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VOL. XI, NO. 25.1 . PORT PERRY, PROVINCE OF ONTARIO, TH URSDAY, MAY 30, 1878: A WEEKLY POLITICAL, AGRICUL. TURAL § FAMILY NEWSPAPER, 18 PUBLISHED AT PORT PERRY, ONT., EVERY THURSDAY MORNING, 7 - BY . BAIRD & PARSONS. ERMS.--$1 per annum, if paid in ad- a if = $1.50 will le charged. No intion tgken for less than six months; Ter scontinued until all arrcars wre paid. RATES OF ADVERTISING. For each line, first insertion Subsequent insertiond, per line Cards, under 6 lines, per annum . oS =o +e 00 +.B 00 ed will beatourrisk : advertisements measured by Nonpareil, 4nd charged according to the space they oc ciipy. el Adyertisements receive! v I withont specific instructions, willbe inserted tintil 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 Tose terms will in all cases be strictly vo. ed to Job Department. Hand Bills, Posters, Pro- Spamp Heads, Blank Forms, Receipt Books, Checks, Books, Circulars, Business Cards, Ball Cards, &c., of every style and solor, executed promptly and at lower rates shan any other establishment in the County. Parties from a distance getting hand bills, &c. printed can have them done to take home with them. J. BAIRD. Professional © 1wy for publication. TI. PARSONS. H. SANGSTER, M. D,, Physician, Sur- J. gon and Accoucheur. Coroner for the County of Ontario PORT PERRY. Office over Notts Furniture Store, corner of Queen and Perry Streets, OfMee hours from 9a. m. to 12 m. 'Residence, the dwelling recently occupled by Mrs. Geo, Paxton. REL a y v of R. WARE, Coronor for the County of Ontario, Physician, Surgeon and Ac- heur, Ome, opposite the town hall. Port Perry. i ee -------------- 3, MCGILL & RAE, Physclans, a Ofiice and Residenc Oshawa, WM. WGILT, M.D. FRANCIS RAF, M.D. . McBRIEN, M.D, M. R. C. 8, Guy's y oar London, England. The kiye R. O Hus Oshawn. 5. FAREWELT, LL. B, County Crown BA or Ontario, Barrister, Attorney, ito Notary Public. Ofied lately oc- H. Cochrane, Esq., Brock street, Whitby. INGLISH LT. B., Solicitor In Lido Conveyancer, &c. Oshawa. trect, opposite the Post Office *). Salleitor, a cupiad by § YMAN L. Chancery, OMce--Simeoe § opposite ihe | SM H, Ll. B.,, Barrister, At- x. YouNe Suit! Solicitor in Chancery, and Insolvency, Notary Public, &c. OmMce--MeMiilan's Block, Brock street, Whitby. W. Maurice Cochranc, TTORNEY-AT-LAW, Solicitor in Chan cery Notary Public, &c., &c. Office hours punctually from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Money to Loan at 8 per cent, on all inds of good security. oe Bigelow's Royal Arcade, * 7° PORT PERRY. ave: ) . PATERSON, (late of Beaver ) Hinrrister an Attorney-at Law, Sols: tor in 1thaneery, Conveyancer, Notary te, &e., &c. . OMee over Brown & Curries Store Port Perry. a fers V V isters JANGS & MeGILLIVRAY, Barr LIL Notaries Public, &e, Port Perry. A large amount of money to loan at 8 nt. yn Tings 1. John A. McGillivray. v at Law, and Solicitor - A HIRD, Ae in the Royal Arcade, Port Perry. J. A. URRAY, ATE Patterson & © #™ Fouton, Surgeon Dentist, Office over Corrigan & Camp- £8 belt's Store, Port § Perry. + All work done in the wry 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 18test pring. the art, and as cheap as the cheap- est i the best. Teeth filled with Gold and Silver. Teeth extracted 4 / producing local angesth- pun, Lan Cowan's new block, over Atkinson's Drug Store, King Street, Oshawa. go, CHAS. THORN. V 8, i EMBER of the Veterinary Institute; Chicago, examinaty t of a ated Sept. 16, 1867. to announce that he has Dr. Thora begs a treat all cases entrusted to taken up his fisidencedt Port Ow re, most skillful ad scicntifi anner. All orders left at the Medical Hall £ Mr Allison, will receive prompt ateption. The Veterinary Stables may be found on Lilly struct oppoiteRichiunison's Factory. Port Perry, Oct. 2 Loos Term Liberal. 2 WML W. HE Subscriber. would beg "to inform | Port Perry, Beh 4, Joke owners of Horses and. Cattle. that baviog | 7 BE. MAJOR, completed ® on in the Ontario Veterin- ary College, Toronto, 'he has now located: t Perry, for the practice of his pro- ow he W iow prepared to give advise on and successfully treat all disens to which horses and sate a um 5 nv Joog sul A Horses aud Cattle and 1 ractice in t: bi i with the from a Session iter myself that parties isin ogk a ttle tmder Ta © treatment will find it to their pin ig "Any onderof communication for me left at Mr. Allison's Drug Store will be promptly attended 0. C10 pn BATEMAN Port Perry, March 27, 1878. the Ontario Veterinary x a Po struments. Reside Mia us! ilcited: Reside! erry: Tr 80 ie "Un on Avenue. Thott) Oniuris Obseror, | __ Bushivess avs. or taining aE Letters con JAY» WUSHAdn uit Baad dressed to this Office, pre- and regester- All. Gold Medalist for the on on Horse Practice. Author First Prize Essay on shoeing. Gradu- ue Dusters ee Licensed Amnctioneer, Valuator, &e. os | Musical In- INGTON, Teacher of Py hy Post or In person nce, on Union Avenue, Port ONTARIO BANK. A hie CAPITAL $3,000,000 PORT PERRY BRANCH. FIRE SAVINGS DEPARTMENT. Savings D ment is now open in RY Deposits of FiveDollars and fipwards received and inter- est allowed thergo 3 No notice ofswithidrawal required. : i XA ALLEN) MANAGER. AM, Clerk of the Third Divi. 90 URI Otfice In Bigelow's Block, Port Perry. Office hours from 10am. tod p. m. T. C. FORMAN, INSPECTOR of WEIGHTS § MEASURES For the County of Otario. Port Perry, Nov 1, 1875. 45:tf JAMES W. BEALL. OWNSHIP CLERK, TOWNSHIP OF EAST WHITBY. Conveyancing and General Insmance Agent. Office in the Town Hall, from 9 a. m. till 5p. m. The Clerk will be home township i and Saturdays. business on Mongar 331 Sd IL Tp. Clerk, Business hours Columbus, March 28, 1877. OHN CHRISTIE, e TOWNSHSP CLERK, ssuer of Marriage Licenses--Conveyancer, Commissioner &e. Dffice--Manchester. -- mC. FORMAN, 1 . ISSUER OF l.icenses. House Marringe One door west of the Walker Port Perry. New Marriage Act. Port Perry, July 1st, 1874. ENRY CHARLES having been re- ¥ appointed Marriage License Agent-- (after sixteen years duty) continues to fur- nish Licenses as heretofore--at Port Perry. R. RICARDSON Re-appointed Issuer Marriage Licenses. Under the New Act. Office, lot 10, in the 1st con. Brock. . Brock, Aug. 5,1874. 33 ENRY GRIST, PaTex SOLICITOR AND I Dravanrsay, Ottawa, Canada Transucts business with the Patent Office er departments of the Govérnment hts and the Registration of Trade and Designs procured. Drawings, Specifications, and other Documents noces- sary to sceure Patents of Invention, prepared in receipt of the model of the Invention. WwW M. SPENCE, CoxTrACTOR, BUILDER, &cC. ' The Subseriber In returning his sincere thanks for the very liberal patronage be- stowed on him in the past would inform the public generally that having hought a pro- rty and moved into the Village of Prince Albert, he will in future give his whole attention to his business as Contractor, and is now ready to undertake Stone W ork, Brick- Laying, Plastering, ard everything connecte therewith, which he will execute on the short- est notice and In the best and most durable style, and at the very 1hwest figure at which a good job ean be doue. The best material and first-class workmanship, M. Prince Albert, April 5, 1875. W. M. WILILCOX RY eieip 2 SPENCE. A PSE LICENSED AUCTIONEER. ETURNING my sincere thanks to my numerous friends and patrons for their liberal 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 il the Auctioneer is. not a good judigh of the value of Stock he may soon lose far more than his hs is guy sale. "Bill stamps always on hand. Sale Bills wrranged and notes supplied free of charge. Days of Sale may be arranged at the Onseavi Office, where a Sale Register will be kept manent Bul [ rOapital $1,500,000. Instalments re-payable u from 3 to 2) years. MUNEY T0 LOAN | MORTCACES WANTED. HE Subscribers of mon- Te placed in tment on mproved Far) perties, an other ri ning Counties * thie Tow est i" t. AS ave funds on han in re candep 'nd on tting least Boasible dotny. i WANTED TO PURCHASE, Any number of Mortgages for which the high- est figures will be allowed. 'We nrealso appraisers for the dln Society: " 3 Canada Per. hea an Ce Paid 1 Lands Bought and Sold. Several good farms for sale. 748 Agents for several first class Fire In- surance Ci Collections made and a general agency busi- ness transacted. #9 DEBENTURES BOUGHT."&X JOHN & DAVID J. ADAMS, General Agents, Office in Mr. Ross' Ontario d 3 T= Subscriber having now filly ec uipped Wers | a supply of superior Horses and Cartlages, is PORT PERRY LIVERY STABLES, Ear C. MKENZIE, his new atid extensive Livery Stabl»s with prepared to furnish first class LIVERY RICS On Moderate Terms. Port Perry, Aug. 6, 1873 C McKENZIE WHITBY STEAM MARBLE WORKS. J. & R. WOLFENDEN, HOLESALE and Retail dealers in Foreign and American Marble Man- tlés, Monuments, &c., Dundas St , Whitby, Also, Agent for the Scottish Granite, Also Building Stone cut to orde:, JOHN NOTT, Agent, Pott Perry. 3 Whitby, July 29, 1874 2 FAotels. Port Perry. Port Perry, Oct. 11, 1872, JAMESLUND, MONEY, LAND & INSURANCE BROKER, ONVEYANCER, Commissioner for taking Affidavits in Court of Queen's Bench, &e, MONEY TO LOAN In any manner to suit borrowers, Mortgages Bought, Accounts, Notes, &e., Collected and prompt 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 he ean at any time, just as circumstances permit repay part or all of the prineipal, the Company binding thems: Ives inthe mort- gage (0 accept such sum, whether large or small, and apply it as a direct reduction of principal, immediately cancelling the interest on the sum paid. No extra charge is exacted on such repayment. Loans m:de from 2 to 2) years on farm, or good productive town property. In all cases where the title is perfect, 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 applica tion. JAMES LUND, roker, &0., Parrish's Block, Cor, Brock and Bascom streets, Uxbridge. Uxbridge, May 17, 1877. MONEY TO LOAN. The undersigned hasany amonnt 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 Dcben tures, Bank and other marketable Stocks. Apply to JAMES HOLDEN, Official Assignee, Broker, &¢. Orrice--Over the Dominion Bank, McMil- lan's Block, Brock st., Whitby. Whitby, April 10, 1873. NOTICE TO FARMERS & OTHERS MONEY TO LOAN. HE undersigned would say to the owners of Real Estate, that he has in his hands a Jagge 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,] I'o Loan on good Farms, at 8 per cent in- terest. LYMAN ENGLISH, BARRISTER, &c., shawa November 21, 1866. 4 a ------ 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. THE ONTARIO Farmers' Mutual Insurance Coy Head Office, Whitby, This Company is now fully organized and is - [OENSED AUCTIONEER. All parties L wishing his services can call at the "Observer" Office, Port Perry, and arrange for 5 of Sales. "hen , Oct. 10, 1876, + WM. . GORDON, OR the 'Township of Brock, Uxbridge, EF tt, Thorah, Rama, Mar, Mariposa oh Bh Satis entrusting their Sales to me may rely on the utmost attention being given pag interests. : : "WM. GORDON, i i Wi. 0R00 Brock. T. H. WALSHE, ICENSED Auctioneer for the, Township of Brock, Thorah, Mara & Rama in| North Ontario; Mariposs, ete, in the County | of a. Residence--Cannington, Brock. Orde left at this office, or at his residence will be punctnally attended to. Debts col- lected. in Cannington, or otherwise, and prompt remittances made. Remember-- prep to accept risks on Farm Buildi and their contents, country School Houses and Churches. Those wishing to insure and thereby support a Home Insurance Company have now an opportunity of doing so, either by applying to the Head Office, or to any of the local Agents of the Company, Our rates will be found as low as those of any respon- gible Mutual Insurance Company in Canada, Head Office--Opposite the Royal Hotel Brock St., Whitby C. NOURSE, Seeretary. W. H. BROWNE, General Agent. wes ; The VIOTORIA MUTUAL. . Fire. Insurance Company - of Camada, | HEAD OFFICE,...::: : HAMILTON. HIS is decidedly one of the best cotiipanies _ in the Dominion, and parties having property to insure. will do well to consider the many advantages of insuring with this Company. T. H, WALSHE, Agent, Cannington, Ont. WALSHE, the North Ontario Auction- eer. Cannington, Sept. 26, 1876, 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 Hr FOR ALL. CHOICE selection of Boots and Shoes A emmys PRING & sYBBIB WBAB, Now ia Stock at J: & MORGAN'S The principal attraction in addition to QUALITY is the LOW PRICE | A nice assortment of Men's Shoes, both buckle and lace, [0 THE LADIES I beg tosay that I have an improved method of putting Ruttons on Boots warranted not to pull out which has long been wanted, 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 | nd 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 supphed with the choice ot the market and the utmost atten-- tion paid to the convenience and comfort of ALL GUESTS. An abund of comfortable Stable and Shed accommodation, and attentive hostlers, W. B. McGAW., Port Perry, April 20, 1876, Por 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 good Ostlers.-- Additions have been made which maker this the largest and best House in this section of country. Fare $1.00 per Day. i Tyrer HOUSE, 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 supplicd 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, Marcle 8, 1876 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 HOTEL, WHITBY, T. MASON, ~ - PROPRIETOR. The public well cared for, and all Guests will please feel at howe. Whitby, Nov, 9th, 1876. UEEN'S HOTEL, Corner of Cameron and Laidlaw Sts. CANNINGTON, Oxr. D. CAMPBELL, . . ProprizTor This Hotel is now furnished in the best style, and offers every accommodation to travelers §@F~ First class Sample Rooms. Livery attach Cannington, Oct. 20, 1875. 43 ATE 1C. HOTEL, PRINCE ALBERT. W. H. PARK, - - - PROPRIETOR. Having purchased the above pleasantly situated 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. A BUSTRONG HOUSE, (LATE ALBION,) WHITBY, ONTARIO. E. ARMSTRONG, PROPRIETOR. BES" Come and examine goods and prices, J. G. MORGAN, Port Perry, April 24, 1878, " cHOICEMEATS CAWKERS. HE Subseriber while much pleased to sec the rapidly increasing shipments of the choice Cattle of Ontario to the Montreal Mar- ket, and to mark the greatly Increased de- mand for Canadian choice Caitle in European Markets, has regard to the wants of his customers by always purchasing choice Cattle for Slaughtering purposes and supplving a a first clues article of Meat 8S. T. CAWKER. Port Perry, April 17,1878. MARBLE WORKS! T= undersigned wonld inform the public that they have established their LHBYBZ WORBYG --AT-- PORT PERRY! where they are prepared 10 promptly fill all orders and execute all work in Marble, Granite, Freestone &c., &c., in way of Monuments, Tomb Stones, 'Tablets, Pillars, and everything in the line, Choice Materials, the Best Styles, First-Class Workmanship and Prices at the lowest possible figure, An inspection solicited. ROSE & WEIFENBACH, Port Perry, May 14, 1578. THE SHORTEST ROUTE TO MANITOBA! AND HOW TO CO. Sce W. H. McOAW, Bigelow's Arcade, Port Perry, Agent for the Lake Superior Line of Steamers. i REMOVAL! HE Subscriber having removed to the NEW STORE one door east of his old Store, would respectfully announce that he has on hand and will keep during the season all kinds of FRUIT,EARLY VEGETABLES, PLANTS §C. Also, BOLOGNA SAUSAGE, LOBSTERS, SHRIMPS, §C. MAPLE SUGAR, §C. GROCERIES ! Of all kinds as Cheap as any House in town, #@F~ Give me a call and you will be satisfied. L. McLEAN. Port Perrv, April 24, 1878. The Only First Class House in Town. PB Eson HOUSE, late Jewett House, Kent Street, Lindéay. Board, $1.50 per day. " E. BENSON, Proprietor. ROYAL EXCHANGE HOTEL, WILLIAMSBURG, CARTWRIGHT. E. BRYANS, Proprietor. The Subscriber having succeeded Mr. Mason in this pleasant and commodious Hotel has spared nel abor nor expense in re-fitting and renovating the en remises. The Bar supplied with 2 superio ola of Liquors and the 84 brands Sf Clears. eC! of the aritetBroFRiathi the Tables. cellent stabling attentive Ostlers. . - E, BRYANS. 'Williamsburg, Dec. 6, 1875. Tee QUEEN'S HOTEL, ey IY, ONT. McCANN & TAYLOR, ProrrieTons. Every accommodation for the traveling FOR SALE. Apply to C. DAWES, Auctinsess, Port Perry, Jan 30, 1878, MONEY TO LOAN. to twenty yedrs, Sayines Company, large amount of Private Funds. nter. st. Eight per cent. N. Ff. PATERSON. public. Port Perry, May 20, 1878. BOOTS&SHOES On Easy terms a House, Outbuildings and J 12 Acres of Land near Union Avenue ort Perry, HE Subscriber Is prepared to lend money T on improved property for terms from Agent for WestEry CaNApa. LoiN Axp He has also been instructed to invest a No Commission. Solicitor, The Honest Bankrupt. Yes, I'm a ruined man, Kate | Everything is gone at last! Nothing to show for the trouble and toil Of the weary years that are past; Houses and lands and money and all, Have taken wings and fled, This very morning I signed away The roof from over our head. I shouldn't care for myself, Kate; I'm used to the world's rough ways. I've dug and delved, and plodded along Through all my manhood days ; But I think of youand the childrén, And it almost breaks my heart, For I thought so surely to give my boys And girl a splendid start, 80 many years on the ladder, I thought I was getting so near the top--) Only a few years longer, and then I fondly expected to stop, And put the boys in good places, Kate, With an easier life ahead, Btit now I must give the prospect up ; That comforting thought is dead. 'I'm worth more than my gold,' eh Kate! You're good to look at it so, But a man isn't worth very much, Kate, When his hair is turning to snow ; My poor little girls, with their soft white hands, And innocent eyes of blue, Turned adrift in the cold and heartless world, 3 What cari and what will we do? 'An honest failure ?' indeed it was Dollar for dollar paid And never a creditor suffered, whate'er Hard, unfeeling people have said, Better are rags and a conscience clear Then a palace and flushes of shame ; One thing 1 shall leave to my children ' Kate, And that is an honest name. What's that? 'The boys are not troubled a bit,' They are ready now to begin And gain us another fortune, and work And toil through thick and thin, The noble fellows | already I feel I haven't so much to bear, Their courage has lightened my heavy load Of misery and despair. And the girls are so glad it was honest! They d rather not dress so fine, 'I'han think they did it with money That wasn't honestly mine. They're ready to show what they're made of, Quick to earn as well as to save?' My, blessed, good little daughters, So generous and so brave! And you think, we needn't fret, Kate, While we have each other left, No matter of what possessions our lives, Have been by this stroke bereft? You are right, Kate, with a quiet conscience And a wife so good and true, [ll put band to the plough again, And I know that we will pull through, ---- The Troubles of a Poet. While Col. Bangs, editor of the Argus, was sitting in his office one day, a man whose brow was clothed with thunder ontered. Fiercely the table, hurled hisumbrella on the floor and sat down. "Aro you the editor?' he asked. 'Yes.' 'Can you read writing?' ¢Of course.' ' Read that, then,' he said, thrust- ing at the Colonel an envelope with an inscription on it. ' ,' said the Colonel, trying to spell it. «That's not a B. the mau, "S; oh, yes; I sco! Well, the words look like ¢ Salt for Dinner,' or «Souls of Sinners,' said the Colonel. ¢ No, sir,' replied the man, 'noth- ing of the kind! That's my name --Samuel H. Bruarer. I knew you couldn't read. 1 called to see you about that poem of mine you printed the other day, on the Surcease of Sorrow.' «I don't remember it,' said the Colonel. «Of course you don't because it went into the paper under the title of 'Smearcase Tu-morrow.' 'A stupid blunder of the com- positor's I suppose.' ¢ Yes, sir ; and that's what I want to seo you about. The way in which that poem was mutilated was simply scandalous. I haven't elept a night since. It exposed me to derision. Let me show you.' «Go ahead,' said the Colonel. *The first line when I wrote it, read this way : Lying by a weeping willow, gentle slope. «That is beautiful, poetic, affect. ing. Now how did your vile sheet present it to tho public? There it is! Look at that! Made it rend that way : It's an 8," said underneath a drive a man crazy !' ¢ But --' verse,' said the poet. yet. What I said was: them in the dirt. People think I am an ass. | Lying to a weeping widow to Induce her to elope! ¢ Weeping widow, mind you! A widow I. Ob thunder and lightning 'This is too much! It's enongh to 'I'm sorry,' said thé Colonel; "But look a-here at the fouth That's worse Cast thy pearls before the swine and lose <T wrote that out clearly and dis- tinatly, in plain, round hand. Now what does your compositor do ?-- Does he catch the sense of that beau- tiful sentiment? Does it sink into his soul ? No, sir! He sets is up in this fashion. Listen : Cart my pills before sunrise and love them if they hurt. ' Now isn't that a cold-blooded outrage on a man's feelings? I'll leave it to you if it ins't ?' 'It's bard, that's a fact,' zaid the Colonel. Mas 'And then take the fifth verse.--. In the original manuscript it said plain as daylight : Take away the Jingll i rE J nd ng money; it is only A man with only one eye, and a cataract over that, could have read the words correctly. And your pirate upstairs thero--do yoti know what he did? He made it read : Take away the jeering monkeys - glandered Lavy monkeys on. A torsly: By George! 1 felt like braining him with a fire shovel | I was never 80 cut'in my life. 'It was natural, too,' said the Colonel. . ' There; for instance, the sixth verse. I wrote: Iam weary of the tossing of the ocean as it eaves. tItis a lovely line, too; but im- agine my horror and the anguish of my family, when I opened your paper and saw the line transformed into : I am wearing out my trousers till they're open at the knees | That 'That is a little too much ! seems to me liko carrying the thing an inch or two too far. I think I have constituiional right to murder that compositor ; don't you ?' 'I think yon have.' ' Let me read you one more verse I wrote : I smell ihe fying echoes as they roam among And I feel my soul awaken to the ecstacy that thrills. 'Now what do you s'pose your miserable outcast turned that into ? Why into this-- Ismell the flying shoes as they roast along the bulls, And I peel my soul mistaken to the errtarcy that whirls. 'Gibberish, sir! Awful gibberish! I must slay that man, Where is he ?' ¢ He is out just now,' said the Col. onel. 'Come in to morrow.' 'Iwill, said the poet ; 'and I will come armed.' 1 : Then he put on his hat, shoulder. ed his umbrella and drifted down- stairs.-- Max Adeler. There are indications everywhere that the dandelion and the lamb are abont to lie down together. Suicides are more frequent in spring-time, but true inwardness comes only with the green apple season, 'Hennery the VIII, as the tramp said visited beforc day-break. When two girls meet they kiss. two young men meet, they don't. shows who wants kissing the worst. When That The phonograph is like the small brother of a you:g lady. It will repeat everything said in its presence without regard to blushes. The air is so balmy that the young wo- man who is taking piano lessons can have the window up. This is very gratifying to all of us. A callow poet sings; 'Come where the sun- beams dance on the clover,' and get sun- struck ? Go to; make it the ice cream sa- loon ; and we'll talk to you. When Humlet said, 'Seams, madam ? Nay I know not seams,' he wasn't talking poetry but had just killed a sewing machine agent in the front hall, The discovery has been made that the world does not revolve with the same motion that it did a thousand years ago; but it still swings round fast enough to sati sfy the man with a heavy note coming due. When a young man in Patagonia wants a wife, he rides out and lassoes one, and in the more civilized United States of America when a young man wants a wife, but does not come to time. the las-soes him for a breach of promise, The Cuban correspondent of the Pittsburg Dispatch bas been in Havana three weeks, and the only thing he has written to his pa. per, is the startling fact that he can get two glasses of brandy for fifteen cents, However he did well to remember even that much. el The following is a crop report from the Province of Quebec :--"The general appear- ance of hay is very good, and the probability is that the crop will be very large. In some places where the land has not been drained it hag been winter killed A considerable quantity of spring wheat has been sown, and there is still more to sow: What is now above ground has a healthy appearance, -- The quantity sown and yetto be sown will probably exceed the quantity sown last year. A large quantity of oats has been sown, and what is above ground looks well ; more is to be sown, About the usual quantity of bar- ley ws sown this spring, and its appear- ance is healthy. A few farmers, where the Tand is dry, have finished planting potatoes, ; but there is still a laige quantity to be planted. The late rains have delayed farm- ers very much where the ground is low.-- There is a general fear of tho potato bug {nis year, and there will probably not be so many potatoes planted as last spring. On the whele the spring has been unusually from getting their crops in the ground as early as they expected, but if the fair weather) we have just now continues for a faw days early, but the late raing prevent farmers | S------r-- we will have no reason to complain. Late rosts have injured the blossoms of plumi and cherry trees to some extent, and these of the apple trees - the tomato and other' deli- cate plants that have been put out have 'suff. ered materially trom the same cause, Phere will be the usual quantity of carrots, turhiy 8 mangolds, &c., planted this season,' but there is a good deal of this planting yet to be done, and at least one third of the Sowing of all crops has yet to be done." 2a es Hurry up the Agony. > coll Oty of Montreat Cotinoil (wll be held on Thursday next, when it is expected the Mayor will be authorised, on recommetidation of the Police and Finance Committees, to ask the Governor General to put ini force iri the city the lately Blake Act; oe ---- ep -- Stopping the Supplies. The Montreal Gazette says :m ¥ Tas Prusnvrerian Texeorsimizs Fosp,-- This fund which the churches still adhering to the Presbyterian Church of Canada in connection with the Church of Scotland de- sire to take out of the hands of the present Board of Management and to control them- selves, is disbursed by annual stipends to every clergyman connected with that church whether they have joined the union of Presbyterian churches in Canada or are dissenters from that union, and these sti- pends are payable the first week in July each year. They constitute in many cases the lazger part of the incomes of those rural clergymen to whom they are paid. Of these there are only about fifteen not belonging to the united church, while there are about one hundred and forty within the union. The Board should have made their appropriations for the payrent of these stipends for the current year at their annual meeting the other day. when the writ of injunction was served on them, but in consequence of that injunction they could not, of course, take any action, and the payment of the stipends will, therefore, be in abeyance until the question at issue is decided by the courts. -- Mr. J. L. Morris has fyled or will fylea ples contesting the writ, ee ---- -- An elaborat: article on specie resumption in the Evening Star, is believed to have the sanction of the Secretary of the Treasury, -- It says :--"There can bo nothing in the way of the Tresury having next January two hundred and five million dollars in coin. -- With this amount the Secretary can without difficulty redeem the then unde:-standing two hundred and eighty seven million dollars greenbacka. The premium of gold will wary lilly Awe wove WE resumption date. The only thing that keeps it above par is probably the fact that duties are alone payable in this coin. The balance of trade is in our favor yearly, Assuming there will not be a European drain on the American gold market, it seems clear that practical re sumption by the Government itself on the date fixed is assured. The National bankd are preparing for resumption, il -- Adding Insult to Injury. The Mail says --"It would seem that tha conspirators in Quebec have not reached the depth of degradation to which they would drag the constitution of the country. A seizing a chair, heslamed his hat on when he paused at the last hen roost he | prominent Quebec Ministeralists admits now that Mr, Joly will not be sustained, but as- serts that an understanding has been arrived at between the Quebec contingent of the Dominion Government and Mr. Letellier, the Lieut.~Governor, the design being to overlook the claim of the opposition leader, and to call upon a partizan friend of M. Letellier's to form an administration. This being done the decoy duck is to ask a few weeks' adjournment in order to complete the Administration, and in the meantime writs for the general elections of the Domin- ion will have been issued. Considering the desperate game already played by M. Let- ellier, one can almost believe anything con- cerning him, There is no doubt that M, Joly is now aware that he will be defested as he crnoot muster more than thirty votes at the outside." ® Can't the constitutionalists get up 'a movement and drive the petty tyrant from his seat. Something Like Fighting. Britain don't mean to ficht, O, no! but some how or other she expects that lots of her people will be wounded, she Lins ord 2red, a million ponnds weight of lint and other appliances for the wounded. yt pei Jewels of the Crown of Scotland: At Edinburg, Scotland, some years since, the Jewels of the Crown were locked in a box, that box in another, and 85 of, until They were then locked ap i the vanlt of the castle, there to remain for one hundred years the keys being placed, in a mortar and fired and fhe siodett fock-picker opens the vault and hoes without trouble. So of medicine, when stnddied with the aid of chemistry and the microscope, becomes plain and simple, and diseases that were incurable a generation ago, now readily yiel to remedies employed by the modern and progressive physician. A decade of years since, and women were taught to that theit peculiar diseases and weak: were incurable; but now hundréds dn t:ousands of once bedridden wouferi" in" United States will testify to the fact that Dr, Pierce's Favorite Prescription has eftected cted ther perfect and permarietit tird. Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N.Y: they were supposed to be Lurglar Proof.--i . into the sed, Scarce fifty years passed by, the science. poet on ots 341% 1 Fane TOLEDO, Oblo, Dec. 6th 1876. Jaom