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asiurafive, III ”5 prOpenj Durham, on 3‘" Dwelling A V 0 hising- rnsure insertion, must have the ; necessary for tee of good faith. :11 be taken from 'uted in 880'“ n the count!” re due atteW’ IXABLE. TV as, PEST. va'spapers NlCLE i3 sud. under, per mount of space mm as measured an 1) t1 m; \E .ll' Tinting I the Land Hundreds rspondcnts thority on SA LE. V1 ’9) 3H utended for fine by 10 or Momma, at mker 3313.9; AND hcmred amon made w n all part. bub}: nam Dusi ms, the cuxiary , to be :izarged M ertiona, sertion. 3: went F9. ed Toronto. the Oran Ont. ders léa at Firdlay It éhaw‘ 8 Drug Store prompfly attended to. P. S.â€"-I'ure Vaccine Matter on hand, so bxing along your children and have them vaccinated. ' (rs-A110: Auctione’er for the County Lands, c., Valued, Books and made up and collected. fiff$ fiend on good Farm and Tow-a Pr 3 per cent. OFFICE :---14 Gar-ad Durham. ( general Agent, Conveyancer, 381383 0 Durham Jobbing done on OYSE, SIGN AND ORNAMENTAL Painter, Durham, Ont. Painting, Glazing, and Paper Hanging, done in the most approved style of the art. fice. proâ€"aptly waded "°' J. F. Halsted. .HYSKCIAS, SURGE LAURDMI 1‘1. DKUK' Vv..-- Budge, Garafraxa Street. Black- smithing of every description done in a. workmanlike manner, on short notice.â€" Putxcular attention paid to horse shoeing. II 1. STOREY IS NOW PREPARED . to furnish Carriages, Cutters, Wag- gons and \‘leighs, manufactured from the best material, at the cheapest possible rates. All work warranted. Shop, Opposite Mr. Carson’s store, Lower Town. Durham. R. 1'. Porter, NI. 0., .HYSICIAN. SURGEON, 650.. GRAD- L'ATE of Victoria College, Toronto. ceâ€"-In Griffin‘s Building, Durham. mm of Grev. All calls,day or night 8‘: R M.- vâ€"... Groceries, and Gene Merchants, Hamilton, Ont. ARPENTER, Builder, c., Plans. Specification and Estimates of every description reasonable; Funerals furnished at five hours notice, in the best style at. the lowest terms. I: H In" “V95, f“ General Blacksmxth, Opposlte ' u Wiley's Boot. and Shoe _. Store. Lower Town, Durham.â€" Good workmanship, punctuality and moder- ate charges are the rules at this Smithy. afi- Apprentice wanted, one who I worked sometime at thP trade preferred. Durham, Jam-1111, 1870. Kerr, Brown McKenzie, 'MPORTERS OF DRY GOODS AND I‘lmnpripg. and General Wholesale ChristOpher LACKSMITH. s description can find as good as at. any C m the County: All ‘ Wareroom, '0 ne of the big chair. 5 $311115 Sfiflfififl’fifl, TI NSM ITH , GARAFRAIA STREET, DURHAM. William Buchanan, 'FRUM GLASGOW Scotland, Bookâ€" Binder, Sullivan Post Office. Cfiarg‘es mod. (rwo noons Lvonru or rm: BBIDGEJ VERY description of Tinwu‘e con- stantly on hand and made to order. All work is manufactured under my own supervision, and none but the very best stock used. JOBBING done promptly and in the very best style, at the lowegt livinlgJ votes. 0:? Particular attention paid to ave-Troughing. A large stock of Stove-Pipes, Elbows, T Pipes and Ridge Plates alwa a on hand, CHEAP FOR George isaacs. 1" John Moodie, C. McDougall, 10th June, 1868. Advice Gratis:- iSCRGEON, am, HA} ‘v"_ gADDLER, HAR- \ $233 and Trunk b Maker, Opposite the Crown Land Office, :33. Durham, Ont. gwmps. Spurs, kc , always on hand. the shortest notice. "-vv"-v ’ Conveyancer, Licensed )r the County of Grey, I, Books and Accounts acted. (:3? $50,000 to and Town Preperty at uzâ€"H Garafraxa SL, Ir saflwmy Cgbiuetwire and Chair Factory, orrosrrnzomnen HA1 DURHAM, Le Gate 3 the University of )ne door south of v Luv-u erate: All OFdel’Sleft at the Cunoxxcu: Of. 1“ Publishers Proprietors] 101' WANT FCRIITIIRE Go To fi‘-- 'â€" can be had as cheap, my other establishment L11 work warranted. Door North of the sign ‘yeet Durham, (109 y ) ms BIG CHAIR. one who has l-ly. is furnished with all the re. quisites to insure the comfort of travellers. The Table supplied with the best the mar- ket affords. Choice wines, liquors, and cigars kept constantly on hang]. There is in connection With this. This House April 26, 1868. ¢ . 1y. HALF-WAY HOUSE, RCHARDVILLE, JAMES BELL, Pnormmon. Having leased the above premises, lateiy occupied by Mr. J. Hart, I am prepared to offer first-class ac~ commodation to travellers and the public genera‘ly. Good Wines, Liquors and Ci- gars aiways on hand. Superior Stabling {and an attentive Hostler. Stages call daily. cently been :efitted and furnished in first class style, with a View to the comfort and accommodation of the travelling public. Wines, Liquors and Ciga r8 01' the choicest bands always on hand. G 006 Stabling and an attentive hostler. Stages can daily.â€" ‘ Charges moderate. ;___._.‘ ”Xrgyle Hotel, llUG'H MACKAY. PROPRIETQR, Durham. 93?- The subscriber is Licensed Auctioneer for the County of Grey. __.â€"-â€"â€"-._â€" “ Durham Meat Market.” CHARLES LIMIN. The Green-Gage Branch, from MOUNT FOREST. will bud 8: , blossom at every Station, | and bring forth FRUIT at i the Terminus ! â€"vâ€"â€"7 WATTERS, Proprietor. The above R. Hotel has been entirely refitted and furnished with a view to the comfort. and c0nvenience of its guests. Wines, Liquors and Cigars of the best brands always in stock. The Larder will at all times be supplied with the.best the market will afl'ord. Good Stablmg. Charges moderate. The New York World publishes a let- t? ter from a druggist calling attention to g the dangerous character of some of the h medicines advertised for children. He 5 refers particularly to one preparation, [1 the sale of which is enormous, known as u ’ blOSSOD} at} every Statlon' “Mrs. Winslow’s soothing Syrup,” an I l and hung orth FRUIT at analysis of which is alleged to detect a S l the Terminus ! large percentage of morphine, and from i he undersigned WOUld b9? to inform “19 which several cases of narcotic poison- publicin general, that he has on hand . h b d . d. 1 . ready for this Fall 01' Spring planting a tug ave een “pone m me '03 Per“ ‘ :i-GhiEW-Q-Bl) fill’llfiflll'i’ ° was established in ”64, and all trees offered . _ children pr0portronally less tolerant for sale were grown in Mount. Forest. I W!“ warrant them grafted film» 0‘ 800d than adults of the action of opiates, but ' t d t f . . hardy kmds" 3” I have "as e hem, some 0 hat in them the operation of these drugs them bore fruit this season. Standard t . - Apple Trees from 6 to 7 feet, Dwarf Apples, is exceedingly capricious and uncertain ; . - ‘ h . o 0 E 2122:3125“ gig [1533331233 E::;:?: and hence medical writers are unanimous ‘ in impressing the utmost caution in their t Gooseberries, Raspberries, Strawberries. administration to the young. Hofl‘man '- a., also Ornamental Trees. Flowering ‘ b ' ‘ d B lb 6'. . . . 5hr“ 3’ Dahhas and ('18 was u 8’ c states that opiates are dangerous to chil- ' h ' tl . . . . 3523,3038“ by mall or 0" ermse promp y dren, not only m their immediate effects, ‘ d but as leading, in some instances, to (:1? Early Rose, Early Gooderich, an . . . Gleason Potatoes for sale, as cheap as can ‘permanent mental rmbecnhty and loss be Pumhased elsewhere- of muscular power,’ and warns against A. T. GREGORY. the popular custom of giving anodynes FRESH MEAT he undersigned would beg to inform the public in general, that. hehas on hand ready for this Fall or Spring: planting a. large quantity of first. class Fruit-Trees.â€" was established in l864, 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 Tree: from 6 to 7 feet, Dwarf Apples, Siberian Crab and Cherry Trees, that I can A n-â€"â€"â€"Aâ€"‘n (:1? Early Rose, Early Gooderich, and Gleason Potatoes {or sale, as cheap as can be purchased elsewhere. A. T. GREGORY. Homewood Nursery, Mt. Forest, September 13th, 1869. ALWAYS ‘ON HAND, OPEN REBELLIBN. TAKEN BY STORM! Phuingmphs fut 1heMjflinn! at KBLSBY’S GALLERY, Opposite Fletcher’s, Upper FOUNDRY. IX' Along {nth any quantity of A CHOICE LOT OF cj-THE LARGEST AND BEST ASSORTMENT EVER OFFERED TO NEW GAUGE Stove-Pipes. HANOVER. AT Oct., 1869. Town, Durham. Beyond these chilling winds and gloomy skies, Beyond death’s cloudy portal, There is a land where beauty never dies, And love becomes immortal ; A land whose light is never dimmed by shade, Whose fields are never vernal, i Where nothing beautiful can ever fade, But blooms for aye eternal. We may not know how sweet its balmy air, How bright and fair its flowers ; We may not hear the songs that echo there, i .. T hrough those enchanted hovers ; The city’s shining light we may not see With our dim earthly vision, For death, the silent wanderer, keeps the key, a That epe’s those gates elysian. l . But sometimes when adown the western sky 1 l l The fiery sunset lingers, l Its golden gates swing inward noiselessly, ‘ Unlocked by unseen fingers 0, land unknown, 0, land of love divine ! Father, All wise, Eternal, 'Guide these wandering, way-worn feet of I mine Into those fields eternal. BEST There are many friends of summers, Who are kind while flowers bloom, But when winter chills the blossoms, They depart with the perfume. 0n the broad highWay of action, Friends of worth are far and few ; So when one has proved his friendship, Cling to him that clings to you. Do not harshly judge your neighbor, Do not deem his life untrue, If he makes no great pretensions, Deeds are great though words are few; Those who stand amid the tempest, Firm as when the skies are blue, Will be friends while life endureth, Cling to them that cling to you. Cling to those Who Cling to You. When you see a. worthy brother Buffeting the stormv main, Lend a helping hand fraternal, Till he reach the shore again ; Don’t desert the old and tried friend When misfortunes come in view, For he then needs friendship’s comforts, Cling to those who cling to you. for slight attacks of colic or other pain. Trousseau asserts that he has frequently seen infants poisoned by a dose of wine of opium containing not more than one-{ hundredth of a grain of opium. Hun- dreds of cases are recorded in which children, ranging in age from a few days to a year or more, have been fatally poisoned by preparations containing opiates, and thousands of older invalids are sufl'ering the consequences of a drug- ged infancy.” is baked should not be more than four inches wide, two or three inches deep, and about twelve or fourteen inches long. ‘ large, broad loaves that are very awk- ‘ wnrd to cut, and when out, yield ungain- ly looking slices. - Q . ‘ 17‘ LA Al J " a First, the bread plate should be of wood, perfectly round, and with a flat surface. They cost at the shops from. seventy-five cents to six dollars, or more. The high-priced ones. are beautifully carved. Next, a bread knife, which has a wooden handle to match the plate.â€" The blade should be thin and long, and t the edge kept well sharpened. Bread ldulls a knife very much. ‘ ‘ ‘ Place on the table the bread plate I with a loaf of bread on itâ€"two loaves 1 are better, one of white bread, the other ‘ of brown-and the knife. When it is 1 time to serve the bread, the one nearest . the bread plate asks each one what kind i is preferred, and if thick or thin slices. i Where the table is large, a small plate is used to pass it on. In this way every one at the table has the bread cut te his or her liking. The bread is cut only as wanted, and no more out than is used. 1 The outside piece of either bread or meat ‘should not he served, unless some one imanifests a preference for it. Not much: The Better Land. In the first place, tins in which bread .u .' ~£.~-| ‘ ‘ ,-.. Serving Bread at Table. Soothing syrups. DURHAM, Useful Recipes, c. Home PUDDING on Cuteâ€"One cup butter, one cup sweet milk ; four eggs; three out): sugar; five cups flour; mo teaspoonfuls cream tartar, sprinkled in the flour; one teaspoonful soda dissolv- ed in a little milk; one teespoonful essence of lemon. Cans: Pm (very nice.)â€"One table- spoonful of syrup, 3 large tablespoonful of flour; one do. of butter; stir well to- gether; one cup of rich cream and one do. of milk, sweetened wilh sugar and seasoned with nutmeg to your taste.â€" Thie for one pic ; bake in crust. Momssss Ponun CAKE (new.)â€"~Four ieggs, four cups flour, two cups nice mo- lasses, one cup butter, one cup of cream, two tablespoonfuls of soda. BLACKBERRY WIRELâ€"TO one gallon of berries pour a quart of boiling water. Let it stand twenty-four hours, stirring it occasionally; strain it and add two and a half pounds of sugar to a gallon of juice. Bottle and seal ; do not open before October. Moon Doomâ€"A steak of beef well beaten, 9. rich stufling, such as is used for ducks; spread it over the beef and roll it in the form of a duck ; then bake, Make a rich gravy with onions and pour over it. BREAKFAST BATTER Cameâ€"Three eggs, one tablespoonfnl of lard, a tea- spoonful of 3062, one pint of corn meal, one-half pint of floor, one pint of butter- milk, a little aalt.â€"' ’ " Cnoprmo Downâ€"We think that it is not generally known that wheat bread, at least, is greatly improved by chopping it, at the end of the second kneading, and if you want good bread, let there always. be a second kneading, putting in all the flour before that. KEEPING Bur m SUMMERâ€"TO three hundred pounds of beef take eight gallons of water; put in salt. until it holds up an egg; add one pound brown sugar, one. half pound saltpetre, one quart molasses; boil and skim. Let it stand until cold, then pour on your beef. This pickle is good for either hams or sausages. It will keep beef killed in ‘ midsummer. The Davenport (Iowa) Democrat has ' the following well told story of one of the most interesting hanging cases on i record: “Hans is good at ‘pitch,’ but not a success as a provider. He won’t make any money for himself, and spends what Gretchen makes. She interview- . ed a druggist. He promised arsenic, smelt a rat, put Hans on his guard, and gave Gretchen starch instead of poison. Hans threw up his hands and went home. It was somewhat late, and he could risk it for an hour or two by the side of the would-he-murdress. The next day every- ‘ thing moved on just the same. Hans didn’t eat a very hearty breakfast and went up town to buy his provender.â€" . At dinner time he came home hungry ' and pitched into the victfl’als with un- ' speakahlo avidity. His jaws soon light- . ed on the treacherous starch. He gave a yell and doubled himself up like a wounded boa-constrictor. He fell upon esl by, enjoying the spectacle, and tenderly ag enquiring, ‘wat is der matter mit Hans? f0 When he had become insensible, she E went up stairs, three at a time, and let at ‘ down a good-sized rope, through an N augur hole, into the room where Hans m lay. Then she came down, and fasten 0, ed the rope around his neck, propped fe him up in a sitting position, and again y. went up stairs. But Hans had an ink- A ling of her full intent, and, coming to n himself, with remarkable presence of r. mind he quickly undid the noose from t1 ' his neck and slipped it around the leg ' of the dinner table; then he calmly sat down in a chair and awaited develop- a ments. The way that table lit across 6 t the floor was a caution. It was yanked 8 ‘ all out of shape, and every dish on it '° smashed into a thousand pieces, and then l V the piece of furniture drawn tight up 1 " heard the voice of his beloved wife from ‘ the upper chamber window, calling out d in accents of grief that her dear lord had committed suicide, and the neigh- “ bors commenced to run toward the house. '3 Coming down stairs she met the irate 3’ Hans, who advanced threateningly, ll brandishing a formidable switch, with 3‘ which he proceeded to belabor her most id unmercifully. Gretchen could not see 33' ‘how it come to was’ that Hans could 1‘0 swallow poison with impunity, and give '7 it up as abad job. Hans enjoys his “i' customary evening game, and has his ‘3 opinion of a man who can’t govern his ed l household” Hanging a. Dinner Table. lvuuvwv â€"â€"â€"â€" â€"â€" ~_,‘_‘ W2“ is the best stimulant for th‘ mght, exclaimed: ‘Now I have done hare - Th9 greyhound. a much as Samson, for I hove slain my | What is the difi‘erenoo between ‘ Pi“ ‘thonsanda and tens of thousands) Tea," and ‘ hill? 000 i8 hard *0 g“ “P and .rotorted another. ‘and with the Sims ! the other is hard to get down. weaponâ€"the jawbone of an ou.’ COUNTY OF GREY, ONTARIO, FEB. 24, 1870. MAINTIEN LE DRO‘T- The “higher life,” which uinetenths of the human family practically ignore, is either a myth, hr it. is not. If not, then it is that for which ev erything else Was made; ifit is, then “let us eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die.” But glorious old Paul never thonght it a myth, as it kindled in him such a fiery seal that its light 18 yet shining with undiminished beam. Nor did Luther think it so, for the words which i it inspired in him are ringing yet. cannot be that Confucius, Zoroastelr, Socrates, , Seneca, and the Hebrew l prophets thought it so; for they lived such lives of devotion to it that the world will not let their names die. It cannot be that men who have burned at the stake, and hung on gibbets, and died on scaffolds and the rack, for civil rights and liberty of conscience, thought it so, for nothing less than an adamantine faith in the higher life could have led them through the Red Sea of their trial, and made them such summits of glory as we survey the darkness of the past, that we blazon them on our banners and hear ,them to the front like a “pillar of fire.” There never was a time when that Divine faculty attributed to our Lord, as Mesiah, and promised in its measure to His peeple, was more required than at the present momentâ€"the power of discriminationâ€"“that we may know how l to refuse the evil and choose the good” -“that we may approve things that are excellent,” or, as it is in the margin, may discern things that differ.” Light and darkness, truth and error, are so blended together, assume shapes so plausible and similar, that, “if it were possible, they would deceive the very elect.” SABBATXE REM-)WG. But the truly enlightened Christian has an instinctive perception of false doctrine. He shrinks from its approach like the sensitive plant, and recoils from the émdothiiand ' polished subtleties by which it is often veiled. The indefinite suggestion, the half-uttered doubt re- specting God’s truth, is, to the believer, as the first poisonous breath of vice pass- ing over the features of virtue. There is a chill, a shudder, a consciousness of approaching danger; and the “Sword of the Spirit” is grasped more firmly, and the helmet of salvation borne more bravely, that, having done all, he may be able to stand. “Father,” said a Persian monarch to an old man who, according to oriental usage, bowed before the sovereign’s throne, “pray be seated. I cannot re- ceive homage from one bent with years, and whose head is white with the frosts of age.” “A nd now, father,” said the monarch, when the old man had taken the profier- ed seat, “tell me thine age, how many of the sun’s revolutions hast thou count- ed ?” “Sire,” answered the old man, ‘I am but four years old.” “What!” interrupted the king, “fear- est thou not to answer me rashly, or dost thou jest on the very brink of the tomb ?” “I speak not falsely, sire,” replied the aged man, "neither would I offer a foolish jest on a subject so solemn.â€" Eighty long years have I wasted in folly and sinful pleasures and in amassing wealth, none of which can I take with me when I leave this world. Four years only have I spent in doing good to my fellow man; and shall I count those years that have been utterly wasted ?â€" Are they not worse than a blank, and is not that portion only worthy to be reckoned as a part of my life which has truly answered life’s best end ?” ‘What is it that sticketh closer than a brother?’ said a Sunday school teach- er to one of his class. ‘A post-oflice stampâ€"by gum ." said the incorrigible. Mrs. Partington says that Ike, having become enamored of a syren in Boston, has led her to the menial altar. He ‘ didn’t appear the least decomposed. On the hack of his wedding cards were lit- tle cnhits with wings. A Scotch nobleman one day visited a' lawyer at his office, in which, at the same time, there was a. blazing fire, which led him to exclaim : ‘Mr. , your ofilce is hot as an oven!’ ‘80 it ,shonld be, my lord,’ replied the lawyer, ‘as it is here that I make my bread.’ Prof. 13., the eminent electrician, was‘ travelling lately in the care, when a man came up and asked him for his fare.â€" I‘Who are you ?’ said B. “I? my name 1is Wood ; I am a conductor.’ ‘0,’ said the professor, viry quitely, ‘that can’t be, for wood is a non-conductor.’ -‘ Clear Discriminatlon. A young fellow, eating some Cheshire cheese full of skippers at a tavern one mght, exclaimed: ‘Now I have done :3 much as Samson, for I hue slain my The Higher Life. What is Thine Age ‘? The readers of this paper will rememo 3 her the re‘poxt of an in eresting experi- ment of transfusing hhod into the veins of a dog, performed at Rush Medical College last Wedneiday, by Drs. Freer and Hunt. The c; rotid artery of the animal was severed, and the blood al- lowed to run out til the subject was apparently lifele . An incision Was then made in the jugular vein, and the blood was injected back into the ani- mal’s system, with the efi'ect of restor- ing him to life. The account of this interesting experiment given to the Post was noticed by the friends of a young lady in Iowa, who had been for some time wasting away with disease supposed to he consumption, and they Transfusion of Blood Successfully Performed upon a. Young Lady. sent to Dr. Freer to come and make the experiment of transfusing blood into her system. Dr. Hunt, of the Faculty of Rush College, responded to the call, and found the patient in a very low con- dition. He proceeded to take some six- Lyoung brother of the girl, and injected it into her veins. The patient went into ; a comatose condition, and it was found : that still more of the vital fluid was ne- cessary. Another supply was therefore drawn from a sister of the invalid and injected, and finally a third supply from another, about ten years of ageâ€"thirty- six ounces of warm, living blood being thus conveyed into the system of the young woman within a few hours. The event is not yet determined, though the prospects of recovery are very hopeful, if the lungs are not too nearly destroy- : ed. If the disease is only incipient, it it has been tried with success. The re- ? sult in this case will be anxiously look- ed for, not only by the friends of the patient, but by the scientific world gen- ? wallyâ€"Chicago Pest. A Dying Wife Giving Her Hush band to Another Woman. Justin the outskirts of Poughkeep‘ sie lives a man by the name of Warren, who for years has enjoyed a plurality of wives, much to the disgust of the entire neighborhood. \Varren, many years ago, married a young lady, and for years they lived on in harmony, but one day she sickened, and her friends supposed she would die. At this crisis she be came anxious about the welfare of her husband, and busied herself in selecting her successor, who was to share with Warren the joys of matrimonial bliss. This difficulty she at last overcome by selecting a woman She thought worthy to follow in her footsteps. Once settled in her mind, she desired the twain to be mede one flesh, even before her death, that she might be made happy in her last moments. They were accordingly married by her bedside, and the sick woman, having her heart’s wish gratifi- ed, turned over to die, but it was not to cu, "Uluvu V7 V- v- be, for she, much to the astonishment of all the parties, rapidly grew better, and soon after recovered her health, only to find her husband given away to another. This was more than the woman bargains ed for, but the two females fixed up the matter, and it was agreed that they would live in harmony in the same house and thus they lived for years. Both raised a family of children; one had women at the present time. About six months ago the women quarrelled, and the husband was called on to settle the the youngest wife, and it was determin- ed on by the two to get the old wife out of the house, which was speedily accom- plished, and she is now doing housework} in the neighborhood, while the second 2 wife enjoys the bed and board that was HOW SHE GOT HER FOOT IN IT. once hers. AN INNOCENT Youm.â€"â€"-In a city, notamany miles from us some new” side- walks were laid, and the flagstones were soon covered with advertisements. A youth from the rural districts paused reverently before a stone on which was inscribed: ‘ Miss Susan Trowley,mi11in- er, King street, No. 211.’ ‘Why,’ said he, soberly, ‘I shouldn’t hardly a’ thought she’d ha‘ wanted to be buried ° ht herein the highway, so. When did she die, eh?’ The innocent youth was overwhelm edwith amazement at the roars of laughter which greeted him; but he decided, as he strolled 'on, that ' city folks hadn’t much reverence for se- l rious subjects. ”J III-wwâ€"w -_ iinto shape, so that. in all rospects, it is a perfect artificial globe for common isehaol use. ' A olergyman of Wolcott, Vermont,l has patented a. globe made of strong linen paper, in sections which folds up no as to look like a thick sheet of paper. COUNTY ADVERTISER: .-â€"In a city, Lord Stanley truly says :--What a man can write Out clearly, correctly, and briefly, Without book or reference of any kind, that he undo'nbtedly knows whatever else he may be‘ ignorant of.â€" For knowledge that falls short of that -â€"'knowledge that is vagne, hazy, indis- tinct, uncertainâ€"I for one profess no reSpect at all. And I helieVe that there never was a time or country where the influences of careful training were in that respect more needed. Men live in haste, firite‘ in hasteâ€"I was going to isay think in haste, only that perhaps the word thinking is hardly applicable to that large humber who, for' the most lpart, purchase their daily allowance of thought ready made. ‘What will you take to drink ?’ asked a waiter of a young lad whofor the first time accompanied his father to a public dinner. Uncertain what to say, and feeling sure that he could not be wrong if he followed his father’s example. he replied, ‘I’ll take what father takes.’ The answer reached his father’s ear, and instantly the full responsibility of his position flashed upon him. If he said, ‘I’ll take ale,’ as he had always t said before, his son would take it also, i and then ? And the father shuddered as the history of several young men, : once as promising as his own bright i lad, and ruined by drink, started up in solemn warning before him. Should i his hopes" also be blasted, and that open faced lad become a burden? But for strong drinks they would have been ac- tive, earnest,- prosperous men; and if that could work such ruin upon them, was his own lad safe? Quicker than lightning these thoughts passed through his mind, and in a moment the decision 1 was made. ‘If the boy falls he will not ' have me to blame ;’ and then in tones tremulous with emotion, and to the as- tonishment of those who knew him, he i said, ‘Waiter, I’ll take water ;’ and from that day to this strong drink has been banished from that man’s table and from that man’s home. One cause of aversion to farm life? manifested by young or socially inclin- ed is the comparatively isolated condi- tion in which most farmers'live. Dwell- ing upon the lands they own and culti- vate, they are, for the most part, unfao vorahly located for social intercourse with any outside of their family circle. The farmer himself is accustomed to, and may not mind, this; in fact, his er- rands to the village or corners give him Lmany Opportunities to indulge in a chat, but with his wife and children the case is very different. With them the long- ing for social intercourse is often intense and but rarely gratified. Of all the modes of communicationl between friends, a conversation via a vis‘ is most satisfactory. As that is a: pleasure attainable only at long inter- vals by the farm wife and her house- hold, I would suggest that the electric telegraph be called in as the best avail. able substitute. Fancy what a relief it ' would be to the occupants of a lone farm house in midwinter to have at hand the means of instantaneous communica- tion with neighbors and friends. N 0 toilet, no wintry exposure, no neglect of ‘ home dutiesâ€"but sitting down for a time by their own fireside, confide to the notime messenger the sum of that day’s joys and sorrows, or indulge in that light converse that the staid gents are apt to call gossiping. As to the expense of this scheme, in most cases where several families are to be united in the electro-social circle, a fair allotment of the work would not give an average of more than one mile of the line to each household participat- { ing therein. Almost any farm wood-Int i can furnish the few poles needed for that distance. A :wire of the smallest size that would support its own weight might answer the purpOse. Then pro-; cure a few cheap instruments and the services of an experienced operator for a few weeks, to teach a school of one from each family in the rudiments of the telegraphic art. What. Will You Take ‘2 What a, Man Knows. Telegraphs for Socializing. As tuneâ€"passed on the young peOple could teach one another, and all Would become adept: at this mode of commu- nication. Then would they realize that distance, the great barrier to social in- tercour-se, wan overcome; that the home circle was enlarged; that with the aid of photographs and a little imagination ‘L vâ€" râ€"_ U u a. very satisfactory conversation might be held with sympathetic friends miles away. Then, in case of sickness or casualty,‘ how speedily the physician could be called, the minister summoned, or1 friends apprised. Let us utilize the telegraph, domesticating it in every .fumily that cares to fraternixe with lethets in this heavy laden life. s. n. 'We clip the‘ following dog story from the Owen Sound .t’dz‘crtz'ser of last week .- STRANGE AcornsNr.â€"-On Tuesday a farmer from chpcl brought in a load of grain, and accompanying him was a much prized collie dog. The mad deg question being that day sensational, and all the unmuzzled curs pursued with leaden messengers of destruction, the farmer became anxious about the safety of his canine. He accordingly procur- ed a necklace in the shape of a rope, and attached the quadruped to the rear of the sleigh. He soon disposed of his load, and after ‘refreshment’ started for home. Turning the corner of Union and foulett streets he encountered a shower of snow balls, some of which lstruck his horses, causing them to spring ‘suddenly forward. The action was fa- tal to the dog, as it reserved his head in the noose, and left his body corporate on the street. The unconscious farmer drove on, and did not realize his loss flntil he reached the hill.- When last seen he was gazing mour'nfully at the decapitated head, waiting for the bal- ance of the dog to come up. Jennie Jane has the following about hair, paint, and other mysteries of the feminine toilet : If one might venture a criticism at all upon the prcsent fashion, it in that women wear too much. A toilet no longer consists of one dress, but an entire wardrobe. So, also, with the hair; false hair is not particularly objectionableâ€"not any more so that false teeth, if it is used to supply a natural deficiency; but it is unhecessary=~not to speak of question- able tasteâ€"to mount the contents of an entire hair-dresser’ 8 shop on one head. There is a want of harmony and pro. portion between the representative slimnesa of the average American neck and arms and the mountain of hairâ€"I had almost saidâ€"towering over the elephantine hustle and panier. I am sorry to see that with the hair and panier has come in an era of cos- metics, which quite takes us back to the seventeenth century, and to the reign of Ranelagh and Vauxhall. Not only is paint actually plastered on the face, neck, and arms, but upon the surface thus produced veins are traced with such delicacy and accuracy that it would almost puzzle the Creator to decide which was his own work. As a matter of choice, however, I prefer the work as originally done.â€" Whatever may be lacking in smoothness is made Up in inspiration and flexibility, and if one must be turned into a plus- ter cast I think I should prefer it to be after I was dead. A Pitched Battle Between Rats and Cats. A farmer living near Peru relates the following as a veritable truth : ‘ He was sitting in his barn silently engaged in mending an old harness, when he ob- . served his favorite cat, Tom, cautiously approaching an opening between two barrels. Tom squatted near the point of observation, his tail moving with ma. jestic slowness, his ears set forward in- quiringly, while his body glided nearer and nearer the opening. Suddenly he shot forward like a black belt of light- ning, and as quickly back again, bring- ing with him a huge rat. The rat struggled violently and equaled terri- bly, but Tom laughed, his long, black tail proudly perpendicular. Tom laugh- ed before he was out of the woods, for the terrible screams of his victim called a whole regiment of rats to the rescue. 'l'hey rushed in upon Tom from every point of the compass, too swift and too ‘ numerous to be counted. Tom was sur- ' prised out of his discretion, and sprang ‘ up three feet from the floor, with a rat ’ holding to each hind leg, and the rest b eager for him to come down. He came t down, of course, and then began a most 3 fearful struggle. Tom swore terribly ‘ (in cat-latin), furious fell his blows.â€" ‘ The rats fought in silence, except when E Tom’s sharp teeth met under the back- ” bone of some luckless wretch. Tom was e losing ground; the pressure was too 'f great for him, he was down, two or three clinging to each leg, half a dozen ‘ at his throat, and rats swarming all ‘1 over him. At this critical moment an 1‘ amazon eat, with her two grown kittens, “t leaped from the hay-mow, and pitched 1' in for Tom. This timely reinforcement .‘° soon ended the struggle. Torn limped “1 away, bleeding freely, but the dead and m“dying victims of his prowess were no ht less than thirteen, besides the wounded as that escapedâ€"no prisoners taken. [VOLUME 4, N0: .1 The most practical criticism was given to a gentleman who remarked to his country cousin, as they left the thea- ter, that ‘They played it well, didn’t they?’ To which his rural relxtive re- plied, ‘0f course they did ; that’s what {they are paid to do.’ [$1.50 per Annum. Woman as She Is. Don' S U ory.