALL THE K08T.AP.PB0.YED IAKES, WITH THE LATEST AND BEST FURNISHINGS V ` _ _AT MANUFACTURERS PRICES. ` -.-j_- .__ - ..._-`__. GLILI 5148: love The desert must; have been laid out `by Irishmen originally, judging from thenuxxerous O Asis that one encoun- ters in crossing it. .4 BARR%lE8_T_()}I_|_8__%[UFAlJ{A0E" DEPOT JOSEPH LEEGHTON, - AA nnanu-an A urn IIIIIJII II as it is. m~xI9!'s__o:L59sat== -runm=;s _.. lI'-I_ . &vAO_ We do has beexiibuilt olosle7"a.tteh%;.n`; the wanvtl of the people by carrying a. large and complete assortment at all times of such goods as will meet every new mandi by selling at the lowest possible prices and by representing everything just as it s. , . ` Will bring it. In the first place wevwill sell you a good article. One that will t well, wear well and look well. N o matter what you may want,_if it be from the smallest Infant's to the largest Man's Shoe. We propose to sell it to you for less money than you can buy it of any concern in the County. This is saying a good deal, but we will convince any one who will take the trouble to thoroughly post themselves on styles and prices that we back up whatzwe say. We are now ready for the sp1_-ing season with an immense stock of BOOTS, `SHOES, SLIPPERS and RUBBERS of every "description, for Ladies, Gents,- Boys, Youths, Misses and Ghildreii. ` We haveeprepared for a large trade, and we shall have it, if t)['1`s - AND - snons. _ L scum smn: mmLor STREET,` NEXT noon TO THEm9,ANTON TEA STORE. EJING $6`? . , On the Desert. . . Only those who have investigated deserts know how extensive they are. It is estimated that about six million and a half square miles of the earth's surface are planted to desert. The most extensive are in Asia. and Africa, on account, we suppose, of land being so cheap; You can buy a largetract ot land there and lay it out to desert for almost `a song. In this `country, where land is so high, a man would haveto be a Jay._G}ou1d to afford sucha luxury. V` rm... L.....a. ...J......a.:.....2| .....I .......L..`l.;i.. `i -'IAM|L'roN SHOE, COMPANY. % JAMES McGUl[_[,m_ I:.!MMEl"$E..BU$l.NESS UNDERTAKER MANUFACTURER OF ALL. KINDS OF FURNITURE. STEAM FITTINGS. FENCEWIRE BARBED AND PLAIN, BARRIE AND STROUD. BINDING GLOVES. At J. HENDERSON S. CARPENTER AND The Laughing Jackass Luges snake. The Australian Queenslander gives the following bit; of Natural History: 1171.11- .. ..............L;..] `;uuuvutI\vv\t\b\ 1-uvnn Ian MACHINE OILS,` COFFINS AND GASKETS 01:` ALL KINDS ,,If.,1_1, I\ _A;d:;li i'ue1'Requisi?es" FuIriE'Ie1'. ' `r Orders by Telegraph or Otherwise, Promptly attended to. (`V f\ 1\l\'I' `IA (V11! It `(NJ I . Robes, Grape, 1...] .11 "II .... ..-'I 'l)-..-_.`..:L-.. "I3--___:_I_-.I u I` V\IlI\I`l\ UNI G. o. .DOLMAGE, MVa.nager,A Stroud. STEAM wonxs AND snow ROOM, coLLI:aJ3..s-:r.,:BAa.R1::E3 _D;D_Q,ULG:;6LLs Woven Wire Mattresses e Specialty. v.n-r `yoga.-...-.--.-n. V- `gag- `I1:-;tock or Made to Order. PU RVIS BROS. PURE PARIS GREEN, 1.3150 D BLIUUVIH uwvavo Luau. You can see de pigs a-runnin tode s`uy. But de clouds am gwine ter pass, I An` do sun shine out at las . "While de picaninnies play aroun do do ; An` froo do windah blinds, Bid by rnornin glory vines, Bits er gwine to icker down upon do o . God moves in many a way, So de good ole Bible say, Fo he counts do drops an all do grains ob nan ; An when de darkness falls - Pon dose hyarecabin walls Hit am jes de break ob day in niddah lan s. . `Den hurry, chillun; hustle while yo may, Kass! yo know dar s gwine ter come a rainy `vs ` ` But do gloomerin will pass, An de sun shine out at las , _ An de darkes [clouds ob sorter pass away.