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AVID MCLEOD begs to announce that he has Leased the above Hotel and fitted it up in n mannar second to none on Yongs SL where he will keep conslaifl'y on hand a good alipply of first-class Liquors, &c. This house possusses every accommodation Truvelhrs can desire, those w'hq wish to stay where they can find ovary comfort are respectfully invited to pol up at this estnblishmom Carriage and Waggon MAKER, UNDERTAKER ll" ".w ~! Deods, Mortgages, &c.. drawn with neat- ‘nou and dospatch. TTORNEY . A'I‘ - LAW. SOLICITOR in Chancery. Convayancer. &c. Office in Victoria Buildings. over the Chronicle office. Brock Street. Whitby. vn > Tom. opposi‘te ‘I'L RAYMOND'é HO'IEL. Richmond Hill. 2M. TEEFY, ESQ., Notary Public, COMMISSIONER IN THE QUEEN'S BENCH, CONVEYANCER. AND I DIVISION COURT AGENT, ,RICHMOND HILL POST OFFICE. GREEMENTS, Bonds, Deeds, Mortgages. Wills, &c., &c., drawn with attention and promptitude. Terms moderate. Also a Branch Office in the viflngo of Ben- verton, Township of Thumb, and County of Ontario, nndfislfifli NIITCIIE L 110 USE ! AURORA. M. 5m. 61c. Buidonceâ€"Noarly opposim the POULOfiico. Rm‘Jmond Hill. Jul e, 1865. _ Consuhmiona in the office on the mornings ‘of Tuosdu's. Thuxadayp and Saturdayl. 8 to ([0,; m. ESTA" consultation: in the office. masonic army motel. Monihly Fair held on the premises. first Wednesday in each month. Agency as usual. Aurora. June. 1865. JOHN M. REID, M. 1).. tan. or vanes AND cmaunua $13., THORNH ILL. The Division Courlsin Ontario, Richmond Hi",an Markham Village regularly attended. Whitby June 2, 1865. Richmond Hill, June 9, 1865 ilerk of tfié Division Court, CONVEYMQER, AND A. 'CDMMISSIONEB IN THE QUEEN’S ggkcu hiqhmoud Hill, June. was No pnpér discontinued until all urrearnges lire p‘id : and panics refusing papers without paying up, will be held accountable for the hubscription. il’u'blkhed for “To Proprietors by Soon & Broughton. 21nd dispatched to “heal-$0" by tho onliul mails. or other conveynnéb', when I0 desired. Thr‘Yonx HERALD will ilwuya be found to contain thelateat and Inn‘sl. important Foreign und Provincial News 1:33 Markets, and the grantee! care will be man to render it Ic- coplnble to this mum of Billiinoss. and I "ll- Iblo Family Newspabhlfl TERMS:â€"O>no' Dollar fi‘é'r annum. m A!)- .vutca: if npl pnid withlh Two Months, One Doll" and Fifty cent; infill be charged. All letters addressed to the Editor must be “pug-paid. Member of the Royal Collefie of Surgeons England. Sii lines and under. firé‘t' §§5§ertion....$00 50 Such .ubsequexit ins‘ertidligii. 00 13 'I'dn Xinus and l‘ix‘id'gr. first ilr'xs'ertion. . . . 00 75 Each aubsequexi‘t §lls§tti01i§i . . . . . . . . . . 00 20 Above ten lines. first ihébr'tion. per line. 00 07 Each subsequexit i’n's'e‘rtiviié'. per line. . . . 00 02 Una Column per bevb illi‘dnths. . . .... 50 00 Hllfncohlmn '30 30 00 Qunfler of a columli kiln-“Eight, months. 20 00 One column pox six hionlha.. .. . . . .. . 40 00 Halfacolumn do ........... 2500 Quarter of a column pér fig; months. . . . 18 0,0 A card of (on lines, for ohé'year. . . . . . 4 0'0 A card Of fifteen lines. (110‘ . . . .... 5 25 A card oftwemy lines, do . . . . . . . 6 50 All transitory advonisemenls. from slrangers to ivragulur customers. must he paid for when hun'dd‘l in for inser‘ion. All advertisements published for a less period ‘thln one month. must be paid for in advance. ’DR. JAS. LANGSTAFF, A card oftwemy lines, do . . . . . . . 6 50 UAdvortisemems withou‘t‘written directions 'inlortad till forbid. and charged accordingly \ ILL generally be found at home before ' half-past 7 a.m. and from 1 to 2 p.m. Richmond Hill, June 9. 1865. EVERY FRIDAY MORNING, Richmond Hill. June 9. IBM. JAMES M. LAWRENCE, GEORGE SIMSON, Proprietor. Thornhilr. Juno 9, 135% Juno 9, 1865. TABLING for Opposite the Elgin Mills. iBuaincxm imxct’tbrfy. RATES OF ADVERTISING. m): 100th ficrdlh ABLING for Sixty Horses. Good Pas- }urggo. Loose Boxos for Race Horses .CHAS. C. KELLER, THOMAS SEDMAN, DR. HOSTETTER, MW CARDS: xs PUBLISgnD RICH MONDfH‘ILL: higlo-l I... s'ertion. . . . on, per line. per |ino.... ’nthstuutut' o . . . . . .. five months. u......a . months. . . . 'year. . . . . . l0‘ ...-..- UU IO 00 75 00 20 oo 07 00 02 50 oo 30 00 20 00 4o 00 25 00 IS on 4 0'0 5 25 6 50 fawn" V-finw I-tf DAVID EYER, Jun., Slave & Shingle Manufacturer ESFDE'N CEqut' 26. 2nd Con. Markham. on (hq Elgiu Milk Plank Road’. A huge Stock of sums and Smnamcs kept constantly on hendand solnj st the lowest Prices. ll? Cal‘) and examine Sfoc‘k‘ before purchas- ing elsewhere. . V Post Office Addressstth Hm. June 1865 Lt! Will receive prompt attention. June 7, {865. CKNOWLEDGED by 800 Farmers. Pro- {6591mm} Genllemen and others (who have them working in VVeHs. varying in danlh from ‘10 to 133 feat). to he the EASIEST WORKED. MOST DURABLE. and EFFI- CIENT ever offered to thé Plihlic. CANADIAN SWING PUMPS! [I3' Price 60 cams per fodt. No extra charge for Top. ’ Lor 3i. 411; Can. MARKHAM. June 9. 1865. The Best is Always the Cheapest. 9 o w E_L L’ s Every Pump IVarrant‘etig J . G O R M L E Y, COMMISSIONER IN QUEEWS BENCI UONVEYANCER AND AUCTIONEER; Richmond Hill Hotel 3 . THOMAS 83611:, Proprietor- LARGE HALL is connected with this 1 Hotel for As’s‘émblies. Bulls, Concerts. Meetings, &c‘. Eviary attention paid to the convenience and ao’mforl of Travellers. A Stage leaves this Hotel every morning for Toronto, at 7, a.m.; returning, leaves Talent!) gt INK-past p.m. GEO. MCPHILLIPS & SON, Provincial Land Surveyors, 7 G656 Lid a'rég-rreful Hostler always m nttendance. Richmond Hill. June, 1865. HE Subscriber bags to inform the Public that he has leased the above Halal. where he willkeep constantly on hand a good supply of first-class Liquors. &c. As this ‘houlse possesses every accommodation Tra- ilellors can desire. those who wish tostay where they can find every comfort are respectfully in- vito'd to igive him a call. al/was‘s’in altendnnce. Toront‘é. Mme, 1865. VFHE Subscriber begs to inform his friends and the public generally, that he he: opened an HOTEL in the Village of Maple‘ 4th Con. Vaughan, where he hopes, by atten- tion 10th: comforts of (he travelling commu- nity. to merit a share of their patronage and mpport. Good Stublin . &c . AMES WATSON. Maple. June {865. l~tf } I _. TORONTO. J 01111 Mills, Proprietor. ._.....s Good $51951)!ng attaqhed and» attentive itéstlers This machine will b; sold cheap for cash. or short cre'dit wiil be given by furnishing approval] joint notes. .‘ C. VAN NOSTRAND. Richmond Hill. June. 1865. l-tf HO'EEL nnnr the “grind , uh'nt'fia White Hart Inn, RICHMOND HILL. Maple. June {866. Maple HE Subscriber offers for sale. one of John Abel's superior Stumping Machines The machine has couplings enough to stump an acre without moving. STUMPING MACHINE FOR. SALE 2 Kept on hand. ISAIWING done promptly ; also At the lowest possible rules. Saw Mill on lot 25, 2nd Con. Mar mIllos eastof Richmond Hlll by the Pl flichxnolld Hill. June ‘36, l855. Planet] Lumber, Flooring, &c. ALE émnfisoms infibbt‘éq-to ms mm; of the late John Lgngspafi} of ;he to‘Wnship of Markhiif, are Notified (6 pa I ‘ _ debts tq 1319 undklilryignod 0:1!th 1' so?“ having LUMBERIfi'd Linnbef T6" fined Gi'6{'ed flights or 'éiqfnga Vagra‘iiifift gm 4 5:91;}; 11-]: tifie d to pr‘es’ent lha name to Hie dndgrsigned forthwith. _ 1 v , , Ionnwun. V ;_ ; ,, , . All pera‘ohé are hereby notified not {(0, 'p‘lir- chue any of We Mortgages. Notes. 9r Eegfir‘lies of the said JdHn angstafl‘, from any parsofl or persons whcmsoev'er. PLANEING TO ORDER, Orders for (hose Pumps addresssed to I c. POWELL. Newton Brook. CW. RICHMOND HILL. C. W. June 7,1865. Markham, Jfine King St... Eash near the Marketgfififi'fié . GEORGE McPHIL‘L’IPS‘, GEORGE WELDRICK. Exeéutors of the late John Langstnfi‘. Richmond Hill. Juno [2; 1865. l-tf V01; VI. No. 22; NEW SERiES. t'aé In any quantity. and on sho'rt notice. GS respectfnlly to inform his custdmerh and the public [hm he in preparud to do ABRAHAM EYER gigfiMONfi' HILL A7'N1') YONGES‘1‘QEENERAL Afi‘VER’fiSER: womxdm‘; Apply it’d i’b'vflan SANDE'IESON. ' Lot 20. 4m Coli 1885. Hd’fiél! Markham. 2; the Plank Road 1-H I-tf I-tf l-tf There was indeed bifi' lift'tle bdpe it would" be oth’erwisp‘; There was none among those lonely h’il‘l~§ to bear to Graham’s Towé‘r the tid’i‘ngs of the siege, and days would elapse ere our next mail was due. Our only chance, and that a. faint one, Failing in his design. they fled, though only, as it proved, beyond rifle-range; for day-light revealed us girl round by a belt of foes out- numbering us by twenty to one. At once we divined the truth, that our assailent was some border-chief who during friendly visits to the post, had detected its weak points, especially that worst and greatest. the want of water, all we used being brought tram a neighbouring ravine, between ‘which and us the Cnflres clustered thickest. it. we soon evident they had decided not again to‘ attack the post. but resting ofi their at'm'sno await the time when we should either perish of thirst within our walls, or tell by their asitgais without. Yet no apprehenslo'n for our own sal‘éty troubled eye‘n the failltcst- hearted woman within the gates; and we could 56amer believe our senses when; Ellortly after, we were awakened by the harsh shriek of the Cafi're warm, and rushing out found ourselves beset by a horde of skjn-clad warriors. who concealed by the darkness, had crept, snake-» like, along the ground. until. when close at hand. they had bounded to their feet. and with quivering assa» gals, and discordant yells. thrown themselves against our delences, hoping to carry them Bv Sdrfirise. Within the last few days, the Caflres had burst in force upon the colony, marking their track by fire and assagai; the company of Cape Mounted Rifles; who com- pleted our slender gatttson, had been sent to the fiolonists’ aid, while we, infantry; as being unfit- ted foil Buch‘fluly, were left to hold the post. Butour hearts were with our suH‘ering countrymen; and it was not until those war-lit flames had died away, and the patrol had ritumed from his midnight round, li’iét we committed our little citadel to its sentinel’s charge, had rettredl to our barracks. which, built in a l hollow square, formed also the posts outer wall. its '0th additional delence belting a row ol palisadem j Three difl'erent fires, Rom as many quarters. were reddening the evenmg sky, as l and my two bro- ther-officers, and the detachment of soldiers under our command, 100k- ed forth from our solitary little out- post on the banks of the Great Fish River. flitrratutca THE GRASS-FIRE ADVENTURE One ensigll ~"(bier all unl'urled, Flaming Upon its golden span V 1‘ The Endless} Brotherhood of Man".â€" Singwlndé! Ye winds of e968; c1izwé‘, I Sing to the waving wand of V Religion, Freedom, Peace and Power; Borne on the car of every hour, LVhen only jpy shall lag tne‘world, Ye winds ol‘ ii’lyrtled Greece; Sing of the azure 030$ 9f Peace, Of all her lovely Art that spread Light on the living and the dead, Light that isyygt the light of min In an etlernilly ’eiifillrinedg A _ Light that is yet the fundesl fifir's'e 0f the Ideal’a Universeâ€" ‘ . Ye winds of Freedom xana, . Sing Power that Manda witli ‘ qua! hand; Where all behol é c'o‘iit’xiori 's’hiiue, Lit only by the Soul givirie That rainbows ever? race with love; Dropping fqr Ever from above > Sweet beneaichons,_ when: the voice, W Ofelioral Heaven cries, “ Rejoice 1”-â€"-' Sing, winds! , Ye winds of“ iron Rome; V I 53mg ofits wolfifed founders home", Who, rearing high his hairy hands; Shook law unto a thousand hmdéi ,The law of force and only force; The Signet of his Empire's course, With teeth of steel and brow of Fate, W T60 stern fOr hive, too proud for mate-- Siug} widd‘é ! _ , ~_ Yewirl'da of Palestine, Sing 'softlj: d’exf each holy hrine, Sing of théfimpfiel‘rs won ering eye That saw tlié Fii'tiiré shadow by With all its ponlp 6f wo’é‘ and bliss, The godlike birtll, {liegtréit‘ér’s kiss, ghe temple rendetl and the night , hat Brought fdr lilan Redemption’s lightzé Sing, windfi ! Stings of the Winds. metro. RICHMOND Hum; Fanny, NOVEMBER 5%, 1865. “Let Sam jiéziéon aaigi.‘ more meal. a: m: Pdpnlar opiniafié; Sing, winds” It Was a racg for Ii‘lé' of d'ehth, and, the odds: were evidently a‘g‘a‘iin's‘l' fis’. “Nearer and nearer drew our fell follo‘wvé‘fs, aQ‘ th’ey strove to out-strip each olheri near- er and né‘arer, yelling, hofiling, Suddenly a-second vuiiféjdiiiéd iii choru’é, arid M0 riio‘r‘e flaming eye‘s glared ott thenight. Another hy- eiiat Hdd fo'itied the chase, and to rriy consternation, perceived that odl‘ peril was "lore than doubled. for the firéée‘dée u‘l Eabh other 556th- ed to‘ animate the Here" creatures to ye‘t Stdngfif éflorig’. {dew that 1011er ‘tr'dvellers‘ had often b’é'eii similafly beset; and the rcm‘en'f-f brance (if their adventuré‘s was far" from cheer‘iiigz Meanwhile shrill n‘e’igh’s Vdf te‘i‘fclr burst from m'y hdr’ge‘si lips. as; he still p‘luriged mad- ly oi‘l ; [fidnfemerily more audible grew the headlddg i‘dsih of the hy- enas through the tangled grass. while their reiterated cries rang in our eat! like _peals of mocking laughter. There was no longer need of split or rein, for conscious ofdanger, my steed bounded fleetly on, but, freshl from his lair, the wild beast") pacel was swifter. and each minute hei Eeemed to gain upon us. I did my; Huermogt to scare him ofl'by shouts? and yells. and at the risk of arous-l ing the Games, I fired my pislolsq but all in vain; unhurt, undlsmayy ed, ,and resolute, our plil'iuer still} held his way. _ ; This foute considerably ihcreas- ‘éd the distance. but well my new steed served me, threading devious breaks in the thorny jungle, ford- ing rushing water courses, and pushing through steep rocky defile: where a single false step would haVe cost our lives, until, are four hours were elapsed. nearly half our journey‘ was accomplished. My hopes of success were assuming certainty. when some indistinct sound seemed to mingle with the echo of my horse’s footfall, and in gread ol lurking CaffresJ spurred on aster. But the sound soon swelled into a dreary howl, and then a lotid burst of hysteria laughter, and loo .- ing round, I beheld, through the darknesstwo fiery orbs, and at once knew that a hynea, thht dangerous and wily brigand ofthe woods, was on our. track. qu stables and hofééfi W‘éi'é. the Caflres’ possession : but u few miles distant was a. spot where the spare cape crops horsés pastured. and thither l hastened in qunst. of one. Catching the most poweflul among them. I speedily? ' ' "_ 'd him with a bridle Brought wrapped round m ' mm the post on purpose; then mount- ing, 1 took the way to Graham’s Town, as a measure of prudencew avoiding the path across the him“; and tratrptling thrangh labyrinths of: intét‘sé‘étili‘rig fitvihbfi And valleys. I Here was the long sought oppor- lunity ; and followed bv the good wishes of my companions. l staned on my hazardous enterprise ; bending almost double as- l crept {cautiously on from the Cover o_l: qne hilloek 'I‘o another, When some fire brighter adi‘d'és my fly. dl' group drew unuggiully Mr} sink- lltnggo .lhe'eglgtll é'zith bated breath. yet ev‘er é'é’éking for some un nard'a. ed spot gbx which I might pg :3 [Syn ll $3133 ildl ligllll mgny’ in dah; get had li'eell‘ hall‘db‘fly eécafled will 5§éke waé ldu‘da i lh‘é. iv- ;fig cordon. find still "All 9h be}- tween the ridges.,l l'é .1” 13.3. Came; circle behind, and rejdibéd ‘ find myself, flee t‘d seek for my com"- l'ades’ hélp é‘nd rescue. l With unspeakable anxiety, we ‘watched, while our small stock of lwater waxed hourly lower. Des- pite our utmost care, it was all but gone, ‘when, on the third night, a brilliant meteor, darting across the sky, was overtaken by a se‘dond Which appeared to the eyeto shat. ter it into atoms. A shout of triumph from the beseigerssiSreeted this inflalliable omen oil s‘ hcess; and in further demonstratigli dfjoy,’ dancing and music soon filled the Caffre camp, hundreds of ieét.beat- ing time vehemently to their, own- er’s gu'tural strains. while the, Winding ofbufialo horns gn‘d boom- ihg of calabash-drums swélled the whole into a deafeniiifi din. . “ray. th‘at ionic ina‘dvertence of the Games might enable one man to steal through their linesnnnd hasten in quest of aid. As senio'r wbaltern I claimed this duty ; 9111. so cliosely were we invested, that l a most despaited of ever execfiting it. But iiév‘elling on foot I made dis- heartediiigly little Vprogi‘es‘s’i The ‘vall‘éfiis’, i00;_ generally lai'y Al. angles with riiy mine; ind Whenever I wasc‘dmpelléd to cross the should- er ol'a hill, or fidmer of a plateau sonic hla‘ok'e'ned‘ruin or abandoned weapon would meet my view, im- ‘pressing the continued necessity of caution. Thus it was past mid- day. and I was, still some miles from Graham’s Town. when, rounding a rocky ledge, I came suddenly in sight of a large body of Caflrcs, encamped in ihe valley below. Some expedition Was ap- $arently at hand. for each man was sharpening his? assagai; or looking :0 we aim lock of his fifle‘; while in the midst, clad in ‘d léopai‘d-skin karoiise, and veheme‘htly harrangQ ing his countrymen, was the well- known chief Tyalii-i; whildn‘l Illé‘ frequenter of mess and ball-room; but now the coloniSl’s' most bitter- enemy. In all haste, I retreated, but uni fortunately not ddgécnl;.{oi iii§tarit- ly the whole force rose in hot purâ€" suit, while a hueâ€"ahd-cry. rolled u the hill, which awakened a huritii red echoes. But it ‘as nothing to the outburst of Ba ed rage, with which on reaching the éttmrriit, the Caffres found that, corriparativelv fleet of foot. i had escaped” to the hill beyond. , Rifle and assagais were freely discharged across the intervening raiine, ,but the bullet flew wide, the flying épear fell short ; ponderous knobkerries whirl- ed and whi§tled through the air, with like ,i‘ll-éiiccegé; and then, as if exasperated, by ‘ failure, rose a a‘deep flengis'h howl, heralding a secopdpiiiglitof assagais, and no wo'rrs can express the extentqot' my dismay to perceive that ‘each shaft was tipped with fire, an , un- erring indication that the most fear- ful device of Caffre warfare was about to be put into eXecuti'o’ti against me. Fanned by their swift fiassdge through the éir, the spears cattle quivering down like. fiery serpents buta few yards from me. The lon prairie-grassL dried. alnjo§t lo dh‘ erbytheerI-jieal surf. énioked and éraE’ked bétlééth' their ‘g’loWing! Hail“; tili'd il‘l another riioment,,a1 dozen fires ‘were sparkling afid‘ leaping along the ground,’ raising an impassmle‘ barrier between me f:in my piir‘suei-s‘, but, at the same tlrfie, m‘eiiainéfing’ me with a {aft} riiore terrible than their weapons inflictt and before which even thé’p‘e‘iils til" the paé},night grew faint and dim. I had but one re; sourceâ€"to turn and flee before this incombatable foe ; but when gain- ing the scent, I gave a momentary glance behind, I was well nigh ap- pallen, for the eonfiagratidifghad‘a'l- ready spread and stretched into a wide field of flames; reddening the sffiée’p' Hui-sidear'déyasiating the ra- Viiie to its dentrel stream, and rushing on my track Jlike a fiery tidé‘. The whole wilds on my side. of the valley would shortly be ablaze with one of those terrificgrase fi‘res which in that dry climate a; single spark will suffice to kindle, and which, taller than a. man, For a rponient I 151? halfstunned. mitt insenéifile, h'élplesslv awaiting my ~éitfie‘cted (100m ; but in another, ‘to my infinite amazement, I dis- ‘covered that I had been thrown to some distace by the shock; and rising, found myself not onl Funâ€" hurt, but in no immediate danger. the hyenas having neither eyes nor ears save fdr the vibtirh whose blood they had tasted. It was a horrible scene, and l hastened to terminate it by q bracé Inf bulléts. My hapless éte d'é laét breath ebb- ed as [ release him; aild with sin- cere regret for his fate, yet duly and truer thankful'ldi‘ own unhap- ed for esféafie; l _ turned aWay to haétén dri triv important jmlrrtey.1 At length, Willi a longer Boufid, and a highér ledp’, the lfo’rerrlost sprang to niy hdr'Sé's hélipches, holding on by his endmiods claws, and as quick as. thoxight, his com- panion followed-L A loud, wild shriek. quivering through the woods told the poor éreature’s agony, as wayspem; wounded, and overpow- ered. he fell heavilly to the ground, his inexorable foes still clingipg to1 their prey, and rolling in fierce struggles over him, while, with a thrill of inexpressible horror, I found myself sharing the grueral downfall. lafighifig at 'our heels; $5 if wé had been demon éhaséd. I And so it proved. The fire swept é'ld surged around the stony islet; scathing its guardian aloes, devourâ€" ing ‘he sparse herbage in its inter- stics. and almost suffocating me with its dense masses of smoke, the!) passed on its devastating ca- féei‘ tiritil it should be stopped by interposing stream. Ere lungfisomg the de'dudéd ground cooled sufficiem‘ fly and descepding from the mount}; I soon reached JGraham’s Towii. whose rampart of rocky hills gpro- tected it from danger. The follow- ing night, 1‘ formed one of the five huh“ r (3 men who relieved the be- sieéecleoutpost, and escorted its in- mates back to safety, lighted on our. way by the Callie-lit flames of oiii‘ recent home and of all our worldly goods. Many. since then, have been the perils of my military life, but none recall a more thrilling memory than those of the Journey ending with the Grass-fire AdvertJ ture'. Tliegreat objection to fueling hither- to has been hard, work'L; Fermi labor is done we ninehby) hand; What mam}: fadtnrefidfwthe presion day could sgef‘ deed witholit machinerfih 24nd yétzifidnu- ‘ fgacturers were once withoiit such aid; The human drudgery on a farm mustbe i saved if‘tlie‘ farnier would rise physical- ly arid iritélledtnzillj, in his selling. Farmer's éanndt afford to‘ .be‘ n‘iachines,~ when thinking powers rule the world.‘ They must use machinery, and harness, steam, wind, or horsepower to their car. This last must ever be the” most oomrnon metor of the farm as it is within the reach of all. By horse power the far- mer can mow :‘ind reap, turn and pitch, thresh and grind, saw and bore, chop feed and crust fades; _.,. It is not refit- able‘ to farm as those did who livo'gii eon"- tlir'ies ago. Labor is higher, taxes are steeper, and commergial valiiesgare ris- mg; E better zigri‘eultiire xfiust‘ arise than the past has known, or the farmer will go under. If ourhills 25nd valleys ever, become properly cu'ltivated,' the far; nie'r has a great work to do. Leaks m’ust be stopped, time must be econo~ mixed, intellectual and sooiql devotion mustbe achieved, farmers elubs mast lie sustained‘ maohinery‘ mesh siipe‘r‘de‘de Ifislisdlc‘. To make my hiisiness. toler< date; if; must he Capable ofjielding something besiées health and breed, and this is about all firming has hitherto showm Firming will become profitable when the farmer better understands ;himself and saves all that wastes.â€" Meanwhile, stronger, louder, and fiercer, the mighty conflagration swept on, running in fiery streams along the parched-up herbage, igniting the tickets, exploding in volleys ’oi‘ Sparks from out the brdéhwddd, and rolling along in thick clouds ofsmoke. Quaggas,an- telopes, bars, nay, ‘éven snakes and lizards, fled before it's scorching breath, and, despairing and weary, I followed in their war. Suddenly, through the circliiig' smoke, I per- ceived one ofthjdée strange, crater- like mounds ol‘ rock so frequeill. in the African wilds. Could I but gain its shale.er case might be less desparate; and with renewed energy. E strove to reach it ; but In ‘ strength was almost gone : m breath eam‘é fast, and my feet fal- tered in their course, while the flames rolled after me with redoub- led speed, and more than once i felt as il I must yet sink _ to the earth, and yield paseively to the fate whose only consolation was, that it Would be brief as terrible. No words can tell the intense suspense ofthose few minutesâ€"the swift heated air, the swelling tumult of the following surges, telling how near grew the destroyer, while yet faa ahead was the little ark in which theré might be safely: At length just when the flames touch- ed my heels, [gained its base; to scrauible‘d up, the ' rugged as'eettt wa§ the weft: of a fffldment, '1 then; panting and prayerful, l sank down iii its shallow basin, as I hoped; saved. Maryltmd qumer. {age unchecked and uncheckable ovéi' 'vast tracts of country. All I téould do was to again flee ; but my breathless race was no more for life but to delay the denth no human effort could finalx} avert. It was a fri htful doom to anticipate; and as still toiled through the cumber- some grass, visions of my distant. home and its loged inmates, thoughts of the belhzigured comra- desvwhose fate would be scarcely les§ miserable than mine, pre‘éfiifid on me with inexpressible distress and pain. hams $1 00 In Advahi'é‘é, Muscle and Machinei'ifi Whole No. 2832. plenty armed in the Jungle beside you, the animal willbe persuaded, and leave you unmolts'ted.’t Ult- lortunatelyhfeVy get the ehance l'd' spealglo' the tigers in this w v, be- eauée the alr'rt'ost invariab:y steal up behin those they intend to at tack. lhave, hoWever. heardI the {allowing account told by an old OlfanJattaekahi‘eh he pee-fl {rentedlby an appeal to the b'ett'et nature (of‘the aniriial :Iâ€"He fia‘s‘ r‘e- turning home alter a visit to tiiwn to his own house at Selitai 'aldflg that part of theroad'vyhich fies- cribed as being the n‘dost surrou'nd- ed by jungle. He had a little‘eliilld, a boy nffie’v‘enor eight fiear‘é old; slung behind hirri, and both contentedly chewing away t-altwja- gong?! when the father. on lilting iipl his em. saith i a tiger ‘erouchin‘g‘i ddv‘i’li right in {font at mitt, and a,» p‘arently preparing for a‘ slitting; Calling to mind the old sayinghhé gasped out a l'eiw sounds. and found, that they appeared to arrest the tiger but,‘ being auXious not to risk‘th‘e life, of his son, he moved élowlly backward to a‘ tree whie’h he re- membered'to have passed !a_'l,fe’w yla‘rd's behin‘d. 'Ji‘he tiger adyanbed upon him step for step as he retreat- ed. When the old man’s black - touched the tree, he told his ,son to climb up; This? the bdf’qdid; and the lathei'5_relieved of aufiiely (xii his aeeount, drew his sv'irord-knife and edmmeneed an advance, argu- in’g all the tl‘riie with keenest logic Lsharpened no doubt by the occa- sionâ€"éthat it, ‘tji'ould be infinitely better {or both to part without quar- l‘elllttg; This advance and retreat éontinue‘d for about fifty yards, when the tiger, either persuaded by the 10gtc. or daunted by the bravery of the man, turned tail and bolted into the Jungleâ€"Our HTrop’ical Possessione in Malayan India. By J. Cameron. In what key would a love‘r Writé 1356M; gal of marriage? Be mine, ahI A Newspaper reporter says of a very ele- gant female pickpocket, ‘ She rarely speaks to any one; is ulways quiet, gentle, smiling; arrd genteel ;‘ comes like gnvsunbe’am, and; lik‘é 1t, s‘teals noiselessly away.’ Lord Uptonsnuf‘f sold Brown a. horse. B: meeting the peer some time after‘,~ skid; ‘ Why, your tordjship tgld me mat ydur horse had gxo‘ fault, and he isblfnd of an eye I’, ‘All right,’ says my lord, ‘blindu'ess is no fault: it is only a misfortune." Saxe; the joker and popt, was once talking“ a trip in a steamer, when he fell ip with a." lively young lady, to whom. he _maL(le' self very agreeable. Of course he rfi'adléfiri impression ; uppu the damselbwho’ éald at: payfildg; f Godgi<bye, Mr. Saxe _: but I feat" yo‘u will soon be fo‘rgetting me 1’ ‘Ah, miss,’ said the inveterdce punstey, ‘if I were not a mayried maxi already,- you may be sure; I’d Hé fo‘? g‘e‘ttin‘g you 1’ L. A TlGE’n ANECBOTE-~I béli'e'li'ié '( that, face toggles. a tig‘e‘f‘hwiIL hldt attack a human being; liiiless He displays a thorough want 6fuij§ivfef '; the Malays are also of this opiniofi; but éxpresé if dlfl‘erem‘uy. Théy say that ‘ilyou: Wifl spea’l; to',-a tiger, arid tell it that it: bag‘ éet ty, and concentrated their iire_u;pon the spot where Devl’a‘fos'sie, stretched at length on his back beneath the gun, was pullmg downjhe: bitiri'l- ing Splinters and scattering 'ea'r'llt' upon the flames. By aid of. Hi; private soldiers he extingpiélieg the conflagration, though eighteen- pound and ‘ twenty-four-pofdrlti shot were flying past at the rate. 61' six 8 minute. With such exiinijiléh before them, people of no elasé 8F; calling were hehindhean‘d ah‘tsi pl‘ daring when .‘the common fillet?! was at stake. One Jacobi. a cdaél ‘- maker by trade, and, to judgeirorg his appellation. af-perscn of fm'aie'. parentage, descried‘o‘nfihe‘ tool of the magazine a fircibéil, b’vhi‘ch he mistook fora lijlefil‘shell. Uhdeilh‘is impression, he clambered secur- ed the objectofhis a‘pprehe‘nsiontand heaved it over the breaetwork film a sigh of relief. Th‘ereiwas‘ mail; a cross ol Victoria earned in {ht camfi, where a iicthry was not, not» any reasonable chance of victor .â€"'â€" Cawnpore, by G. O; Travislyéi . A Country gentlem; wfiiie' gér‘o‘uidg‘ one with a Cockney {£3312de genuine Cockney aâ€"«ap’p’t‘mheé a} ifie‘étfow, in which was stand: mg 93 0&0}? of hay; The Cockney gazed at it w‘ond‘e‘rixigi-y. It wasn’t grassâ€"it wasn’t: Wheatâ€"fit wa’sn‘t turnip tops. ‘ Vyy vqtevet“ does youno'all this 7’ said he to his compani ion. “Thatâ€"Why, hay, td be .sure 1’ was" the n; 1y. ‘Ha‘y ! He, lie! aim fihat’s cut: ting i‘ dhttle mo thick-f: Haws Ba , jusb show me the hay comaâ€"come; néxv‘ 1~ ' Lum'rrnv‘ui'i.L DRLAFoslfiE.â€"Lieu- tenant Delalcgeeuafter despalching a; number of grit-pound ballé in the directioriol the enibi'rasure Without any perceptible result. at le'rigth re- solved to bring the iriatfér to a cott- c usion one wiav,‘ or a‘qqther. He rammed dowfi three cadrio'ii-balls. filled up the ‘thrik with! rape, bade his men staiid back; an ,firecl off the po‘rtedtdué charge. Tc his shr- prise'énddel light his_ own grin did not biir‘stanl nothing more was heardvof the tiresome little ahtégon- ist. The same officer. somewhat lat- er ill ilie sieg’e', was in the north-east- ern Battery v‘vherithe carriage of a. cannonwas ignited by ariny’nlucky acciderit; The eituaticfi w s ‘most critical, for the weed-work which had stood beneath the June sun until it was dry e{18‘ tender, blazed furiously,“ and there was im- minent risk of a general explosion of all the powder. in the battery. m1 ‘ t The ~rebles discerned the ogportuhi-