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A Cards, under 6 lines, per annum . . VOL XXII, NO. 6. } ; PORT PERRY, PROVINCE OF ONTARIO, THURSDAY, JA ya TARIO "AND GENERAL ADVERTI on SER NUARY 23, 1879. OBSERV {WHOLE NO. 1103 Forth Ontarig Observer, A WEEKDY POLITICAL, AGRICUL TURAL § FAMILY NEWSPAPER, | 18 PUBLISHED AT PORT PERRY, ONT., EVERY THURSDAY MORNING, BY BAIRD & PARSONS. t pald in ad . TERMS.--$1 per annum, it pald in ad- vance ; if not $1.50 will be charged. No anbscription taken for less than six months; and no paper discontinued until all arrears mre paid. RATES OF ADVERTISING. For each line, first insertion ........$0 08 ubsequent insertions, per line . 9 u BEF Letters containing money, when ad- dressed to this Office, pre-paid and regester- will be at our risk. ie _measured by Nonpareil, aad charged actording to the space they oc- cupy. Advertisements received for publication. without specific instructions, will be inserted until forbid and charged accordingly. No advertisement will be taken ont untilpaid for. A liberal discount allowed to Merchants 'and others who advertise by the year or half-year. > B&F These terms will in all cases be strictly +. .e~d 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 solor, executed promptly and at lower rates shan any other establishment in the County. BE Parties from a distance getting hand ills, &c. printed can have them done to take home with them. J. BAIRD. P. PARSONS. Professional Cavs. H. SANGSTER, M. D., Physician, Sur- Jd. geon and Accoucheur. Coroner for the County of Ontario PORT PERRY. OMce over Nott's Furnitdre Store, corner of Queen and Perry Streets. Office hours from 9a. m. to 12 m. Residence, the dwelling recently occupled by Mrs. Geo, Paxton. R. WARE, Coronor for the County of Ontario, Physician, Surgeon and Ac- coueheur, Office, opposite the town hall. ort Perry. RS. McGILL & RAE, Physcians, Snraeons, &e., &e, Office and Residences, King st, Oshawa, WM. GILT, J. FRANCS RAF, MD. M. F. McBRIEN, M I. R. (8, Guy's ITospital, London, England. The kye R. O, H. uy, torney for Ontario, Barrister, Attorney, eitor, and Notary Public. Office lnwely oe- rane, Esq., Brock street, NGLISH LT torney, Conve) Oshawa. OMece--Simeoe street, opposite the Post Offiee YMAN 1. Chancery, YOUNG SMITH, LL. B., Barrister, torney-at-Law, Solicitor in Chancery, and Ingolvency, Notary Public, &e. © Office--MeMillan's Block, Brock street, thy. . W. Maurice Cochrane, TTORNEY-AT-LAW, Solicitor in Chan cery Notary Public, &c., &e. Office hours punctually from 9a.m. to 5 pm. Money 10 Loan at 8 per cent, on all kinds of good security. Office, Bigelow's Royal Arcade, PORT PERRY. F. PATERSON, (Ite of N. Barrister and Attorney-at La tor in Chancery, Conveyancer, Notary Pub- Xie, &e., &e. © Office over Brown & Currle's Store Port Perry. ae tran eri [LLINGS & MeGILLIVRAY, Barristers Solicitors, Notaries Public, &c, Port Perry. £@~ A large amount of money to loan at § 'per cent. John Billings. . HURD, Attorney at Law, and Solicitor . rH "Office in the Royal \reade, Port perry. | John A. Me(iillivray. _ J. A. MURRAY, ATE Patterson & Wa Fenton, Surgeon Dentist, Office over Corrigan & Camp- 'ell's Store, Port Perry. All work dene in tue very : Qatest and bust style and warranted to give salisfactiory, sa Copyrights and the Registration Por t Per rch 28, 1877. t CO. 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. Tecth filled with Gold and Silver. Teeth extracted without pain by producing local anmsth- sia. block, over Atkinson's Drug Store, King Street, Oshawa, Dentical Rooms--in Cowan's new | Business ens. ONTARIO BANK. CAPITAL $3,000,000 PORT PERRY BRANCH. SAVINGS DEPARTMENT. A Savings Department is now open in connection with this Branch. Deposits of FiveDollars and upwards received and inter= est allowed thereon, MONEY T0 LUAN | MORTGAGES WANTED. -- HEE Sub bef haje Jnrge sums of mon. Te pl Th pi 8 investment on Mptoved Farms, Vil les, and other Securities in this joining Counties at the lowest current rates of interest. As we have funds on hand at all times Borrowers dandep nd on Jetiing thelr money with the ieast possible delay. WANTED TO PURCHASE, Any number of Mortgages for whicli the High- im will be allowed. 18! , BURN HAM, Clerk of the Third Divi- . a BN Office in Bigelow's Block, Port Perry. OMe Hours from 10 a. m, to 8 p. Mm. T. C. FORMAN, INSPECTOR of WEIGHTS & MEASURES For the County of Ontario. Port Perry, Nov 1, 1875, 45:4f OHN CHRISTIE, TOWNSHIP CLERK, ssuer of Marriage Licenses--Conveyancer, Commissioner &c. Office--Manchester. T C. FORMAN, . JSSUER OF Marriage Licenses. One door west of the Walker House 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. RICHARDSON Re-appointed Issuer Marringe Licenses. i ithdrawal ired . Ww 1 for tha Canadd, Per- Ho notice of ' manent, Building Socletv, the cheapest ind A, A. ALLEN, fargost Monetary a in Ganads, aid u nstalmen Maas. | FP to 2 years. Lands Bought and Sold. Several good farms for sale. ZA Agents for several first class Fite In- surance Com panies. Collections made and a general agency busi- ness transacted. Z=~ DEBENTURES BOUGHT."& JOHN & DAVID J. ADAMS, Geheral Agents, . Office in Mr. Ross' Ontario Buildings, Pott Perry. Port Perry, Oct. 11, 1872, JAMESLUND, MONEY, LAND & INSURANCE BROKER, IONVEYANCER, Commissioner for taking Affidavits in Court of Queen's Bench, &c. MONEY TO LOAN In any manner to suit borrowers, Mortgages Bought, Accounts, Notes, &e., Collected aud prompt remittances made. . The party borrowing money ean 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 can at any time, just as circumstances permit repay Jalt or all of the principal, the Com puny binding themselves inthe mort- gage to accept such sum, whether large or small, and apply it as a direct reduction of prineipal, Immediately eancelling the intewst on the sum paid. No extra charge is exxcted on such repayment. Loans made from 2 to 20 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 esn possibly be no publicity in the transaction. If the title is perfects the money will he paid here In two weeks after making applica- tion. JAMES LUND, Broker, &e , Parrish's Block, Cor, Brock and Bascom Under the New Act. Office, lot 10, in the 1st con. Brock. Brock, Aug. 5,1874. ENRY GRIST, Paten Sornicitor AND H Dravenryman, Ottawa, Canada Transacts business with the Patent Office/ and other departments of the Government of Tmde Marks and Designs ptoctred. Dravings, Specifications, and other Documents neces- sary to secure Patents of Invention, prepared in receipt of the mode) of the Invention. 33 | Ww SPENCE, CoNTRACTOR, BUILDER, &c¢, The Subscrider in returning his slutere thanks for <he very liberal patronage be- stowed on Aim in the past would inform the | public generally that Baving bought a pro perty axd_moved into the Village of Prince Albers, he will in future give his whotd al ion to his business as Contractor, and is ne 1y to undertake Stone Work, Brick- [ z, Plastering, and everything connecte taerewith, whieh he will execute on the shori- est notice and in the best and most durable style, and at the very lowest figure at which a good fob ean Iin_done, pale best material nd first-class workmans| ui nry Wa. spENCE. Prince Albert, April 5,187, W.M. WI COX J ETURNING my sincere thanks to my !'\ numerous friends and patrons for their liberal patronage bestowed upon me as | Augtioneer during the past cight 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 Anc- tioneer has enabled me tojudge the value of Farm Stock with an accuracy second to none in the County, and this is of import- ance as it the Auctioneer is not a good judge of the value of Stock he may soon lose far more than his fee in any sale, Bill stamps al®ays on hand. Sale Bills arranged and notes supplied free of charge, Days of Sale may be arranged at the C gre PAE Subscriber would beg to inform 'owners of Horses and Cattle that having wotnpleted a Session in the Ontario Veterin- ary College, Toronto, he has now located ¥n Port Perry, for the practice of his pro- fession and is now prepared to give advise on and successfully treat all diseases to which horses and cattle are liable, From long study amd close investigation of the mature' and habits of Horses and Cattle and long practice in treating the Diseases of such together with the great advantages derived from a Session at the Ontario Veterinary Oellege, Toronto, I flatter myself that parties placing their Horses and Cattle under my treatment will find it to their advantage. Any order or communication for me left at Mr, Allison's Drug Store will be promptly ded to. Ly D. BATEMAN. Port Perry, March 27, 1878. server Office, where a Sale Register will be kep' Terms Liberal, W.MW. Port Perry, Sept. 4, 1877. E. MAJOR, _IOENSED AUCTIONEER. All parties wishing his services can call at the "Qbserver" Office, Port Perry, and arrange for days of Sales. Glen Major, Oct. 10, 1876. WM. GORDON, & Licensed Auctioneer, Valuator, &e. R the Township of Brock, Uxbridge, Scott, Thorah, Rama, Mara, Mariposa and Eldon, p@~ Parties. entrusting their Sales to me may rely on the utmost attention being given to their interests, WM. GORDON, Sunderland, Brock. ~~ ¥usic. P . HARRINGTON, Teacher of Music Ferry. Also dealer in Musical In- straments. Residence,on Union Avenue, Np LT M iS 8, 8. HARRINGTON, Teacher of usic. Applications b Post or in_person Solicited, Residence, on Union Avenue, Port erry. 3 ds The VICTORI | i © MUTUAL n i Fire Insurance Company : of Canada, OFFIGE,....... HAMILTON. i Tus decidedly one of the best companies An the Dominion, and parties having propéety to insure will do well to consider the many advantages of insuring with this Company. + # T. H, WALSHE, Agent, ~~ Canuington, Ont. Cannington, Sept. 26, 1876. | | ?. HL WALSHE, ICENSED Auctioneer for the Township 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 pun: attended to. Debts col- lected in Cannington, or otherwise, and prom, e. WALSHE, the North Ontario Auction- eer. WHITBY STEAM MARBLE WORKS. J. & R. WOLFENDEN, HOLESALE and Retail dealers in Foreign and American Marble Man~ tes, Monuments, &c., Dundas £¢ , Whitby. Also, Agent for the Scottish Granite. Also Building Stone cut to orde:*. JOHN NOTT, Agent, Port Perry. streets, Uxbridge. | Uxbridge, May 17, 1871. MONEY TO LOAN. The undersigned has any amount of Money to lend upon Farm and Town Property, at Unusually Low Rates of Interest! Loat:s can be repaid in any manner to suit the borrower. Also several Improved Farms, and Wild Lands for sale, cheap. fnvestments made in Municipal Deben tates, Bank and other marketable Stocks. Apply to JAMES HOLDEN, Broker, &ec. Whitby, April 10, 1873. NOTICE TO FARMERS & OTHERS MONEY TO LOAN. THE kdessihed would say to the nwners of Real Kathy that he has in his hands a laige amon of private funds which he is prepared to invest 16r periods to suit borrow- ers--interest at eight per tent. Expedition and most reasonable terins assured. 8. H. CHRISTIAN, Manchester, October 17, 1577. MONEY TO LOAN. T HE Subscriber is prepared to lend money on improved property for terms from one to twenty yeavs, Agent for Westeny Canapa Loax axp Savings Company, He has also been instructed to invest a large amount of Private Funds. Inter st Eight per cent. No Commission, PF. PATERSON. Bolicitor N Port Perry, May 20, 1878. C. M' KENZIE, is PROPRIETOR. TE Bubseriber having now fully ecuipped _L his new and extensive Livery Stabl»s with a supply of superior Horses oy Carriges, lis prepared to furnish first class LIVERY RIGS Om Moderate Terms. ©. MCKENZIE. Port Perry, Aug. 6, 1873 hotels. THE WALKER HOUSE PORT PERRY nmi Stibscriber having leased the above hotel, it will be his endeavor to conduct it ih every particular so as to merit the approbation and patronage of the public. THE WALKER HOUSE whether for extent or quality bf sccommo- dations is equalled by few Hotels in the Province and surpassed by none out of the best cities, Commercial Travelets, 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 ih the matter of accommodation and thoderativn in charges. The Charges are No Higher at the Walker House thah at any other Hotel in Town. The House is fitted up throughout ih FIRST CLASS STYLE. The Tubles and Bat stipplied vith the ALL GUESTS, An abundance of comfortable Stable ahd Shed accommodation, and attentive hostlers, W. B. McGAW. Port Perry, April 20, 1876. pone 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, algo, first class bling 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. AILWAY HOUSE, (Opposite the Railway Station,) PORT PERRY. This House Las been thoroughly over. hauled, fitted up and arranged with a view to the accommodation and comfort of guests, ! Meals and Refreshments on the arrival of traing, First-class stable and shed accom- modation, C. HOLT, Proprietor. EVERE HOUSE, MANCHESTER, By GEO. HOUCK. Having leased the above excellent Hotel it will be my endeavor to condnct it in every particular so as to merit' the appro= bation and patronage of the public. Manchester, Oct. 6, 1875. NTARLILO HOTEL, WHITBY, T'. MASON, - - PROPRIETOR. The public well car «d for, and all Guests will pléase feel at howe, 'Whitby, Nov. 9th, 1876. UEENS HOTEL, Corner of Cameron and Laidlaw Sts. CANNINGTON, Onr. D. CAMPBELL, , , , Puopristor This Hotel is now furnished in the best | style, and offcrs every accommodation to travelers p&@F™ First class Sample Rooms. Livery attached. Cannington, Oct, 20, 1875. 43 CLEMENT DAWES, HS Money to Loan on Farm sectirity 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, &0., : Oshawa November 21, 1866. 4 THE ONTARIO Farmers' Mutual Insuance Co'y! Head Office, Whitby, This Company is now fully organized and is prepared to accept risks on Farm Buildings and their contents, country School Houses and Churches, Those wishing to fnstire and thereby support a Home I Ce A NOLO-ANERICAN HOTEL, PRINCE ALBERT. W. H. PARK, =~ - - PROPRIETOR. Having purchased the above pleasantly situated Hotel, 1 have thorotghly repaired and renovated the etitfre premises even to the Sheds. The Hotel has been furnished in First-Class Style and Stocked with the best Liquors and Cigars! Strict ion paid to she comfort o guests, The table and bar well supplied. ~~ W. H. PARK. Prince Albert, June 12, 1875. tA BUSTRONS HQUSE, (LATE ALBION,) WHITBY, ONTARIO. E. ARMSTRONG, PROPRIETOR. The Only First Class House in Town. PEsor HOUSE, Inte Jewett House, Kent Street, Lindeny. Board, $1.60 per day. E. BENSON, Proprietor. HE QUEEN'S HOTEL, WHITBY, ONT. . McCANN & TAYLOR, Propristors. Every accommodation for the traveling public, have now an opportunity of doing either plying to the Head Office, Ry any of the local Agents of the Company. Our rates will be found as low as those of any respons sible Mutual Insurance Company in Canada, Office--Opposite the Royal Hotel Brock 8t., Whitby. Bos Pe C. NOURSE, Seeretary. W. H. BROWNE, General Agent. Ask Your Druggist For Dr. Carson's old established and never failing. Worm Syrnp, Bole manufacturers Martin & Co., Oshawa, PAINTER, PAPER HANGER, K ALSOMINER WoL respectfully inform the public that he is prepared to do ull kinds of work in his line, in first-class style and at reasonable rates. All the latest designs in Sign Writing, Ornamental Painting, &c. ers left at Hallet's Hotel, Queen Street, Port Perry will be promptly attended to. Agent, A, M, PENTLAND, Whitby, July 20 1874. 82 Druggist, Port Percy E. LeBEAU. October th, 1878. choice of the market and the thtmost atten- | since father mother, and tion paid to the convenience and comfort A Maiden's Soliloquoy. Uselessly, aimlessly, drifting through life. What was 1 born for? *For somebody's wife' - I am told by my mother, Well, that being true, Somebody keeps himself strangely from view, . And i gg but marriage will settle my te Tbelieve I shall die ih an unsettled state For though I'm not ugly--what woman is # You might possibly find a more beautiful phis, ; And then ag for temper and inanners, 'tis plain Who seeks for perfection will seek here in vain, Nay in spite of these drawbacks thy heart is perverse, And I should not be grateful fof better or worse | To tako the first body that graclotisly came And offered those treasures his home dnd his name. I think, then, my chauces of marriage . are small, But why should I think of snch chances at all ? My brothers areall of them younger than I Yet they thrive in the world, and why not let me try ? 1 know that in Business I'm not and atop, Becnuse from such matters most strictly I'm kept; But=this is the question that troubles my mind Why am I not trained to work of some kind ? Uselessly, aimlessly drifting through life, Why should I wait to be somebody's wife ? ELLEN MORLEY'S SECRET. Tts almost forty-three years ago myself lived here; wo were Comfortable ,erough for poor folks , there was the large garden and orchard at tho back, and that nearly kept the house then we'd pigs and fowls and bees, and I took in some fine needlework, for my parents would never let me leave home, ns I was their only child, and they did not think I was strong enough for service, besides they always said they could not get ,| along without me, so we all lived to gether and were very happy; the only trouble that father and mother had was that I'was engaged to John Morley, and though [ had no inten- tion of leaving them, still they frett ed for my sake, thinking they were holding me back from happiness. My tather and mother were God- fearing, industrous and sober people; I must tell you that in these days there was not much talk about tee totalers; people drank as much as they liked, and no one said anythin to them; drunkards were nT but somehow I think the're more plentiful now; you see drink is cheaper, and every corner you turn there's a great flaring public house staring you in the face, and it is certain that the people who frequent them only think of the quickest way of turning themselves into beasts. -- Mother and I never touched any- thing--not thatjwe thought it wrong but it didn't agree with us; father he'd far rather 'go without a meal and mother happen if he had refused it. But I never knew him to take more, orany other kind of liquor ; he told me he never had but one glass of spirits in his life, and that was when he was about twenty years of age; a friend pursuaded him, bug it flew to his head at once and made him so blind that he took a greengrown duck pond for a field, and when he thought to lay down and recover himself a bit he got such a ducking that it gave him an attack of rbefi- matics for many a day. As father advanced in years mother and Tsaw that his pint of ale did not suit him as it once did; always after dinner, instead of going out into the garden he used to fall as'eop for hours, and instead of wak- ing up refreshed, he was dazed and giddy the whole evening after; the same after supper ; he could scarcely see his way up to bed, and I walk- ed up behind him for fear he might stumble ; but I must shorten this part of my story, if I am to tell | you about my secret. ~ It seems but a year ago since that beautiful summer evening, that beautiful summer evening which {saw the last of happiness in our dear little home for many a long |day. The "sun was shining so brightly, the birds singing so gaily and our old fashioned garden was all aglo with rich colored, sweet- smelling flowers. Father came slowly out after his usual sleep, with that dazed look upon his face that always made my heart tremble with fear ; he leant heavily on his stick, so I guve him my arm and we took a turn round the garden, The fresh than miss his quart of ale in the day |stupid state when 'I married him, I and 1 would have [should never have been his wite.-- ait did him good ; his head got clearer #nd h8 called to mother to come and walk with us; they were so fond of one another and had long ago learned the secret of a happy married life} it is surimed up in two words, "bear, [forebare." He was fond of thaking the cottage look pretty; it was covered with climb- ing plants of every kind, some trail- ing ovet tho thatched roof to the chittingy top; looking suddenly up ho saw that his favorite rose was hatigitig down | he had been training it in the morning, and had not fin- ished when called to dinner; he sald he mustgo up and finish it for he wis stite that there was a storm coming that would, pull it down al. together. Now I must tell you that dear mother had so managed it, that whatever 'climbing there was, was done before dinner for she knew that his head was not to be trusted after that, and he always gave in so sweetly, ho mtist remember he was getting to be an old man, butJthis evening nothing would tdrn him; ho would not let me mount the ladder though I had often done so for him ; the tears' ran down my mother's faco as she begged and prayed for him to be guided by her, but it was of no use; he had got one of his rare fits of wilfulness on him, and he would only do what he liked. He went up, and for a minute all seemed to go well; he had al- most finished, poor mother had begun to say, 'Thank God, he's safe' when he suddenly loosed his hold, 'clasped his head with his hands, swung round and down on the top of my dear mother, who was gazing up at him with her soul in her facg.-- They fell together and she never moved again ; her neck was broken, and he, he lived a few hours, but never & parting word, never a part- ing smile for the breaking heart that the day's sun set on, and as if my cup of sorrow was not full enough, the doctor said to me. 'Ah if my old friend would have been advised by me, and had given up his daily quart of ale, it is more than probable that you would have had him for many a year, for as I told him his brain was not able to bear the pressure he put apon it.' John stood by me in my dark hour did everything, spared me in all ways, sent one of hls sisters to stop with me, until I could be per- suaded to become his wife; but I believe I should have gone melan- choly mad, if I had not been obliged to give up the cottage and go far away to a manufacturing town; it was such a dreadful blow, and the manner of it too, a quart of ale, had made me a homeless orphan; it was always before me; a bitter hatred grew up in my heart to the very name of drink ; the sight of a public house made me shudder; the smell of drink made me sick and faint, and the thought that John was like lieve if I had not been in a kind of and quickly too ; it didn't take half the they hadnt more money to waste on dress they trod on crooked ways to find it. So I determined to save the money aid put into the savings bank week by woek, keeping it quite seperate from any other I might be able to put by out of the remainder of John's wages, and this my secret which 1 would not share with anyone, not even my husband, Our life passed by smoothly and happily ; wo had one child, a boy, and he was the idol of mine and his father's heart; that he was not al- wiiys mine was simply owing to this, that I was always praying against temptation, and watching least my grent love should make me forget my duty as a parent, and that would be a poor selfish kind of love and our darling grew up wonder- fully unspoiled for an early child.-- But when he was about fourteen years of age he began to grow very delicate; we did everything wo could for him, but he did not getany stronger, so I called in the doctor, | he told me there was something wrong with his spine | he hoped | with great care he might be spared | tous; but when John heard of it he, completely broke down ; his health | had not been very good for some time; and an illness seized upon him which brought him to thevery gates | of the grave. Doctors' medicine and | expensive nourishment had to be pro- vided, and no two pounds a week | coming in to us, so I thankfully tarned to the little I had been able to save during the twenty years of our married lifé and once more I took in fine needlework; but it was very hard to keep the wolf from the door. You will wonder that [| didn't go to the savibg bank and draw on my nest egg; but I could not bare to doit for I wanted the money for my boy's start in life, and I prayed God to belp me. Well He restored my husband but our darling was fading away; so one day the doctor told us there was no hope unless we could put him under a course of treatment that would take a great deal of money, and he named the sum; my poor John away with a broken hearted look but I smiled as I unlocked my desk, brought out my bank-book, and pointing to a certain page, said, 'Here is what you want, cure my | boy and the blessing of God be with | you.! I think the doctor and John | thought I had gone mad from trouble but I soon showed them to the con | trary, for 1 said, 'here's £124 17s 2d, | the price of twenty year's pints of | beer and the interest on the money ; | 7,300 pints of beer at fourpence | each.' There it was before them! plain to be seen. Surely I was the! most thankful woman England held | that day; but the crowning point | had yeu {o come, for when John | came home that hight he drew a niece of paper from his pocket, and | held it up before my eyes, and suid, | always had his pint at dinner and | father and took his beer every day |*1am a pledged tectotaler from this dy for. | the same at supper ; he always said [so prayed upon my mind, that I be- ward ; God bless you, wife, you Lave shown me a grand example.' Our boy recovered money and what was left with what John thought something was going to |The first Saturday night after we had been married he brought home bis money and laid it on the table before me. "Now, wife," he said, 'this ismy general weekly wage. two pounds ten, sometimes more, sume- times less. When it is not under this I always keep ten shillings for myself ; there's my beer and clubs and other things that a man must keep money in his pocket for, the rest 1 band over to you to keep the house with. I know you will save it if you can; but I like everything comfortable, and while I can work I mean to have comfort; but out of the two pounds remember you are to take two and sixpence for your beer every week. I take mine and my wife shall have hers too. 'I hate its very name,' wag the only reply I could make, for tears chocked my voice. ¢ Poor soul!' he sald pityingly, ns he drew my head down to his shoulder, ; You'll get the better of that in time ; anyway the money is yours to do what you like with it, buy becr or woman's fal-dals, I'll never msk you what you've done with it.' I thought a great deal of what John said to me, and after a few days I made up my mind what to do with my weekly two and six- pence, £6 1s 8d a year, a large sum for a workman's wife to call her own, either to swallow or waste in finery ; it was clear I could not Jdo the first, and as to the second, my dear paronts had brought me up to consider that sinful waste makes woeful want, and that poor men's wives and daaghters were all the and I saved together, was enongh in two years to put him out in the world, and with the first money he ever saved he bought this cottage for his father and me, and now you have the story of Ellen Morley's Secret An Anlusing Rascal. HOW THE EDITOR OF " TRUTH 'PLAYED IT ON ONE WHO PLAYED IT ON HIM Atout twenty-five years ago I was an attache at Munich. Public employees Jed an easy life then, and all the other members of tho miceion were away. I was seated in the chancery, when a bronzed looking veteran entered, and, telling me that he was on his way back to England from the Crimea, asked me to advance him 100 florins. T wus verdant and handed him the cash, proud to be of use to one of the gallant defenders of my native fiag. After he had left, I came accross an order to have a man of his nume ar- rested and 'vxtradited' for numerons iniquities. 1 went to the police. No one was in, 80 to make sure that my friend should not leave 1he town, | wroto him a line to say that some Bavarian officers were most anxious to make his acquaintance, and that I hoped that he would honor me witl, his company to dinner the next day. The following evening the Captain. beautifully arrayed in evoning dress, made bis appearance. ¢Captain,' 1 said, 'allow me to introduce you to the officers who wanted to know you; thoy are offi- cers of the police.' On this he was led away and lodged in prison. The florins borrowed of me. Bat we had no evidence of the fact, so we hit upon the following expedietity He was brought before the Mini Police, who &aid to him: borrowed 100 florins of n 1 of the English Legation, ! No,' replied the Captain; 'this is an infamous falsehood ; I only borrow- ed 100 florins." Thank you,' re- plied the minister, 'for admitting the fact; you will now go back to prison; because you owe money which you cannot pay.' In durance vite the Captain remained for one year; and during this time we tried to arrange his extradition. But we failed, and the ' Captain," we found could not be sent to England,--- Some years later T,came across this worthy muh at Florence. He then was representing himself asa secret emissary of Lord Pulmerston, and in that capacity was made much of by the Florentine Prime Minister Ricazoli. On meeting me he took his departure. A year or two later I found him at Venice, with his son. He called this son a nephew of Lord Palmerston and himself the son's tutor. Again, on sceing me he fled. The last time I met him was at Constantinople. There he passed himself off as a Catholic anxious to become a Protestant. Many kind persons took so deep an interest in his spiritual welfare that they min- istered to his physical wants. When I left Tie had heen accommodated with a lodging in prison, and since then I have never heard of him.-- The trick of this man was to ad- vertise for a governess for his ehild- ren. When the poor woman came to him he would take all her money and then turn her into the streets, But he was a most atnusing rascal, When I'unearthed him from Flore ence he went to Spezzia. Charles Dever, who was Vice Consnl there, although he generally lived at Florence, started off atter him, breathing fire and vengeance. On his retnrn home I asked him what had happened, ¢T found him,' said Dever, 'living in the best hotel, the friend of half the town. 'And is he in prison?' IT asked. 'Well, no, not exactly,' replied Dever; 'the fact is, he amused me so that I lent him £10 and he went off tb Spain.' a ea A Buffalo gentleman who owns a £100 bond of the 'city' of Neosho Falls, Kan., recently wrote to the local Treasurer as to its value. He received the following reply: -- 'Take the bond to a store and weigh it. Then tind a market report con- taining the quotation of waste'paper and you will know the value of your bond.' re etn Among the 'funny rules' adopted at the hilarous meeting with which some of the members of the Phila delphia bar ¢'osed the old year was the following :--* When you have emptied your client's pockots, hand him enough money to pay his car fare home. This is an innovation on the established practice, but it is more blessed to give than to receive.' To Catch Horses. If the horse is shy and hard to catch, take finely-grated horse-castor, oils of rhodium and cummin ; keep them in seperate bottles well corked; put some pil of cummin on vour hand and approach on the windy side, ide will then move towards you, As soon as can reach him rub some cummin on his nose, give him u little of the castor on anything he likes, and get a fow dogs of | rhodium on his tongue, After this you can, make him do nearly everything you want, reat him kindly, feed well, handle gently, and your victory is certain, you A german paper asserts' thay prassic acid only causes suspewsion of life at first, and that ene whe takes it can be restored to animation by the pouring of rouge noth, : und salt, dissolved in watéry on the head and spine. ' 2 tr r-- ---- ne - A Deacon's Adventure. A good deacon in Davenport, Towa, saw 8 drunken man whom he knew diivi aim- lessly about the streets ove dark night, The deacon kindly got into the sleigh and took the reins, intending to take the drunkard to his home, which was two miles away ; but disliking the idea of walking back, he stop= i; ed at a tavern to find somebody who could himself, and a young fellow arrived with gir) in a sleigh, 'The young follow entered blanket, to wait while he got a drink. The | aa guide to the drunkard ; but the : on going to the. sleigh that then. front of the tavern, disc 1) drunkard, and papers demanding his extradition were not ready, and the minister Police proposed provisionally to worse for apeing those above for if keep him under arrest for the 100°, more conveniently do the job, Whi ad was in the tavern the diunkard drove the tavern, leaving his girl muffled ina' | deacon found a volunteer fo take his place, '| ke Lo SE a a