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‘C om- kulty y m was Vioun epab ince.‘ larch More Emu: cc" aka. ml}: and and {rum hue) his gu- late unl- hm, JOHN KENNEDY’S HE MBSCRIBER BEGS TO ANNOUNCE to the inhabitants of Priceviile and sur- rounding country that he has commenced the above business in Priceville, and hopes by strict. attention to business to merit. a. share of public ALF WAY BETWEEN DURHAM AND Mount Forest. Bar and Larder well sup- plied. Good staining, and attentive hostlers. Orchardville, 22nd May 1861. 128,â€") y flaunt Forest, Nov. 29, 1861. finâ€"die latest American and Foreign styles mde'ardesired. Priceville, 2nd Dee. 1861. 155-!y. ADVERTISE IN THE STANDARD. 9‘92“?“ Toronto and Syd aubam Road; 26 miles from Owen Sound; 16 do. from John Townpgxmfqu ESTfiBMSfiMEfi? PRICE VIL LE : . ORCHARD I’ILLE 110 TEL, Road; 6 do fréml'léshets Gorners; Bar and antler well snpp‘led. Good smblingand atten- wo booth ”lime. Conveyancmg hat Glenelg, May 9, 1861. J. D. GRAY. LAW, CHANCERY FASHIONIBLE TAILORING Bxsnop’s BUILDINGS, N SRREET, MOUNT FOREST. BARLOW. 154 B ‘5 A She lcoked at him with atonishm’ent, but G, is, SIEQSQE. arrested her steps. He proceeded to mate ‘ his name and condition, and his aspirations, HIS HOUSE HAS LATELY BEEN RE- and related simply and truly What had last PAIRED in an efficient manner. The Bar is i now passed between him and his comrades. Supplied with the best wines and liquogs; and tie. | The young lady listened attentively, and Larder will at all times he found suited to t ‘ ng, wants and tastes of the travelling communit e a Priceville Dec.. 13, 1860. 105â€" ;. ROB ROY HOTEL, omce,--Western Assurance Buildings. camel; swam, 'l‘onom 1‘0 0 AXGUS uonmsox, D. A. sun’som 1304f MORRISON SAMPSON BARRISTERS, um onxnvs, soucrrons, kc. PRIGBVILLB, BY $3 is Stfflfi'SQE. Our hero (my authority tells not whether he was handsome or plain ; I have my pecu- liars ideas for believing that he was rather plain, but singularly good-looking at the same time), immediately walked up to the young lady angl said: ‘ “ Mine 'fmulien, my fortune "ia‘now inyour hands.” “And I,”â€"“ and f,” exclaimed three or four others; for it so happened that several rich young men were in the group, and the bets ran high on so irqprobable an event.â€" The challenge'was made and received in less time than we take to tell it. éxclaimed three or BI“. ' her George had been in another pat-th the field. [on and ad been {shot in the body, and at the £188 same time that Hiram had believed himself the mortally wounded. The sympathy between 1 to the two: brothers had ever been complete, and the the illness of one-was usually accompanied ,M by the sickness of the other. Strange, if [16h urge; say many;-bu‘t the stranger the tract his says the student of Nature. A very strange example of their influence of sympathy is reported to have occurred dur- ing the battle of Pea Ridge. Hiram P. Lord, of the 25th Missouri, Col. Phelps while chargrng- up a ravine, fell as if dead, and his companions ran to him asked if he was hurt. He did not answer, and it was soon discover- ed that he had swooned. _ On reviving he said he ‘must have been struck by a ball for he felt a pain in his left side,.and had distinctly ex- perienced the stunning and numbing sensa- tion that results from a- gun shot wound.- His person was examined, and no mark or indi- cation of injury was perceptable. He could not comprehend the mystery, but soon after resumed the fight, and forgot the sensation until he had returned. to his camp, when he learned, to his surprise and sorrow, that his twin brother, George was among _the dead. MARVELLOUS INSTANCE OF SYM- PATHY. The Reformer says that a man named Ed- ward A. S‘attery, supposed to be a deserter from the United States army, perpetrated a rather cool robberry ”in Galt on Thursday evening last. He had been staying at Barn- hardt’s Hotel, aud‘on the evening in question, on some pretence, went up stairs, where he seems to have a propriated‘ a Gold Watch and a quantity 0 Clothing belonging to the boarders. One of them having gone to his room and found several articles. missing, sus- picion at once rested on Slattery.. Asearch was made immediately} and the gentleman was found at the RailwayStation, patientlv waiting on the evening train for Guel h. on being taken into custody and searche , a Gold Watch, two Overcome, two carpet-bags, and a large number of small articles, were found on himlthe gentleman havingfi'ery coolly appropriated whatever came Within his reach in'several of the rooms. On Friday he was examined before the Mayor and M. C. Lutz, Esq., and sent to Berlin to stand his trial at I the next assixes. IN Venango county, Penn., is a queer fel- low, by the name of Tom Barton, who drinks and stutters, and stutters and drinks. He has a brother Jim, who is glib of tongue, and was a great ITarâ€"we hope he has reformed, for he professed to become a good man, and was baptised in the river. It was a bitter cold day in winter, and the ice had to be cut to make a place for the ceremony. Tom was in attendance, and close by. As Jim -come up out of the water, Tom said. to him: “Is it coo-cold, Jim?” “ No,” replied Jim ; “ not at all.” Dâ€"d-d-dip him again, m-m-minis~ ter,” cried Tom, “ he '1-‘l-l-lies“yet !” iA Goon Dream-Pat was helping Mr. Blank to get a safe in his office one-day, and not being acquainted with the article, inquired what it was for. “To prevent 'fiapers and other articles which are placed in it from be- ing burnt in case of fire,” said Mr. B. “ An’ sure, will nothing ever burnthat is put in that thing?” “No.” “Well, thin, yer boner, ye’d better be after getting into that Same thing when ye” die.” Mr. Blank “ wilted.” ‘ ' ’ A COOL BUT FOOL’ISH THIEF. A solicitor’s clerk. in London, 67 ryears old, strangled himself the other day "in the room of a tavern where he lodged fer several years. He had previously told the othe‘: in~ mates, 'in a; state of great alarm and agitation, that ‘he had seen the devil.’ Str 3 that a lawyer should be r20 deeply affected y the appearance of his petron saint. Grit would have thought of attributing the origin 0! the militia scheme to a desire of providing plunder for office seekers. These Grits ought to be ashamed to make such ac- cusations, for it is well known that 1,330 of the hungriest of office seekers swarmed around the Government offices during «the two days’ rule of the Brown-Dorion Ministry. The truth is, a Grit thinks of nothing but how hereould assist‘himSelf by assisting his party. The greedy leeches will have to liea great deal longer before attaining what thayeo eag- erly covet. One would imagine the writer of the fore- going to be somebody of immense conse- quence. The poor fellow puts on, airs, and swells himself out beyond his ordinary pro- portions. Only think of such 11 person ridi~ culing the labors of such men as Col. Lyeons and other experienced military men. . We suppose the person in question would have hit upon a far better plan of militia organixa~ tion than the Commissioners: 'Nfibdrly but a “ You will have seen what is called a ‘f re- port of the Militia Commission.” To call it a report is absurd. It is practically a bill, because there are no reasons stated why any of the features of the scheme should be car. ried on. Respectable supporters of the Gov- ernment here, the'estimate first year’s cost of the scheme at three millions of dollars, and each subsequent year $1250,000 ! I believe the whole scheme to be a gigantic one to re. vide plunder for the lank and hungry he- rents Of the Government.” Mr. McDougall made a speech in the Leg- islative Assembly lately the tendency of which was to favor the annexation principle. He is very closely followed by some of the Clear Grit newspaper writers, a specimen of which is subjoined. We copy from the Que- bec correspondence of a Western Grit jour- nal :â€" ‘ his views and wishes on the County Town ques- tion, yet, when the deputation from the County Council, consisting of two goutlemcn, both, at. the last election, his political opponents, called on him in Quebec, 110- immediately declared that his whole object was, so far as in him lay, to carry out the wishes of the representatives of Bruce, and we can confidently appeal to Mr. Punk, one of the deputation and the then Provisional War- den, as to whether he did not fitithfully fulfil his promise. In this case he merely showed, that as our representative, he was desirous of consulting our wishes. We do not. know his private Opinions on the measure, as they were not asked it is use- less to discuss them now, but in another instance he proved himself an active and disinterested friend, when famine threatened the county he helped to procure the assistance which. was of such service in many Townships, and when the Pro. County Council, through the then Pro. War- den. sent debentures to Quebec for £500 to defray the probable discount on the whole amount, Mr. Patton without fee or reward acted as a sort of agent, and instead of “shaving” the County IN- per in some broker’s office, the usual course, at once applied to' the Government; pointed out the peculiar circumstances of the case, and induced them to take the debentures at par, thus in one transaction only saving to the County of Bruce no less a sum than $2,000. Again, Mr. Patton's position as Vice Chancellor of the University must enable him to be instrumental in settling What is known as the University Questionn‘many of- our waders feel a deep interest in the matter, and will be glad to learn that an arrangement is likely to be come to, satisfactory to all parties, and calculated to advance the cause and raise dignity of the Educator. While we thus strongly advocate Mr. Patton’s claims to our votes on the ground of his being an ardent and powerful fri-nd - to our county, it must not be supposed that we should do so were we not also satisfied of the in- tegrity of his political career in matters afl‘ectiug the Province at'large. As the heaviest sufferers by the existing state of things, the people of this division are, of course, the most determined ade« oates of the principle of Representation based on Pepulation, and all sincere advovatcs of this measure must admit that Mr. Patton’s adhesion to the Government is a great step towards success. 5 There 1.3 110'»? but. one mpmhnr nf‘ Hm nun-.. n- _- ' vvâ€"uv- I there is now but one member of the Upper Cana- da Ministry not absolutely pledged to the princi- ple, whereas until the recent [changes even those members of the Government were equally divided on the question, this is a great gain and must proâ€" duce important results. Time, resolution, and the return of tried friends :tr all that will be requir- ed to secure justice in this respect, and we doubt not that our letfl'ts will be crowned with success. Mr. Pa ton’s address is now before the public, from it his constituents wilt learn that. however willing, it is impossible for .him to visit all even of the most important places in the extensive district he seeks to represent-nit is therefore all the more neeessary‘for his friends to exert themselves, for though as yet: no. opponent worthy of- the name seems likely to come forward, .still one may Spring up at the last moment. and find us unpreparedâ€"- We then earnestly call on all who desire equal rights for Upper Canada and the prosperi‘y of our own country, to be up and doing to secure the triumphant, and we trust, unopposed return‘ of the Hon. James Patton.--Bruce Viwiz'cator. _._ â€"â€"v--" ‘u\ expression we have heard him make of his views. on many points of vital interest to the people of the Sauge-en Division. He is prepared warmly to advocate the restoration to its legitimate object of‘the Colonization Road Fund, commonly known as“ the half dollar per acre” a. “matter of far greater importance to us here than many to which our'would-be politicians give ffi- greater prominence. He is the smunehmmporter of Lake ~ improvements, and it shoulii'not be forgotten, that as a minister, his power to serve us is almost equal to his Wi 1. When a quc tion of a division of the county was in agitation Mr. Patton gave a striking proof of his disposition to be guided by the wishes of his constituents-«he has many friends in the county and cannot but. have both his views and wishes on the (lnnmv Tlnrn "mm, â€"- â€"~ v- vvav tilt-U ¢Illg Patton is likely to be returned. In a new coun- try like this, we want. as a representative at man versed in the Working of county institutions, ac- quainted with the wants, and disposed to advance the interests of a great and rising agricultural community, these Mr. Patton certainly possesse‘ in a degree that could hardly _ some of the gentlemen who have been named as his probable Opponent. A city merchant for in- stance, may make a good member of the HouSe, and may be able to legislate wisely . vincial matters, but he would hardly come up to the desired Standard as the representative of a farming constituency. We are led to form this opinion of Mr. Patton from a careful considers- tion of his past conduct which is certainly the fairest basis on which to ground our expectations as retards his: future course, as 'well as from the expression we have heard him make of his vies. AFTER 2. lapse of five years the people of the Great Division «of Sangeen-nre again called upon to exercise their Electoral ,Rights, and the Ben. J tunes Patton is once more before them as a can- didate for their favor. Faithful to the principles on which the Vindicator Was started we are dis- posed to censidcr the matter chiefly as it- atl'eets the County of Bruce, and we are bound to give it as oureandid opinion that it is fortunate. that Mr. Patton IS littely to be returned. In a new coun- try like this, we want as a representative 3 man Ivn-nfig :m A‘- -‘ The Few “ ho look to Wash- lngton. HON. DIR . PATTON.