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Whit p J ohnson.Publishers ProprietorsJ .1 R RI ST E R, 801: citor in Ofliceâ€"Over .‘alb " Durham, Cat. ARRISTER, ATTO RNY . AT - LAW, Solicitor in Chancery, c., (kc.â€" ‘Jrncs :â€"Next door to the Telegraph Oifice, Durham. 1641f. WIDLE 150.1743 1;;an made )izachZ):v;xâ€"'~:fown, Durham. The docg‘ort REE OF CHARGE,- 11 give advice, I“ .(:h day from 10 a. m. till to 2 p. 1:). cf?- All orders left at Findlay Shaw’s rug more promptly P. S.-â€"-Pure Vaccine . rbring along ‘ tern vaccinated. Earhart tounty 0 romptly vsxdence one we. Lower 1 (fused n. ‘\ V‘ " Store, Lower Town, Durham.â€" Good workmanship, punctualitxazzd moder- ate charges are the rules at this Smithy. "U Uh" UV ’ _ met-a! Blacksmith, opposite 5 , - “iley's Boot. and Shoe ‘ Store, Lower Town, Durham. - â€" - 1 __AA.\_ ’Q eneral T D. IY HERE FURNITURE OF EVERY . description can be bad as cheap, and as good as 3:. any other establishment in the County. All work warranted. Waremom. One Door North Cf the sign Flareroom, U of the big chair. r Auctioneer! mls, c., Value de up and (:01 don good Farm Samuel E- Legate, AND Anw'r, YA‘LUER, c., (to for BEG TU ANNOUNCE THAT THEY are prepared to do Millinerl ain‘t! Dress-making, and would kindly sOli‘czt‘ ,the patronage of Durham and vicinity. Mrs; Perkiss is well acquainted with_.above branches, and also Straw-work. F luting done ingood style. n 11'_17___2A)_ uuuu Ill ,‘SV\!\A Obj-v0 KPResidence next to R. McKenzie’s large mick store, Lower Village. R. 1’. Porter, YSICIAN. SCRGU L'ATE of Victoria (I Jobbing done on the shoriest uotic‘e. THOMAS DIXON. Jaflzé‘s Brown, _ 0P HARRIAGE LICENSES, . HalStefl, M. 0.. my, SURGEON, dun, HAN filmia: Urey. A! attended to ’wmiam Barrett 1.] Agent, Conveyanczr, Ltcenseu .ctinneer for the County of Grey, , Valued, Books and Accounts : and collected. (3:37- 350,000 to 00d Farm and Town Preperty at f. Ot‘FIcszâ€"l-l Garafraxa SL, John Moodie, Ontario C. McDouga'L 1-! ‘ 10 UV in George ISaacs, MIA 'xded t 0 Lend from one to ten runs of interest. Farms URGEON, 5.30.. GRAD- toria. College, Toronto. 33 Building, Durham, All calls,day or night, 18 ne Ir Ym: WANT FI'RMTL’RE (:0 TO S‘fiEW‘ELBS wCabiuetware and Chair Factory, OPPOSITE ORANGE HALL Quflflém Sun: 0? THE BIG CHAIR. HUGH Ross. .TTC‘ RN EY;AT-LAW, Chancery, c., 8m.â€" sL's store,Upper Town, Buchanan, F7 {“MGLASCOW ‘ SC' Maud, Book Bmdér, Sullivan Post Office (‘ barges mod- erate.‘ All ordersleh ' at the (323051913 Of 13m, UM. Hanging, of the art i ADDLER, HAR- ans and Trunk Maker, Opposite the Crown Land Office: Durham, Ont. jWhipS. SPIKE: to, always on hand. . Y;AT-LAW, N D GREY Pawtlug, done in the '9 Licensed Tl-ly. ‘OliCHARDVILLE, JAMES ‘BELL, Pnormsron. Having leased the above premises, lately ocCupied' by Mr. J. Hart, Iram prepared to offer first-class acâ€" commodatiqn to travellers and the public generally. , Good Wines, Liquors and Ci- gars always on hand. Superior Stabling and an attentive Hostler. Stages call daily. Bohmsu’s HOTEL, ' .. GRCHARDV’ILLE. Tm; House‘his re- cently been refitted and furnished in first class atylehwith a. new to the 'édinfoft and accommodation-of the travellingpublic. Wines, Liquors and Cigars of the choicest bands always on hand. Good Stabling and an attentive. hostler. Stages call daily.â€" Charges moderate. Argyle Hotel, ' UGH MACKAY. PROPRIETOR, Durham. Eff-The subscriber is Licensed Auctioneer for the County of Grey. DURHAM HOTEL, Durham, J A M E S‘ E L L I U T T , Proprietor. P The subscriber thankful for past favors wishes to inform his old friends and the- publicgenerall‘y, that beJJaS again com- menced business in the above Hotel and hopes by strict attention to the comfort of his guests to merit a. fair share of public patronage. - 3:} A good Livery in connection. WILSON, BOWMAN '00., l ' HAMHJON ONT- Sewing Niachine Is the most complete Sewing Machine made. The price of the Machine,gn pn beautiful stand, walnut mp, monldmgs and drawers :3 IMPLE AND ELEGANT ! It. surpasses all others yet'attempted in; the most essential particulars. It is simpler, ! and consequently much more easily man- aged °, it is more durable, and consequently ‘ will last much longer“; it is more elegantly finished, and consequently makes a more agreeable appearance ; it runs easier, and consequently does not fatigue the Operator; it does more work and ofa better quality in an equal space of time, and is conse-I quentty more economical; it :does better work, and a greater variety of it, and con- ‘ sequently possesses a , greater adaptability 3 it is a greater wife-saverfiaborlsaver.money- saver. time-saver, board-saver, and conse quectlv appeals .more completely to the ed a great popularity. Purchasers should not select a machine until they have ex. amined the LOCKMAN, it they would save are annoyance and 36W}: GMIBS. Elliott’s '1‘ IS UNDENIABLE, 5THAT the Lockmgn Mac'igine already A gen-t for Durham and vicinity, THAT the Locknéan- Machine is not only the LATEST. but 8‘89 i136 BEST of its kind, before the Durham, March 16th, 1870. IS UNDENIABLE, THAT the Lockman Machine, altho’ not much exceeding in price the very cheapest machine manu- factured anywhere, is yet 'INCOMPARABLY superior to any cheap machine yet Brought out. THAT the {Lockman Machine has achieved .an IMMENSE POPU- LARITY in the short time ‘it has Ibeen betore the peeple‘. IS 'LfXDBNIABLE, 13 U) IbE\1 LBL'L DENTISTRY; ‘ . C A S. I E L L, Sufism-Darn“.â€" Ofiiee' --One 6001' North of ou’s Hotel, Upper’ Village, Durham. THE LOCKJIAN MANUFACTURED BY ”All. uuv ”v--- occupies a position may .accordea to others after years Ofltoilsome pubhc. FAMILY SHUTTLE can and insineci: effort. . H, Edwards. AT EBARLES LIMIN. GAL ! on Money Grub than gas. Sf‘ivé'a‘ltb, 'Yet toils like any niggerâ€" Greed steels his heart and naps his health, But larger grows the figure. He says religion is a lie, And men can do without itâ€" . , W1ll this pay when he comes to die ‘2 Perhaps so, but I doubt it. And while old Grub .hdards up his gold, Young Grub makes haste to spend it, Reswlved to sin till he 13 oldâ€" Theu change his life and mend it. But when age bids him right the wrong, Do you think he’ ll set about it ‘P Will long indulgence make him strong ? I I Perhaps so, but I doubt 1t. I I I I 1- 1 And Mrs. Grub, the miser’ s wife . Who prates of Mrs. Grundy, 3.1111 leads a .ery worldly life On every day but Simday, . 1 Will riches her the power give. ' I To conquer death or flout it "P . ‘ Can she, by wishing, longer live '3 'Ferhaps so, but I doubt it. .â€" l ,1 . r I And young Miss Grub, so full of airs. '1 1 And so devoid of candor, So fond of sh: rking household cares, . So very prone to slander. ' Will Heaven her petition hear, However loud she shout it.” 1 _ .. Will she :ejoice when death draws near 7 I Perhaps so, but I doubt it. I Will strife and anger lead to pesos. ? I Will riches bring contentment ? Will vice, by free indulgence, cease ? W ill harsh words cure resentment ‘I When Heaven wills that we should bear Misfortune, can we rout it ? And 18 it wisdom to despair? Perhaps so, but I «dgu‘bt‘ it. _. rerhaps so, but. I dofibt it. A Nantucket sea captain tells the following anecdote about. a shipmate who accompanied him on one of his early whalmg voyages :â€" Stiles was a. simple hearted, transpa- rent young fellow ; and when we sailed had been paying attention for some time to a young lady, who, he had reason to think, did not fully reciprocate his ardent. feelings. At all events, the. parting, on her part, was not so afiec tionate as he Conld wish, and he was impressed with the helief that she only kept him as a stand by, in default of a better ofl'cr. I don i: believe, Stile‘s’fivoixra’sav, with a despondent shake of his head, I' dou’ t believe Ann Jones ’11 have me, anyhow. When we had been out a few months, and had met. with fa a1r anccess Stiles’ tone was modified. The burden of his his monologue was changed too, Well, I don’ no but. what. Ann Jones ’11 have me, after all. . \\ 1th a thousand barrels of oil under 11atchway, he became still more hopeful. Chance is pretty good for Ann Jones, 11e fivoald say, pretty good 110117.; . .II' \ - - MU Ivuulu u“), 11‘ \‘IUVJ SUV- .Jv u: D..- At fifteen h anfired Isarrels be had as- sumed a self satxsfied manne., am! so- )'|1 liloquized, I guess there’ 8 no dapif'er but what Ann Jones’ 11 have me now. 1 At two thousand barrelsâ€"Ann Jones ’11 be glad enough to get. me now‘, I know. When we cut up the last whale that was to fill the 'v'es'Sel’s hold and squared away for ho‘fiie, Stiles threw up his hat. in the air with a wild Indian yell of triumph, exclaimin'gâ€" â€"I’ll he hlowed if I‘ll hav’e any Jones, anyhow! A man who had done his oiv'n imilk- ing, employed a boy to do it ; hi‘eehr'unk the milk one third in two weekh. The owner res'ilmed the milking, and in tWo‘ 'iveeks get the same as before. After- 'ward he set a hired man to milk, and ' he shrunk 'the "milk ten per cent in two weeks; and in the weeks more, the own- er inilking again, got as much as before. This man does the ‘Work quickly, and ‘milk‘s Very 'elean. He closes the thumb and forefinger around the teat high up, and makes a do‘t‘t’nwa’rd motion, tighten- ing the grip, and forcing out the milk; then lets go his hold, kepping the fin-l ger and thumb in ‘eircle‘, 'ea‘r‘t‘iee up the , i band, and pressed: it smartl‘y against the‘ 1 udder, and closes ién‘d glans claim ‘é'szber 3 fore, and no :r‘e'p‘eats until 'dbne'. The 1philosophy, if any, is to give as near as may be, the 'same motion that the calf does in buckingâ€"Datum {6553511 :20 St. Jahubury, Vt. Time}; The Globe’s correspondent now on route for Red River, can beat at the rate of ten to one the correspondents of the New York press, who accompanied the Prince of W ales on his tonr through Canada, in absurd, inconsistent and )fiInc’hauaen stories". He writes well; but his atoiieé of “hair breadth escapes by flood :l'nd field,” and in the “im-. minent deadly breach,” are a 'ittle too much to be swallowed comfortably by even that portion of mankind believing in the literal correctness of Gnllivers TraVels.-.Ham7ton Tm. The Progress “'o'f Opin‘fén. A past mortem aimimioa-Lopen- ing a dead letter: Hints on Milking cofiis. POETRY. .. _.. DURHAM, COUNTY GE "GREY, ONTARIO, JUNE 2ND, 1870. Addison has the following reflections : “When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy dies in me , when I 'read the epitaphs of the beauti- ful, every inqi'dinete desire ger-ont when I meet with the grief of parents lnpon n tombstone, my heart melts with compassion; when I see the tomb of the parents themselves, I consider the vanity of grievin'g'for‘ those‘vvhbom we must quickly 'follovv. W hen I see kings lying by those who deposed them, when I consider rival grits placed side by side, or the holy men that divided the world with their contestsp‘and disputes, I re. flect with sorrow and astonishment on ithe little competition, factions and “de- hates of matinee. When I rea’é the several dates of the 'tombs, of some that died yesterday, and some six hundred years ago, I consider that great day when we shall all of us be contem~ poraries, and make our appearance to- , gether.” When the paint has disappeared to such an extent that the surface of the siding is rough and full of minute sun- cracks, the dry'sn'd porous wood will absorb three times as much oil as will: planed. Indeed, the absorptive capacity of such weather-beaten lumber is so great that the dry grain of the timber will absorb a large proportion of the oil and leave the paint on the surfaeemhere it will shortly dry into a powder that the storms ‘w‘m remove in a compara- tirel‘y ’b‘rie’f ‘per'iod. ) 12 .’_' " uâ€"â€".... The grand object 1n covering the sur- face of the siding with paint is to pro-. tect the grain of the wood from getting soaked with water, as the grain expands every time water is applied to it, and contracts, forming cracks on the surface whenever it has an Opportunity to be- come. dry. These are the conditions and dificulties to be met. The object will be to cover the suface of the old boards; with a durable 35621: of paint, at the cheapest possible expense. If good oil paint be applied until the small cracks are all filled, and until the porous {train of the dry wood will absorb no more oil, a coat of 'paznt will be formed that. lwill “wear a. ‘most an age. But the large; quantity rchuired would cost much more than most people will care to expend 1n painting an old house, when some cheap-1 er material will subserve the same satis- factory purpose. The idea is to fill the porous and cracked surface with a cheap material that will prevent the oil from separating from the paint and entering the wood. It is not essential to the durability of the siding that the wood beneath the surface be saturated with oil, so long as the swface is preperly protected with a thin coating impervious to water. Make a gallon of good paste, of wheaten or rye flour, then have ready a pound of cheap rice and a half pound of cheap glue boiled to a consistence as thin as very thin xnolasses, that may be poured out quickly, and stir the three ingredients together while they are hot, and apply it with a brush so as to fill up all the sun-cracks and cover the rough surface of the siding, thus form- {ing a smooth foundation for the oil paint. A la’x’ge’r quantity may be made withl the same proportion of material as IN have indicated. The siding should be scrr ped clean and smooth in case moss has collected on the surface, and sizing. sn’ficient to fill the cracks should be ap- plied {with care, while warm, by some .person who will lay it on smoothly. In case :t he danbcd on too thickly, a heavy scale will be liable to peel ofl’. Cover the coat of sihing immediately with good oil paint. A few gallons of such sizing costing only a few dimes, will save more than fifty dollars in painting a building, and grill Efibserve a satis- factory purp088.-â€"SBBENO EDWARDS 130139., Brooklyn, L. I. Photographs of the martyred Thomas Scott are sold in Toronto. Queen Victoria gets $1,925,000 3 year and the Prince of Wales $500,000. Finiie Ollivier, the French Prime Minister, is paid $78, 009 a year in gold. Two ladies preached from Boston pulfiit'é l‘zitely. Every time wedriuk a fiealth we help to damage out own. Tb Paint "an Old House'. An “anti mons‘ache fidv'cihent.’ beef) s.a'rt'ed m Boston. finine is no; hreéginé of a Inniron; I just nayned him for the rint.’ in her 17th year, the mother of foiir - ~. , children. The full mind, like a money box thnt . ~ . in fol}, makes no noise, but. the. empty ‘Why do youoall me birdie, my dear?’ money-box with two or three cents in inquired n wife of her husband. ‘Be-it; keeps up such n31” incessant. game [connefyu‘ghe newer, ‘you are dwn ' ' ' ' {mama in my mind with a. mun Our Mortality. There was a little daughter whose mother called her attention to a book, and asked her what it was. {Why, don’t ybu know '2” asked the girl. ‘ A tâ€" , ‘Yee,’ said the mother, “but I Wish to find. out if you know.’ ‘Yfell,’ responded the child, .‘I do know.’ - .” has _ ‘Tell me then, if you ‘p‘leaae,’ aa'id the lady. _ . ‘I'A ‘Why, no,’ snia the little miss, archly; ‘you know wfiat it is, and there’s no use of saying anything more about it. ‘Mrs. H.,’ exclaimed a little urchin, on running into a near neighbor’s house, mother wanted me to ask, would ye please lend’ er yer candle moulds 9’ ?. i The mould were giver1 him, and he ran home; In a. few minutes he returned with 1.113 8 Query. “Moshe; wants to knqw if ye’d be kind enough to lend ’er some wickin 2’ The wicking was measured off, "and be again departed. But. be $009 ap- peared again, and said: 33 V ‘Mother would be so thankful if you had ahlittle taller ye’d be so kind as to lend 'her ?’ -. . Mrs. H. good-naturedly 'prodtced the desired article, and as the boy started for the door, ehg said: __ _ ‘Would|u’t..’your mother like "to have me come over and mould the candles for her ?’ ‘Wal, yis,’ replied the boy. ‘I reck- on she’d like it fust. rate, cos she set} she didn’t. LnderStand 15 very well; but she don’t like to he troublin’ her neighbors, so s'fié .Wouldn’t. ask fie. In all policies of life-insurance these among a host of other questions, occur ‘Aée of father, if living ; age of mo- ther, if living.’ A man in the country who filled up an application, made his father’s age, ‘if li‘v'iug’ 112 yekrs, and his mother’s 102. The age-at. was imale'a at thisisiibiv- ing, and fancied he had got an e‘xcél‘lent subject; but feeling somewhat dubious, remarked that. the man ivaa a very long lived ‘famify. e ‘Oh, 'yoe see, sir,’ replied the appli- cant, ‘my parents died many years ago, but, ‘if living, would be aged as there put. down.’ ‘Oh, I see, ’said the agent, as he indulged In a moat. uncontorla‘Ble fit of laughing. Y 1‘ '.."" Are you puffed up on account of your wealth, and proud of your ancestors ?-â€" Do you boast of your country, your handsome person, and your distinguish ed honors ? Remember that you are mortal, that you are earth. and shall re- turn to earth. Look to those who were possessed of like splendid endowments before you. Where are those who were invested with political powerâ€" where are the fearless orators ? Where ‘ Eare those who inS'titiate'd the public fes- tivals+the"re'ao'wned horsemen, gener- als, satraps, and kings ?â€"all a myth? Are not their memorial relics comprised in a few bones ? Look into the scpul chres, and see if you can tell which 18 the master, which the slave, which the poor, which the rich. 1st1ngu1°h if 11 you can, the cadtive from the king, the strong from the weak, the beautiful zrom the deformed. Remember what you are, and you will never be uplifted, and you will not forget what you are if you consider yourself. A play upon evor'ds, said the firemen, as he thrust his hose into the publish- er’s shop to put out the flames. Young folks lell 'whal. they do; old ones what they have done; and foOls what they will do. Women, remnr'r'ecl a contemplatlve man, are as "deep as the blue water of yonder Bay. Ay, nir, replted the dis appointed man, and as full of craft. If a man is given to liquor see that liquor is not given to hiui. A hiatrionic party, who had heard a good deal about tho “_ theatre of mar,” suggests that the back Beats must be very desirable'. “Well, Patiiqk, fihzit bake you got hp éay abbut stealing the pig ‘2’ ‘Wcmu, yer. Hondf, ye 3336 it was jist this ; Pig {oak fipé‘n‘ Big] to. sleep in m'y_b1t of g garden for threq‘piights, ye}: flondi", find I just aayied him foi' the ritit'.’ Rather Pféb‘c‘gfifs. A Good BErrower. “An ExCéillent Subject. A Fe‘fir Questiénir. like "£0 have the candles Another of those terrible conflagra- time, for which Quebec has become no a1 torious, broke out shortly after 1 o’clock W on the morning of the 24th ult., in a': is baker’s shop 1n St. Rochfis and before ll 10 o'-clock had destroyed over 500 81 houses two ships on the stocks, timber a and property generally, to the amount V‘ of over $100, 000, and rendered house- Vi less and desolate over 5,000 or 6,000 f4 persons, most of whom suflered by the however, would have been far greater '1 and no doubt the whole of St. Roch’s V Isuburb would have again passed through c the firey ordeal, so high was the wind, had not a heavy rain set in about six < , in the morning, which did much to I ' stop the progress of the flames The I . troops tinned oi: t1, and attempts were I made, at an early stage of the fire, to 4 3 cut 1t off by blowing up houses, but = 1 without efi'ect. The ships burnedwere owned by Mr. Baldwin, and were on e the point of being lappched; the most" of the buildings destroyed were of the d better class, having been rebuilt in brick ,- since the fire of ’66,; a good mIany, however, were of the old class of wooden 11 buildings. Quite a number of accidents 0 occurred, two men are supposed to be lost. St. Roch’s church na‘rrowly es 1e caped, as also Jacques Cartier Market ,d Hall. The Mayor and Corporation are busy all day providing accommodation 6 for the houseless, most of whom will be cg lodged to night 1n the lilarket Hall and Jesuit Barracks. Most of the unfortu k. nate people burned out are of the poorer he class, and no doubt the destitution will be be very great unless the outside public rs, come as generously to the aid of the an- cient capital now as in the past. wâ€"â€" ”Tile Great Fire at Quebec. List of the houses bu'rne'al :-_-Tyland Street. 4 Tetu, 1; James, 6; Ander- eon, 11;1 potash factory; Prin‘c’e Ed waad, 4]; 1 found_.y; 1 shipyard; 2 vessels; Commission street, 38 ,Queen, 51; Richardson, 69; Kenny, 70; Je- suit, 1; St. Francois, 24 ; 1 chapel ; 1 shed, the property of Father Jacqne; lAnn street, 28; Lafontaine, 1; Church, 11; Masson, 10 ; Dalhousie 16 ; Crown 44; Dorchester, 3. Total 419. V’ . -. ‘hoclifiiat’ion figainét ‘the femans 4" . khe Presic’lcnt of the Uniteé States has issued a proclamation against the Fe- nians, which shows that the American Government believes in the present Fe- nian movement against Canada. The following is the Proclamation : By the President of the United States 1 of Americaâ€"A Proclamation --Where- ‘ as it has come to my knowledge that ' sundry illegal military enterprises and expeditions are being set on foot within ‘ t‘he terrltory and jurisdiction of the United States with a view to carry on the same from such territory and juris dlcttonLagamst the people and district of the Deminion of Canada within the Domi inns of Her Majesty the Queen of the J n1ted Kingdom of. Great Bri- tain and Ireland, with 111. 01:: the Unit ed States 13 at peaceâ€"Now, therefore, I, Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United Strtes, do hereby admonish all good citiZens or the United“ utaies, and all persons Within the military jurisdic tion of the United States, against aid ing, countenancing, abetting or taking part in such unlawful proceedings; and I do hereby warn all persons that by‘? committing such illegal acts they will forfeit all right to the protection of this Government, or to its inteaference, in their behalf to rescue them from the consequences of their‘own acts; and I do hereby enjoin all officers in the ser- vice of the United States to employ all their lawful authority and power to pre vent and defeat the aforesaid unlawful proceedings, and to arrest and bring to juso tice all persons who may be engaged therein. VII-V- Vouu In testimony whereof i have hereun- to set my hand and imaged the seal of the United States to be afixed. 1)qu at the City of Washington this2~1~th day of May, in the year 01 our Loyd, 1870, and,’ in the independ ence of the United States of America the 94th. Children are to fathers as weights are to clocksâ€"othey keep them steady, and: they keep them going. ‘That’a apretty Bird, :gifendma,’ said a little boy. ‘Yes,’z replied the old dame, ‘and he never eries.’ ‘That’s he- egnsehe’s never washed,’ rejoined the youngster. Me 3‘! nzndding. replied, ‘No, many thanks, my dear madam. I have al- ready indulged the clamorgna calls of a craving appetite, until , n manifest sense of internal fnlngas ndmonishpq my stay. My deficiency is entirely and eatififnétoo liil'y satisfied. HAMILTON E1811, (Signed) {v H: :1 Secretary of State. By it'l'lfe President U. S. GRANT. 1! COUNTY ADVERTISER. In the midst of our manifold, doing, and exultant over the successes we gain, we are Prone to self glorification. Nor is this strange. It beepmes a man to think well of himself. It is fit that he; accomplishes. ;Unless he does this, he will very lilrEl3" lose an heart 1n his work, and, thoroughly discouraged, will fall aw‘a'y into idleness nod inanition. But when we couie to pt. at ourselves and our accomplishments first and fore-l most in our thought coutiuually,-â€"wheul we are unduly uplifted 111 the belief that our power is mighty and our doing irre- sistible,â€"tben are we in most positive danger. Theu should we pause and measure ourselves by a "truer measure- ment than the little successes we so much magnify. Then should we go out somewhere amid aod’s marvelous works, and see how in comparison our own do- ings dwindle into magnificence. Human greatness is a little thing, at s the best. Exalt it as we may, if We judge it as it bright to be judged it seems of small importance. It is pleasant to C think ofâ€"some deed done that wins a ; world’s applause and the nations’ honor; but what avails it, after all? Does it < l render us any the less creatures of mor- tality and victims of the grave. 9 Will it help us to make fight against Time I and defy his ravages. 9 Sad indeed 13 1t ‘ i for the man .who can stand out under = the stars, or pace the vessel’s deck alone in mid-ocean, or look up at stupendous mountain-piles, and glorify himself in his own heart. Sad, because some time there will come such a sense of individ ual littleness into his soul as shall well. nigh crush him. Sad, because in his mistakenness, he will walk on in his . .. feeble strength and at length fall hope- _‘ lessly. .Sad again9 and doubly so, be-7 cause trusting in himself so implicitly _- he will miss the truer strength which- trust inudivjne Greatness will surely bring, and at the last in his weakness 1 and littleness will bewail his foolishness . with bewailings all the more touching i for being futi'e. The singing of a 'céiuntry choir is thus described in a volume called “Home- ' . ° 1: spun, 01, Fwe-anifilfggenty Yearfilég‘o, Uruui vi, ‘3" "â€"V‘â€" 'I"_‘J â€"â€"vvâ€"vâ€" 1â€"0 4 “As I look at suci. matters, nothing sweeter or purer, or more delicious to a simple soul, can be conceived than the unafi'ected singing of a country choir. There is so little scientific fuss and pro- fessional palaver about it. And the melodies come out so full and clearâ€"a creation each by i‘Iseif, rising and fall- ing in its cadences like the steady swell of the sea l I know few things, for my' self, more true and hearty. There stands the choral row, male andrfemale, heads erect and mouths opened wide, let tin‘g out souls and voices together; the fiddle squeahing with excitement to get the lead, and the hard working choristcr, with quick eye thrown to one side and the other, actually singing down the whole 1 As to the, melody itselfâ€" so simple and direct, so plaintive, so stirring, filling the house as with a flood from floor to ceiling, and drifting out through the opened doors and windows into the echOing streetâ€"it is enough to move the most worldly heart that ever tried to mint itself into money. One hardly thinks he catches such seraphic strains again, though he goes all the way from New England to Rome.” The verybest sewing machine a man can have is a good wife. It is one that requires but a kind word to set it in motion, rarely gets out of repair, makes but little noise, is seldom the cause o‘a dust, and, once in motion, will go on un- 1nterruptedly for hours, without the slightest trimming, or the smallest per- sonal supervision being necessary. It will make shirts, darn stockings, new on buttons, mark pocket-handkerchiefs, cut out p1nafores and manufacture children’s frocks out of any old thing you may give it , and this it will do behind your back just as well as before your face. - I L In fact, you may leave the house for days, and it will go on working just the same. If it does get out of order a lit- tle, from being overworked, it mends it- self by beieg left alone {or a. short time, after which it i'etiirns to its sewing with greater vigor than ever. Of course sew-‘ ing machines vary a great deal. Some are quicker than others. It depends 1n a great measure upon the particular pattern you select. If you are fortunate lin picking out the choicest pattern of a wife, one for instance, that sings while declined by the former, w1tnoussuspecv1 working, and seems never tobe so happy ing the cause. A well bred person wil as when the husband’s linen is in hand not even interrupt one who 18 in all res- -vâ€"the sewing machine may be. perfect pests. greatly inferior. It is often I of its kind; there is no make-shrift in: ' the world that can possibly replace it, selves on the gentillty of their manners, e1ther for love or money. In short, no ' and putting forth all their efiorts to lap: man’s home may be said to be complete pear to advantage in meny other:- without one of these sewing machines pacts, so readily tetray all in this I: .1n the house. pact Tfie Best Sewing machine. Our Littleness. A Country Choir. ALL SQETS 0|? PARAGRAPHS. THE Losssn’s mom. Where’er on earth my lot is cast, ’Mid nettles or in clover, . I’ll take it. easy 19 the last, Till this vile life is over. a‘lie'i-e Eye few mertgis so insensible that weir affections cannot be gained by 1111161112158, 1113' it confidence by sincerity, their gaifii‘ed by scorn or neglect. A cheerful .telpper, joined with inno- cence, will make beauty gttraqtivg, knowledge delightful, and wit good natured. It will lighten sickness,poverty and affliction; convert. ignorgnee-into op amiable simplicity, and render deform» ity itself agreeable. What is difficulty. 9 Only a word in.- di‘c‘aling the agree of strength requisite for accomplis‘. mg different objects; a bugbeax to children and cowards, but a stimulus to men. The steamship iPeruvian arrived at Quebec on the 24th nit. Among ”the passengers were Miss Macpherson and 100 London Street Arabs, sent to this country through that lady’s charity. A Wisconsin Dutohmanâ€"endeptfy :a sensible mane-"being asked what religi- ous denomination he !thought. was right, said: \ en ve goes to Milwaukee mit our wheat, some goes one road and some anoder, but ven ve gets dere, nopody asks us vich vay ve come, but only looks to see if our wheat is goat. That’s i_;t see that your wheat is good; that is the essential thing. A Bnooaxns DISCHARGE. â€"Hawkie the well kpcvih Glasgow character,.at- tacked a gen£1eman, the second tween the same evening, for a piece of copper coingge. The gentleman on the second application, pled previous payment.â€" ‘Wee1,weel,’ said Hawkic, ‘1’” let ye pass; ye hae paid.’ ‘Pa, didn’ 1, you whip me for Biting Tommy ‘3’ ‘Yes, my child :you hurt. him very 11111611 indeed.’ ‘ '3e11 than, pa, you ought to whip mammas music teacher, too, for he hit mamma right. in her mouth, and I know it. hurt 11¢,er cause she put hgtj arms rofihd his neck and tried-to choke him.’ Old saws with flew bandleaâ€"‘A‘bird‘ in the hand’â€"should be held carefully], or i‘ may injure itself in its struggles, ‘A cat may look’-â€"the picture of inno; cence, but don’t leave it alone with the canary. ‘The cobbler’s wife is’â€"in the habit of describing her husband .as e shoemaker... ‘A nod is as good ns’â€"n bid, with some auctioneers. ‘Those who play at bowls? â€"â€"musn’t do it for beer or money now a- days, for fear of the police. OVEB- AsXIErY.â€"A§most all men are over anxious. No sooner do they enter on the duties of the world, than they losetheirtaste for natural and simple pleasures so remarkable in early life.â€" Every hour do they ask themselves, what progress they have made in the pursuit of wealth unlhonor, and on they go, as their fathers 'went before them, till, weary and sick at heart, they 1001.: back with a sigh of regret to the golden time of their childhood. Bonner is reported to have spent near- ly $200,000 since he was bitten by the mania for ‘fast ones.’ The prices paid for his most noted ones were as follows: Pocahontas, $50, 000 , Dexter, 33, 000'; Brnno,l$23,000x; Major Winfield $20,- 000; Lantern, Light, 810,000;,Flatf hush Maid, $3, 500; the Auburn Horse, $13, 000, Joe Elliot, a colt now owned by him and expected to beat Dexter, cost $10, 000. How many take a wrong view of life and waste their energies, and destroy their nervous system, in endeavoring to accumulate wealth, without thinking of the present happiness they are throwing away. It 18 not wealth nor high station which makes a man happy. Many of the most wretched beings on earth have both ; but it is a radiant, sunny spirit, which knows how to bear little trials, and enjoy little comfort, and which thue extracts happiness from every incident of life. [VOLUME 4, NO. 18. . There is no better test of illobreeding: than the practice of interrupting another in conversation by epeaking or commence ing a remark before anothcr has fully closed No well bred person ever doee, nor con- tinues conversation long with one who does. The latter finds an interesting conversation abruptly waived, closed, or fideclined by the former, without eulpec ing the cause. A well bred person wil 1‘ not even interrupt one who 18 in- all res.- fipecte greatly inferior. It in often :amueing to see persons priding them- 'selvee on. the gentility of. their mnnere, {$1950 per Annum.