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$ 0 I| [ | 1 ‘ Since the days of Tacitus, the subject De Moribus Germanorum has never been worthily treated. It has been the custom to epitemize the chatacter of a nation in & proverb. . Voltaire, whose wit, like a Malay kreese, carried poison on its blade, turned his satire on his own countrymen, whom he epigrammatically described as Moitic Singe, Moitie ligre. A German proâ€" verb says that "A German will do as much work as three Russians, an Englishâ€" man as much as three Germans, and an American as much as three Englishmen." The Italians say, "It takes three Jews to make & Gencese, and three Genoese to make a Greek." The Turks are as little complimentary to their own nation as Voltaire to his, for they say, *‘The Turks hunt bares io carriages drawn by oxen ;" und of the Persians, whom they regard as heretical Mohammedans, they say that in the other world they will be transformed it io asses, to carry Jows into‘a locality not to be named to ears polite. Of a grent liar they say, "Send him to Persia to teach the Persians to he;" and the Russians they deâ€" scribe as "Bears in kid gloves." The great fault of a German is that he cannot underâ€" ‘ stand a joke unless it be a very practical one ; and herein he resembles the matiter of fact lowland Scot and the English peasâ€" ant. â€" The Frenchman, who has but a dash of German blood in his veins, is activo in wind and body, he has ncither time ror pertinacity to be inquisitive ; he has generâ€" al views, but changes them every moment; is quick to anger, ambitious and egotistical but none so readily takes or makes a joke. Count Bulow cleverly describes the three nationsâ€"French, English and German. "Many years ago," says the Count, "a price was offered for the best drawing of a camel. A French artist, as soon as he her~d of it, rushed to the Jardin des Plantâ€" es, and in a week bad fimshed a beautiful imaginatiye picture. The Englishman took n week to consider, and then wont to Arabia, whence he returvped in six months time with an sccurate and bold sketch of his subject. The German shut himselt up in his atelier, and en leavored t elaborâ€" ate 1 camel from the depths of his moral consciousness, and he is still at work." Without further pursuings=ch comparisons let us note a fow qualifies peculiar to the character of the English and the Scotch. 1.â€"The English capable of great enduarâ€" aace under the wesar and tear of the most taxing cireumstances. ‘This stands ont to viow in the different spheres of English life but chiefly in the case of Engiish Prime Ministers. Worried with harassing cares, perplexed with constantly recurring diffiâ€" culties, and with their minds ever on the strotch to carry on the affairs of State with wiso and effective measures, they are nevâ€" ertheless a longâ€"lived race.â€"Since 1800 there have been 18. Of these, but one, Pitt, was a bachelor, and he died, the the youngest of the list, at the ago of 46. Then came, in point of age, Spencer Perâ€" cival, assassinated at the age of 50; then Canving, who died at 56, Sir Robeat Peel died, aged 62, in consequence of a fall from his horse. Ot the rest, Lord Sidmeonth, who qutted office in 1804, died at 87 in 1844. â€" Lord Grenville, left office in 1807, and died, aged 75, in 1834. The Duke of Portland died at 71, Lord Liverpool, whose admimstration was by far the longâ€" estâ€"15 yearsâ€"died at 58. Viscount Godâ€" erich, father of the prssent Marquis of Riâ€" its silver mines, worked by hundreds, its etermal spring, its sunshine like that of Egypt, and its vegetation, in the presence ot which even that of the ancient promised land and the wonderful Eastig weak, Rootâ€" was 74 on his last birthday, and on the 290th Mr. Gladstone was 70. Of these sightcen ministers, nine have sat as preâ€" wiers in the House of Commons, and two, Lords Russell and Beaconsficld, have filled the office in either House. Pitt, Canning, Palmerston and Spencer Percival died in office. Seven of these ministers, Pitt, Grenville, Liverpool, Canning, Melbourne, Palmerston, Disraeli have toâ€"day no male descondants. Canning‘s widow reccived a viscounty, with remainder to her son, but he died without issue. â€" One nephew of his survives, the Marquis of Clanricarde, who is unmarried. â€" Lord Melbourne‘s property vpassed to Lady Patmerston, his sister, and her grandson, Earl Cowper, now possesses it. Lord Palmerston left his estates to his wife‘s con by her first husband, who thereâ€" upon took Lord Falmerston‘s name (Temâ€" ple, but he, too, is childless. Nations. â€" In explaining rosults and differâ€" ences he makes the following remarks:â€" "The Attica of the north, with its naked mountains, its frozen uplands, and its sky of ironâ€"Scotlandâ€"sends to the different pations more productions of its soil and its arts than the vast country of Mexico, with its silver mines, worked by hundreds, its pon, resigned office in January, 1828, and died in 1859, aged 67. The Puke of Welâ€" lington quitted office in November, 1830, and died in 1852, aged 83. Earl Gray left office in 18%4, and died in 1845, aged 81. Â¥iscount Mclbourne left office, the second term of tenure, September, 1841, and died, aged 69,in 1848. Earl Russell resigned the premiership last, in July, 1866, «nd died in 1877, aged 85. Lord Derby was last tm ofâ€" fice in June, 1859, and died in 1869, aged 70. The Earl of Aberdeen resigned office in February, 1855, and died at the ago of 76 in 1860. Viscount Palmerston died in office in 1865, aged 81. Lord Beaconsfield out by high authority as follows :â€" National Characteristics. "Tis loving abd serving The highost and best; "Tis onward, unswerving ; And this is true rest. I-Hnmmu This busy career , Reost is the ftting Of self to on e‘s sphere. "Tis the brook‘s motion, Cloar, without strife ; Fleeing to ocean, After its life, lind, with her numerous floc}s, helps “‘ feed London, the city of 8,500,000 gpuls. By the works ef two of her sons, Adam Smith and James Watt, she bas anticipatâ€" eA England in tlxeifly of riches ; uniting practice with theory, she has drawn from the vapors of water the most powerful and most obedient of moving fortes, in order to apply it to an infinite vatiety of arts. At this day great Britain builds a larger ntim» ber of iron steamships than are built by all i tha nations of Europe put together} and of this wonderful work of Great Britain, little l Seotland does more than the half!" bears the traces of foreign influences.â€"The Scandinavian population has certainly left its umpres on the unwritten compositions of the North of England and the Lowlanés of Scotland, and through these now on the literature of our time. . The Saxon had neither, as has been well said, "the pathos which inspires the bardie songs of the vanâ€" quished Cyman, the exulting imagination which reigns in the sagas of the north, nor dramatic life which animates everywhere the legendary tales that light up the dim beginnings of a people‘s history." The Seandinavian genins, on the other hand, was essentially bardie. . And it sung of action, of deeds of daring, and of battle. That intense bailad spirit, which loved and celebrated personal deeds, to the exclusion of most all else,through the middle period of Seottish history, and which was preâ€"eminâ€" ently developed in the North of England, the Scandinavian arca of settlement, and in the Lowlands of Seotland, scems to have been an cutcome mainly of the Danish and | Norwegian blood. The frame ot the old ballad even, as well as its animated soul, was a legaey of the ardor, the life, and the idiosyneracy of the northmen who left their descendants in our glens. And several of the refrains which have come down to us through the years, and from what we supâ€" pose are our Scottish ancestors, are really tunes that were chanted long ago by the seaâ€"lords frem Scandinavia, when they sung of loyalty to hero and successful [49H Fiom the London Globe. | The ecurrent number of one of the trade | journale directs attention to what appears to be a remarkably good opening for female r energy and cuitivated taste. There are reasons for believing that very shortly it will becomo the fashion for ladies to wear boots with embroidered fronts. â€" Mamufacâ€" turers, it seems, aro now everywhere enâ€" gagoed in getting up the samples tor the Autumn and Winter trade, and the great feature of their display ts to be artistic and elaborate embroidery work, for the proper exc¢eution of which, we are told, they are now actually sending the eusâ€"oud bootâ€"fronts over to France and Switzerland. They are not, of course, in direes communicat.on with the actual performess of the work, but \ get it done through middlemen, and, in addition to their charges, there is the carâ€" riage to and fro. Altogether is is computed that about 2s per pair is added to ths cost | of production by thus going abroad for operatives, thousands of whom ouglht to, | and probably might be, found in England. ' There can, wo suppose, be mo question about the numver of hauds in this country ready to undertake embroidery work ; but whether those who can undertake to design | and erecute, ‘in a thoroughly artistic 1 manner, fruits and flowers, and ormnemental figures" are very numerous is anothe} ‘ question. They certainly oughst to be. South Kensington has now been at work | long enough to have developed a good deal of the latent artistic talent throughout the \ country, and the designing for which it seems there is likely to be a large demand is exactly in the line of South Kensington‘s most succeessful work. It is discouraging, therefore, that for thoroughly good emâ€" | broidery it should be found necessary to go | abroad ; yet, if our information may be | relied upon, it is actually being done, and | at a heavy costâ€"â€"a prctty elear proof that .| English ladies are not yet so thoroughly up \| in artistic neediework as they sometimes ,| consider themselves, The societies that ‘| take reduced gentlewomen under their care | cught to do their best to arrest thisoutflow : | of good uscful work, so peculiarly fitted for I l their olients. Demand for Artistic Needleâ€" work. 3.â€"The English and Scotch character A number of French Jesuits arrived at Quebec on Sunday by the Peruvian. They are said to be an advance guard of a host of others who are to seek an naylur in Canâ€" TheWinnipeg Free Press has been showa a very fine specimen of bituminous coal, found in the southern part of the Lake of the Woods, and over which there is already great excitement on the shores of that body of water. Indications of silver in large quantities have already been found, and claims are being rapidly staked out. Indications of gold have been found at Yelâ€" low Girl Point, but it is still an open quesâ€" tion whethcr the precious metal can be found in paying quantities or not. Little Johnny went fishing last Sundsy withont consulting his parente. Next morning a neighbor‘s boy met bim and asked : "Did you catch anything yesterâ€" day?" "Nottill I got home," was the rather sad response, Mistressâ€""Who were you talking to, Jane ?" Cookâ€"*"Ounly my eldest brother, mum, he‘s in the perlice." _ "Mistressâ€" "Indeed! What‘s his name?" Cookâ€" "John Smith, mum." _ Mistressâ€""But your name is not Smith." Cook.â€""No, mum, but you see, he‘sâ€"he‘s been marâ€" wwâ€"wâ€"â€"â€"+4 Wb 4Aâ€"_â€"â€"_._.~» Sovxv.â€"*"If," said an Irish apothecary, "you find two tumblers of whiskeyâ€"punch disagree with you overnight, don‘t take ‘em till the next day, and then leavo ‘em off intirely." It was a new York lawyer in whose perâ€" oration this occurred :â€""I hope, gentlemen of the jury, that you may have meroy upon this unbappy man, who bas never yel strayed from the path ofrectitude, and only asks your assistance to enable him to reâ€" turn to it." w h4 e The Durham Woollen Factory. The Subscriber having purchased the building known as Gray‘s Foundry, Lower Town, Durham, and having turned the same into a Woollen Factory, is prepared to do Carding, Spinning, Weaving, Fulling, and Cloth Dressing In all the Latest and Improved Methods. Also that he has on hand a supply of Flannels, Tweeds, Full Cloth and Stocking Yarn To exchange for Wool or sell for Cash, cheap. Bargains, Bargains, Bargains‘! at J. H. HUNTER‘S. Men‘s Plow Boots for $1.63, worth $2. Men‘s Fine Buckled Shoes for $1.50, worth $2. Girls‘ Prunnella Boots for 75 cents, worth $1. Dress Goods for 1G ctsâ€", worth 15 to 20 ets. Men‘s Starw Hats for 75 cts., worth $1. Table Linen at 25 cts., worth 40 cts. Targe White Counterpanes for $1.50. Towels at 5 cts., worth 10 cts. i Men‘rs Felt HATSâ€"New, Stylish and Cheap. Worsteq@ Coating at $1, $1.75, $2, $2.50 per yard. Has opened out a Nice Stock Gent‘s White Dress Shirts, from 75c up ; A splendid range of Gont‘s Silk Searfs, Bows and Ties, in Mack and Colours. _ Linet Collars all sizes and Styles. Gent‘s Merino Underclothing, Hosiery and Braces. A good stock Soft and Stiff Felt, Wove, and Fur Hats. A LARGE STOCK CF The Latest Novelties in Parasols. Also a Choice Selection of * HATS, Always noted for Goodâ€"Flavored TEAS from 35 cents up. which will bo largely increased by Fresh Arrivals nest week of Gent‘s and Youths Tweeds and Tailors‘ Trimmings. Clothing Made to Order if required. ALL GOODS AT LOWEST CASH PRICE. H. W. MOCKLER, Rowswell‘s Building, Upper Town, Durham. Fancy Goods at John Cameron‘s. Lovely China Fichues, New Style of Embroidered Collars, Gretchex; Bows, Muslia and Silk Searfs, Chenille, Ruchings, Motto Pocket Handker: chiefs, Damask do., Hair Ornaments, Baok Combs, Ladies‘® Neok Chains, Lace Gloves, Coloured Lace Mitts, &e. Frillings from 5 cents per yard up. GENTS‘ REGATTA SHIRTS. MILLINERY, Mantles and Fancy Dry Goods Who are anxious to have their Dwelling Houses, Barns and Contents Insured against loss by Fire, can do so at a low rate, and in a reliable Company who pay losses promptly. CRADLES of a very Durham, July 1st, 1880. READY MADE CLOTHING, HARVEST TOOLS, Durham, May 27, 1880. Wall Paper and Window Blinds. May 11, 1880, TA RMERS AND OTHER®Ss BONNETS, Gent‘s Oxford and Regatta Shirts from 50c up. Tweed Suits, Linen Goats and Dusters, &c. 6. & A. DAVIDSON, Special notice of the Ladies is called to his Stock of Goods, viz : Scythes, Forks, Rakes, Cradles, Hoes, &c. FEATHERS, FLOWERS, Are Showing the Largest and Best Assorted Stock of HARVEST MITTS Ever offered in DURHAM, consisting ofâ€" SILKS, FRILLINGS, " gATIXS, TIES, supcrior desoription expected in a fo . MOCKLER, A First Class Stock of Applyto JOHN CAMERON, Agent Western Insurance Co., Durham RIBBONS, LACES, at 20 cents a pair J. CAMERON. COLLARS, CUFFS, cw days. 496 of &e. For which the Highest Market Price will be paid in Cloth or Cash. The undersigned wishing to return thanks to their numerons friends an 1 customers for their liberal patronage in the past, would again remind that they are paying the Highest Price in Cash for Wool. That they have a large stock of Cloth to exchange for Wool or sell for Cash, and are prepared to do wWOOL, wWOOL, wWOOL! STOVES, Stoves, STOVES! Call and see ORGANS AND PIANOS. Dominion Organ & Piano Company, Correspondenco Solicited. Send for Illustrated Catalogueâ€" Highest Honors ever awarded ito any Maker in the World. We are now manufacturing Square and Upright PIANOS, The Largest and Most Complete Custom Carding, Spinnming Hanover, May 20, 1880 COOKING PARLOR BOX from $20 un. from $5 up. from $3 up. All Sizes and all Prices. Durham, Sept. 38, 1878. Hanover Woollen Mills, Cash for Hides and Skins. Truck taken as COash. ; HARRIS & Co.]" Â¥eb, 12th, 1880° 100,000 lbs Woo!l Wanted! MEDAL AND DIPLOMA, CENTENNIAL, .. ... ... 16876. do do BYDNXEY, AUSTRALIA, ... 1877. GOLD MEDAL at PROVINCIAL EXHIBITION TORONTO, 1878, HIGHEST Award at INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION, Toronto, 1879, Factory in the Dominion, â€"â€"â€"â€" 340" x 100 â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" JOHN CAMPBELL. before purchasing elsewhere, We will not be undersold and «re sellmg in the best possible Mailed Free. Addressâ€" DONILNYICOT® Best in the Market. ME CCCT o manner. â€" Satisfaction guaranteed AT THE Bowmanville, Ont. and Manufacturing ADAMS & MESSINGER em1l7 103 How He Koept His Promise. thousand doliars." The doctor gave him a remedy thut cased him and he called out : "Keep at 1, doctor, and I‘ll give you a check for five hundred doDars." Jn half an hour be was able to sit up, and he calmly remarked : "Doctor, I feel like giving you a fifty doliar bill." When the doctor was ready to go, the sick man was up and dressed, and as ho followed the doetor to the door, he said : "Say, doctor, send in your bill the firs, of the month. Whe» six months had been gathered 10 Time"s bosom, the doctor seut in a by}} amounting to five dollars. Ho was pressed to cut it down to three, and after so doing he sued to get it, got judgment, and thye patient put in & stay of execution. W know lots of people of the same kind. I wommmetecemmessnch # 4 4 ... ~. _ A tenâ€"yearâ€"old boy, whose legs were roâ€" eently eut off by a train of cars at Dubuque Iowa, was too plucky to make any fuss over the incident. When the litte fellow was taken home his legs hung limp, but he did not commplain. Not a tear stood in his ey'és. but the tender look he gave to those who stood by his side told plainly that he was suffering great agony. Aiter the doctor had dressed his wounds he called Ins paâ€" rents,sisters and Lrothers to his bedsice, kissed ove and all farewell, and left a tear upon their cheeks. A second time he callâ€" ed his mether to his side, placed his little arms arownd her zneek,avd said :â€"*Mother I am going to ‘die in a few minutes. Please forgive me for not minding you." With this the liétle fellow fell back, and as the mother eaid, ‘"Yes, my angel," and took anotherlook at his face, she found him dead and beyond all pain and suffering. "*Save me, doctor, and I will give you a year, jhc neighborhoo. er the decrea and every da ed in the ma: work for 200 inexhaustible er has found ed crevice in DURHALX DIRECTORY Night of sseeting, Tuesduy on or before ful af each month, \'I.'li‘,'ug brothren welcor McKengie, W. M. 3. swut , Beoyetury . Night of mnednfi:fior,\’ Mon.h{ wt 7:30 the Odd Fellows‘ . Visiting brothre M. Kress N.G. W.B. Vollet.iec. Night of mecting moon in cuch mon& South . Depart 7:315 a.im., 11:35 a. m., 540 p. + t Arrive 11:10 a. im., 425 p. m., 620 p.4G* North., Depart, :l:m& m., :m p m. Arrive, 1135 a. m., 5:20 p. m, West. Depart 515 a. ‘:n ‘1115 wam Arrive 11:00 a. am., 445 p.m. owrx sovxp. Dopart 6:30 a.m., 12:0 noop. Arrive 400 p.m., 10:10 p.m. mss waTEn Depart 6:00a. m., 1145 a. m.* Arrive 1040 a. m., 4:30 p. m., *The Mixed train will only run on Tuesday, Thur® days and Saturdays. PLESHERTON. South, Depart 8:55 a. m., 245 p. m. ‘ Arrive 156 p. m , 735 p.m. Fortime atintermodiate stationssee Time Tebles EDMUND WRAGGE . Goperal Manege? Oflice hour» f#on Kenwie, Postmastor. Durhamâ€"Third Tuesday in each m Pricevilleâ€"Monday before Durkam Hanoverâ€"Monday before Durham. Mount Forestâ€"Third Weduesday i month. Guelphâ€"l"h‘at Wednesday in each mont Hsarristoqâ€"J‘riday before the Guelph I‘= Draytonâ€"Saturday before o« P Eloraâ€"The day before Guelph. Douglasâ€"Monday before Elora Fair. Hamiltonâ€"Cyrstal Palace Grounds, ti day after Guelph, Berlinâ€"First Thursday in each month Bramptonâ€"First Thursday in each mot Listowelâ€"First Friday in each month. Fergusâ€"Thursdayfollowing Mount Fo: Rosemontâ€"Fifteenth of Fobruary. A;j On and aftor MONBDAY, 3:h May, 1879 trains will run as follows:â€" TORONTO (UNION STATION. Dopart, 7:30 a. m., 1220 p. m. 500 p. m Arrive, 10:30 a. m., 300 p. m., 940 p. m. June, August, October and Dece Primroseâ€"Wednesday _ preceding Orangeville Fair, Orangevilieâ€"The #2nd Thursday in month. Fleshervionâ€"Monday before Orange Dundalk â€"Tuesday before Qrangevill Shelburneâ€"Wedposda y before Orang Marsvilleâ€"Sccond Wednesday in Thomas La: utyâ€"Rogistrue month. Walkertonâ€"The last Wednesday month. Mildmay â€" Last Wednesday month. ®whbath servi Toromto Novrember. 1079 DPURHAM LODGE No. 306 OF A. F. & A. . CHANGE OF TIME MONTHLY STEPMEX LODGE No. 169 1. C Hall DURHAM L. 0. L. No.6 TRINITY CH _ 1iis probable that an exit through a acw the rock. rost ovy t ®1 OBANGEVILL1 i and p The we Thursday on c T. Carson, Boe CATTLE FAIRS 12 INSTIDUTE l H Arch. M fror in €2¢ April m\‘:r the &9 Yard Hotel, having commen the abovelinâ€" would ully « the patronag« of the p 4 The wory best materinl used. 6 unno;:‘:nmrin in the eount1 zo w principel citios e onkie ths) Formorly Master Shoomauker in Hor n'll‘ll“!hw.mem For Summer Trado, Fine Sewed W ton Boots, only £6.00. Laced Ba} als, Sewed, only #5. . Low Shae Bewed, only £4.50. ‘The best French Stock used. Gristing & Merchant W Lumber, Lumber, Shingles, Shingle Lath & Li 1600 Bush. Frosh 1 Durham P.O.. \i EDGE MILLS, DURH Bouth End Baker HReISMQ» * W. CaALDWEL Boot and Shoemaker Comveyancer VETERINARY SURGE ALEI AL Ww. ECZHTPT‘IC D 13‘ MALN aneastre. Ordinary notié*® leaths, and all 41" free of charge. _ > sTRAY aANJIM\ weeks for 21, tho #eed 8 lincs. Advertisements < ‘ny 'riflw;;"“ la nserted a sorutil hlar rates, ALEXANDER » Al Protessional and bus space and under Two inches or 241in« Three inches do. po D aarter colum», [ Malt column, +# Une colwum®, . * Po. aix mon Do. three ut Cu‘l‘ ad versice ut twinefor the fin=t i 1@ urhns Money to Lons BUSINESS DIRECT M #*, 31.2 Atthe Office, ‘Garafraza Streot ©uLOPEPENC: Durham, â€" IZvery Thur "THE REV MISCELLANEOUS. TERMS:; â€"$§1.00 per TH EXD, Dm WE 1 Merchant Tailor m Frost & F M RATES,.OI 25 1f not paid W NEX SJ «. 3. 3 A d ie ® MEDICAL L ZGAL h B wen bs PURBLINMED whe! t wiol OS i wW