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OCLnew_1877_01_17_Oxford_Tribune_newspaper_issue_OCR_ACCESSThe Oxford. Tribune \ L &4.Y4»Jt o trK r VtKPOnTKK, PV9LIHH S D S V ER Y W EDRESDA^ H A R RY ROW LAND, MAftOXia SUU.!. BUILDING*. KASf SWE TH Ail EXX STIUEET, INGLKSOLL. SPcEatCwaI Aat LLo caatl taennd tDiaoirny Npeawi*d. tIot ctihrcaa apeeuubralitstoporu nt *H Local Ji van u. FMil RcporU U nil Town•hip and G.iualy Council Mealing*; lacaraolh Torontoftteitrad, LUVo Falla and New York Markets; th1-ti-r ItemaoS Neva from reliable KUrcee; good Lite•ry Sate-tuwv ;>itoy and readable; and the Lalea OXFORD TRIBUNE, ^MSMIrr A nd C a n a d a D a ir y R ep o rter. mxk< th* drcutaUon ot the Tkucx* targer than that ntsay Other journal published in Dili Mellon ot th*D-iaainlon. It will th.rclurc xtxud unnvaUad M an . VOL. IV.-NO. G.INGERSOLL, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 17, 1877.WHOLE NO. 162. TEJIXS^ ONE DOLL A It A YEAR 8TBICTI.r IN ADVANCI. No psperdtecentiauai uatil *11 snsangt* have been « Ualrti oUierariM orUerod, all xtlverthcmeat* wilt he ©rforb ©rilnntt, •bllgu by vtlhor writing or UUxlng tha oittea tump otthe pw-t O®.w from whence the p*per It returned.HARKYROWLAND, PublbkerB Proprioter. Th is BOOK AND JOB PBQiTING OFFICE. Extot'lro *1111100# h*»a boon made to the alreadyvery Ur.'e and eo-npleio asortment at type and other■Uriel in thlx department, and no paint will be spared WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1877. Uh. Hugh C. Thompson, who has been Secretary of the Agriculture and Arts As­ sociation for twenty years,*died on Wednes­ day last of liver complaint. Book oai Jobbing1 Dopartmenta The Canadian Lit erary Institute of Woodstock bare petitioned the Legislature, through Hon. Mr. Mowat, for ccitain amendments to their ctiajter. *'i*rp Impreraion so desirable Im Fine Commercial dobprinlinff, and which has been ao highly appreciated tnthe work tamed out ot thii mtabiuhment during the F“tX*‘r GOOD WORK AND LOW RATES HARRY ROWLAND.Proprietor. NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS. Tks "Chanx#" O>py for Coatnct AdverlhctnenMint bo honJc.1 In by SxturJxy at tb# latent to neurInsertion In th# next imuo. Our lxr»-e mJ Increiwlncirculation ha« rendered It ahiolutcty necessary tpublish on Wednesday. In order to reach outlylnorttodkcibitera ths close ot tho weeK and we bavi to gs to prase oxrly in order to print our large edition Mr. Joseph Tomlinson, a resident of Ottawa, deposes that the Ashtabula acci­ dent was caused by the deficiency in strength of the main braces of tho bridge, ho mado tho drawings for the bridge but. that falsa economy dictated lighter braces being substituted for those ho plannod and to this fact ha attributes the late accident. business Cartel McCAUCHEY A. WALSH, BA f R kil R Ht I o S ri T in E C R ha S n c a e n ry d a A nd t t I o ns m olv e e y n s c - y a , t N -L oU a r w ica , Po'lc, c, InjmA Out. Office—In MvCauyhey'sQ odr, upntaJra, two doorx north ot IhnC/ironielf otlk-e. Should there be no war in Europe Turkish diplomancy will haro gained a victory. The number of ultimatums pre­ sented to the Porto cannot bo counted on the figures of one hand and each time, tin ultimatums have been politely declined, frosh comfcssions being made by tho Powers on each occasion. If this continues much longer the Sultan in his turn will threaten w.arnnl’ss tho Powers themselves guarantee the reforms in their countries which ho may dictate. Tho Sultan xnay however go a little too far and break tho camel’s back. M ’DONALD & HOLCROFT, BA S R ol R icit I o S r! T In E C R ha S n c a e n ry d . N A ot t a t r o ia m l P e u y b s li - c n , t A - c L .. a L w c. , Ofllc*—Thsmei xlrect. Inxcrvoll. F. Md>inu, LU B. W. Wiuox Hotrsorr, D. A. W ILLIAM NORRfS, Ba iU r t C r hr i a s n t i^l e t B r u . l di A n^ c n . , Ttu o u f u f M ic x e lu — «t ■ ,! S n e x c en o o n U d .Injeraol!. Doe. S4.1S73. J. 0. HEGLER,i TTOHNEV, SOLterruJl, Sw. Money to loan a:f\. Bljht |»r «ul bought *nd Mild.urnc»-I,.Ht-O:lkc IT.mk, Ihuuo *t., Ucerudl.Injerwll. Fob. 9, 107«- 113 JOHN SECORD, A TTORNEY, Solieitor-in-Chnncery,_Notary Public and Cumnitoioucr. Solicitor to11 Meotnauu' Bank. CulIecUont Prumptiy AUondcdto. Money U> Lwa on Farm Prer*rty.OFFICE,—T.lbnii'x Ubx'k. Broadway, TllwnburzTileoaburr. March 31, 1 8 1 5 .*7 DR. BOWERS. PH O Y Ct S c* I — C I C A bx N r’a , i S s u tr r e g et e , on * , f A ew c ., d o I o n r g * e * r 'M so l l o l. fTbimtx xtr-jd.Inprrxoll. Dec. 18. 1S73. M . B. ffl’CAUSLAND, M. M. C. P. S.ONTARIO, "I >HY8lCIAN,RUIWE0N, Ac., fonneriy Surgeon inJ the L'. H. nnny *nd nire. Cdronr-r rorlhe-Cotintyct Oxford. Hdlce xn 1 lU-sidence optruiite the lUryaJIfoUl Uaikllngr, IKomra St., InKcnuil. A. I. HOLLINGSHEAD, SURGEON DEHTIST, I ICENTlATEo the Royal College ofI J MC»UJ Stinrnn», Ontario, Kooma—Clark Bar- A correspondent write* that tho roaaons set forth by tto 800 ratepayer* who have petitioned for a repeal of tho Dunkin Act in Prince Edward County, are that no good has resulted from it, but evil; farther, that tho adoption was not by a majority of tho ratepayer*, a* there were not more than one-third of the voter* went to tbo polls when carried before ; and, further, that drunktnnes* was on tho increases, a* is shown by tho official statement of the Sheriff of tho County, which was as fol­ lows :—From the 1st day of June, 1874, to tho 1st December, there were incarcerated in our ga<>! for drunkenness and disorder­ ly conduct, eight; in ttosima time in 1S75 there wero ten ; and in 187G, under the reign of Dunkin, in tho snmo time, there were sixteen, which cannot bo accounted for only by iilieit selling in holos and cor­ ner?. Tho Council acquiesced in tha prayer of the petitioner* excepting four, and throe of rinse wore n<*t re-elected to tho Council for tbo ensuing year, consequently that vote wonld bo tbeir hst responsibility. The Kierabcra of Council openly avowed that the Dunkin Act was not only a failure but was doing a great barm to tho interest* of tho County. Fifty French immigrants return to FranceTiaving only just come cut to Canada They became discouraged although they bad seen little nf tho counfry. Yarmouth, U. 8., has 142,000 tons of shipping, which is yearly inerchsing at the rate of ten per cent. i Exempted property in Ingorshll mounts to ♦125,000. * Belleville and Brantford aro applying to i le incorporated ns cities. Toronto has applied to nave its Mayor in future elected by ti e Council instead of as now directly by the people. During the first half of tho past year there were in Ontario, 20,434 births against 9,472 deaths; in Oxford county, 567 birth* against 278 death*. Dr. Buck, late of tho Hamilton Asylum, has been transferred to the London Asylum rendered vacant by tho death of Dr. Landor. A bridge over tho river St. Lawrence, at Quebec is contemplated. The Welland Vale Manufacturing Com­ pany’s works at St. Catharines, have been destroyed by fire, throwing a number of werkmen out of employ. Loss from 34,000 to $5,000.The Anglo-American cable of 1860 has again parted 139 miles from Hearts Con­ tent. The Princo of Wales is sliortly going to pay a visit to Pcndbyrahghyzzrohbninehil, in Wales. Those addressing tho Princo during his visit will bear in mind that there is another post office in Wales spslt tho same, but with only one “ z.” Westinghouse’s patent automatic air brake bus achieved wonderful success in England. A train of 186 tons, ruuniug at 55 miles an hour was nulled up a distance of 910 feet in 21 seconds, and at 40 miles in 550 feet, or 1G seconds. Coal mine proprietors in tho U. S. nre again endeavoring to combine in order to restrict production and raise th* price of coal. The Slate of Maine, U. S. built 215,910 tons of shipping in 1855, and only 73,573 tons last year. Tho Russian flag ship, Shetland, with the Grand Duke Alexis on board, has arrived Hampton Roads, Va. Neither Bennett nor May appear to hare been injured in tbeir late childish encoun­ ter. Tho duel took place in two States; Binnct w.-.sin ono and May in tho other, a id neither o >urt knows how to ait. On dit that Bennet and'his lady love, May'* sister, arc now nloughing tho pond, Paris being their destination. Chicago very shortly will bo connected directly with Montreal by tho enterprise of the G. T. It., which will control the through Road. President Grant rooagniz::* Pickard's (Republican Government in Louiiiann. The II ulson ice harvester's strike is over, the Companies having won the day. It is reported that the Ameer of Afghan­ istan is arming against England. This fa scarcely probable. Tho present famine in India will, it isre- ported, cover a suiter area than tho disas­ trous famine of 1874. msra DAffims asmw. TWELFTH ANNUAL CONVENTION. second" da y. From ths Slots raport. Ihgeuoll , Jan. 10. Tho Convention assembled this morningat 10 o’clock. Thee* was a large attend­ ance, including a number of prominent American dairymen who arrived late lastnight. It was ascertained that a number of other Am rican gentlemen had started from their homes with tho intention of at­tending tho C-invention, but niter coming a part of the journey, they were obliged to return owiug to tho blockade on tho rail­ways. In tho nbsenco of Mr. Chadwick, the chair was taken by Mr. D. H. Burrill, ofLitllo Falls, N. Y., one of tho Vice-Presi­ dents of tho Association. CHARLES KENNEDY, SURGEONJDENTIST. LICENSED by the Royal College of DoaUd Surgwy, Ontario.ToeUi ctlractod without pain by III# um of Nitrous< <;a»,«U., HdedreO- nUenUon pUd totho prMcmtion ot natural Uolh.OOiceonKinx •treoi. oppoiito tlio " Drdy H ««.'IngarauU, l>pc. is, lip, JAMES BRADY, ICENSED Auctioneer for Oxford, J J Klein. UldllvMX »sJ London. Oftlct— Muulontfouw. Intsnoll. tula* in Town and Country protnpUy LICtdE ONxfSorEd.D SAxloui ctxitotrnodeeedr tof oIrn TCowonu netnydOninlry at very miler.de raiot. Order* left at JxmeeM. Grant** Wratern Hole! vr eddrese IngereoU P. O. AEKAN3ER GRANT, PROVISION AGENT ! A DVANCES tnajlo against Consign- .XV mtnU ot BulUr, Ch*M0 *»d IIOf Preduc*. nsvraoll. One.U*h«—ChroHirU Bolldinf. PH (M Y i S ce I — C H I i l A l* N B , lo S ck u , r T g b e u o na n a , l d lr ie w ., l . Ingersoll. JOHN HASKETT, General Commission Merchant, Grein, Hutter, Chf'm and all Lindt Farm Produce. iirw i Baild'r. opp. D»Jy IIvum, } INGERSOLL. d. s, Macdonald, GENKHAL n s u MUM IBM , INGERSOLL, ONTARIO. OSes, Thames-Street, Chronicle Bailding.twraan. July T, Dffi St JAME8 R. HARRIS, RCniTECT. Superintendent, tte. lann**. Ito*. U* Ifta J. M. WILSON, Viok’s Floral Guido Barbes t he Bank of Montreal account­ ant at Toron to has been sentenced to five ’ years in the penitentiary, with hard labor, for purloinin'!securities deposited with the bunk. We fear that th* higher authorics * in tho bank urc very much to blame for 1 allowing,such a thing to bo possible. II id 1 there been a proper system of audit in the Blink of Montreal and those in charge of 1 money or securities required to produce tlrem at limes when they least expected to < bo called upon; Barber instead of being as ho now is—a felon—might have been an honest and happy man. In the Barber case wo consider temptation was in a tne.i- auro forced upon him by the very reckless ' manner in which ho was allowed to han 11* and havo o'.urgo of negotiable soouri.i a without being obliged from lima to time to produce them. Tho temptation proved too strong for his power of resutaneo, doubtless ho commenood iu n small way; perhaps he was hard up ; had somo pressing liabilities to meet, and knowing ho could mrko use of nourilies without detection In did so, was successful, tried it again with the same result, and so on untill he did it once tea often. Tho manner in which the trial was conducted, tho effort made and successful­ ly so to keep all th* details of thocaso from the publio look black and very much ns if it were done to screen other* equally guilty. Barber undoubtedly oould not have indulg­ ed to th* extent he did without arousing suspicions of those through whom hands the sacurilios passed and were renegotiat­ ed. Barber’s very position in ths batik and his having at command the securities bo tampered with would alone, one would imagine, easily excite the suspicion* of his broker or go-between. This howeveris not allowed to come out in evidanoa, not eve i tho brokers names with whom he transact ed bis business sppesr. If there be others guilty besides Barber, and there undonbtly are, justic* demands that they also should meet tbeir award. This is * c*s« in which the royal clemency might bo extended should Baber turn Queen's evidence by which means the more guilty one* might ' bo brought io trial. We ar* not, under ordinary eiroumstanoM, in favor of advo- k oaling the eseapn of any criminal from the punishment so nobly de**rv*d, but in this . eas* it might tnrJ out that Barber was not tho giratcst criminal, that ho had been led <m by oihors mor* guilty than himself and bren mad* a tool of. The whole history of ’ th* M*e we hop* will yet be mad* known. WHISKEY, the Greatest Source of Crim:. T> tb# Editor ot tb# Tribune. At lb* great Intern*' tonalC invention of the Y.MC.A.. held at Toronto list July, the C iapl*in of the Kingston Penitentiary mule this statement “ that nearly thres-tonrths of tho inmates of the penitentiary committed their crimn when under the influence of strong drink.” Frion.h of law and order stamp oct this prolific soiree of crime and record your rote on the 17th last, in f.ivorof tho Dankin Bill Your*, Cit izen. To the Kdltol ot the Tribune. Is tho ceremony of marriage to ba ifhed because some men treat tbeir wites like brutes ? Is study to bo prevented because some poopla up-tpafl with an excess of it ? Are alma to tho poor to bo stopped be­ cause there are some importer* ? Are our arms to be tied behind ns be­ came soma are pugilislically inclined ? Are cur sons to be debarred from joining bank# because some turn out thieves, a la, Barber. Joy and Glass ?tAre we not to skate because some have lost their lives thereUy ? Are wa not to travel for a like reason ? Are we not to »at because some have been poisoned 7 Are wo not to take healthy exercise be- e*u** soma have injured themselves by taking too much of it ? Are we not to enjoy God’s gifts because some people abuse them ? Ask yourselves these question* and vote according to yotfa conviction. Cowmonsxxcb. abol- —A debating club has been formed at Dashwood. —♦310,033 worth of goods were exportedf om Kineardin* during 1876. The Sorel Corporation ore desirous ol purehaainz th* gas works of that place. —Th# market fse* of Chatham were sold at auction for th#sum of 11,010. —Mr. John C. McMillan, an old and well-known rcsidsut of Orillia died last LEAKS IN THE DAIRY. Mr. C. H. Shnldon, of Lowville, N. Y., delivered an addres* on tha above subject. ; Ho first gave nn account of the difficulties he and others had met with in reachingIngersoll owing to the heavy snow-storm in New York, and the consequent biocking-np ) of the railway*. Addressing himself to hissubject ho remarked that poor ond insuffi­ cient food ond bod water were among tho worst and most common leak* in the dairy. A food that would keep the supply con­stant and tho cow* in good fle*b, would pay in tho long run by giving tho largest percentage to sell when the market wasthe highest. Largo and comfortable barn* wore important factors. It was tho dictate of prndenco to stop up tho cracks in thostable. Ventilation sbonld not be neglect­ed. If tlie Creator had intended rhe cow to to kickoff and pounded Ho wonld have provide J her with a coat of nrmour. Everykick and stroke waa a leak in the dnirj>. Every dairyman should not only bo kind mid gentle himself iu tho treatment of his cows, but for moral ns well ns for financialreason* he should see that he had no brutal hired men in his employ. Tho. problem of ' Bucccssfal checrodairying in y«.tr< to comemust be solved by the consumer, as tho Americans wero not a cheese-eating people. The interest depended almost entirely ntpresent on tbo foreign trade, though the Dairymen’s Association were educating tho taste of tho people for n gqod article.Statistics showed that tho consumption of cliceso among dairymen themselves were greatest wl.en they considered it cheap,whereas if ctoesetnnkeis, patron#, and all concerned would themselves use larger quantities of n good articlo tho price wouldbo raised throughout tho whole interest.The careless or imperfect curing of cheese was a great leak, for it not only affected those producing tho inferior article, bnt thotrade. The object of manufacturers should bo to put their cheese into the hand* ofconsumers as soon as they wanted it; and in all case* tho keeping quality of the cheese should not be lost sight of. A highand uniform temperature was that adaptedto tho preservation of tho best qualities of cheese. Mr. Farrington, of Norwich, moved avote of thnriks to Mr. Sheldon tor hi* ad­ dress and Prof. Arnold seconded the mo­ tion, which was carried. In reply to a qiioition. Mr. Sheldon said that ho "vrd scuttle*kept open for the ventilation and cooling of hi* curing room. He also kept tho doors and window* open for the same purpose. His exprrienco ivns that though thocheese was apt t » mould by keeping it in n close curing room during the heated term, on tho whole it made tho best quality inhi*observation. II > ha 1 never seen that the cheese absorb -d auv deleterious taints or other undi-sirablo quality by keeping it iu a close room.Prof. Arnold related tho result cf a serie* of experiments which had been mode inCornell University hearing upon tins curing of cheese. From these it appeared that wl<n tho cheese was nil mrulo so that itpave off no offensive gase* there was no real necessity for ventilation further than to allow a very small amount of oxygen to not npnn the cheese.Pref. St* *art placed tho highest impor­ tance upon that port of Mr. Sheldon's paper which dwelt with the kind treatmentof cows. It required nearly 50 p»r co-*t. m«re food tn keep a cow housed iu a col l, ntienmfortnblo barn than in a warm «ndcomfortable one. For a dairy of thirty cows a barn with concrete nir-tight wall*— which be ennei 'rred th* tost nml cheapest—with sash nt d <1< nble 11 mln it wai m am) comfortable tlir>>iigli'<iit,c.in1d be construct­ ed for the saving in food which would beeffected in two years npon tho same num­ber of cows kept in a comfortless barn. This concrete only cost* about ten cents per cubic foot. Dark stable* were anotherleak in the dairy. Farm cow* should have abundance of light. The President nrged dairymen to pro.dnee on the farm what they required in the way of «tock. food, Ac., instead of buy­ ing a* many do. Prof. Arnold in reply to question.*, saidthat a ceilrel nnd boarded curing-room, if painted and varni*bed, wonld retain thotoot much longer than a plastered one. Plaster wa* by no mean* impervious to •ir.nnd often allowed hurtful gasses to passthrough, Oiling paper which wai var-nished on totb ride* was excellent for the lining ot curing rooms. He and th* otherjudge* npon cheese at the Centennial could in most cases, detect the cause* of th* rar- on* taint* found upon sample* of cheese. In one sample from Canada the taint ofcarrion in the sir tod been communicated to tto cows, and was very perceptib’o in> the cheese. In other case* the praetis* offeeding whey to c>w» wa* very discernible in the cheese.Mr. Farrington, nf Norwich, said be be­ lieved one of tlie greatest leak* in tto dairy was that where they heard <-xc«ll*jat ad-dre«*a* like those of Mr. Sheldon or Prof. Arnold, they allowed tha benefits to leak away instead of practising tto hint* theycontained. (Hear, hear and applause.) . At twelve o'clock the Convention adjonr- conrtitmnta and albumenoid* taken Mr. W. C. Hately, of Brantford, *ug-off the soil by a cow in lactation, and a gerted that the question of white v*r»u»■teer, respectively, fr-m which it appeared colored ctoese should b* discussed. that th* c-'w carried off in mineral consti- Mr. CmswcII said that many ot th* we*- tuonts four time*, and in albuminoid* five tern manufacturers had once mad* whitetim«», a* much aatbe stoir. In this com- • ------ ’ ........................... - - - - - parison no account wa* token of tto carbo­hydrate* which might be derived fron* the atmosphere. Different symptom* of dairy­ing, however, had different effect* upon the •oil. With regard to batter dairying tho 1’rofosRcr remarked that what wa* gold from tto products of the farm, not what wa*raised and fed to be returned to the soil, impoverished it. Butter wns composed wholly of carbon and water. And if puretook no valuable constituent* from the ooil. AU it*.elements, carbon and water, might bo derived from the atmosphere. The beat system of dairying to preserve tbo fertilityot the soil wa* butter making. When the refuse milk was fed to animals tho tn'nml constituents went back to the soil in tji*highest ttato of organization, and might even increase it* fertility. Ho advised the feeding of tho milk to tho pigs, a* ttoaeaii-imols had a Iras weight of bone in propor­ tion to their caronne than calves, and then a larger amount of fertilizing matter wa?returned to the soil than- by feeding it t>calves. If, however, tho milk of the dairy wa* sole, tto mineral and nitrogenous con­ stituent* were lost to the soil. In tho man­ufacturing of cheese or delivery of milk to tho factory, all that was brought back was tho whey of the milk, or carbon and watercontaining no mineral matter, except theamount of caseine and albumen that might have floated off with it. Whey had there­fore little manurioJ valve, tho caseino of the curd containing nearly all the mineral matter. It was true that tto skilful feeder might profitably nso tho whey a* a foodby mixing with it other food rich iu albti- monoid*, such a* oil, meal, pea meal, v.it or barley meal, and thunadil to hi* income.Ho did not \(isb to alarm dairymen, but it behooved them to look the fact* square in the fuco, and if their present system wasfaulty, the sooner thoy mended it the bel­ ter. Dairying for long period* to* been found to deplete the soil of the phosphateof limo. ?rof. Voolctor, speaking of theintroduction of bone* as a manure, said :— ” In the reclamation of wastes, and in the restoration ?f fertility, to th# worn out pas­ture land* which bud been ?xhausted by tho constant removal of milk, cheese, &c., from their surface, bone rianarc bad bean scarcely less beneficial than turnip hus­bandry.” And Prof. J. P. W. Johnston, one of tho most careful of English writers, said “Every forty gallons of milk contained ono pound of bono earth, beside* otherphosphates. Estimating a cow foyield 750 gallons por year, it will require nineteen pounds of phosphate, equivalent to thirtypounds of boHO dust. If the calf is sold off wo muy assume that there is a In**of twen­ ty pound# of bono, and tho waste of thaphosphate* in the urine equals four pounds and tha* for every cow a dairy farm main­ tains it will loso of earthy phosphate* asmuch as is contained in 56 pounds of bone djjust.” Prof. Stewart concluded by saying that ho had gathered these few point* show­ ing tho effict of dairying upon fertility asmerely suggestive, and to givo tho dairy- ram notice of tho danger ahead that thoymight balanco their accounts yearly with the soil, and not go on drain" out little by little all their rich resources without ever once making a deposit to strcngttoa thoircredit. (Applause.) In reply to <juo-tion*, Prof. Stewait slates that if a dairyman hadabundance of fond from other source* thin thoir pastures and fad his cattle liberally, he might keep hi* pasture" in good order fora length of time. His ramarks bad toon b-i*-J on tho Mippraition that dairymoo k< pt all the cow* their land would support«itiiuut foreign compensation to tho *»il. ifhtwfprer tno farmer usod commercial fertilizers, such as bono dust, snperphos-phnte*. ho could keep the soil in good con­ dition tor about 82 per acre. G?rraan pot- trah salts were also very valuable in replen­ishing tho soil. Extra tillage might indef­ initely postpone tbo impoverishment of tho soil, but it would on that aoo mnt be all tto more marked when it did come. ThoGerman* hail found that by cultivating tho r.ugar bnet, which sent it* roots down to the «nLsoil and brought np the fertilizingelementa, and feeding the refa*o of tbeir sugar manufactories to th’ir cows, thoy wonld m ike their profit on the sugar clearwithout apparently impoverishing tho soil. He spoke very highly of the value of pea- meal and oil-meal in feeding cow*. Leach­ed ashes were a toleraldo snbslitnte for superphosphate*, provided thf land was not permanently wet. G.i* lime wm al*o g milbnt it should bo coinpo'cd with muck andearth nn 11 allowed to stand fora year or two or oven a fow month*. A vote of thank* was nnvrirmmfy ten­dered Prof. Stewart for hi* ndJrcr*. Mr. W. C. Hately, of Brantford, *ug-• ih.t *1 .-__J colored ctoesa ihonld ba discussed. Mr. CMswell said that many of the wes- cheese, but La did not think they would do *o again, as they had lost by tho experi­ ment. A certain amount could be madeto advantage, bnt if manufactured in any omiiderablo quantity the factory men would lo*e by it. To be at all sabab’awhite cheese should be of tbo very highest quality, as it showed its imperfections mor* than colored cheese. He tolievedthat if a practical and thorougly capable cheese maker would establish a dairy for the purpose of giving practical instruction*in the tost methods of manufacture it would bo largely attended and be produc­ tive of mno'i good. Such * factory mightbo established, sny at the Model form, and prominent s'leasc maker* like Mr. Ballau- tyno and others could take turn* iu in­structing tho pupils. Mr. Ballantynu said that he bad tong been of opinion that a great improvementon the factory system wonld bo to make some arrangement so that eight or ten fac­ tories would bo under tho supervision ofono experienced cheese maker, thereby en­ suring uniform excellence of quality. He confessed ho could not nt present secvery clearly the practicability of such a scheme, but ho was sure it would, if car­ ried out, result beneficially. Ho stronglyapproved of tho suggestion in reference to tho establishment of a factory at the Model Farm. It neod not necessarily to a sourceof revenue, but it conld bo mado self-sus­ taining. Mr. John Craig, of Woodstock, and Mr.Lessee, of Burgesrville, both strongly ad­vocated the education of tho patrons of fac­ tories in tho best system of manufacture by having meetings among them to bo address­ed by experienced cheese makers, A vote of thanks was unanimously ten­ dered to Mr. Ballautyne for his address.Prof. Arnold spoke in tbo highest term* cf Mr. Bailantyne’s remarks. Th ’y accord­ ed theoretically and practically with whatho (Prof. Arnold) had picked up in Lis visit* to dairies throughout tho United States. The following committees wero appointedby the President Committee of Nominations :—Prof. E. W. Stewart, of Erie County, N. Y.,Mr. C.L. Sheldon, of Lowvilte. Lewi* Co.,N. Y ; Mr. D.B. Bnrrill, of Hnrkimei* Co., N. Y.; and Messr*. Harvey, Farrington, and H.S. Lo**e, of Oxford Co., Ont. Committee on Finance ;—Messrs. J. B. Stewart, of Cattarqun, N. Y.; R. Y. Ellis and Benjamin Hopkin*, of Oxford Co., Out.Committee on Ditiry apparatus Messrs L. F. Bungay," of Norwich, Ont.; Hon. Harris Lewis, of Herkimer Co., N. Y.; andR. Facoy, of Ingersoll, Ont. The Convention adjourned till five o'clock. EVENING SESSION. The Convention rca*s«*mbl»d at seven o’clock, Mr. BuniU presiding. A letter was road from II->n. Geo. Brownstating his regret that owing to ill ht-ahh ho would bo unabto to attend. ' Abo from Prof. Bell ef Bellville, statinghis inability to bo piSKant. Alw from Mr. P. R. Daly. President of tho Dairymen'* Association of Ontario, ex­tending a cordial invitation to both Cana- dim and American dairymen to attend the uext Convention at Belleville.Tha President stated that there seemed to bo some misapprehension ns to the cause! which had Kept so many Americandairyman absent. Ho was certain that but tor the storm which had prevailed lor some dsys back on the other side of thsline* th^re would havu been a largo attend­ ance. The storm had not had its parallel since 1864. borated in the sap all the material of the crop. Under these circumstances there could be no doubt os to the value of ct r jstalk* for fodder.Upon motion of Prof. Arnold, seconded' by Hon. Mr, Lewis, the discussion on tlieqnostion on corn versus grass wa* adjourn­ ed until to-morrow morning. The Contention then adjourned.After wuicb a grand bacqrut, under the auspices of the Ingersoll Board of Trade, was given to the American Delegates, a re­port of which will be found elsewhere. Stray Calves. MK into tha incloaara totto niufar EPfTMiK or m n. Barber, the l*te Toronto accountant of the Bank of Montreal baa been **nt*n*eJ to Av* year* in th* Penitentiary with bard labor for thieving on a large *«de- Every endeavor vu mad* and *nec«MfuUy *o to keep th* detail* from th* public. Glass and Jey, aloe oftfa* Bank *< M*s»- —The Methodist* of Wingham rad a Clirfalraa* basaar, from which 4165 waarealised. —A new taw mill fa being erected in lb* township of Draper, District of Mnskoka. —Mr. Jame* Dicksoa grandfather of J. D. Casswull, of Pafanerstoa, is 111 year* old. —Th* people between Parry Sound andBraaebridge are agitating for a d wily maii. —Th* people of Peel are rawing (n tho matter of creeling bail lings soilable for ex­hibition purpo***. —Tb« population -if P >rt Perry accordingto a reernt etaui, t,033, an increaao of 181 —An order hat been imad bvlbnCbitoofp.dis* of S t Cattonnre tn dore up bil- lisrd roomaail sita'dfar plaMaby mid-night. —A rdd mine i#l farm of Jams* Heid, AFTERNOON SESSION. The c!*air w m taken at 239 p. m. by Mr.Gao. Hamilton. Tto attandano* was large. DAIXWIG AND ntETtLTTT. Prof. E. Stewart addrenaed th* Conven­tion on this aabjoet. After *ome introduc­tory otoervation* be remarked that thi*Association represented tto greatest single sgrirol.nral interest* of th* United State* *nd'Canada. Deducting th* cow.s n**d•imply far breeding irarpo*^* and farnudr- ing food for their calve*. tb*re wonld re­ main in both eonotrire about 10,000,090cow*, predndng an annual prodnet at 840Mr to«d, worth in the market 340X099.009. tn view of the extent nf thia interact it beearn-' nnportinrt tn consider tho off.-ct of dairying upon th*fertility ofth* dairy fcnn Milk contained about eix-tenth* nf one jwr cent nf mineral matter, and 1.000 pndndanf milk wnnU rout riii six pound* of aril. of lime. aoda. anlphnr. ma#n**i*. A". foWB«hip of milk whi’a in pafttnr* would r*ra«v* from the mil »w*oly-four noundi nf the** n£u- MANUFACTURE OF CHXESE AND HANDLING < 07 MILK. | Mr. Tbo*. Bvlfantyne. M.P.P., delivered ' an addres* on this subject. He rnti l that Ithe proper condition of tbo milk in com- 1 mnneing the process of manufacture, wax the first requisite in order to mike good 1 cheese. Cleanliness oould not to overrated. 1 Tho nt*n*‘l*Jdioal<l bo carefully wash’d 1 and scalded in the first part of the season. 'Cheese *hoti)d to manufactured with a view to early maturity, and the *oon*r it wa* ' ripe the totter. He aoeomplishe 1 this by* free use of rennet sufficient to coagnlat*tLe milk until the ontting of th* o ird in 25 ' or 80 minutes. The bent sbonld be applied !as gradually a* posaiblo. H* drew th» whey on the approach of tto slightest acidity, albove<l the whey to pack at thebottom of the vat. used salt very slightlv and followed the Cheddar process general­ ly. A* the season advanced li« used lessrannets, sufficient to coagulate it in 40minute*. Th* aacertrining of the right de­ gree of acidily ciuld only to learned by *x-perienre. In sum net he used 2| lb*, of salt per 1,000 pnnnd* ofourd, but when he wa* anxious that the cbee*a should bo soonripe for the early market ho n«*d about 1| ponnds of *«It. It was also of th* greatest importance that an even temperatureshould to kept np in tliw enrir-g room; about 65 degree* in fall and 75 degree* in spring were, he tolieved, about right. Care-lotsnes* io rtirring th* curd, thus allowing it to g*l slightly burnt by eoaring in contact with tto bottom of tlie vat, wa* a oommoncause nf strong cheeae< Th* tont *tould be grednally and regularly applied, and the healing proc cm continued from one hourto one and o^half hour*, during which stirring should be carefully kept np. Dur­ ing toe Surumrt the wbay should be expell­ ed from the card early, and in spring endfall care should bo cxcercised n"t to allow the enrd to get loo cold. Ha rtroncly aJ- vuiod cluwsn-maker* to visit other faworie*.Mpeeially those of high reputation, and note what they saw and the reason* tlwre- for. He reiterated that ihere were fouraaeiMKM in th* rasnufaotnre of oheaae, to all of-wbicb the gvaatoat attention should be told, namely, heat, rennet. andarid.- H« heated hi* curing room with a wood *tew hat thought a aoalsm* w m pre­ferable. ft* strongly d*i*roa*tod the «*• of M nppev ttutf far torteff, abates. A vefwttora) pla i of fowsriag tto totap»rntaro <vf the ennng rood in very hot weather wa*? opting th* window* and apriaMing th# i floor with water. Ita bad fasmd that th* THE FITNESS OF THINGS. I H«n. Harris Lewis delivered an aldress ' on the subject of “Fitness of Things.” He , began by pointing out tho wonderful adapta- *bility ot means to ends which was exhibit- <ed in all of Nature’s works, especially in ‘ tho crowning glory of Creotor’s w*rk, man. Ho believed that every man and child in ’the world was fitted by nature to perform some duty better than auy on* else. Man however thwarted nature's purpose* And (turned .them to worse than useless ends. , Ho gave some amusing illustration* of tho failure in life which had resulted from par- .ante foolishly putting their children into . profossion* and trade* for which they were . unfitted by nature. Parents too often look­ed upon useful labor a* a degredatiou, and , crowded their children into what were (called the learned pr Jessions. To succeed (in any business there were necessary anatural adapt ability and love for it. Refer­ ring to film ss of tiling so far a* farming (and dairp igwtre concernod.be said the first (considur.iti >n wss to get a farm suited (to it* purpose, II h* wanted a fir»bclsss (daily farm ho would g«t tbo best grass (growing farm ho oould obtain. Tho next thing was to get a herd of cows well suitedto the dairy business, Tho only way of testing the butler orclieaso-praducing’qnoli-tie* of caw* was by weighing the product. A different quality of cows was needed for ,cheese-making from that needed to produc* butter. Tbo Holstein bread were tb* best for a milk farm. The food of tho cowshould be of tho best quality, and none oftho so-called foddering dairy cow* on coarse food should be allowed. They should engage no iiired men for tho dairy farmbut those who were well qualified for their work. Intelligent and skilled help paid best in tho long run. and no blunderersshould bo engaged. Gol bad no place on onrlh for a brutal m .n. The quality of milk was first affected by unkind treat­ment of lire oow and afterward* th* quan­ tity, Instrument*, too, should ba chosen for their fitn*»* for their work. Most pa­tent churn* wore humbug*. Mr. Farrington of Norwich, said that lie would prefer raising corn for dairy fowlingto having a poor grass'farm. If they could not raise th* best grasses ia abun­ dance they wool ! be obliged to resort tocorn. Well saved corn stalk* cut whenthe ear had matured ware very useful for winter fodder, aa Mr. Lewi* would admit, but if cutin tbo flow*? and proparlv preserved it made a far superior few for cat­ tle than b*y. It cauld ho fttored until •noli time m a failure of th* graa# cropwould roeko fa very tuefal for fodder. A vet* of thanks waa unaoimouly pars­ ed to Mr. Lewi* for hi* address. Prof. Stewart related th* experience of afriend of hi* iu feedingoow* with com when it ww passing from th* milky to th* donghy ■late. He had found no kind of fodder *oohmp. Hob. Mr. Lewi* said the mw told him in actions that war* Louder than word* that gra*a » aa bitter than corn. (Laughter.)Mr. Farrington suggested that tb* araAh vexed qaestion of oom *m«u gr*M •h juld be vetoed by a rMolntioa of theC invention. Prof. Arnold said that there cxnld b* no doubt *a to I ba aUUly of giren eorn ia food-’ tag tBltia, aa it perewnad th* elements neo- e»x>iy for tb* prnjriftfon of flnah and inilk. ' Tb*re waa a time in tha hf* of tbo **»«i stalk in Which it oentateed all tb* dement* Imuxiuoll, Jan. 11. MORNING SESSION. The Convention assembled at 10-80 a.m., Mr. Thoma* Ballontyne, M. PP., in thechair. THE ADVANTAGES OF EXPZKIMXXTAL DAISY STATISTICS. A paper upon this subject written by PrOf. Bell, of Albert University, Belleville,who wa» unavuidably abscat, was read Dy Mr. Chadwick. Iteferenci was made to the small encouingement give i by theUnited States Government to the promo­ tion of agriculture, tho writer holding that it was tho duty of those who a Imhiisrerodthe Government to apply for'ldu bear of th* farmer* a portion of the ravonu» t;which tbo latter wore such largo contribu­te rn. Thfa could to dano mow advantage­ ously by liberally roinmt&iti ig pnqvrlv qualified pels >ns to coiidti :t Uh >#j investi­gation* which the fanners c.»uU not do foi thoinsehex »u-l on ih< correct p riormanev and results of which thu mainuruancu of :<provporons agriculture must mainly depend in the inturc. 'flu writer then referred lu what had toon dotio i i this direction by Great Britain in establishing agriculturalc dlegc* and mold farms; ia Outarie iu similar iustita ious, ia Germany and the State of Connecticut. Tha dairy interesthas as yet received but little notice and small encouragement from tho American Government, notwithstanding its great im­portance, in many points of view, and th- room it had for the operation of scientific nid. Tho advantages to to derived from the o'-tablisbmint of experimental dairystation! ware of two classes, having respect •eveially to tho mechanical and scientific or chemical aspects of the buxines*. Il wou’d form a training school for first-closeoperator*, who would hold th* game »tatn» ia tho dairy staff as Normal School teach­ ers did iu the educations! profession,—There *hould al*o bo provision for special instruction* to me*t special want* in re­ gard to point* of practice; aod operator*,in order to gain these special points of in­ formation, might to allowed to profit there­ by for tho shortest periods they might de­sire at moderate rate*. A section should also be devoted to the trial of newly invent­ ed or improved utensils or apparatus. Inthe same compartment, different method# of treatment pursued or discovered, as well as those practiced io other countries might ba put to practical p;o:f. The writer thensagosted a number of tho difficulties met with in dairy firming which might Lo ths subjects of investigation at »uch an institu­ tion. An interest which in tho UnitedStates produced 1500,000,000 annually, of which 810,'>09,000 wero exported for eash or valuable goods, deserved a largo shareof attention from the Government. Th# art of butter making was thoroughly unset­tled, both in principle and practice. Fine batter wa* a rarity, and bene* in thi* branch ofdairy farming there wa* the great­ est room for investigation and improvementTho establishment and praper maintenance of *nch an institution, the writer contendedwould bo the means of solving many of the problems with which dairymen were per­ plexed. Tha cost would undobtedly tohigh, but the expense would in the long rnn be far outweighed by the benefits it would confer. It ought not to bo and ooald notbo dependent for it* suport upon tho liber­ ality of private individual*, but if it were to exist at all must bo maintained at the ex­pense of tbo nation. The spirit an-1 enter­ prise shown by the dairymen of tlie United State* in maintaining without aid so manyand so off-ictivo associations for the pur­ pose of improving their manufacture giro them a tenfold stronger claim upon th*consideration of tluir ruler*. Tho writerreferred to the benefits winch had accrued to dairy husbandry in the Dominion, bytho example, advioo, and instruction of American dairymen. It was still to them that Canadian* had maiuly to look for far­ther research and future improvement i i the more recondite line of enquiry which must yet to pursued to Bolutiou. Still,■uoh an institution os he had indicated was aa necessary for Canadians as for Ameri­ can*. Our Government*, b»th Dominion and Provincial, ware picviding amp'*means of transport for oar prodnetion, with unpr^oedented liberality, aad by-and-bye they wonld perhaps conclude that tlie in­dustries which furnished th* freight that our railway* and canal* were intended to oonvoy wsrs at least equally deserving ofencouragement. OENE&AL BUSINESS. In reply to Mr. Casswell, Prof. Arnold said t iat ths judge* of dairy product* at tbo Centennial Exhibitionwould have no objeolien to furnishing ex­ hibitors with a record of thou point* in which tbeir cheese bad failed ur *xc*U»dafter tho award* had been distributed. Mr. Caaswell emphamzsd *trongty the importance of drilling th* rank and file ofdairymen, or, in other word*, th* natrons, in the principh* and best mode ot manu­ facture*. Ho tolioved if a like exertionwere made, Mr. Longo’s idoa of havingmeetings of patron* in the vari< u* dairy districts, to to ad Ireuad by practical men, ooaid bo carried out. l( jt could, lmw«*certain it would have a great effect in, ry«- iag tho goneral quality of cheese, (Hoar, hear) Mr. Casswoll then referred to the debt of gratitude which Q«nadiaii dairy­nun owed Mr. Farringtr^i, of Norwich, the first Amotiean who h^d Com« over to Can­ ada a* a mtou^aryon drive mat tel*.(Loud appl»i>e.) He moved that ttothank* Convention to spooia’ly tea- dared ri Mr. FArlington for bi* service* in e^dtoction with this Asaootation And withDie dairy interests of Ontario aad th* United State*. Mr. Lossy* seemided tto motion, whichwa* adapted amid tend analanea. Mr. Farrington, in aoauewtedging th* vote, gave an interesting bfatoiy A bi* con­nection with the dairy interest* of ttoUnited State* aad Canada. No part of tto - ooatiuout wa* reaping too advantagea of dairying in a higher degree than Canadawaa to-day, He strongly urged the im- • portance of dairymen keeping up tbeir or­ ganisation. for tf they did ant, retrogrve-i «inn instead of progress would to toe role. I For any exertion* be had made for Cana­ dian dairy intereet* to had bean amply re-i aommpensed a* ho went along. FfiOpuaoa BELL’S FAFSa. Prof. Stewart began * di«oa«*fot* npxiProf. Ball's nap r upon th* adrantagM «f eiperfmsntal dairy siatfons. He told that ,1b* correct piiaatml upon which *<Hh in­stitution* «uoul>l hxuuaiufaiuad sm* by tto contribution* of the dairymen thastreel He waa convinced that tiff* plan, white io>volving A vary trifimg expana* to t o i dairyman, would a’J iak« as ioterew. ia iu work.Ho*>< Mr. towi* laid that loog exper­ ience had convinced Uni that »y itMica- tion which depended upon tto volaofarr contribution* of farmer* or dairymen wonldfoil. He believed that such an institution! as an experimental dairy station should bw estebtohod and maintained by tto Govern-nteni. Prof. Arnold and Mr. Cwswell both supported tto view* expressed by Mr.Lewis. Mr. Chadwick spoke Mnm^y in favor of having a dairy deportment at tto Model Farm. If it received tto co-operation amihelp of th* farmingoommunity it would nn- riioubtly prove of the gnata*t tonefiL Tto intellectual farmer, to had alwayrobserveed, was the mast suceerefid farmer, aad is wa* not only tto duty, but the Miterest, of farmer* to acquiro a scientific knowledge tfagriculture, The farmen should unit* <u bringing tbeir influence to bear upon th* Government for th* Mtabliatojenl of »dairy station Mtto Medel Fann. THE DSIBT IXIlIUTi OF CAXADA. Mr. Chadwick delivered as* adJroaa upon tliia subject. Ha referred Io tto revo­lution which had bran effected in chaeee making in Canada within tto Iasi few year*. In 1867, Canada, so far frontporting cheese, bad imported rometldus like 8890,000 worth. In 1869, we had ex-Dorted ♦100,000 worth ; iu 1878, three mil­lion* ; in 1874, four million* ; in 1876, five millions; while the amount for 1876, though it wa* not yet ascertained, woulddoubtless prove equal to, if not in execs* of tha amount for 1875. Butter to tto amount of two and one-half minion dellar*'worth had been exported in 1875, whitethe total estimated value of th* dairy pro­ duct* for that year had been about ten million dollars. He referred to tto bene­fit* which bod resulted to Canada from its exhibit* at th* Centennial in tha way of removing the ignorance prevailing in tto011 Country, and elaewtore in regard to>nr condition and resources. One ad van- tigo which the dairy interest ia particular<«i* rained from the d sjlav of chee** at h Cent*nnial wa* the removal of the pre- julice against Canadian cheese on ac­ count of supposed defect* ii its flavor.Ho referred to tho exertions taado by Mr. Couwell to secure a good show of Cana­ dian cheese and said that the exhibitor* w to very largely indebted to him for their■uzeesa. Nut only hod he taken a groat deal of time and trouble in performing bfa work, bnt ho bad spent hi* own moneywithout any expectation of reimbursement. On motion of Mr. Farrington, a hearty vote of thank* was toad*red to Mr. Cau-well for hi* exert tens to secure th* succcm >f the Canadian exhibit iu the dairy depart­ ment. Tto Convention then adjourned until 8o'clock. AFTERNOON SESSION. The Convention resumed at 8 p.m. OFFICER* FOE 1877 were efeeted a* follow* President, H>n. H. Sevmonr, N*w York; Vice-presidents, C. B. Chadwick.Ingersoll; A Willow Herkimer County New York; J. D, Curtis, Onondago ; O. S.Bliss, Vermont: M. Fol*om, New York city ; Professor E. W. Stewart, Erie oonnty Now York ; Stephou Favill Wi«consiu; E.S. Sheldon, Lewi* County, New York; Thoma* Ballantyne, M. P. P. Stratford G. B. Week*, Onondago ; S. R. Richard *on, Kerwood ; E. G. Croft*, Broom* con"tv, N. Y.; Cha*. H*usa. Lewi* county, N Y.; W. Rutherford, St. Lawrenc* o>mnty, ' N. Y .; A. 31; Fuller, Pennsylvania J. C.C >heo, Ohatauquar ; Madison Cooper, Jef- fenion county, N. Y. t F. S . Oake*. Csttar- county ; Isreal Bofa. Illinois; C. F. Whi»-tier, Minnesota ; J. P. A. Efl*worth. Mam- ac'inse,is ; Hon. W. A. Johnson, Erie ; Dr. L 8. White. Oneida county, N. Y .; PeterR. Daly. Bellville: S. Strsfeht, O iio; Clin*. Hazen. Wisconsin ; Prof. WnttorhiH, Man- •’"hniwtt* ; Mr. E. Caaxwell. Ing*r«oll; E.M >rton. Conn. ; H. S. L”’-, Morwich ; Cipt- H. S.Gardner, Tomdk n conntr, N. /.; J. Stewart, Ohio ; P. H. Buctord.’Winni*; Geo. Hamilton. Cromarty: B. Hopkinx. Brownsville ; O.H. Widder, Wi»- oonrin; C. C. C. Blodgett, Chatanqn*; D.H. Bnrrill, Herkimer eonnty. N. Y. ; M. Peter?. New York fity ; 8. A. Farrington. California. Secretary (re-elected). L. IkArnold. Ro- h ’Sier. Treasurer (re-*locted).Hon. H. Lewis, Frankfort, N. Y. THE XKFDSK OF THE DAIKT. Prof. Arnold then *n»k* on the topia "The reftJ«e of th* dairy, it* use and abnse.” Ho w m in favor of saving <to•kim-milk to make cheo**. but thooghtetto ' dairymen’* knowledge did not *■ vvt suffi- ' ciently qnalifv him to m*k* skim-milk' cheese to advantage. If given to animate J at *H skim-milk and wbm- eouH to moat ' nrod to advantage in feeding nig*, ft fa th* curinr-reom. a* it taints the cheea* a*d is injurious to health.Prof. Stewart b«r* ent tb* t>r*viAn* speaker’s remark*, and adroeated *b* feed­ ing nf animali a* quickly aapoMlble, sav­ing additional profit by such a emrr**. Mr. Cawwvll, of IntenoD, apake strong­ ly in fame of ntilixing piu nMnur*. and corroborated the rrmarks st ths previousspeakers as to tb* danger «f allowing srhey <o decompose in the neighborhood of th*dairy. Mr. Pierce, Leaden, gave hi th* reportof the Committee on Implement*, which was adopted. Proteaaor Arnold submitted the report of tb* Centennial Ownmitt**.•40,938 had been received, and had teen over expended in gwitiag un the oihihHton bnildmg*, tnodtd dairy, 4o. Th* reportera* adopted. This waft *11 th* bnsinaas on band. end slnptieal thatfonnwhat theytoe* o£ the** MediehM*ted, Mui han withstood ntiJstUH n,anuMr.Blood, Liver. prove* plaroly to tt* row* ttoy ar* nwsbefes* tto*]W- ’ are *4vrtti»*l to. Tto Mb-edicteM tove town 'r»B tiw- ritbstood ttoirtefelt* «mm** Blood, Li’ir. Longa, eta, they are ■*■*■*■ paroad. Wc h»»« tretissaniils ot ainraln# enrea n( tbea* Aiaaaaaa, aad of assay attor*.If anyone ia aflietto. M Mas try aitotfe to the Remedy and * bos of PHU Na M ar­ina* efftfh #riO follow their w* to tto awa*delicate rowm, as Ury ar* parWy vagrtaM* ; ttore b*ag no toaaral realtor ta «to*. Ttoe.Mt ia areal), srtula U* adraatag** d*alre tfrom their bm will doatdy repay yoa far .pow­er Mnaa and troobln. Tto aato><4ana aaa Widely kwowa thr'W to.t th* Ttobta. aadar* for tala by th* priwdpa! Mdiriw* daaM*. Try than, and b* ronrfaeto that Ute* tertS- cfa>« m m harebeg. NorerewtotoaMadthe hhcaWrtre* Fill* bar aver pmw»Ma*dan nnfarorahfe optateo of three, »o tamelywhere they bar* been *a*d will h* wHtoat iene« of tKna* who tor* ured tb«*S- by art few th* Tr**tis* at tb* Ovehr !ro*» tod^siAl in tto Dswteto*. FV*e. F»to. < the Bwxw^r *• totitot fl i Pill**M been bdmdMto bail la 88.00X FL* ton. Uun fata aero. If th* stalks war* cut j«M ootnparivja between th* »unmet of mineral Ptof. Arnold mad* a few rtalih upon thia subject. He said th* judge* al tb*Geatenntel had not mad* li>a award*. It Moody & M r«as, THE OXFORD TRIBUNE. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1877. !_ii J i> V1WL . ."UULULSHBB OXFORD TR IBUNE <snata gairg §tporrttr atuuusur. a«»ur it, in?. Effect af M s ea Plante* In Hie light that “ music hath charm* " * not only " to soothe the savage breast," but hath an actual effect upon plant life — in ths dearth of original ideas, the follow­ ing front the English Mechanic may have some inters** to all lovers of plant life, in whatever form soever: “ On account of ill-health, I want to Treferie (Spain), on the other side of the Tagus. Ths soil hens—even of the moun­ tains—was entirely of sand, and so sterile that in the whole neighborhood there was not a scrap cf vegetation to ba seen. On becoming convalesoeat, I had a greenhouse built, and cultivated rosea and other flow­ er* known in the country. They did not, however, thrive wall. I had ^harmonium, which, with the view of enjoying the cool­ er atmosphere of the greenhouse—I had removed thither, and so for some months ' "* largely indulged in music. I wao sur­ prised to observe a gradual, yet rapid re­ covery of health on the part of my plants. The recovery was *o marked that I have often thought it quite impossible to impute it to the influence of music. The wholo country, as I havo said, was barren and, with the exception of a fen* sparrows, en­ tirely void of bird life and song. I have often thought that in this fact there might lurk a proof that music was, to some ox- tout, a necessity of vegetable life at least; .. > that znuMc, the song of birds especially, / V>m Conducive to the health of plants; or, I may otherwise state it, that Nature is not complete without music.' A friend of the London Garden, upon reading the above, suggests that the fine dovelopement of the trees in some of their squares may now bo easily acounted for, seeing that there aro so many organ-grind- Lengih of the Bilking Season. There are various opinions upon this sub­ eject among dairymen, as well as upon al­ most every other point of practise ; but it •is really so vital a question connected with tha.profit of the dairy, that there should not be two opinions upon it. A little care­ ful study of this question, practically, ought to settle it within very narrow limits. The eow, ia 3 stale of nature, bad a short pe­ riod of lactation—only fro Ji three to six months—the only requirements being food for her calf. When this object was attain - cd the secretion of milk ceased. But when her milk begun to |>o used for human food sffbrts wore made.to prolong the period of lactation, and increase its flow. Th* model dairy cow as wo - -know her, is almost an artifical pro­ duction—a monument of skill in breeding and feeding. Instead of secreting a few quarts of milk per day for three months, as did her progenitors, she yields from 4,000 to 6,000 quarts in a period of 44 weeks, lu a state of dbture, sudi a production of mi'k was impossible, even though tho cow had had organs of sufficient capacity, for her food and surroundings were entirely in­ adequate. The extraordinary develop­ ment of tho milk secretions in a cow is en­ tirely the work of the breeder and feeder. If then this work of developing tho milch cow is a good one, and wo aro to congrat­ ulate ourselves upon it* accomplishment shall we not adopt in tho management of a eow, ths same systoip which has been snocessful in developing her milk produc­ tion •'ll will be found that every improver has striven to sxteniUho period of lactation, tins being absolutely uecouaty to an in­ creased aggregate yield of milk for the year. A cow that has given a good yield at the flush, bus been encouraged by the best food and care to continue this yield as long a* possible* Tin* effort has no doubt been carried to an extreme in many cases, for cows should nbt be permitted to give milk through tha year, a* they sometimes do ; bqt it i* seldom that a cow having a short period of' seven to eight mouths is profitable, however large her yield may be considered in the flush. Wo have bad cows giving 40 pounds per day at tho high­ est and still not reaching 6,0001b*. in a year, for the* want of staying qualities, as tha horseman say ; while other cows, never giving .over .80 U>a. per day, havj reicheJ 6,500 mid 6,000 lb*, in ten months. From much experience with many cows, tested individually, we have come to consider a short period as fatal to a largo annual yield in a eow. Wo do not knew of a single large annual yield from a cow that cid net give milk ten months. Great yield* from thos* of common stock; but in every iustauee, *a £*t m we have been able to learn, the cow ha* been a long milker, as well a deep milker. If tlirse fact* be acknowledged, what real ground can there befor two opinions upon tlpaqneaiiqnnf Um>desirable length of ths milking season except of giving * reason­ side time for rarapmtion before the next calf is drogpod ? . JPact* show that, prac­ tically, a*g «rBkr to two morfth* fs ample time, uu£Wi*proper feeding and csre, for the cow'^ jtacore* her eovgies and be in a M uditiqssi.te tbe -n nt Mtation. We re­ gard tfiwMa h moat important question, to be understood by every dairyman ; for wb*n be ■ndeMand*. iU Mportanoe,*; he will test tnrh cow’s staying quality, and ti:sr fi xtipg hsr,deficient ia that and in ’tboagge^Bte quantity «f milk; b* will diz- card her. WA eo# ttpera off in milking at eeve^jinonlb*, tjader good feeding aod care, thara i* no u«e wealing farther feed upon h <. YAP her bo prepared tar the tuiiberj Xoa do not want la koep her heifer ettase,- *mle* the dam of tbs *ire was reoiuduffii* for hiding out, in-which COM the 4^mmqyt|Jto <hui quality from the tire, fee this staying quality in a milkerto Y-t you may fucreoa* ii I ft i j f W ihs milking bit Hefoii foBg lad deep milking to led upon good feeding, whirfi means a W pasture fo abort and aspect » sow. to bold Raisins for $1,75 Shrapnetl’B. The Dunkin Bill. The following article taken from an ex* change give* a succient account of the re­ lations which the Crook* Act bean toward the Donkin Bill and is worthy of perasal both by the advooates and opponents of the Bill: To tha.Editoi ot th* Obeerrer: * Dear Sib—Will yon have the kindness to publish the following and oblige A Andrews. The Temperance Act of 1864 provide*for the “ salk of intoxicating liquors in quantities of live gallons, or one dozen bottles, etc., by any merchant or trader." But the law passed in 1869, amending the Act of the previous session, provided that " No person shall sell by wholesale or re­ tail in the Province of Ontario without having iiret obtained a license authorizing him so ti do as herin after mentioned:" Again, in 1874 an act passed which provi­ ded that “No person shall sell by whole­ sale or retail any spirituous fermeated or other liquors within the Province of Ont­ ario without having first obtained a license authorizing him to do so." These Acts have not been repealed. Soo the follow­ ing : Pror. Treasurer** Oflk«Toronto, Fab. 10, l«7tL To Geo. Price, Esq., Chairman Board o License Commissionurs. Owen Sound. Dear Sir ,—I have tho honor to acknow­ ledge the rociept of your favor of the 15th tost., aud in reply beg to say : Dealers in liquor cannot sell in packages of five gal­ lons and upwards ia any municipality whsre the Dunkin Act is in force without a license therefor. Your obod’t servt, A Crooks. Rev. J. W. McCallum telegraphfid late­ ly from Pictou, Prince Edward County that " Whiskey is not sold hers iu five gallon quantities, unless clandestinely."—Woodstock Review, Were the facts as stated in above letter from Rev. Mr. Andrews, or in tho letter said to havo been received from Hon. A Crooks, wo aro ready to ad­ mit that the Dunkin Act is a more useful Temperance measure than wo now believe it to be. But what are really tho fact* ? In 1864 a Temperance Act, popularly known as the “Dunkin Act,” was passed by tho Parliamsnt of Canada, in which is provided that when any municipality has passed tho necessary by-law, this Dun­ kin Act shall supersede all other laws re- feting to the salo of liqnor or to the licen­ sing for tho sale thereof. Section 11, sub sec. 2. of tho Dunkin Act provides that from aud after thft date when the Act comes into force in any municipality, no license shall be issued for the sale of liquor ; but sec. 12 sub-secs. 8 and 4, provides that al­ though uo license shall ba issued, still, " any brewer distiller,merchant and trader may sell liquor in quantites of fivo gallons or one -dozen bottles.” These facts are not denied by aqy temperance advocate and nil of them admit that, standing alone, tho Dunkin Act pennits the unlicensed eale of liquor in tho quantities specified in the act itself. But they claim that subse­ quent legislation has amended or repealed thc&s objectionable sections. To see if this is a fact let us examine the Statues. It is a well known fact that no Dominion Statue exists that in any way affects the Dunkin Act. It must be to acts of the Ontario Legislature therefore, that Temper­ ance advocates refer when speaking of amendmeutt. But the Dunkin Act being a Statue of Canada, no power but the House of Commons of tho Dominion ean either amend or repeal any part of it ; and until so amended or repealed the whole Act remains of fall force, virtue and effect and totally unaffected by any act passed by cither of tho Local Legislatures. For the purpose of argument lot us ex­ amine this question from tho point of view of which Mr. Andrews and other Temper­ ance advocates: That the Local Legi«- latures do poscss the extraordinary power of revising, amending, and repealing Act* of tho Parliament of Canada, and inquire woA*r. tho Ontario legislature has ever sought to avail itself of this great power. Tho license acts ot 1868,1809, referred to by Mr. Andrews, may be left out of the inquiry, as they were repealed in 1874, by tho Act 87 Vic., cap, 82, which repeals " all former acts and part* of acts " inconsist­ ent therewith. If this repealing clause has any effect whatever on tho Dunkin Act, it must be to repeal the whole Act I The Act of 1874 was amended in 1875-6 by 89 Vic., cap. 27, (now called tbs Crooks Act), an A in this amending act tho xJunkin Act is for the first and last time referred to by the Legislature of Ontario; and wo ask the people to consider the reasons for it being spoken of at all. It will be seen that tho elaus* in the Act of 1874 was of a most comprehensive character, and might b* construed into an attempt to trench upon the perogativas of the House of Commons for the Dunkin Act i« inconsistent with th* Actol 1874. As tho Legislature really bad n° intention to interfere with matter* beyond their jurisdiction, they took especial care in the Crooks Act to disabuse the public mind ou the subject, and for this purpose sactiou 27 was added. Below wo copy this section verbatim: “27, nothing in the said recited Act, (1^74.) or this Act, shall be construed to affect or impair any of th* provisions of " The Temperance (Dunkin) Act of 1864 " of the late Province of Canada, all of which, so far as thesadie are within the jurisdiction of this Legislature, art declared to be in full force and effect; and no tavern or shop license shall be issued or take effect within any eily, town, corpor- ated village or township in Outarin within which any by-law for prohibittog the sale of liqnor under the said Act is in force.** Even if the Ontario^Legulatore posemed the power to prevent the unlicensed side of liquor uuder ths Dunkin Act, the words we have set Ln italics in section 27, above, eooehunvaly prove that it has not exercised it iu the manner Mr. Crooks’ letter seems to indicate. There san be no qnestion ' that the whole of the Dunldn Act wil *om« into force should thia County by-law pan. We therefor* ask advowteu of the meoa ur* to remove tho oonsiduntion of it from the region of sensational romauM iu which the average temponusco orator datighte to dwell, to view it iu the tight of reason and common sense <m il is not a* they desire it to be, and 16 treat it a* they would their own private busineeses. Placed m the ffoojtion of tho liqnor deafen, and with th. miously affect tbs moral* of the people by throwing the liquor trad* into the hand* efa most disreputable elaas of men, create innumerable low groggerie* to replace our • present respeotable hotel*, and will oause a groat waste of tims and money in ualsss i and expensive litigation, wo can only ex­ press disapprobation of the court* now 1 being pursued by temperance men. In conoluriou we again refer to tho main question at issue: Has the Local Legis­ latures the power to amend or repeal Acte of the Parliament of Canada ? If not. then the passage of the pressnt by-law will prove an unmitigated ours* to the Connty of Oxford by permitting the unli­ censed sale of liqnor. But from fhs tenor of Mr. Crooks’ letter we are led to infer that he believes the Legislature does poses* this extraordinary po wr. If It does, then of what nse is the House di Commons t The late Hon. J. H. Cabuerou often pub­ licly declared that Ontario had no power to deal with thia law, and other eminent law­ yers, and among others, we believe, one who now occupies a high place on the bench have spoken to the same effect. It is certainly tho opinion of Judge Caron, in the Provineeof Quebec, who lias decided appeal cases under the Dunkin Act con- contrary to the views of temperance men and Mr. Crooks. Were an appeal against a conviction for selling liquor without a Inonse under the Dunkin Actcarrioilbeforeany court of appeal inUafsnortho decision must be thu same as that given by Judge Caron—that neither of the Local Legisla­ tures can legally pass an Act that conflicts with a Dominion Act; and if such an Act ia passed, that portion of it that conflict* with the Dominion Statute must remain inoperative. To the Editor of the Observer : Mb. Edit or,—Your issue of tho 22nd has just been put in my hand containing an editorial on the Dunkin Act. I would say, sir, I ana indeed sorry to see you taking tho anti-Dunkia side of this momentous ques­ tion now before the electors of this county. The point of your editorial is intended to show that if tho Bill is passed "all persons will be enabled to sell liquor without licanso." Y'ou base your argument on the 4th sub-scction of section 12. Let us look at them. Sec. 12 prohibits the retailing of spirituous liquor in any sbapo or form as a beverage. Sub-sec. 4 provides for tho wbolesaleing of it but makes no provision for tho granting licenses for its sale. Hero by the Dunkin Bill, then, wo have n> reta il; wholesale, but no license. In 1869 we find a law passed, amending the act, the fint section of which reads as follows : "No i orson shall sell by wholesale or re­ tail any sp'rituous or fermented or manti- featured liquors within the Prov. of Ont. without first obtaining a license aulhoriz - ing him to do so." Again in 1874 we have the Crooks Bill, which prohibits the sale of liquor by whole­ sale without license, and prohibits tbs wholesale of it in connection with any other business. These laws, as you must know, have never been repealed, therefore all your arguments go for nothing.Add to Ui* statement of Mr. Crook* himself—he sorely knows the meaning ofhis own law. He says : Dealers in liquor cannot sell m packages of five gallon* and upwards in municipalities in which the Dunkin Act is iu foroe without having a license therefor. From the above it will be seen that instead of your conclusion beingcorrect the very opposite is correct. The Dunkin Act will not supply a license, then these other laws will not allow liquor to be , sold without Moens*, hence we have under it total prohibition.1 Electors of Oxford to the polls, and vote 1 for tha Dunkin Bill on the 7th. - Yours, etc., P. G. Rober tson. i The dense ignorance displayed by the advocates of this Dunkin Act as Io the pio- ▼irioui and powers of the Act is truly 1*. meniabl*. The above latter says just what M . Andrew’s letter says belter, and th* reply 11 one answers both. We earnestly recomm*nd advocates of the Dunkin Act to read the Acts of 1868,1869,1874,1875-6, and 1861, and they will see that the con­ struction we put upon tho effect of the en­ forcement of the Dunkin Actin this connty is absolutely correct. The Dunkin Ast be­ ing an act of tho Parliament of Canada, re­ mains unchanged by any law passed by the local legislature, and the moment it is put In force in any municipality that moment all acts of the local legislator* affecting tha sale of liquor cease to operate in that municipality. To clear away any doubt that might possibly exist on this point, the 27th section was inserted in tho Croek* Act. That section provides that nothing in the Acts of 1874 or the Act of Mr. Crooks shall be construed so as affect or im pair ANY of the provisions of ths Temperance Act of 1864 all of which so far as they are in the power of this Legislature, are de > CLAHED t o BE LN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT." ' We do not pretend to be abl* to tell what ' Mr. Crooks meant when he pieced this ' section in his bill, but we do know what ’ he says, and the language u so plain that no one cau misunderstand it Is convoys in the plainest possible manner tli* fact that nothing had been done by the Ontario Legislature to affect ths Dunkin Act in any way whatever, and as al l its provis­ion* remain " in full foroe and effect ” the provision permitting merchants and traders to sell iu five gallon quantities must be operative as soon as tho Dunkin Bill comes into operation in any municipality. But aven had section 27 been ommittsd from th* Crooks Act, the effect would have been th•> same ; for the Dominion Act must of necessity over-ride and annnl the provis­ os* of any Act of a Local Legiolatuxe that conflict with it. CnftMtlumeNr th* htst nuta iiut M»rk af t*e Had in<A* wrM. Harper’s M agazine. 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CHAPTER X. _ yon tell kier that Dr. Har- nV ga»W 6WW >• ftbunt 7"na'am, but she saysshe will w aif* But, Hannah, it ia very uncertain when he will return, and the night ia sostormy he may remote in town until to- uomw . Advise her to call again in the znoruing-"‘ * I said re much at the door but she gave me to understand she came a long way, and should not leave here without seeing■ the doctor. She told the driver of the car­ riage to call for her in about two hours, as she did not wish to miss the railroadtrain.’z Where did you leave her J Not in thatc«Rd dark parlor, I hope ?’ ‘ She sat down on oae of the hall chairs, and I left her there.'* A hospitable parsonage reception 1 do you wish her to freeze ? Go and ask her into the library, to the fire.'As Hannah left tha room Mrs Lindsay rote and added two sticks of oak wood to the mass of coals that glowed between thoshining brass andirons; then carefully re­ moved farther from the flame on the hearth a silver tea-pot and covered dish, which ■contained the pastor’s supper. * Walk in madam. I promise you no- , body stall interfere with you. Miss Elsie,she aaya rho wishes to see "no one but thedoctor? Hannah ushered the visitor in, and stood <at the door, beckoniug to her mistress, j •who paused irresolute gazing curiously at the muffled form aud veiled face of the ,stranger.* Do not allow me to cause you any in- ] convenience, madam. My business isaolcy with Dr. Hargrove, aud I do not ,fear the cold.' : The voice of the speaker was very sweet though tremulous, and she would have re­treated only Mrs Lindsay pnt her hand on the bolt oi the door, partly closing it. (‘ Pray be sealed. This room is at . your ,disposal. Hannah, bring the tea things i into the dining-room, and then you need not wait longer; 1 will lock the doors ,after my brother comes iu.' < With an ugly farrow of discontent be- . twecnlier henry brows, Hannah obeyed,rmd as she renewed the fire smouldering < in the dining-room stove she slowly shook her grizzled bead : ‘ Many a time I have Jheard mv father say: ‘ Mystery breeds (mystery,* and taka my word for it, there , is always some’hi ng wrong when a womanshuns women-folks, and hunts sympathy taud advice from mtn.’ {* Hush, Hannah I Charity—charity ; }don’t forget that you* live in a parsonage, j Where * sounding brass or tinkling symbals tare not tolerated.’ All kinds of sorrow comehere to be cured, utnd 1 fear that lady is tin distress. Did you notice how her voice trembled T , . .. . t* tV ell I only hope no silver will be miss­ ing to-moreow. I must make np my buck- * wheat aud set it to rise. Guod night. , Nibs Elsie.* IIt was n tempestuous night in the latter part of January, and fcltla.tirh the rain,which bad fallen stendily all dnr, ceased at (dark, the keen blast from the north shook ] tho branches ol the ancient trees encircling ] the ‘parsonage,’ and dashed the drops in .showers sgsinst the windows. Not a star was visible, and as the night wore on, the wind increased in violence, roaring thrrugh jleafless elm limbs and whistling drearily . around the corners of the old brick house, , whose ivy-mantled chimneys had battled with the storms of seventy years. ,The hands of the dining-room clock on the mantel-piece pointed to nine, and Mrs Lindsay expected to hear tho clear sweetnote* otihe pendulum when other sounds■ artled her ; the shrill sharp bark of a d 'g, . nnd impatie it scratching of paws on th" hall door. As she hnrried forward andwithdrew the inside bolt, a middle-aged 1 n an entered, followed by a bluish-grey ,tskyc-teirier. * * Peyton, what kept yon so late ?** I was cnllod to I’eccbgrovo to baptise 1 Kuran Moffat's only damditer. The girldied at eight o'clock, and I sat awhile with the stricken mother, trying to comfort h< r- , I’rwr Susan I it is a heavy bbw, for sheidolized the child. Be quiet, Biorn.* , Mr. Hargrove was leisurely divesting - himself of his heavy overcoat, and theterrier ran np and down the ball, holding ] his nose high ia the air, aud barking fur- ,iously. I * Biorn's inatincts rarely deceive him. A (nirangrrte waiting in the library to seeyou. Before you go io, let me give yonvour supper, lor you must bo tired and j hungry.’ , ‘Thank you, Elise, but first I must see thia visitor, whose errand may be ufgenl.’ He opened the door of the library, an<1 1 entered so quietly that the ocenpaut seemed unaware of his presence. A figure draped in black sat before the 1 table, which was drawn close io the hearth, : and the arms were crossed wearily and the head bowed upon them. The dog barkedand l>ounded toward her, and then she quickly rose, throw ing back her vail, and eagerly advancing.* You are the Bev. Peyton Hargrove ?’‘lam. XV hat can Ido for you, madam? Pray take this rocking chair? * She motioned it away and exclaimed i* Can you, too, have forgotten me ?’ A puzzled expressieq crossed his coun­ tenance as he gazed scarchingly al her ;then be shook his heed. The dare of the fire, and the mellow glow of the student’s lamp fell full on thepale features, whose exceeding detieaey is rarely found outaide of tho carved gems of the Sloseh or Albani cabinet^. On Cameivnd marble dwell the dainty moulding of the oval eireek, the airy arched tracery of the brow*, the straight slender nose, thoclearly defined deft of the rounded ebin,and niituro only unw and tht-a models <bero, ns a whole, in flesh. It was tbelovely face of a young girl, fair as one of the Flute's heavenly visions, but blanched 1y some fl-od of sorrow that bad robbedi Im full tender lips of bloom( and bereft ths largo soft brown eyes at the gliding glory of hope. ■ It I ev«r knew, I certainly have forgot­ten yon.' She coma dose to him and be heard tho quick and labored breathing, and saw tbe«mvnlsire quivering ef her comproMsd lip*. * What peculiar dreumsteaee markedmy former acqnsitilance with you ? Your tuleo is quite familiar, but——'Ho paused, passed his baftd! terser hiseyes, and before ho scold OOtepWe his geutenc*. she exelofmed : * i m I. then, so entirely changed ? Didyou rod one M«v morning marry, tn this room. Mi-nie Merle to Cuthbert Lau- I } rememliMr that occasion very vividly for. in oppoaitoito my judgment. I pw- foruied ll.<* ormnony ; but Minute Mario.*m a tow etetarod, dark-haired ehfld--’ ‘Husbank—my husband? Oao to cherish and protect, to watch over, andlove, and defend me;—if such be the duties end the teste of a husband.—oh I then in­ deed I have never had one ! Widowed,did yon say ? That means something holy, —sanctified by the shadow of death, and tbe yearning spmnathy and pity of theworld ;—a widow Las tbe right to hug a ooffln and grave all tbe weary days of her lonely life, and people look tenderly onher sacred weeds. To me widowhood, would indeed be » blearing. Sir,—I thought I had learned composure, self­control ; but the sight of this room,—of your countenance,—even tho strong breath of tbe violet* and heliotrope there on tbeugantel, in tho same blooa-colorad Bohe­ mian vase where they bloomed that day—that May day—all these bring back so over- powermgly tho time that is forever dead to me that I feel as if I should suffocate.’She walked to tho nearest window, threw np tbe sash, and while she stood with the damp chill wind blowing full npon her, tbepastor beard a moan such as comes from a mock dumb creature, wrung by tha throes of dissolution.Whou she turned once mere to the light; bo saw an unnatural sparkle in tho dry, lustrous brown eyes.‘ Dr. Hargrove, give me tbe licensethat was handed to you by Cuthbert Laur­ ence.’ ‘ What value can it posses* now ?’' Just now it is worth more to xue than everything else in life,— more to mo than my hopes of heaven?‘ Mrs Lanranco you must remember thot I refused to perform the marriage cer­ emony, because I behoved that yon were en­tirely loo young. Your grandmother, who came with you, assured me that she was your sdo guardian, and desired tho mar-rige* aud your husband, who seemed to me a mere boy, quieted my objections by pro­ ducing th* license, which he eaid exoner­ated me from censure, nnd relieved mi of all resiKinsibiliiy. With thut morning's w*rk I have never felt fully satisfied, andI know lhat any magistrate would prob­ ably have performed tbe ceremony, I hove sometime* thought I acted rashly, andhave carefully kept that license as my de­ fence and apology.’ ' Tbauk God,* it has been preserved.Givo.tt) tnc.’ * Pardon mo it I say frankly, I prefer to retain it. All licenses are recorded bythe officer who issued them, ami by apply­ ing to him you enn easily.obtain a copy.' * Treachery baffles me there. And amost opportune fire Lroke out eigh­ teen months ngo, in the room where those records wore kept, and although the court­house was saved, tho book containing mymarriage license was of course destroyed.' * But ths clc»k should be nLle to fur­nish u certificate of the facts.' ’ Not when he has been bribed to forgot them. Please give mo tho papor iu your possession?Sbo wrong her slender fiugers nnd her whole frame trembl'd hko a weed on somebleak billride, where wintry winds sweepunimpeded. A troubled look crossed tho grave, placid countenance of the pastor, aud he claspedbis hands firmly behind him, as if guiding himself to deny tho eloquent jileading oftho lovely dark eyes. ‘ Sit down.madam and listen to------’‘ I Cannot I A restless fever is consum­ ing me, and nothing but the possession of that license can quiet me. Yon have no right to withhold it,—you cannot be socruel, so wicked,—unless you also havo been corrupted,bought off!’ * Be patient enough to hear np. I havealways feared there was something wrong about that strange wedding, and your man­ ner confirms my suspicions. Now I mustb* made acquainted with all tho facts— must know your reason for claiming thopaper in my potsereum before I surrender it. As a minister of the gospel, it is incum­ bent npon tne to act cautiously, lest I in­nocently become auxiliary to deception,—possibly to crime.’ A vivid scarlet flamed up into tho girl'smarble cheeks. * Of what do you suspect, or accuso me ?'* I accuse you of nothing. I demand yonr roMvns for tho request you have made.’* I wont that paper because it is tbe on­ ly proof of my marriage. There wero two witnesses—my grandmother, who diedthree years ago on a steamship bound forCalifornia, where her only son is living ; and Andre, a college student, who is sup­posed to have been lost last summer in a fishing smack eff the coast of Labrador or Greenland? * I am a witness accessible si nny time,shonld my testimony bo required.* * Will you live for ever ? Nay,—just when I need your *videDoe, my ill lack willseal your lips, and drive the screws down into your coffin-lid,* * What use do you Intend to make of th*license ? Deal candidly with ma.’ * I want to hold it, as the most precious thing loft in life ; to keep it concealed so-curely^until tha time comes when it will serve me, save me, avenge me? ‘ Why is it necessary to prove your mar-riago ? who' dispute* it ?’ I * Cuthbert Lauranoe and his tether.’ * Is it posaibls? Upon what plea ?’ * That he was a minor, was only twenty,irreeponsibl*, and that the license was fraa lulent? * Where ia yonr husband ?*' I tell you I have no husband I It were sacrilege to eonple with the name of the man who ha* wronged, deserted, repudiat­ed me; and who intends, if possible, to add to the robbery of my peace and happiness, that of my fair etainlae* name. Lre* tbanxone month after the day when right here? wliero I now stand, you pronounced rmi tea erite in tbe right of God and man, hewas xummcBcd home by a telegram from his follier. I havo never seen him since.Gen. Lauranoe took bis eon immediately toEurope, and, sir, you will find it difficult to , believe mo when I tell you that infamous fokhrr has actually forced hi* eon, by threat*of dlrinberitanco, to marry again,—to--’ Tho word* seamed to strangle her, and aba hastily broke away the ribbons whichi hold bar bonnet and were tied beneath her i chin.[ Mr. Hargrove powod some water into agoblet, and a* ba bold it to her I ps, mnr- 1 iuwr*d ernnrM'donately: r ‘ Poor child I Ood help yon.'Forhape the genuine pity >a the tone b brought back sweet memoriae of the bv-8 gone, and fora moment softened the girl’s haart, for tears gathered in tha large eyre,giving them a fatrango, quivering radixace. A* if ashamed of tho Weaknera, she threw her head back defiantly, and eontiatrsd ;‘I th* poor little orphan, whose grandmother washing and mandiog for the oollag* boya—only little tmknownMinnie Marte. wMhnove to add iaareertmg bar rights. and sho—tho how wifo—was a baokre'e daughter, an heiress, a foahlonaliloMio*—and so Minnie Merle w ta be trampled out -end the naw Mra. Cuthbert followed by Biorn, who now and then growled auspiciously. At length when Use pastor laid down hi*pau, his guest came to hi* ri'te, and bold out her band. ‘ Madam, the *tatem*n4<i you havemade are so extraordinary, tba. you must pardon me if I sm um.*u*liy orations in my course. "While I havo uo right todoubt your assertions they room a’most .incredible, and the us* you might make of the liren**—1 I ‘ What 1 you find it so difficult to credit th* villiany «f a man—and yet so easy toeuspeot, to believe all possible deceit and vickoduess iu a poor holpless woman ? Oh, man of God I is your mantle of charitycut to cover your owu sex ? Can the wailof down-trodden orphanage wako uo pity in your heait—or is it locked against mo by the cowardly dread of incurring the bateof the house of Laurance ? For an instant a dark flush bathed thetranquil brow of th*>jxiiniater, but his kind ton* was unchanged whou he answered•lowly: ( ‘ Four yeara ago I m*doubt concern­ ing my duty, but just nbw there ia clearly but oue course for me to pursue. Unlessyou wish to make an improper use of it, this paper, which I very willingly hand to you, will serve your purpose. It is an ex­act copy of the license, and to it I have ap­ pended my certificate, as the officiating clergyman who performed the marriageceremony. Examino it carefully, and you will find the date, and indeed every syllable rigidly accurate. , From the original I shallnever part, unless to sco it replaced in tho court-hong* records.’ Bending down close to the lamp, sheeagerly read and re-road the paper, which shook like an aspen leaf in her nervous grasp ; then she looked long and soarebing-ly into the grave fnco beside her, aud a sudden light broke over her own. • Ob, thank yon. After all, the originalis safer in your bands than iu mine. I might bo murdered, but they would never dare to molest'you,—and if I should die, yon would not allow them to rob my babyof her namo ?’ 1 Yonr baby 1’He looked at tho yonng girlish figureand face, and it sccmod impossible that tho creature before him could be a mother. A melancholy smile curved her lips.‘ Oh I that is tho sting that sometimes goads me to desperation. My owu wrongs arc sufficiently hard to bear, but when Ithink of my innocent baby denied the sight of her father's face, and robbed of tbe protection of her father's name, then I for­get that I am only a woman ; I forget that God reigns in heaven to right the wrongs on north, and------’There was a moment’s silence. ‘ How old is your child ?' • Three yenrs?‘ And yon ? A mere child now.' ‘ I urn only nineteen.’ ‘ Poor thing 1 I pity you fromdepths of my soul.' The clock struck ten and the woman 1 started from the table against which she 1 leaned. i1 I must not miss tho tra u ; I promised i to return promptly.’ 1She pnt on the gray clonk ehe hadthrown aside, buttoned it about hei throat, | and tied her beiinot strings. 1 ‘ Before yon go, explain one thing. Was inot yonr Lair very dark when you were ui.nrped ?' • Yes, a dark chesnut brown, but when <my child was born I was ill a long time, aud my head was shaved aud blistered. When tlio hair grew out, it was just as youeeo it now. Ah ! if wo had only .lied then, baby and I,—we might have had a quiet sleep under tho violets and dtiisias. I see.sir—yon doubt whether I am really little Minnie Merle. Do yon not recollect that i wlmn yon anked for the wedding ring, nonehad been provided, nnd Cuthbert took one , from Iris own hand, which was placed onmy finger ? Ah ! there wns a grim fittnoss J in tho selection ! A death's finger peeping < out of a cinerary urn. You will really ro- J cognise the dainty bridal token? • She drew from her bn"Sm blender gold ’ chain ou which was suspended a quaint j antique Ciinco ring of black agate, with a 1grinning white rkull in the centre, and around the oval border of heavilychased gold, glittered a row of large and very brilliant diamonds. •I distinctly remember tho circumstance.'A? tbe minister restored the ring to its own"r, she returned it and the chain to its hiding place.• I <lo not wear it, I am hiding my time. When Gen. Laurance scut his agent first to , attempt to buy mo off, and, finding thatimpossible, to browlw-at me nnd terrify me into silence, one of liis insolent demands ] was the restoration of this ring, which he isaid was a heirloom of untold value in his j family, and must belong to none but a Lan- i rance. Ho offered.five hundred dollars for 1 tho delivery of it info Lis possession. I jwould sooner part with my right arm 1 » Wero it iron or lead, ite value to me would < be tbe urns, for it is only tho symbol at 1 my lawful marringe,—i* nay child'* title deed to a legitimate name.' She turned towards tho door, and Dr.Hargro ve asked : • Where is your homo ?’ ‘ I have none. I nma wnif drifting fromcity to city, on the uncertain wave* ef ebanee.’ ‘ Havo you no relative* ?’• Only nu uncle, somewhere in the gold mines-of California.’ • Doc* Gen. Laurauqe provide for yonrmaintt nance ?’ • Three years ago his agent offered me a passage to San Francisco, aud five thou­sand dollars, on condition that I withdrew all claim to my husband, and to hi* name, and pledged mvtelf to ‘give tile Lauranc* *no trouble.' Hod I been a man I would have strangled him. Since then no com­munication of any kind has passed between us, except that all my letter* to Cuthbert, pleading for hi* child, havo been returned wit bent ccmmeut.’ _— 5, are yon and the babe *up- ported ?'• That, sir, is my »«r*t.’ She drew heroelf haughtily to her full height, and would have passed him,but he placed himrelf between her and tbe door. ' Mrs. Laurance, do not be offended bymy friendly frankoes*. You are *o young aud to beautifu’, and the circumstance* of your life render you so peculiarly liable todangerous association* aud infiuenoe*, that Hear you may——’ • Fear nothing for me. Can I forget myhelpless baby, whose sole dower juat now promise* to be her mUber's spoil*** name ?Blushing for her tether'* perfidv, >h* shallnever De*d a purer, whiter shield than her mother's strenlesa record—so help meGod !' ‘ Will you do me tho favor to pnt arido for future contingencies thi* small tribute' to your child ? The amount ia not So large that you should hesitate to receive it; end feeling a deep Interest in your poor litU*1 babe, it will give me riueere pleasure to know that you accept it for her sake, m a<i memento of one who will always be glad■ to hear from yon, wad to aid you if pos­ sible.' With evident embarrassment he tender-k ed an dd-faridonad purs* of knitted rilk, ■ through whore meahre gleamed the sheeni of gold pteree. To hi* retontehmanl, ah* , covered her faeo with her hands, and barat . into a fit of passionate weeping. For some- seconds she cobbed stood, leaving him in painful uneerfafaaty concerning the aatureof her emotion,‘ Oh, sir. it ha* been so long rinec words Ivvit bent «niu ‘Dow, then,norted J’ the when I shall ba obliged to leave my little girl for any longperiod, may I "end her forsafety, until I can claim her? tibo shall cost you nothing but cir* and wstobfulnrsa. I could work so much belter, if my windwere only easy about har; if I knew sb* was safely housed in this sanctuary of peace.*Ah I how irresistible was tho pathetic pleading of the tearful eyas *,—but Mr. Har­ grove did not immediately respond to llieappeal. *1 undersand your silence,—you thiukme presumptuous in my request, aud Idare say I am, but------’* No, inaditm, not at all presumptuous. Ihesitate habitually before assuming grave responsibility, and I only regret that I didnot hesitate longer,—four years ago. A man’s first instincts of propriety, of right and wrong, should never be smothered bypersuasion, nor wrestled down aud over­ come by subtle and selfish reasoniHg. I blame myself for much that lias occurred,and I am willing to do all that I can to­ ward repairing my error. If your childshould ever really used a guardian, bringor send her to roe, and I will shield her to the full extent of my ability.'Ere ho was aware of her intention, she caught his hand, and as she carried it to her lips, he felt her tears foiling fast.* God bless you for your goodness I I have one thing more to ask;—promise me that you will divulge to no one what I havetold you. Let it rest between God, andyou, and me.* * I promise.** In the great city where I labor, I bear an assumed name, and none must know, at least for the present, whom I ora. Realizing fully the unscrupulous characterof the men with whom I have to deal, my only hope of redress is iu preserving tiresecret for some years, and not oven my baby can known her rani parentage until I see fit to tell her. You will not betray moeven to my child ?’ * You may trust me.’ * Thank you, more than mere wordscould ever express.’ ’ May God help you, Mrs. Laurence, to walk circumspectly—to load a blamclosslife.’ Ho took bis bat from the stand in tbe ball, and silently they walked down to tbe parsonage gate. Tbe driver dismounted and opened tbe carriage door, but the drap­ed figure lingered with her hand upon the laieh. * If I should die before wo meet again,you wiR not allow them to trample upon my child ?’ * I will do my duty faithfully.'‘ Remember that none must know I nm Minnie Laurence, until I give you permis­ sion ; for snares have been set all along mypath, and calumny is ambushed at everyturn. Good-bye, sir. Tho God of orphans will one day requite you.’Tho light from the carriage lamp shown down on her as she turned toward it, nnd in subsequent years the pastor was bauutedby the marvclIoHs beauty of the spirilnelle features, tho mournful splendor of the large misty eyes, and the golden glint of therippling hair that hod fallen low upon her temples. * If it wore not so late, I would accom­ pany you to tho railway station. You willhave a lonely ride. Good-bye, Mrs. Lau­ rence.'•Lonely, sir? Aye—lonely forever.’ She laughed bitterly, and entered tho carriage. ** Lauched, and thoschoe* huddling In >ffrit;ht.Uk« tidin'* houoda fl«d teyin^- d*wn the nl^bt." |TO DE CONTINUED. | No. 4 Bulflnch-st,. Boston. THE SCIENCE OF LIFE; Or. SELF-rBESKKVATIOX.MORE THANX5NB MILLION COPIES SOLD. “.AnUoiia! SUdlcal Association,” M a reh 3Uf, IS7S. JUSSTT ITnUnbTlEi4,> ats nl ebwy e dthiteio n1 'oEfA tBbOe DceTl eMbrEaDteIdC mALed iIcNal­ work ooliVvd the "bCIcNCEUF LIFE, or, SELF-PRESERVATION.1' It tints upon Mxxhoud, how loel,hew regained and how purpetinttn!; iau»a and cure ofExhausted Vitality. Impotcucy, Premature Decline inNan, t>pcrmaforrhu.-*,oi bcmlu>l Lo».e« (iieclon-al and’diurnal), Nervrm* andPtiyticxl Debility, Hypochondria,Gloomy Forel>odlnga, Mental Depreaeiun, Ixrsa el En­ergy, Hazard Countenance, Confoxlon of Mind andLum of Memory, Impure State of the Blood, and alldiiouea arteng Iroin tbe Esaoas or Yotrn or Ute la-diacretlene or exeeeae. of mature year*.It tell* you all about the Morale of Gent retire Phys­iology, the Phyxlulogy of Marriage, of Wedlock a*aOffapniig, Phydcal Contrail!, Tree Morality, Emplri-c<iin, Pen etalon uf Marriage, Conjugal Preeapi andFriendly Counsel, Fhyilcal Infirmity, ite Caurea andCure, Relation Betaeeu the hexes, Proof! of the Ex-pandon of Vice. Tbe Mlscriee of Imprudence, AadentIgnorance and Errors, Mxixx or Ct'SX. Curs uf Bodyand Mlod. TaCx Paixartu or TararxEXT, Addrata toPatient! and Invalid Reader!, the Author's ITindpkaUte price of this book Is only $1.00.Thit Houk also esnlsint ffnre Than Fifty sifoutrb to pay t«r printing." Hie boi'k for young and middle-aged men to rv»illuit now l< tho Scieuco uf Lite, or Self PreservationTbe author lie* returned from Europe In excellenhealth, and I. sgaln the Chief Consulting Phuidxn ofthe Peabody McUlrel Institute No. 4 Bulfincn Street,Bo.ton, Mxm.”— llcnublicao Journal.“The Science of Ufa ia rev'-ttd all comparison tbemolt extraordinary u«ik on i’lty.iuivzy ever nuUUb-*J. ‘‘—liostvn 11 rrald." H<>i>e ncvtkd in the bottom < f Pandora's box. andbops plumes her wings anew, ,lnco tbe leiulng it thesenimble works, pub'.Uhid by tho Peabody MeJicxl In­stitute, which are toxeblng thou.indv how to avoid tbemaladies that sap the citadel ol UIc.'-PAifodcfpAioJtnfuirer.“Itshould be read by tbe young, the mlddie-sgsd,and oven ths old."—-Vet* KoriTHSune.Tho first and only Medal ever cotderred upon anyMedical Manin this country. *s * recognition of akilland protcreior.al sendee*, was presented to the authorof those works, March 81»t, 1876, The prevonutloawas noticed at tho time of It* occurrence by the BostusPress, and the leading Journals throujliout tbe eounlrv.Tide luagnlflcant Medal Is of solid gold, set with mor*than rns hundred India diamonds of rars brilliancy.” Altogether, In It* execution anitho rich new of II*materials and alxe, this ia dseidodly tbe luost notlceabl*m«lsl ei er struck in thl* country tir any purpose what­ever. It I* well worth the inspection if Numismatist.It wa* fairly won and worthily bestowed."—AfrurtocAu-setts I'lwyhmau, Jur.e 2d, 1878.tC Catalogue sent on receipt of «lx cent* for postageEither of th* abo-s work* tent by mail on rec*lpt uprice. Address PEABODY MEDICAL INSTITUTEGr W. H. PARKER, M. D.. XoMulttof Thyskl*.,No. 4, Iluinmh St.. Boston, Mars.,unp. liorare Hou.*.N. B —Tbe author ean be e-mlmlted on the abac*named dl.e.-es, as well as all disra-es requiring skill,seariy and experience. Ctfice hours, » a. X. to C r. xAurust 16th liQ8. 1*», Cheese Factory FOR SALE. FOP$. 1S,1A5L0.E C$6h0e0a pc, iua hC hdeoeswen F, abctaolaryn,c ep riocne time. Apply at the TRIBUNE OFFICE. Ingorauli, Dec. 27, 1876. 2159-6 m*my Hmm * I’■ aecrei drawer in NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. r-x ne zx zx A YEAR, AGENTS WANTED on otirSi I II <«r»nd CuniWuxiion Prerpcctuf, re-t "V V preeenUnj150 dist inct B00ZS*»iito-I everywhere. The Itlpgest Thins liverTrlvil, Sai*> mads from this wncn all single Bonk*Ixil. Abo, AKC&U wanted on our MAUNliTCENTV‘”E.T Superior to ail others, tent, in-valiMblo Illustrated Allis and Naeerb Binding*.These Books but ths World. Full putieular* fros.Address M ils K. F JTTEM dt tO„ FuVlIshcn,PHI LA DELFH » A. mpp * week In your own loam. Tenn* and *5 outfit0^ free. H. HALLETC Ji CO., PortUnd, Maine. A FAVORITE Winter Resort, Ja m aic a, AUm eotnp*ny‘» •teamen, will c.m»«y v. theflwil cUmate tn the world, whert Ih.re l« « choice oftemperature and the Bn’t beautiful acenery. ani’dMo iiiUliK, Valley*, and Winding River*. Th* climateia dry and warm, lii^bly recotnrtieudod by phyaielaua aa Faro (sal oon), $50 Am.G-old. 3or*Hto. PIM, FDRWOOO & C0.1 *• WALL STREET, NEW YOKK. ♦ rr 9 *TJ » Woek to Acent!. Sampl** FREE. T.$<1j i« ip 11 O. VICKERY, Aujpr,ta, Maine. TRUK A CO., Au*u»U. Maine. STAMMERING ”y »*’•*’ appumc-W Fur description, <c., kddraM SXJtfPA"O*V CO.fNew York. $II75f Z ^W im stockx. The JuCiCMitu Buaaremuit of STOCK CONTRACTS *n ths prlviltx* plan stexyi entcree ■ <nod return Frivato Residence Aq.N ui D»rue! to P ftahr* kp uLroohtuse rf.o r FSoarl op aortnic ultaerrsr ehUs , teon ­ M’. T. CRISP. Injenoll, Atijput 50. 1X78.’ 143. E’a,ms for Sale. TpOIl Sale, the wet 00 acres of tho J? toutli hail cf LmI T, and the North Ea*t quarter«.f Nv.a, Id »b* iM.jL'Gti of Dercham.weli wateredOu ouv ol luc !>rm> I* a Irarau- house end two goodt>ari:i uni a totrug orchard on each M sores,loiklcd near L-.» ■ :>'* Ihvnc Factory, with SchoolU..u»» oti nne of tbe I il*From three to tour acres ot Umber en cxch fllty Tutus Literal, iaill l>c made krown on application ORSON McC-’xRTY, Salford.Salferd. Jan. 10, U*7. 1<J1 « Property For Sale & To Let. rHO Let—The Valuable, Two-StoreyL trick Iteaidcuce, corner uf Carroll, Cherry as<!Queen Strvtu. FUR SALE—On ex»y tenri. Iz.t« No. 4, Nortk otQueen Street, xnJ Lui U, Nurlk oi Metcalf street. Also, Lot* Noi. 1, Z aud 3, on CbeNuutlr Uds ol KlnyStreet.FOR SALE OR FOB HIRE. A Houw-Muver'* Tackle, eoniiallnf of Windlu*.Dollen. Jack Screw*. Crow Bar*, Hope. Chain. Ac. For Unu and pxrlicsten of tho above, apply toU. JI. CARROLL, Iujer»o ■lutenull, June 27,1X70. IS* FARMS FOR SALE. The South pan of Lol Xo. 13, tn tkri3rd Con- vf-idnn «r in* TOWNSHIP OF NORTH OXFORD, CONTAINING 100 ACRFA, COCMirUMiyO FaNnnL.”Y Thk!,n Foawnnn maijso lnt* htf>o« T•o' wMn co-l Keullt pari of <Ur Nortta-Eiwl Quarter jng Bxtrt* MIMA Cardli. !■ *Sjl<e, er M’-'1S New Fear* Cardo. I* eanln, poaMtad.w u r CARV CO.. .V. T. smiteMMb A MONTH to AeU>* Mtn selling ourSlFklJll LalUr Copying Book. Ro prow orW W V water used. Sample eopr worth 83 60frar rolrrwil*? ■THKHIOB MTV*C $5 to $20 id exsanMa. We efiter H and «U1 iwr 1r. LUBEKA MTO Ce., Hartford. Cti i rtrong against calumny and injustice,-— but KtednoM breaks ma down. I thank you in—- u-• •-”* * taka your opprssnsdwith rtabea, and Jive with- I should Kka.to eerner of th* room, end outoeking a square th box. took from it a foUod oHp of pap-rAfter soma deliteratten be seated himself a nd bran to write. , . -Impatiently Me VMM p»e*3 th* Iwr. E. C A S S W E L L , INGERSOLL, ONT., Cheese, Batter <ft Bacon Factor, FORK PACKER, &o. Factory Filled Salt, Bcnneto d Scale Boardo, alwayt on hand. Pure Leaf Lard, SUGAR CURED HAMS, MILD BREAKFAST BACON, MESS PORK, <6c„ SOLE AGENT FOR THE DOMINION FOR Michell’s Liquid Ann a tto C A S S W E L L ’S It the only place where you can yet the genuine Ingersoll, January 10, 1877. VICK’S yro^St-rels*fagre*rf*ta Matta L>US*tarere« vtok'e Floral Guide, QwMtr. • «*M* •^Tiok'a Catalog ua-e*e mtnWxMire, «e^ *v« Addnre. HMM TMK .l.^H r, M.T. sum, sum, fa. AXES, HANDLES, &c. Cross C ut Saws Of nx»t Imperted Fatten*. Machine Sain, 70m SLEIGH BELLS, &c., L. J. C H A D W I C K , AGENT FOR Fire, Marine, Life and Accident Iiisnrancc. Offies “Chronl«]e"Buil<]lnz, sscund flu, logsrsull. The folluvlng «r» the Cvmpxule* reprerei.led : /Etna Fire hisurance Company, of Hartford, Con. Hartford File Insurance Company, o f Hartford, Con. Canada Fire and Marine Insurance Company, of Hamilton. Royal Canadian Insurance Company, Marine Depat tment. Beauer and Toronto Mutual Ins. Company o f Toronto, Ont. Traveler's Life and Accident Ins. Company, of Hartford, Con. • National Life Ins. Company, of United States of Ameica. Alto Agent for Issuing Through Bills of Lading to* European Ports, via Merchants Despatch Transportation Company.Ingerxoll, December 20,1876, 158 RY. ELLIS & BRO. HARDWARE ! Sheffield House CHRISTMAS PRESENTS, ELECTROPLATE GOODS, F U R K A C E S . W M . A. HOAG G , MANUFACTURER OF Hot Air Furnaces, for Coal or Wood SUITABLE FOR CaURCJE}, SCHOOL HOUdE^. DELLI NG3, HALLS. CHEESE FACTOR 1ES, &eReciiten and VesUlaUm slvaye en hand and for rale. information ou applyi*! the autecrilerat C. A. TlUNm'B.STGlE LJjrcr.lVM, 1hr« Ft.. In W2£. A. HOAGQ. CUTLERY, SKATES, SLEIGH BELLS. AXES, AXE HANDLES, IRON, STEEL, T. G. BRTNE. PmDs&kr. HAV St I o N th G c ra p , u r o c n h f a a s v e o d r t a b b e le G te r r o m ce s r , y a a n n d d b P a r s o in v g is i a r d ei d B ed a x a a U re r s g e f o a r r m eo e r r t l m y e c n ar t r u i < rel on by Mr. D. F R E S H G R O C E R IE , Suitable for tho season, I am prepared to sugply families and kotste with ail arLclea in this lin* st tho laow est P o ss ib le H a te s. *3" A call from old and new friend ia respectfully solicited.T. O-. Masonic Hall Building, oppreito Cassw*ll's Office, east side Thames st., Lsgerstel Ingersoll, July 26tb, 1876 ____________________ _______jU1J C h r is t m a s P r e s e n t s ! CARRIAGE AKER’S GOODS, Ac., WILSON & ROBERTSON, INGERSOLL I H & tai Ml In the l«t Cimcmlon of THE TOWNSHIP OF DEREHAM, Coatalnlagby vlineuurtiieul »1» Si Mr«. On theFarm there are » Ruod iwn«torvy brick huuie and»;>!cc41d Orchard. T«xmo cm Zsth F&ms Easy. McCAUGHEY A XVALSH.Banfofore, IneereolLlaserenll. Mareh 1 8 7 4 . la Ma t h e s o n & Br o . CHROMOS. ^d-srbrecTns over |,0W,0U0 ChreouM, FelnUnxe and CheleePrinU, at our enlarged Aar Rooms. AH the ne«and popular aubjecu at mclt-bottoin price*. TheFalfo of the Rhine, alm KlkSS—romantic and grand ;Scene on tho SuMuobauna. ona of the bite of tbe Mnuan■lie 10x87 ; Lake Lucerne, SwiUetUnd. tha BMXt beau­tiful lake lu the world ; l»o!* Ifoli*, a ebannlnj acenei Nortltent Italy, companion to the preceding; OffBuoto nLigM, a boautifnl marina, aisa 11x80. In greatdemand ; old Oaken Backet, White Mountain!, Nl*g*raFall!. Newport, barexngi, Gathering Primraeee, At theIfoa Shore, Faddy in Difficulty, aim Vinrla Veata,anew Htooo. American Fruit, and other S4xS0 aubjoet*.Floral Bueinrea Cerda, Sunday bcfwol Card., statuary.Mottom, Black ground Panel., etc. Aino the One.t andmort complete aaKirtaeul of Pxll Chromoa, both onwhite mount*, blue line, and blao < mount*, gold tin*.Oar abmk embracw everything deelrabll fer Dealer*,Agenfo or Premlarapurpeeae, aid all ahoold tea* ouruncea and quality of work. Tb* right partite can real-tea as IndapetMlenoo In every looalliy by taking anureocr for our !micbad and rramad Chrixue*- Far-tfoulara free, nitralrafod CaialogM mi receipt of etamp.UmU g.em M M wnfflt Aidrlrxa JSTZHTW PLAN1N6 MILLS, Buh and Stetexy. JlmtRfeLtturen of all Lindt cf DuiUiny Furnishing t. <rf everybody, but tl awn* to me I might surely trust you. I do not yet see my way clearly, asl if arytning should happen tomi. the chOd would bo thrown hdplMa upon tbe world. Y*« bars nritber wifenor duMrec, agd if th* muc cm comw h ARR^Q ’ C.P. HALL’S, Cox. KING a THAMES-St!. G E . M A U G H A N & C„ THAMES STREET, INGERSOLL, I* the plocs to bay your H olliday and C h r istm a s P r e se n ts ! Wc have jns$ opened out Seven Case* direct from Germany, compiling th* following: Work 23X58, wrlttmr Desk*, Drowln? Cmob, Ferfuxao Cues. GLOVE BOXES, HANKERCHltF BOX I A Gold Pens, Pencils & Pen Holders^ The Urgent and bast assortment of Presentation PURSER and POCKET BOOKS, in Ing*tsoll, from 10 eta. to $5.00.ALBUMS, of the Latest Designs, from 15 rents to»'24.00. VASES, of all Descriptions, from 40 cento to 525.00 a Pair.FANCY TOILET ARTICLES, Ac-, 4c. A Beautiful supply of Mottoes, Ciiromos, and Steel Engravingo, Sutahto for Chriatatuto Pfreenta. A nie* lot of Christmas Cards of nil kinds. Rocking Harare, Rrekway’s end Sleighr. « c©.»s Stationsrv, tha Latest American aud French Noveltie*, Books, tha Latest' miWioetiom s*issued, suitable for Christmas present*. Wall Paper, wa arc racrivmg the Mwastand latest designs, direct from tha Manufacturers. Wo can sell as cheap as any House in tho Dominion. Picture Frames, tire latest patterns just to baud. Book Buding. executed in th* lateststyles, sad at moderate prices. Picture* Framed in any stylo at lowest figure*. Remember th* Place. SIGN OF THE BIG BOOK.uEO. MAUGHAN & CO (IIUTLAIW. OTE-and Letter Circulars printed Ingersoll, Doeember 20, 1S76. w. 0. SMITH, Pretoria AM ERICAN A FOREIGN Manufacturer of Ma&uanttg, Qxvra tthhaa, IftUHU* Fleco, feta lax, fa. SCOTCH GRANITE Monuments & Head Stones Imported to Order. Havthi*n gab ohva*d b eussso 1* Mmexopofe ddtbotoo mdmg Marte* Cottiog KatsMishmisCs k |ho tertian of the FroviM*. I leaving , oar ot<kre tbtsbus. OHIO FEE STM kt For Bmldfog Pararea*, F*r*wh*« ami YOU WILL S A V E M O N E Y ! By BUYING TOUR FURNITURE At CLARK £ BARKER’S NEW BRICK BLOCK. KING-ST., OPPOSITE the MARKET. Caft tad bo ereviae*! «bat CLARK a BARKER (tee fro* HO tn 1150. Drawing Bnrea tote MANUFACTI RKO ON THE PREMISESChroams. Oil Psiatte* and Gilt MimHings always to Htoqk Ovtowi I pioBHtey, uartiy end cheaply ■located. De net fad to see .their to lagci*oIl,M*rtb *1871. *R PROPOSITION. A NY old fabeoribor obtaining eno new snjserftM’fltftMTrsraraA w U his subscription advanced throe Affpwifpr two new subocriberc, six ‘ WWftia'rM’d so Ml, three months for L Ckdt>ew sbbscribcr. Our subscribers vatald easily double our subscription. W31 -they take hold of the matter! i SV It is announced that notice will bo given through tho Ontario Quetta to the eficct that application will be made tn the Lieut Governor and Council of Ontario to grant a charter by letters patcut,incorporating a joint stock company for the purpose of erecting a public Hotel at Port Dover, j Capital stock supposed to tie (10,000 in shares of |25 each. As Port Dover is fast becoming a summer rendezvous for the people from the U. 8., as wsU as from Canada, we have no doubt the venture will bo successful. HIE OXFORD TRIBUNE. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 17, 18?7. GdnjvWest—Mor ting Express. 12.41 a. mTTTocific Vipreas, $.18 p. us. Accom- m <3 fl m, t<.O4 p. m.! Steamboat Express,l.$9^Xm.;Cfitaugo Express, 4.49 a. m. <W g E ^ Acemnraodntiftn, 6.89 a. m.; Atlantic Express, 9.19 a. «.; Day Express,S.45 p. m .; Lnu-bm Expraes, 6.50 p.iu.; N. Y. Exnawa, 11.81 p.m. ’®bt ©rfarb ®ribnne, JAM"ARY n, W7. and other Beal Estate an the aaotfgreafon- able terms* First Slorlgages Benght at Lowest Rates. . Apply to J. 0, NORSWORTHY. *sr All parties laia’otod. to tho firm sf A. R.Sjrr fa. Oo^ aro particularly re- QIC Jtsk to cbH aai settle tholr accounts vlthout flclay, as tho Book* bto now c l o s e d .102 tr Tho holiday season has Induced tho China Tea Houm men to giro I Spools! Bargains. Seo tiolr advertise­ ment. The members of the Town Canutil for 1877 met in the Council Chamber on Mon­ day noou for th«\purpoae of organization. After having subscribed to the oath of office and made tbe usual declaration they took their NNa'.-i as follows : Mayor—Mr. John McDonald. Reeve—Mr. Thos. Brown. First Deputy Reeve—Mr. Jas. Noxon. Second Deputy Reave—Mr. E. Casswell. Fi<at Wanl-Ciunoilbr, Mr. M. Walsh. Second Want—Councillors, Messrs. P. Stuart, Wm. Partlow and Jos. McIntyre. Third Ward—Councillors, Messrs. R. Y. Ellis, A. Daly and R. Vance. On motion of Mr. Daly, seconded by Mr. McIntyre, Messrs. Brown, Noxon, Casa- well, the mover Mr. Daly, aud the second­ er Mr. McIntyre, were appointed a stand­ ing committee to report al the next meet­ ing of the Council. On motion the Council adjourned, to meet again on Monday evening next. [Mt. D. Choate, Councillor for tho First Word, subsequently subscribed to the oath and made the necessary declaration^] UM Dunkin BUI. ffiWl OXFORD TRIBUNE, ia on sale a .1. Wocdcock’a sff" Subscribe for the Tribune—only (1 a year, and get the new story—” Lifeline." aw Read “Infelicc"—a beautiful and moral story ,conuncncedin_this number, of the Trib­ une. Only. (1.00 a year. BSTTcU your friends what a. good story wo are puhiishing. ’■ Infelics" is worth tho pr.ea OTinbiasiition alone-Amly §1.00 a year. •i" “ is a story which every ons should read. Tho opening chapters will bo foaud iu thiaweck’* Tribune—only (1 a year. I «3* Tao County Council for 1877 will holdI it* first session *tn Woodstock on Tuesday / B*f The names of Messrs. 8. G. Burgess, : Thos. Robiaten and Wm. Peers arc mentioned for the Wardenship. f- » *#* Tim North * Oxford and West Zorra I gravel rood has been seised and will be sold by r pablfo auction as tho Sheriff's office, WoodI stock, on tho 3}et of Marth- . ce" “Infclico ” is tbo mua of the new >mtory which is commenced in this issue. Sub- scribe now aud secure the first chapters. OHy Si year. i aW Tho “ Now Dsminion Monthly” for January, published by Jphu Dougall & son, Montreal keeps up its well-known reputation a* a literary auccoi*. x* 550,000 to Loan cn MortzaffM, at • very low rate of interest, at N. HAYES Exchange and Loan Office, opposite MarketIngersoll. aw fn our mention of Mr. A W. Wright \ auisting ia holding masting) iu the county eppoied to the Dunkin Act, instead of saying “jfphe Stratford Herald'we should have said "/<» nerly” of th c Stratford Herald. air Don’t fail to road our new story— *• Infelice "—which i* commenced in tho Tbibunb this w«wk, You wdl bs butter men and wprtJjn after you hive roiil it It is a story which eve.-y young mon aud woman should read. *0* Mr. Clarkson, the late Station Master of tho G. W. IL, Woodstock, is to be mads tho recipient of a handsome gold watch in .-recognition of his services while in Wood- stock'. SCT There ia aftoaLa very dangerous cour. teifcit five dol^- note on the Pauk of British North Amwi^a. A* a proof of the quality of ita execnfcni, <me was token by tho teller of a LoudoittKHilt&ie other day. «B* Says an exchange: aa man walks forth with his htndriu his pockets and an iciole on the end of his now, the assuring knowledge that be ims’i Habta to sunstroke for at leastsix tnonf* grateful glow along bis | One of tho largest gatherings ever sb- setubled iu our Town Hall took place on Monday eqening, to hear Mr. E. King Dodd, on the Daukia Bill, tbe voting on which commences to-day. The meeting wm announced for half-past seven o’clock, bnt before that hour arrived tho hall was packed to its uutennost. And wo believe there must have been from 600 to 700 people within hearing of tho talented speaker—the hall it provided with seals for 400 peop'e; these wore all occupied, *-u1 in the a.'slea tbe space was occupied as fully as tho people could stand ; then the platform with tho wings were filled as much as they conveniently conld be, and the lobbies were packed with a surging moss of people striving for admission, which was impossible, and hundreds turn­ ed away from tbe hall unable to get iu. Ou motion, Thos. Brown, Esq., Reeve, was colled to tbe clxiir and after a few admonitory remarks from tho chair, Mr. Dodd was introduced. Tho speaker dealt with tbe subject on its broad merits. He rebutted the personal abuse which had been heaped upon him, denying charges which were brought against him in tho contest and costing bock tho insinuations which had been thrown out. Ho hand­ led the subject la a thoroughly intelligent manner, dealing with this momenluons question in a way which those in favour of tho Bill have not done-showing up its defects and shortcomiu^* with a power hud force of nrgumout which mas t have ■ carried conviction to thoso not so fbor- I ongbly wedded to the Act aud its passage at anj cost, that they have closed their ears to reason aud common sense. His address occupied an hour and a half in de­ livery. Mr. Gibeon was the speaker on tho op­ posite. He complained of tho want of fair play at Mr, Dodd’s meeting's, in always taking tho udvantage which he claimed of epeaking both before and after thoss who spoke iu favor of tbo Bill. Mr. Gibson then went on to moat Mr. Dodd’s arga- m nts. He found, however, that his sub­ ject was a difficult one and although his f -Bowing in the hall was large it was very evident that lie was nljt raakingconverts to h's mqise. Mr. Gibson's address also cc- o ipied about nn hour and a hall. At the request of Mr. Brown, Mr. Cass- well was appointed chairman for the re­ mainder of the evening, as Mr. B. was compelled to leaver Mr.Dodd again took the platform, meet­ ing Mr.Gibsou's arguments at eveiy point, winding up one of the most able oratorical efforts it hat ever been ottr good fortune to , listen to iu Ingersoll, with a beautiful pern- , ration on British liberty. ] Il was 12 o’clock at night when the meal­ ing broke up, with a vote of thanks to tho | chairman and three rousing cheers for the Queen. The audience listened to tho t speakers with attention and although the 1 greatest interest, and in fact excitement tis felt in the discussion of this question, the n e iliug was eno of tho most orderly it baa ever been our pleasure to attend. (alrysarn’i Bacqaet. ' Un Tbursdsy evening last, after the ad­ journment of the Convention, a grand ban­ quet, was Riven at the Daly House by the lagerooll Board of Trade iu honor of the American delegates attending the conven­ tion. The spread was ona of tho best it has over been onr pleasure to ait down to, and reflected c edit on the proprietor of title popular house. The dioitg-hall was beautifully deoor- ated with bankers. About 150 ladies aud gentlemen, including members of the Con­ vention and invited guests, were present. Tho chair was occupied by Mr. W. S. King, Pre«ident of tho Ingeieoll Board of Trade. To his right was Prof. L. B. Ar­ nold, of Rochester, N. Y.,^ud to bis left, Mr. James Noxon, of Ingersoll. Among tbe others present ^ere Prof Stewart of the Live Stock Journal Buffalo; Hon. Harris Latvia, of Frankfort, Hjrki- mor Co*. N. Y.; Mr. D. M. Kennedy, Utica Herald, Mr. C. L. Sbollon, of Lowville Lewis Co, N Y ; Col Skinner, M P ; Thos Bnllontyne, M P P : Mr John McDonald ‘Mayor of Ingersoll; Mr Thos Brown, Rsovo of Ingersoll; Messrs C E Chadwick, L J Chadwick. Samuel Elliott, E Casa well, Robert Oliver, David Kemp, of tbo Merch­ ant's Bank, David White, J F Williams, J C Norsworthy, Erwin Lewis. D S Mc­ Donald, Geo F Garnett, Chronicle, Harry Rowland, Tribune, William Wilkinson, Daniel Phelan, Aaron Christopher, John Haskett. J M Wilson, of lagersoll; Me ssrs James Sutherland Deputy-Roeve, Wood- stock, Mr Laidlaw, Woodstock Review; Mr John Hettle, Teeewater ; Gordon II Cook, West Oxford ; Geo Farrington, Bright ; Robert Little, Guelph ; Jas W Lawson, Derebam ; Gilbert Duncan, North Norwich; William Watson, Falkirk ; John Butler, Dereham ; George Hamilton’ Cromarty ; A M Bodwell, Mount Elgin ; Elias Mott, Burgessville; John Hately, Fullarton; Chas Bolos, Toronto; John McMillar, Kin­ bum ; Thou tn Hews. Seaforth ; H Ashley, Bellville ; John Allison, Brownsville ; L Richardson, Kerwood ; Wm Dunn, • North Oxlord ; II 8 Losse, North Norwich . John Allan, Brownsville, and others. After tho removal of tho cloth, the toasts of “The Queen” and “Tbe President of the United StaUs” were proposed and duly honored. Then followed “Our Guests,” to which appropriate responses were made by Hon. Harris Lewis, Mr. D. H. Burrell, and other American gentlemen. To tho toast of “Tbo Agricultural and Dairy Interests, American and Canadiar,” Mr. Thomas Ballantyne, P. P., Prof. Stewart, Messrs. C. L. Sheldon, C. E. Chadwick, and others, responded. A number of other toasts and sentiments were proposed aud honored, and the company broke up aliort- ly after midnight. Dunkin B ill in Brant. NAJOKHY FOB TSE BT-UW, SIB. FIRST DAY'S POLLING. Brantford, Ont., Jan. 16.—Tbe Dunkin Bill vote taken here to-day resulted in a mtjoritv of 848 in favor of the DonkinBUI as follows:Yea.Nay.Onondaga,................... 20 Paris............................7 Dumfries Suutli........ 102Oakland....................... 110 Burford......................... 182Brantford.^,............... Brantford 'Township 45 54 Total..................... 409 61 OXFORD TRIBUNE BOOK & JOB Printing1 Office. •‘Pallid n hasn’t oome this way you see;Suit I W«U, Dr. Walts' busy beeWm a drona to th« lime wo re uuklu;When you've nutbios teller to do, H will pTo. drop In al m »l any b.iur < f the day.And you'll o|>cii your syei when you see thNew orders for Wjrt we are Ulung. VVc ca./i talk lon<, there •* w much That tho printing builuoM hu not tteod aUB,But haa climbed vary neir the top o< the hill.Since the Darn, helped Docroa Favarva ’’ Hardly could uM John OuUntxrxaMWhat bia wooden preaa, ot 1*43,Would develop when he waa gone :Now, ahaft and pulley, and pinion and whaal. I DODGERS, AC. ’• It would frighten hla shoal if he only knewJuat what wu are doing and what we ean da,How quickly, and cheaply, and well;GutUr-iuipca, dodger*, ahnil and thto.Streamer* for fence, long and alim,Po.ten and hllla whan you bulletin.The goodByou are anxioua to MIL HANDBILLS. “ Handbllla nt every form and grade,Woodcut* (or evary bualneu and trad*,Hom a peanut aland up to a Lank.Show canla ot every atyle and lint,Worked off In atyle at the abortert hint.Endlm variet'ea, alt Im without aUnt.Piled up around you, rank upon rank. POSTERS. ” Povtcra to tell that your gxtoda have come Io,Hindbllla to ahow whan tbo vale will begin,Dodger* that help you to acll them ;Streamer* for hero door* and fence), whereThe farmer* will read with an eager atare.And make up their mlnda right then and then.To buy where those handbill* tell them. CARDS. Aud then for your dxuxhlar—oh. ro ‘way tI took st our nAxaptcs and you will mt.That such weddloz cards couldn't be made In a dayWhen your dauxhtcFs mother was married. WEDDING CARDS. ’’ Well you’ll nead aomc woldlnj cards after a wfc'Je. Fur anything haodrom*. and stylish, and flue.And nobby, aad etetrant, aweet aod divine.For tho cheape-t and bo-t In the printing line,Itetaouber that our* I* the ptae*. LETTER A NQTE HEADS. INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS. The following officers elect for the en­ suing term were duly installed into office ou Wednesday evening last by D.D.G.M. Bro. Jas. Sutherland, assisted by P. G.*s Bros. McWhinnic, Size, Oliver, Bell, McDonald and Kerr : Bro. W. Sndworiu..............>*,i(i-..N.G.II Wm. Satitrriand.......................•<Goo.JS. McDonald.........„,„Src'y. Fred. Richardson..........Per.See’y.F. 0. Lewi............................Trees.45 Geo. E. Williams................,..War.4*Jas. Johnston............... C<>nd. A. Everett................... LG.•*J. Tinney....................i..............O.G.•*W. Berry...........................R.S.N.G.66 8 .Wilson..................... LS.N.G.66 S. Siggins..........................R.S.V.G.44 R. Gemcuel.............. L.S.V.G,44 Jo*. Baker..............................R.S.S.• 4 D. McKny Sutherland.........L.S.S. Geo. Dennis.....................Chaplain. County M 1876. war! Petroh nt re-?«iptsJ ■ of exriie collected in th* [from 1st Oet. to 31*t Dec. k»w»; On Bpirits (1,908.39; tof1,123.00 j wait (739.M L14 ; l»sn»e*(250.00; other Tjm (8,240.37. will be given at tho reaidence of J. 3. Rayuobla, W«t Oxford ou Thursday evridng,2B$v fast.; for tlio'benefit of West Otford Church. Friend* are respectfully in­ vited. Tea from Up o'rivek. Price aa usual, 25c. •to" No .«en»il>lo bOUM-bolder will leave clothed out upon the baa white, there ar* ao many diahoneat peuple tramping about look- tag out for something to pick-up. Every few days we hear pfstQaU ktaci being incurred throngb or<w' ofntikfare iu the roving popn- latten. The danger that boy* inear in hanging on sleigh* that aro drjrap arouad the town is alarming, and «hpuLl be put a atop to. When » fornwr ‘ be&nd " ho ia dmti% a pom- IngertoII Board ef Trade, Tho annual meeting for the election of officers for tbe carront year wm bold in the Council Camber on Friday evening, the 12tb inst. The following officers were duly elected : President, W. 8. King. 1st Vice-President, Thon. Brown. 2nd Vi;o-President, E. Cnsswoll. Secretary, R. Y. Ellis. Treasurer, J. M. Wilson. Exeoutivj Committee,—P, J. Brown, R, A. Woodcock, A. Oliver, C. E. Chadwick, Jos. Noxon, Jas. Brady, D. Kemp, D. Phe­ lan, G. J. Shrapnell, J. Gayfer, D. White. Tire appointment of the Board of Ari i. trators was deferred to a future meeting. P. J. Brown, Esq., was deputed to rep­ resent tho Board at the mooting of tho Domioica Board of Trade, iu Ottawa, on tho 16th. It’* Um thing about Which wj Moke th* mm fa*;.And where we hare no CJmpeUUon ;Wa-ve tho handaomoa-ljlea *.id the twit deilgna.The nv»t elegant type for the praiUert line*.No matter In what way your ta*t« Indlnaa,Wc can IU1 out your hxrUe-t condition*. RILL HEADS. " Billhesda—tn your alow paying fritnda lo%e a»nt.In dmlgn* that will make tb*m p»y up «rery cent,And aend tor more good* a cash order;Checkblink* that arc good when you tuft ralae a loan.That will all but disw blood from a turnip oratnoa.That »r* aolrent enough toaUnd rtnfght up Sian*.It you talauce them up on the border. BALL CARD*. I ’’ Bail llcket*-rood if * fa’1 »‘ri"ff«l band For you.’ fr*1 wllldan™ when ! t0U£b »oo? Jum-f,Aa they will at the found :And our boll programme* ar* the hind*9me*t, iweeteai,Dahitlert, nobble.t, prettiest neattat.Cheapest and beat, and withal the completeat,That anywhere aver were found. SUPPER CARD*. ’’ C»rdi for auppar*. pou-Uev, dinner*.Card* for *alnu and card, fur ainuvra,Card* for al) yuur order* ;Card* for friend* to see you married.Cord, tor friend* to ace you tiarlrd,And for friend* that at* 11 have tarrlud,Card* w.th maurnlng border*. NEW YEAR CARDS. ” And h*rc I* our novelty—oh. younj man ISend In your order* - you d.m’t know whanAnother auch chance well owayou ; Search Um> State over. you’ll And It hard GENERAL PRINTING . ’’And for anything site - f« u» half isn’t told-For everythin* printed, end pubUehed and sold Aud in stjla ind ship* U- na&tast, MEAT & CHEAP. S. BOWXAHD, rr«J. to adopt Tehkke i instant notion. XxMtalWBrekffoEkmdan ia aearch of a man named Waf^Awter. chuged’yiUi forging* tha ■unm uf^ireaanamod Adana, toon order ““ '‘ ir placed tbe waHtoitin the ^Mfvsa Pbsir an Murphy, OueuswL Ha was | «*”Th« firstatreiartirit the ■»—on is u take piaou at thi nfS, Woodrteek, on Thure- •re aware thtae hsM last winter were in avery vwpret MlrtiraM,*iiN*«*rv 4e wrary reason f«r bcl.erjsg m t ikdH teU keM thia Maaon Hi Wnittwi ba shoeM dollars with. adrer- If? Weftby Slating Caralval. According to announcement a grand skating carnival wu hold lut Thurodpy avening, and despite tbo unfavorable state of the weather during the day, it was a grand »ucc«s«. The Committee slicefcded fa getting the snow cleared off by nightfall, and tho ice being ja splendid condition, tho»e who did not participate through foar of postponement misted a treat of no ordi­ nary kind, aa the programme was followed out to tbe latter. Ths costumes were well got up, sotno having boon brought from Toronto,and when tho whole were grouped, the re-1 fire lighted, and fireworks being set off, Bud tbe band playing, It presented to the large nnmlior of on-look<*ro a scene of imposing grandeur which will long be re* membered by those who witnessed it. The fotiowrog are tbo name* of those who ap­ peared in character Miss Sarah Bradbury, Peasant girl; Him May Brown, huntress; Mr. G. K. Brown, organ grinder; Master Frdd Ctoris- topher, Southern i-suator of color; Matter Hairy Creswell, brigand; Mite Annie Christopher, flower girt ; Hiss Clark, ooun- tty aaaiden ; Miss Dimmock, Ncrmaudy peasant; Mr. David Duty, Dnke cn Buck­ ingham; MAmt Edith EDfott, peasant gtH( Hla Finlay, ■sorafagt Mater Fred Gay* for,fairy; Mr.Samuel Hentersoo, actor; Mr. Terry Hseny, Indian chief ; Mr. Harry Kite,CmtotmlMaweN(esteem; Mt.Ck.s. Lindsay, Dutchman; Master Jm. Vtiltorz [ Highlander; Mr G«o. Hair, geatlrman ; Hire Lottie McNivtB, Undine; Hire K. ' (ZCmtart. Spanish lady J Master John Rosa, Preneh haflrt giri; Mr. Ed. Robfaen. IgrkHltaral awtlely isaital netting. The annual meeting of the North and West Oxford Agricultural Society was held at the Council Chamber, Town Hall, Inger­ soll, on Saturday, the 18th, when the fol­ lowing officers were appointed for tie pfraent year: President— Thomas Brown. Vice-President—Edwin Casswell. 8 ocrotary—Wm. H. H. Gone. Treasurer—C. H. Slawson. Directors— Mmbew Day, Henry Golding, Orange Chtrk, John Jarvis, Gordon H. Cook, Arehbald Park, Joseph Jarvis, jr.,James Elliott and Thomas Seldon. Auditor*— B. Y. Ellis and J. C. Hegler. <ST A stranger from the States giving his name as A. W. March (repoita the Tilsoa- burg Otoerrer.in some places and using several aliases, has been victimising the honest blacksmiths of Western Ontario by selling them a pretended right to manufacture pat. ent hone-shoes. The right costs them five dollar*, and they were to receive the first barrel of horse-shoes free, from the factory, their documents, whi.-h are perfectly worth­ less, except so far as they may be a warning future. The paper is printed and reprreout* the party, disposing of the righto, as belong­ ing to Auburn, New York ; and states that he holds letters from the United States, and the written in their place. ••roek./’fatbe Un, IU>N#eu | Master Harbert Robinses, bass boll player | Master Joseph Soday. Belied the Miaecf H. and J- Wight, repre­ sent iag tbs fourth estate iu lire ebsmcWr tafidea Beat*. Mr. Jamn Lane, aged 64. an old reei- dsat of North Dorchester, dropped dead in his own houM on Tlinreday morning last, •bout one o’clock, while waiting on his sick wife. Mr. Lane was in Ingerioll the previous evening, for the purpose of gotiicg Dr. McCausland to go and see hit wife, who ia very ill, and appeared iahis usual health. The doctor says bis dea'h was the mult of heart disease. An inquest was not thought nieseeary. A branch of this institatiou has recently been opened in the Norsworthy Block. King street, lugerodl. The Ingersoll branch will ba under tho management of Mr. W. Dempster ■f Loudon, who has for some time held an im portent poaition in the bank in that city, Tho Riding shtmld give tbelie to the rile stealers Tke EsUmtcs far M H, On Monday afternoon the Estimates for 1877 ware brought down to tha House, and yesterday tba Treasurer delivered bisfinancial statement tor the current year/ albeit the Htniu bus not yet been furnish­ed with the whole or any portion (or any idea of cither) »f the Public Account* for 18761 The other ffny tho Accounts for 1876went presented, but aa a matter of fact the paople’e representatives are about to be called on to give their Mwent to the expen­diture of 1877 without having before them tho fixuree for 1876, and without knowinganything of the actual expenditure for that year. It ie a sound doctrine, and no one was fonder of enunciating ic than Mr. Blake iu his day, that the people aliottld not becalled on to place money under th’* control of the Administration without the amplestknowledge concerning ths proposed msthods of expenditure, but in this case the House is about to vote aw»y two millioiu and a half of money in entire ignorance ofthe manner in which the vote of last rear was disposed of. If this is Reform, what iarecklessness 7 Mr. Crooks will as a matter of course, bring down supplementary estimates, and they will probably be of more interest thaneven tbe regular estimate* submitted yesterday, for thev will contain appropria­tions for tbe new Crown LawI building and other works not as yet provided for. But, leaving the supplementary esti­ mates out of the question, there is enoughin the regular estimates for tho year to arouse tits watchful attention of those in­ terested iu tbe material welfare of theProvince. The following comparative table of the expenditure will show at a glance tbe rapid increase nf expenditure that ha*taken pheo siuoe Mr. Saudfield Macdonald was ousted by the men who professed to be tho only true economists. Necessarily thofigures for 1876 are omitted from this com­ parison : C H U R C H E S . nrn’ CsMcaCKpUcojan.-Ctirwr rt Ox'ord andu"i“. fftt ft*°* ^>**ca (Preabytarlaa),—Bar. A. M. BsssiaiCaescn (Pnahytarfaal—Thsrerest Bar ... xv-we wvwy aaonaut at XJCp. m. and SJOp. tn. (Xaoto Free ) Habtelb Schoolat0:Ua.m. ("International L**.<na”L Ws*UT4* JfsrttoirurrCHVWU—KInj (treat wwt, Jtev.Dr. Fow.or and Iter. U. T. Uroealer. alternately.Service evary Sabbath at 11 a. tn. and a JO p. aa.;Sabbath School at 230 p. tn. Jon* St. MKrnoPUT CflUacn—North of the River ; Rev.Dr. Fowlar and Iter. H. T. Croe«ley, altercate)?.Service every SabbaUi al 11 a. ni. and 0 JO p. w. InaftboUi School every morning al e.SO. J. •.Galloway, Superintendent. A. B«uner.i>uitor. Service ovanySaLlnlh at Ila.■a. aud Cid p. tn-; Sabbath School TSO p. a*. JUrrarrCuntcit—Thame* street;Rer. J. Detnyarr. tou-tor. Service every Sabbath al II a.ca. aad ISS f.BS.; Sabbath School at XS0 p. m. ifir We shall be happy to notice any changes or alterations in the above directory on theaxme being made known to u* by the pastor*er other (rtficer*. SO C IE T I E S . KIWO HIRAM LODGE, Mo. 17, m^U „,ry Terenav• r«aii>7. oh or full a.-* v.T ST. JOHN’S LODGE, No. M, meet* avery Tnvuaar•venin^, on or before full wi*on. in Masonic HanJohn K. Warnock. W, AL ; W. W. GritfeT^c’y A; CHAPTElt mact* U Maaoale Hall, dratTuesday after full moor. C. H. Soklzt, X ; K. A GREAT CLOSING OUT SALE F a ll ^W in te r D ry Goods, M IL L 'IN E R Y, M AV TZJS S A W D Fo r Th irty D ays A L L W I N T E R TO BE m s , for Cash. G O O D S So ld a t C o s t a n d U nder. 1868 ..............................1869 ..................................11,188352 ... 1,444,6081870.................................. 1,580,668 1871.................................. 1,816,8661872.................................. 1,847,9561878.................................. 2,460,212 1874....,........................... 2,842,889 18T5...........a..................... 2,063,550 1877 (Eitimated)------... 2,540,228 From this it would appear that this yearof grace is to be a hard <>m on the Treasury in tbe matter of expenditure, and it nxnat be remembered, too, that the cost of thefire-proof building (probably 1150,030) be­ sides other supplementary items, will be added to the estimated cost for tbe year as above. Tho total estiruata, indeed, willprobably approach (2,809,000. And while tbe expenditure is thus rising rap:dlv, tbo aevonue is undoubtedly falling. T.ie in­evitable end of this state of nffnii* is too apparent to bo mentioned.—Mail. Cowardly Aiuult. Whtn a candidate for high office is so wellliked and so popular with the masses as tomake his defeat difficult in a fair and honor­ able fight, mean and cowardly men are notwanting who delight in manufacturing lie*and slandering his good name. There arc also those whose scltishncsi prompt them toprostitute theii honor, (tervert truth, and ig­nore right, for the sake of injuring a coinpet tor in business, whose prosperity they envv.and with whoso business sagacity they havenot the talent to successfully compete in an honorable way. These thought* arc suggest­ed by the mean, cowardly attacks made upoume and my medicine*, by those who imagine their pecuniary prospect* injured by thegreat popularity which my standard medi­cines have acquired, and the continued growth of my professional practice. Narrow-mindedpractitioners of medicine, and manufacturer*of preparations which do not posses* sufficient merit to successfully compete for p tpnlar fa­vor, have resorted to such cowardly strategyas tepuhlish al) sort* of ridiculous report* •bout tbo composition of my modioines. Al-manse*, " Receipt Books," and other pamph­lets, are i**usd aud scattered broadcast everthe laud, wherein these contemptible knaves publish pretended analyses of my medicines,and receipts for making them. Some of these'Jdication* are given high sounding name*, pretend u> be l>> respectable mon of rducattou an 1 position, [ar g'y l »t thopeople—the more v-— ;detely to blind the reader to the real object in tne..* circulation, . which is to injure tho sale of my modicin*:. 1 *• The Poimlor Health Almanac ’’ is the high-sounding name of one of these publications, which contains bogus receipt* without a grainof truth in them. Not leu devoid of truthare thoso which have been published by one Dr. L., of detroit, in the Siichigan Farm<-r,and by other iranufactnreni of medicine in several so called Journal* of Pharmacy. Theyare all prompted b / jealousy and utterly failin accomplishing th > object of their authors,for uotwithstau ling their free circulation, my medicines continue to sell mere largelythan any others manufactured in this countryand are constantly increasing in sale despite tbo ba*e lies concocted and circulated by suchknave*. The people find that these medicinespoaaeaa genuine merit, and are not tbe vile, poisonous no*lr>m* whieh jealous, narrow-mindsd physieiana andsueaking vompoundor*of competing medicines represent them to be. Among the large number of pretended analy­se published, it ia a eeijnijicanl fact that notwo have been st all alike—conclusively proving the dishonesty rt their author*. Itis enough for people to know that while thous­and*, yes. I may truthfully saylmilliona, have taken my medicine* and have been cured, noone ha* ever received injury from their nse. 1. V. PIERCE, M. D. Proprietor of Dr. Pierce’s Medicines,World’s Di*penury, Buffalo', N, Y. Bony. McKut o< a m». AIABKIED. Church, Hi DUXDXS-AU XaKDER—Iu Irsmell, «h lest., by UNITY ENCAMPMENT. No. SI, a u U I. Sunwu.. o M M ,bTh “°nU-ww-cp : OXFORD LXfDGE, No. 77, meet* every Monday even-&i." Thxr^'’litfe*t7 U- 3.Jtowu. N. a.: John v—... NORTHERN LIGHT TEMPLE.* No. IM, 1.0. fl T i« their Hill ever Mr. Walley’s Btors. Thamea•T«’7 Fsipat Erniiu al r-so iMioLnLda.y. a.,t 8i’ p m. EMLlw”l;o n Service »I<o *»Nlnawr* vC*orny-“i o" 2 ^ Wedneaday, commencing at Strata?} J’ C‘1,o’r*>’ P'wMent; A. Murray CftlSPlN LODGE. No. IS, »>«diXrfXS n Tu^1‘-r ln <nch month. u c.otA-K I *-- Micro. Roe. In the Y. M.C. A Cniar of Bimoi-Wm. L. Hearn.Autaraxv Cuirr-R. a. Blcksrton. ’’‘ih w ^.8 * n,,uw ln ‘h* W»rt.tCai>«.; wm. Sutherland,w 2 sZ.’ . ”*rnocK, lit Engineer. Meets thsFirjt Thurtdiy In each month. ©annnmiaL The Cable yesterday for Cheese was 68s. INGEILSOLL MARKETS. RcparUJ by J. Jf. Wit-ox, ComminionMerchant. wt,,?Vi«iar W htl‘. per bushel..>'hlte tvlicitSpring WheatPrime Burley ••Pear >•Om, .. Apple«Onions.Turnip. Cheese, dairy.. ..•• factory 51. Min k l e r & Co., BANKERS. NOTES and Amm-icnn Currency Haught. General tonkli.i: Bu-tno«* CrthttU- I»4. til,O3o *0 Lo: i> nn Murtg«ge«. ufflee. In C I’. IMall'a Dl<K'k. King Slieet, opp.%ite Mclntjr* kCrvltj',. ItegeraoU, tkptcui *r i.i, 1670. IU | The Melsons Bank. INGERSOLL BRANCH. T>UYS and Sells Exchange on Eng- * * *??* *n,‘t United Slatsv ; l-suea Draft* on allpxrta of Cmad* ; dea’ji libcralljr with faizuvn, and Allows Interest on Deposits, which can be withdrawn at any lime. WM. DEMPSTER, Manager.Ingemoll, Jan. 10, 1877. f81 Merchants’ Bank of Canada. INGERSOLL BRANCH. TRANSACTS a General Banking Business, Buys and Sells Richanys en tbe UnitedfiUiM iml ■«*! t•»»»*- -n -—•- -• Allewe Interest on Special Deposits, which canItodrswn at any Utas al ths pleasure of the Depealu D. KEMP, Aoxirr. Musical Notice I IS now prepared to give Lessons on Ptaaa, OrgM, Violin, etc., st bl> rooms,now flued HUNTES JAPAN T EA! 51b. for $2.2 5 China Tea House I MOQDY & MURRAY. pr ic e s NO OBJECT TIE GOODS MUST IE SOU NO RESE RVE COME AND SEE THE AT THE “ G lasg o w - H o u s e ? If yon don’t want to buy yourself you could tell your neighbors where the Cheap Goods are. Ilemeniber the Sale only lasta for a short time, and the Goods must be sold at bo rue price. Remember the Sale is now going on at JOH N McEWEN & CO., THAMES STREET, INGERSOLL. 161Ingersoll, January 10, 1R77. CHANGE OF BUSINESS. Having »tock in Trade ot MKSSBS. J. GIBSON B CO.. eonaMing of (ii ff lll FAMILY GROCERIES, PRODUCE pr ov isions; etc., NELSON LEWIS. J O H N G A Y F E R flH EM IST A DRUGGIST, Apotire \ J aariaa’ Hall, Hhsm* Strut, Infcrooll, OnuDrcn .Chamlcala. PaUal Medict a M ard FrHuaMry TH E ACCIDENT Insurauce Company of Canada. Canadian Company DIVOT.MG mmur BOLBLY TO Insurance Against Accidents C. H. SORLEY, Agent, Ingersoll. Gold Nows for 1877 I FRE E PR ES S WONDER OF MODERN TIMES I. HOLLO WAY Si PILLS & OINTMENT |l Th» Pil ls Purify the BIW. correct all Tbe OiNTMKjrr is the only reliable BEWARE OF VILE AND ABOMINABLE COUNTERFEITS '• Moina* ” a fair share of the public patron- Emporiun, ThateM afreet ..Call U Moreay a, before" farming community of the neighborhood, and Furnitnre you mint call at Horney's Em-CTgygaay Storm rt tbs bort taakrt and kind* . .Itarre keeps the tert stortirt Rorewvod Catkste, Cofins. Khronds aad Mowntinp stOne Dollar Tea for 50 cte. atShrapnel I's. ...1 lares **w ta**l of bedsteads atMcIntyre ft Orotty • PREMIUM PICTURE. Ltmam, hfew Vatefcria per Box at Raisin* *1.25 281b. Box Raisins for 81.76 at ShrapnelPs. 75c 5Oc at Bhrapnoir*. LETTER M EaO S, IjRINTED at the Txhbunb Ovrsrs G Ingersoll, Gnt, . P. H A L L, WATUMUU a JEWIUEB. '■wm,MW«Bisure it* S1.60 PER ANNUM . UNMM Fftll MU8 HUlTPTt Ct,mjwww. a«r. ■w in A CAJtD.