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£ tion, prep n receipt of the model of the Invention. VOL. XXI, NO. 19.} PORT PERRY, PROVINCE OF ONTARIO, TH Porth Ontarig Observer, A WEEKLY POLITICAL, AGRICUL- TURAL § FAMILY NEWSPAPER, 18 PUBLISHED AT PORT PERRY, ONT., EVERY THURSDAY MORNING, BY BAIRD & PARSONS. TERMS.--$1 pér annum, if paid in ade vance ; if not $1.50 will be charged. No subscription taken for less than six months; and no paper discontinued until all arrears are ig RATES OF ADVERTISING. For each line, first insertion .... $0 08 Subsequent insertions, per line 0 02 Cards, undér 6 lines, per annum ..... 5 00 * Letters containing money, when ad- dressed to this Office, pre-paid and regester- ed, will be at our risk 3 Advertisem¥nts measured by Nonpareil, and charged according to the space they oc- cupy. 3 . Advertisements received for publication. without specific instructions, will be inserted until forbid and charged accordingly. No advertisement will be taken out untilpaid for. A liberal discount allowed to Merchants and others who advertise by the year or half-year. 865 These terms will in all cases be strictly +. ed to ' Job Department. Pamphlets, Hand Bills, Posters, Pro- grammes, Bill Heads, Blank Forms, Receipt Books, Checks, Books, Circulars, Business Cards, Ball Cards, &c., of every style and 'color, excented promptly and at lower rates than any other establishment in the County. g&F™ Parties from a distance getting hand bills, &c. printed can have them done to take home with them. J. BAIRD. NH. PARSONS. Profession vl CICS. H. SANGSTER, M. D,, Physician, Sur- J. geon and Accoucheur, Coroner for the County of Ontario PORT PERRY. Office over Nott's Furniture Store, corner of Queen and Perry Streets. Office hours from $a. m. to12 m. sidence, the dwelling recently occupied by Mrs. Geo, Paxton. = R. WARE, Coronor for the County of Ontario, Physician, Surgeon and Ac- coucheur, Office, opposite the town hall. Port Perry. RS. McGILL&R | Business Garde. W. M. WILCOX LICENSED AUCTIONEER. J) ETURNING my sincere thanks to my '\ numerous friends and patrons for their libetal patronage bestowed upon me as Auctioneer during the past eight years, I would now beg to offer my services to all who may have Farm Stock, Implements, or other property to sell by Auction anywhere in North Ontario, the township of Mariposa or Cartwright. My long and extensive practice as Auc- tioneer has enabled me to judge the value of Farm Stock with an accuracy second to none in the County, and this is of import- ance as it the Adctioncer is" not a good judge of the value of Stock he may soon lose far more than his fee in any sale, Bill stamps always on hand. Sale Bills srranged and notes supplied free of charge. Days of Sale may be arranged at the Onserver Office, where a Sale Register will be kept. Terms Liberal. W.M.W. Port Perry, Sept. 4, 1877. BE. MAJOR, AUCTIONEER. All parties wishing his services can call at the "Observer" Ofce, Port Perry, and arrange for days of Sales. Glen Major, Oct. 10, 1876. WM. GORDON, IL d A i er, V , &e. YOR the Township of Brock, Uxbridge, Scott, Thorah, Rama, Mara, Mariposa and Eldon, g@y™ Parties entrusting their Sales to me may rely on the utmost attention being given to their interests, WM. GORDON, Sunderland, Brock. T. HL WALSHE, ICENSED Auctioneer for the Township J of Brock, Thorah, Mara & Rama in North Ontario; Mariposa, etc., in the County of Victoria. Residence--Cannington, Brock, Orders left at this office, or at his residence will be punctnally attended to. lected in Cannington, or otherwise, and prompt remittances made. Remember-- WALSHE, the North Ontario Auction eer. Physelans, Surgeons, &e.. &e, Office and , King st, Oshawa, WL M'GILL, M.D. FRANCIS RAE, M.D. M. F. MCBRIEN, M.D., M. R. (. 8, Guy's Hospital, London, England. The kye R. oO, H.L,, Oshawa, 'E. FAREWELT, LL. B, County Crown +) . Attorney for Ontario, Barrister, Attorney, Snfleitor, and Notary Public. Office lawely oc- cupled by 8. H. Cochrane, Esq., Brock street, Whitby. B., Solicitor in cer, &c. MAN L. E} Chancery, Attor oO OMece--Simeoe street, opposite the Post Office YOUNG SMITH, LL. B., Barrister, At- X. torney- aw, Solicitor in Chancery and Insolvency, Notary Public, &e. OmMce--McMiilan's Block, Brock street, WwW ob; W. Maurice Cochrane, TTORNEY-AT-LAW, Solicitor in Chan A cery Notary Pablic, &c., &c. Office hours punctually from 9a.m. to 5 pm. Money +0 Loan at 8 per cent, on all kinds of good security. ¥. PA 3 fy of Beaverton) N. Barrister unl Attorney-at Law, So 1 torin 'hancery, Convey uncer, Notary Pu b lie, &c., &e. Office over Brown & Curries Store Port Perry. ILLINGS & McGILLIVRAY, Barristers Solicitors, Notaries Public, &e, Port Perry. £8 A large amount of money to loan at 8 r cent. John Billings. | John A. MeGilliveay. | A. HURD, Attorney at Law, and Solicitor . in Chancery. Office in the Royal Arcade, Port Perry. J. A. MURRAY, ATE Patterson & Fenton, Surgeon Dentist. Office over Corrigan & Camp- & bell's Store, Port Perry. All work done in the very latest and best style and warranted to give satisfaction, Port Perry, March 28, 1877. C. N. VARS, L. D. 8. EETH inserted on all the latest princi- ples of the art, and as cheap as the cheap- est, and as good as the best. Teeth filled with Gold and Silver. Teeth extracted ithout pain by producing local th esis. Dentical Rooms--in Cowan's new block, over Atkinson's Drug Store, King Street, Oshawa. CHAS. THORN, V 8, EMBER of the Veterinary Institute, Chicago, Ill. Gold Medalist for the best examination on Horse Practice, Author of a First Prize Essay on Shoeing. Gradu- wited Sept. 16, 1867. De. Thora begs to announce that he has taken up his residence at Port Perry, and is now prepared to treat all cases entrusted to his care in the most skillful and scientific manner, All orders left at the Medical Hall of Mr Allison, will receive prompt attention. The Veterinary Stables may be found on Lilly strect,oppo-iteRichardson's Factory. £ Port Perry, Oct. 28, 1876. @vchitects, KC. ENRY GRIST, PaTen SOLICITOR AND DravaaTMAN, Ottawa, Canada Transacts business with the Patent Office and other departments of the Government Copyrights and the Registration of Trade Marks and Designs procured. Drawings, Specifications, and other L ts neces. JAMES W. BEALL. NOWNSHIP CLERK, TOWNSHIP OF EAST WHITBY. Conveyancing and General Insmance Agent. Office in the Town Hall. from 9 a m. till 5 p. m. The Clerk will be home for township vusiness on Mondays and Saturdays. JAMES W. BEALL, Tp. Clerk, Business hours Columbus, March 28,1877. W. BURN HAM, Clerk of the Third Divi- J. sion Court. Office in Bigelow's Block, Port Perry. Office hours from 10a m, tod p. m. T. C. FORMAN, - INSPECTOR of WEIGHTS § MEASURES For the County of Ontario. Port Perry, Nov 1, 1875. 45:tf Tew Marriage Act. Port Perry, July lst, 1874. ENRY CHARLES having been re- [ appointed Marriage License Agent-- (after sixteen years duty) continues to fur- nish Licenses as herctofore--at Port Perry. R. RICHARDSON, Re-appointed Issuer of Marrvinge Licenses. Under the New Act. Office, lot 10, in the 1st con. Brock. Brock, Aug. 5,1874. 33 rf C. FORMAN, . ISSUER OF Marriage Licenses. One door west of the Walker House Port Perry. OHN CHRISTIE, . TOWNSHSP CLERK, ssuer of Marriage Licenses--Conveyancer, Commissioner &c. Office--Manchester. WHITBY STEAM MARBLE WORKS. J. & R. WOLFENDEN, HOLESALE and Retail dealers in Foreign and American Marble Man- tlex, Monuments, &c., Dundas 8t , Whitby, Also, Agent for the Scottish Granite. T, H. WALSHE, Agent, Ot i 0 jp Debts col | prinelpal, imi MORTCACES WANTED. THE Subscribers have large sums of mon- ey placed in their hands for investment on Improved Farms, Village Properties, and other Securities in this and adjoining Counties at the lowest current rates of interest. As we have funds on hand at all times Borrowers candep nd on ge'ting their money with the least possible delay, . WANTED TO PURCHASE, Any number of Mortgages for which the high- est figures will be allowed. Weare also appraisers for tha Canada Per- "ONTARIO "BAKN. PORT PERRY BRANCH: SAVINCS DEPARTMENT. A Savings Department is now open in connection with this Branch. hy of FiveDollars ana upwards received and inter- est allowed thereon. No notice of withdrawal required. - A. A. ALLEN, MANAGER: manent Bullding Socletv, the al largest Monetary Institution in Canada. Paid up Capital $1,570,000. Installments re-payable in from 2 to 20 years. Lands Bought and Sold. Several good farms for sale. 2% Agents for several first class Fire In- surance Companies. Collections made and a general agency busi- ness transacted. #3 DEBENTURES BOUGHT."&X JOHN & DAVID J. ADAMS, General Agents, Office In Mr. Ross' Ontario Buildings, Port Perry. Port Perry, Oct. 11, 1872, JAMESLUND, MONEY, LAND & INSURANCE BROKER, ONVEYANCER, Commissioner for taking Alidavits In Court of Queen's Bench, &e. MONEY TO LOAN In any manner to suit borrowers, Mortgages Bought, accounts, Notes, &e., eon Ea prom pt remittances made. The party borrowing money can get it without commission, at the Lowest rate, and is allowed to fix his own time for payment of interest once a year (not in advance), and jhe can at any time, just as circumstances | permit repay pan or all of the principal, the Company binding thems Ives inthe mort- | gage Lo uccept sueh sum, | small, and uj 3 whether large or wi! it as a direct reduction of ately eancelling the interest on the sum paid. No extra charge is exacted on such repayment. Loans made from 2 to 20 yeurs on farm, or good productive town property. In all cases where the title Is petfect, the cost will be very slight to the borrower. As am acting both as Agent and Valuator for several Companies there can possibly be no publicity in the transaction, If the title is perfect the money will be paid here in two weeks after making appliea- on. JAMES LUND, Broker, &c., Parrish's Block, Cor, Brock nnd Bascom streets, Uxbridge. Uxbridge, May 17, 1877. MONEY TO LOAN. The undersigned has any amount of Money to lend upon Farm and Town Property, at Unusually Low Rates of Interest! Loans can be repaid in any manner to suit the borrower. Also several Improved Farms, and Wild Lands for sale, cheap, Investments made in Municipal Deben tures, Bank and other marketable Stocks. Apply to | JAMES HOLDEN, | Official Assignee, Broker, &e. Orrice--Over the Dominion Bank, McMil- lan's Block, Brock st., Whitby. Whitby, April 10, 1873, NOTICE Tu FARMERS & 0TH! § MONEY TO LOAN. NIE undersigned would say to the owners of Real Estate, that he has in his hands a laage amount of private funds which he is prepared to invest for periods to suit borrow- ers--interest at eight per cent Expedition and most reasonable terms assured. 8. H. CHRISTIAN, Manchester, October 17, 1677. CLEMENT DAWES, I AS Money to Loan on Farm security in any manner to suit borrowers. Mort- gages bought at lowest rates. Accounts, Notes, &c, collected on reasonable Com- mission. Apply personally, or by letter to C DAWES, Auctioneer, &c., Port Perry, March 7, 1878. MONEY [Private Funds,] T'o Loan on good Farms, at 8 per cent in- terest. LYMAN ENGLISH, BARRISTER, &C., Oshawa November 21, 1866. 4 _ Music. PROF; HARRINGTON, Teacher of Music Port Perry. Also dealer in Musical In- struments. Residence,on Union Avenue. ISS 8. 8. HARRINGTON, Teacher of Music. Applications by Post or in person Flinlted. Residence, on Union Avenue, Port el . THE WALKER HOUSE PORT PERRY HE Subscriber having leased the above hotel, it will be his endeavor to conduct it in every particular so as to merit the approbation and patronage of the public, THE WALKER HOUSE whether for extent or quality of accommo- dations is equalled by few Hotels in the Province and surpassed by none out of the best cities, Commercial Travelers, the Traveling Public, Farmers and others doing business in the Village and the general public will find in . THE WALKER HOUSE all that can be required in the matter of accommodation and moderation in charges. The Charges are No Higher at the Walker House than at any other Hotel in Town. The House is fitted up throughout in FIRST CLASS STYLE. The Tables and Bar supplied with the choice ot the market and the utmost atten-- tion paid to the convenience and comfort of ALL GUESTS. An abundance of comfortable Stable and Shed accommodation, and attentive hostlers, W. B. McGAW. Port Perry, April 20, 1876. ORT PERRY HOUSE, PORT PERRY. JAS. V. THOMPSON, - PROPRIETOR. The above House is now most comfort- ably furnished, and Guests are cared for in {the Home Style. Good Liquors and Cigars, also, first class Stabling and geod Ostlers.-- Additions bave been made which makes this the largest and best House in this section of country. Fare $1.00 per Day. [ree HOU , PORT PERRY, The Subscriber having leased this comfort. able and convenient Hotel, will spare neither labor nor expense in providing for the com. fort and convenience of guests, 'The Tables will always be supplied with the best to be had in the market. Only choice Liquorsand Cigars at the Bar. Any quantity of firstclass Stable and Shed accommodation properly attended to by careful Ostlers. CHAS, HOLT. Port Perry, March 8, 1876 I EVERE HOUSE, MANCHESTER. By GEO. HOUCK. Having leased the above excellent Hotel it will be my endeavor to conduct it in every particular so as to merit the appro- bation and patronage of the public. Manchester, Oct. 6, 1875. NTARIO HAOTEL, WHITBY, T. MASON, - =~ PROPRIETOR. The public well cared for, and all Guests will please feel at hone. Whitby, Nov. 9th, 1876. UEEN'S HOTEL, Corner of Cameron and Laidlaw Sts. CANNINGTON, Ont. D. CAMPBELL, . . . ProrriETor This Hotel is now furnished in the best style, and offers every accommodation to travelers pF First class Sample Rooms. Livery tached Money to Loan N Farm Property at Seven and a half per cent. No Commission. Enquire at P. A. Hurd's Law office, Port Perry, P. A. HURD, Solicitor, &c. Port Perry, Jan. 9, 1878. Cannington, Oct, 20, 1875. 43 A NaLO-aNERICAN HOTEL, PRINCE ALBERT. W. H. PARK, - - - PROPRIETOR. Having purchased the above pl ly - -- -- 1. OF DIVISION COURTS i Hotel, 1 have thoroughly repaired and renovated the entire premises even to the Sheds. The Hotel has been furnished in First-Class Style and: Stocked with the best Liquors and Cigars! Strict attention paid to the comfort of guests. The table and bar well supplied. W. H. PARK. Prince Albert, June 12, 1875. Also Building Stone cut 40 Se or FOR THE JOHN NO Agent, Port Perry. Count y of Ont ario, Whitby, July 29, 1874. 32 For the year The VICTORIA 1878. MUTUAL = : zlal2alel3e Fire Insurance Company $1212 121312 IR of Canada, i 2 ra HEAD OFFICE,....... HAMILTON. al | 3a | al or dm i ie TE ecilodly ane o] She Lest sompunicy 03 » § 0! 1 in the minion, and parties ng |} Ro to insure will do well to consider | Atherly 18 8 17 the many advantages of insuring with this G. H. DARTNELL, Company. Junior Judge. Whitby, Jan'y 7,1878. Canni Sept. 26, 1876. a ry to secure Patents of I M. SPENCE, CONTRACTOR, BUILDER, &C. The Subscriber in returning his siucere patronage would inform the best a To. urable le, and at the vers Towest Sen wu . can be doue. The rat oiass workmanshin \ WM. SPENCE. Prince Albert, Apr 5, 187, : PORT PERRY LIVERY STABLES, AA FMSTROXO HOUSE, (LATE A LBION}) WHITBY, ONTARIO. E. ARMSTRONG, PROPRIETOR. The Only First Class House in Town. BEsoy HOUSE, late Jewett House, Kent Street, Lindeay. Board, $1.50 per day. E. BENSON, Proprietor. CAPITAL $3,000.600 [He Cured by Cremation. 'W THE FEAR OF FIRE AROUSED A SUFFERING WOMAN'S WRATH. ¥ Mrs. Boggs had been under the Weather for two or three dajs. At past she suid she was, but these tacks came. rather frequently, gs thought, for when his wife having one of her off spells, he ad to cook all the meuls and do the ouse woik. Wedon't remember bat pprticulaggitate the weather yasin t 8 J ne, but Mrs. Bogus was under itxery Dad. She even told Boggs that she didn't belivve she was ever going to get out of it, and she made a hysterical request that he would bury her in some sunny spot where the bids night come and sing to ber, and made him promise that he weuld bring flowers once a week and' Scatter them over her grave, A filozen times that day was Boggw ealled from his. work in the kitchgh to bid a lust farewell to his mii, but still she lingered. He had been through this experience a great many times before, so he wasn't as much alarmed as he might otherwise have been. That night he sat watching, like the affectionate husband he was, at her bedside, and she saw he was deeply engrossed in a book. «What hook are you reading, dear ? She faintly asked. ¢ A railroud guide, my love,' was the reply. « What do you want with a rail- road guide ?' she enquired. 'I want to sce how far it is to Washington, Pennsylvania, and how the trains run,' said Mr Boggs. She would have asked him what he had to do with Washington, Pennsylvania, but he got up and went out and she fell into a doze the inclination which shedidn't care to repress, even though it delayed the final departure that she had so often prated about. When she awoke she saw Boggs beading over her with a candle. Ie evidently hadn't observed that she was awake, so closing her eyes she feigned sleep and overheard the following solilo quy, which sufficiently explained to her now thoroughly awakened senses his inquiry of the railroad guide about the route to Washington, Penn- sylvanin: 'Splendid subject for Cremation--a little seraggy (Mrs. Boggs' anger worked nervously under the bed clothes and she had hard work to keep from flying at him), but the scraggy ones incin- erate quicker than the fat ones, the doctor says. She could be greased t> make her go quicker. Think I'll send her by express as I'm too busy at the store to get away. Hor ashes can be forwarded to me through the mail. I'll know them (audible chuckle). They'll be under the weather every few weeks and want to die. And they'll ask me to bury them in somesunny spot where the birds can come and sing to 'em.-- I'll send word to Dr. Le Moyne to make ithot for her--she has kept things hot enough for mo. And I'll tell him to let all the reporters in so as to give her a good send off through the papers, and whoop 'er up Liza Jane. Sorry I can't be there to stir her up myself, and--' A thrilling, ear-piercing scream came from Mrs. Boggs, and with a bound sufficient to land her on the top of any weather that ever lived, she sprang out of bed and had Boggs by the ear in a flash, while she fairly screamed : "You'll caemate me, will you, you bald-headed old reprobate! You'll send my scraggy body up to Wash- ington by express, (giving his ear a wring between each sentence), and tell that wicked, old wretch, Le Moyne, to make it hot for me; and you'll have my ashes sent to you in a letter (growing more and more wrathy, thumping bim over the head with a candlestick she had snatched away from his hand) and bury me in some sweet, sunny spot (whack) where the birds come and sing (bing) and you want there- porters here(bing !) to whoop er up Liza Jane (boom !) Oh, you mean, wicked old man, you; I'll live a hundred years to spite you, see if 1 don't.' Then she pushed Boggs out of the doorand bolted it, and he had to bunk on the kitchen floor that night next to thestove. But a pecular d|smile placed upon Boggs' face even when he was rubbing the bald spots on his bald head, and he murmured roftly to himself, 'Guess I've cured her of them spells for one while.' Ro%4k EEOHANGE HOTEL, A WILLIAMSB! CARTWRIGHT. Shaving and Hair Cutting as they dd PS E. BRYANS, Fropristor: rr. 2 Site Saran eset if Mens an me HE arrival in Port Perry of the two first C MK E N Z I E spared neither labor nor expense In ting class Tonsorial Artists, . y Ag eee pe ie hn prs LEWIS & POWELL, PROPRIETOR, I a TTA: bu the Has created quite an excitement with their Subscriber havi To stabling and attentive Ostlers. 1 2 Smooth Shave aud Artistio Hair. Cutting -- | This new and extensive Livery Sania wih | Williamsbur, Dec., 1575, "rar: The Rooms are over Thurne's Dry Goods | a supply of superior Horses Carriages, is y Store, opposite the Walker House. An prepared to furnish rst class HE QUEEN'S HOTEL, agreeable An ments Save and' hair and iL 1 E = ¥ R 1 [0] Ss T WHITBY, ONT. hiskers cut in a stylish manner, s A bi Remember the place, over Thorne's Dry On Moderate Terms. McCANN & TAYLOR, ProprieToRs. Goods Store and opposite the Walker House. C. MCKENZIE." { Every dation for the Port Perry, Dec 5,1877. Port Perry, Aug. 6, 1878 *'| public, i Mrs. Boggs basn't been under the weather since, but the mention of URSDAY, APRIL 18, 1878. I IS Se EES {WHOLE NO 1063 Christmas in the Afctic Regions. In the spring of 1870, before the war with France had broken out and taken up almost all the thoughts of the nation, Germany sent out two ships, the Germania and Hansa, with the hope of reaching the North Pole. Asis usually the case in artic ex- peditions, little could be done during the first season, and the ships were obliged to take up their winter quar- ters off the east coast of Greenland. They had already been separated so that the crew of one vessel had no idea of the other. An officer upon the Germania thus writes of their Christmas : 'To the men who have already lived many weary months among the icebergs, Christmas signifies, in addition to its other associations, that the half of their slong night-- with its fearful storms, its enforced cessation of all energy, its discom- fort and sadness--hus passed, and that the Bun will soon again shed his life and warmth-giving beams on the long deserted north. From this time the grith twilight, during which noon has hardly been distin- guishable from the other hours grows daily lighter, until at length all hearts aré gladdened, and acheer- ful activity is once again called forth by the first glimpse of the sun. Christmas, the midnight of the aretic explorer, thus marks a period in his life which he has good cause to con- sider a joyfil one. On no day and the resinous Andromeda was be- ginning to take fire, the tree was put aside, and a feast began, at which full justi¢e was done to the costly Sicilian wine with which a friend bad generously supplied us before we lef¢ home. We bad & dish of roast seal! Some cakes made by the cook, and the steward producing his best stores. For the evening, the division between the fore and aft cabins were removed, and there was a fres intercourse between offi- cers; thany a toast was drank to the memory of friends at homo, and at miduight a polar ball was impro- vished by a dance on the ics. The boatswain, the best musician of the party, seated himself with his hand. organ between the antlers of a reln- deer which lay near the ship, and the men danced two and two on their novel flooring of hard ice. 'Such was our experience ot a Christmas in the north polar circle; but the uncertainties of arctic voy- aging are great, and the two ships of our expedition made trial of the widely different fates which await the traveller in those frozen regions; and while we on the Germania were singularly fortunate in escaping ac- cidents and in keeping our crew, in spite of some hardships; in sound health atid good spirits, the Hansa was crushed by the ice, and her crew after facing unheard of dangers, and passing two hundred days on a would it be more natural for him to recall his home; and thotigh fat from that loved spot, and cut off from all intercourse save with his, little band of comrades, and being, moraover, uncertain whet .er the ice will retain him in his grasp, as it has retained so many before him, be is right to keep the festival with all cheerful, while remembering what he has already passed through and achieved, and full of firm courage and confidence for the unknown fu- ture. block of ice, were barely rescued to return home. Yet even to the erew of the ill-fat ed Hansa Christmas brought some share of festivities. The tremendous gale which had raged for many days ceased just before the day, and the heavy fall of snow with which it ter ted, for the occupation of bis royal patron. For a moment he did not recognize the sleeper. and was about - to distarbe his slumbers abruptly enough. Fortunately he discovered in time that he was in the presence of the King. What was he to do ?-- He dared not awake his Majesty by touching him ; he was afraid even to speak to him. ¥t was clear, how- ever, that something must be done ; t was nearly time for lighting the lamps--and the anxiety of the Queen and Princesses had to be considered Elliston hit upon this expedient.-- | Ho took dp # ¥iolin from the orchers tra, and, placing himself immediatly under the Royal box he struck up, 'God save the King!' The King stirred, and, preseatly springing, up exclaimed :What | What! Oh, yes, I seo, Ellisto. Ha | ha! rain came on=took ageat--took a nap. What's o'clock ?' 'Nearly six, your Majesty' 'Six! Six o'clock I" cried the King. 'Send to her Majesty say I'm here. Stay, stay, this wig won't do, eh-- eh ? Don't keep the people waiting Light up--Light up. Let'em in. -- Let'emin. Hal ha! fast asleep.-- Play well to-night, Elliston--great favorite with the Queen. Let 'em in --Ilet 'em in." At the close of the performance, Elliston attended the royal visitors to their carriage and the King, still occupied with the adventure of the afternoon, nodded and smiled as he whispered to the actor, 'Fast asleep, eh, Elliston ?-- Fast asleep ?' Ben Butler says greenbacks are like childs And he has contrived to keep a great many of his children near their par, ee -------- tL Contributors will take notice that we have already more spring poetry than we need. -- What we want is a liniment that isa dead ren. and which had almost buried the black buts that the shipwrecked men had constructed for themselves upon ithe drifting icebergs from the debris of the wreck, bad produced a considerable rise in the temperature, and there was every indication that a season of calm might now be anticipated. The log book of the Hansa thus describes 'What are your friends at home | doing ? was the thought that stirred | us all as we prepared to keep our! Christmas 1870, in the true German | style. We had no suspicion of the: world, from which no sound had | reached us for so many long weeks. | Our world was only in our ship, and all around us, in the 'half light of the weary monotonous arctic night, lay the apparently boundless desert of ice, while the snow-laden hurri- cane howled and moarced through | silence. We thought too of our mates on our c mpanion ship the Hansa from whom we had separat- ed. Did they still live? Had they been so fortunate as to reach the shore, and were they, like us, honor- ing Christmas? Who could tell ? 'For days before the festival, an unusual activity was observable all over the ship; and as soon as the severe storm which raged trom De- cember 16th to the 21st had abated, parties were organized, under our botunist, Dr. Pansch, to certain points of Sabine Island, rear to which we were anchored, where, in a strangely sheltered nook, several varieties of a native Greenland ever green plant, Andromeda tetragona, were tobe found. A great quantity of this plant was conveyed on board to be converted into a Christmas tree. Under the orders of Dr. Pansch, the Adromeda was wound round small pieces of wood, several of which were attached, like fir- twigs, to a large bough; and when these boughs were fastened to a pole they formed a very respectable fir- tree. 'Aftor dinner on Christmas day, the cabin was cleared for the com- pletion of the preparations; and on our recall at six o'clock, we found that all had assumed an unwontedly festive appearance. The walls were decorated with the signal flags and our national eagle; and the large cabin table, somowhat enlarged to make room to seat seventeen men, was covered with a clean white cloth which had been reserved for the oc- casion. On the table stood the 'fir' tree, shining in the splendor of many little wax-lights, and orna= mented with all sorts of little treas. ures, some of which, such as the gilded walnuts, had already seen a Christmas in Germany ; below the tree was a small present for each of us, provided long beforehand, in readiness tor the day, by loving friends and relatives at home.-- There was a packet too for each of the crew, containing some little jok ing gift, prepared by the mirth lov. ing Dr. Panach, and a useful present also: while the officers were each "14h word cremation drives her wild. the celebration of the festival: 'The tree was erected in the afternoon while the great- er part of the crew took a walk; and the lonely hut shone with wondrous brightness amid the snow. Christmas upon a Green- land iceberg | The tres was artistically put| newly baked cakes were not wanting, and the men had made a knapsack aud a revol- ver case as a nresent for the captain, Professor Hochstetter and the Geological | Society, and were much amused by their contents. Each man had a glass of port wine ; and we then turned over the old news- papers which we found in the chests, and drew lots for the presents, which consisted of small musical instruments, such as fifes, jews-harps, trumpets, &c., with draughts and other games, puppets, crackers, &c. In the evening we feasted on chocolate and gingerbread. 'Wo observed the day very quietly.' writes Dr, Laube in his diary. 'If this Christmas be the last we are to sce, it was at least a cheerful one ; but should a. happy return home be decreed for us, the next will, we trust, be far brighter. May God so grant!' How to Awaken a King. Weymouth was long King George IIs favorite resort for repose and tresh air, He was accustomed to stroll unattended about the streets and terraces of the little watering place and he patronized its theatre-- indeed, the good-naturéd monarch patronized plays and players wher- ever he found them. In the course of one of his afterncon walks he had been overtaken by a shower of rain when, the door of the theatre stand- ing open, he entered, and, finding no one in attendance, he quitely made his way to the royal box and seat- ed himself in his accustomed chair. The performance of the evening, it may be stated, were an- nouncedgto be for the benefit of Mr. Elliston, and his Majesty had pro- mised to attend and support by his presence the efforts the actor he greatly admired. He wasa trifle fatigued, perhaps, and the dim light of the empty theatre and the casy position induced drowsines. In a We =Sns {mouoagy opened the leaden chests of presents from | 10 Snyu sued day, "yAUNgd rf} 07 soLIwL few moments the King was fast asleep. Meanwhile Lord Townsend sought his Royal Master in various directions, but in vain. dined at 3o'clock and quitted the not been seen since, and the Queen and Princess were somewhat uneasy about him, for it was now B o'clock. His Lordship even made enquiry of Elliston, who was quietly proceed- ing to the theatre to make arrange- night ; but Elliston could give no in formation--he had seen nothing of the King. Arriving at the theatre, however, the actor wus not long be- tore he discovered the fignro of a man asleep in the King's chair. He wd, indeed, entered the box to us= and all remembered. ! sure himsolf thatall was prepared menta for the performance of the} rtainty on rhe ism. --_-- Out of four hundred New York hackman who had their eyes examined, only two were found to be color-blind. The rest were blind drunk, as often as they had means. eet -- In the convict choir in Auburn state pri- son the tenor and bartone are murderers, -- In many a choir, outside of prison, the prin- cipal performers are also murderers--of the music, ee -- +No pa,' she said, tearfully,' I renounce Theodore for ever, and I will never marry mighty struggle in which our Fath- | together of fir wood and mat weed, and Dr. him, saw him in the regatta when he bad erland was then engaged, for what Laube had saved a twixt of waxtapor for the Imo shirt on, and I'll never marry a man with could we know of the affairs of the illumination. Chains of colored paper and! g wart on his back,' ---- et -- Ladies must not read this: -sarqy weed '8)u'd aapg-£juomy 105 221) =[[IXne A[qUA[RA SB JUIRJY UIS[VO08 tmnal, papaadony eavy sanaed Soy, sin When you see a woman balancing herself on one foot, kicking the other wildly ont behind her, and skillfully swoop up in her hand a fan tail train, don't be alarmed ; <he ish't going to have a fit--she is about to cross a twelve-inch gutter, oo -- -- The young man paced the parlor, While she was cleaning her teeth ; And he thotght of the bailliant dollars Of the daddy who would bequeath, The old man sat on the counter, With his head between his hands, And rejoiced that his girl had a lover Who would help him to meet his de- mands, Both mistaken, ee eee An English paper gives the origin of the word 'damn' Itsays the oath is a corrup: tion of the Frerch exclamation 'dame'-- This may be so, but we always thought that the word 'damn originated by a man going ott into the yard an hour arter sundown and being abruptly canght under the chin by a clothes.line, -- Wausau Central. The word 'damn' originated with an editor who sent a paper three years to a.subscriber on tick and received a notice through the post office that the man had moved to Eangas. nt rene When an editor who is awdy from hom, and telegraphs to his wife that he cannot come home because he is very 'busy,' and she receives the dispatch announcidg that he cannot come because he is 'very lousy,' it is time that legislature had a special session to pass a bill crippli legraph oc oi some way, Of course a man can explain such mistakes to his wife, but that does not prevent her feeling nervous when he comes around, And when he finds a fine tocth comb come in his valise the next $ime he goes away, it is suggestive, a tf ever a man feels that he has wasted his energies, it is when he puts his foot on the next stair and finds that there isn't any there. -- She liked 'Em.--=She said, 'Oh, yes, I am very fond of little boys.' and as a mud tall strick her in the back,of hur neck she added; «I feel as though I could at a couple this He had |miuute, boiled. ERAT 3 No matter how thoroughly you clean thé palace shortly after dinner; he had house, the wite of the next man who moves in will declaie ft is not fit for hogs to live in | and will slop suds arotind everything try to make it fit for hogs to live in, 5; i mt taped Now that the teleghone makes it possible for sounds to be canned the same as beef, ruilk, lobsters, fruit, etc., missionidfy Sermons can be bottled and went to the South Sea f«lands ready for the table instead of the missionare himself. Pi * er Ap i A man on wing told by a geficrous farmer that he would give him abarvel of cider, ask- ed him if he would being it * tothe houss.= Certainly,' replied the farmer, with pleisure Wl said the cratfal deeipi me, what will you give me fot th parvel when the. older ig Ya, o'