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OCLnew_1877_02_14_Oxford_Tribune_newspaper_issue_OCR_ACCESSThe oxford Tribune romisHSD eye e y Wednesd ay ^H A R R Y RO W LAND, Masonic hal l bvildinob, EAST sidetuajjes«TRK£T, INGERSOLL. QPECIAL attention paid to the publiO aatton W Local aa* Dairy Nswa, Il gh<« accuralK«Far*« «>< aM tool Evoata; hill Kaixtrta ot aU Twwu!*> and; UwancU M-vtlnga. fogWail. Toroul..MoatraU, Lltut Falta auJ Now York Market*; thLatent Ilcnu <4 Nvwa troru reliable aoureaa; road LIUary Aa'-KUoaa—pithy and readable and tha Uu» OXFORD H f TR IBU NE, Dispatched by the first Mails leaving Ingeraoll after the close) A Cl C 3 A T1 A d A T ^)A 1 F V /Contains latest Cheoe Market Report from all the principalof the Weekly Cheese Markets on Tuesday afternoons J X x l l U . ~ C< 1 1 Q U .C I L /C l l l y b b l . | points up to the hour of going to press Tuesday evening*, aaj «U>er Joarnx! published 1U this section ut tb«DuataiM. 11 wiU IkcrUuro stand uunvslkd a* sod rename Modlutn. TERMS, ONE DOLLAR A YEAR STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. VOL. IV.vNO. 10 INGERSOLL, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 14, 1877.WHOLE NO. 166. CIRCL'LARS. ■\TOTE and Letter Cirewlam printedLn Irom our New Scripto *xe rcxlly weri» el *rl. Ta l***rxa*teu-—P«*Uaut*n returning paper* willahtlg. ky riO*r wriMag ar affixing tho offic* auuapai“• ’K S S T ’K ow Esfi; puUisbi-rL Proprietor. T a s THESSeVS BOOK AM JOBJRlHTlliQ OFFICE. Extaaaira uUlUona have boea ra*Je to th* alreadjTory torn aaJ ownplrta a^ortraen) of type aud utl.eralorialla*kl*d»FarUa«ut. and no point will be »|*r*d. *_. ----- In.llrwurk RE-OPENIIffG OF THE ROYAL HOTEL. W. R. KNOWLTON BEoGpeSn edt oth e a“nRnoyo*u! Hnoctee l” t*lnudi eto lbleelt o»h »alsu rre ea­tev- __nlLu..-. .o. th. *>(<>>11.* liar twill h* faund Gtrixl stAbllnff.The house bu been thoroujhljr retltod. Music BaUo rent at leaaossble rates.W. R. KNOWLTON, Prop. Imraraen. dan. 31, 1877, 164 Book and Jobbing Departments m4 which bu broa co hlrhly appreciate* luturned out al thia astebUaluiMul durihg tbo good work and low rates Private Residence AND Park Lot* forjSalo on terms to•ult th* inirchracr. For jiartlcnlars <U, «a- W. T. CRISP. Ia*«raoll. August 34,187«.t M». MARRY &0WLAKD,Proprietor. NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS. Musical Notice 1 T. Cr. Flewelling IS Pi n an o o w , O r p y r a e n, p V a i r o e li d n, e t t o c. , g a i t v b e ls r L nc e r s sa s . o n n cw * flt o te n d ,up nextdoor to II. CaaipbeFa Grocery. Allwiahlny*thorough eouraa ot in«tructlou« mu,t apply al once.Email iImh« trom'6 to 10 can be taught in Vocal Music. d0«e<* Uu w o. rc uit> prwti tarty to onlerw yriaX our Urj« edition business ffiarbs. MCGAUGHEY A WALSH,T> ARRISTERS and Attorneys-at-Law, JL) ■ B^idtora I* Chucsnr *nd Inaolramv, Noterira M. Min k l e r & Co., BANKERS. VfOTES and American CurrencyXA Bought. General Banking Builne»« traneact-ed. Sll.UOO to Loan on Mortgagee <.C1oe. Io C. P.MaD’a Blo>k, King Street, opposite McIntyre LCrolty’a.IngcrMtl, Septem ->r 13, IkTd. 1*4 The Molsons Bank. INGERSOLL BRANCH, ©rfarir tribune, Mr. Pelletier, Minister of Agriculture ; Hon. Mr. Mills, Minister of the Interior ; Hon. Mr. Burpee, Minister of CmUmja ; Hon. Mr. Coffin, Receiver General ; Hon, Mr. Scott, Secretory of State ; Hon. Mr. IlHntingdon, Postmaster General ; Hon, Mr. Laflamme, Minister of Inland Reve­ nue ; Hon. Mr. Vail, Minister of Militia, The Balnry of each Minister is $7,000 with $1,000 extra to tho Premier. Tho sos> sional allowance of each M. P. is $1,000 with an extra allowance for travelling ex­ penses according to distance. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1877. Thk Sunday School Parliament will meet on Wallesly Island, August 25th, and sit till August 31st, 1877. Her Majesty Qneeu Victoria opened the Imperial Parliament in person on Thurs­ day last, the royal speech being read by the Lord High Chancellor. Only four mat­ ters were referred to in the speech, viz.:— The Eastern Question, Her Majesty’s As­ sumption of the Imperial titlu in tho East Indian, the Indian famine aud tho prosper­ ity and progress of her Colonial Empire. The rtjBLic accounts for tho year end­ ending 80th of June were laid on tho tabla of the House' of Commons,, on Monday, by the Finanee Minister. They show an increase of ordinary expenditure of $700,000, and a decrease of the revenue of over $2,000,000. This is what we Bro to understand as a definiti >n of tho word Reform as exemplified by the leaders of the Pairty. TnK Grand Trunk Railway Company have issued instructions allowing Members of Parliament to travel at reduced rates a rd have stopped all passes to employees of tho railway. Wo begrudge no one any reasonable privilege they may secure, at tho sums time, it does appear to us a mystery whj- at one and the sains time a privi’ego is extended to a class of men who are given by tho country an ample allow­ ance fur travelling expenses according to tho distance they have to trarol, and tho pooromployoo ?f the railway who devotes bis whole time and labor in tho company's service ia debarred tho privilege enjoyed from timo outside the memory of man ot travelling free on certain occasions over the road on which he is employed. In the ono ease tho man who is well off is assisted in making a large clear profit out of an allowance, in the other the poor uau's wages uro virtually reduced. M'DONALD A MOLCROFT, TJ A BRISTERS and Attorneys-atrLaw,_1> Bellritorv I. Qmitesry, Netertte PuUc, *•., Sc.BUlYandS a n^din tdhe USneilteled StEatxe*c h; ai<n*ug**e Doranft toEnn agll­ part* ot Canada ; deal* liberally with faruiera, and Allows Interest on Deposits, WILLIAM NORRIS. TJARRISTER, dx. Office—Secund J J Bat Ch raniclt Building*, Tkattaa otrtet, Ingersoll. WM. I) EM PSI ER, Manager. Tnr. wish was father of the thought when the editor of the Sentinel wrote in refer­ ence to the 3. O. Conservative meeting— “We regret l^iat there was a nice little family qnarrol as to tho internal manage­ ment of tho party." How romantic. Ver­ ily Mr. Pat Uilo must have dreamt that be dwelt in the classic hall* of Mount Elgin, and that tho din and claUor of tho wing of the party of which he is the paid Secretary had not died out of Lis ears when be penned those 1-----ose statements. J. 0, HS0LER, A TXORNCTL OGiacrrOK, *e. Mo»«y to lo*nXJL. V*1<t P»T <vnL Mort*K*M bought »nd u>l<l.unsn—Fuii-omce Block, Tuuae* »i., IngtraoU. JOHN SECORD, A TTOE.NEY, SdicitoMn-Chaacery, N«teO Public and Cemmlwloner. Solicitor toi > Mcreb.uu' Bank. Collection* Promptly Attendedt*. Money to m Fenn Property.OFFICE,—Tftlteo'i Black, Broedwsy, TUsenbur*Tttoeetmrf, M*rah 31. 1 S 7 4 .<£ Merchants’ Bank of Canada. INGERSOLL BRANCH. TRBAu»Nln<S»A», CBuTyaS * ad aS ellGa EentceHrnacl* anB thaen VfrnS. ut1 Stetea and Eu*lxnd, uid teauea Dratla on *11 put* O> DR. BOWERS. PHOYMSwI —C ICAluNriM, Srutrrogrei, ons',f ehwe .,d oIonrga ewr«sot lol.t Allowi Interest nn Special Depcaits. which can bawithdrawn at auy lima *t the plexaureof tha Dcpreltor. D. KEMP. Aofnt .Ingeraoll, Jan. 3,1S7«. IU0 The Orange Incorporation Bill has been thpwn out by the local Parliament. The ministry opposed it aud were success­ ful. The Orangemen are naturally in­ censed at the result and it will not be their fault if tho present local Government find when they next go to the polls, the support they anticipated much weakened by their ^yon in this matter. There was nothing objectionable ia the Bill aud if their object in throwing the Bill out was to secure tho Roman Catholic vote they will find their mistake when too late. out OHTARLO. IJHTthS.I CUI.A aN ,* rSmUyR G*aEdO wNr, ytc. ., Clearnoawenrri ylo rB tahres C«eonu nItny«7 Oxferd. OOtoe ud Kerideuce opposite the RoyxlHotel Bulldlnji, TbuM* 8L, ln*eroolL A. L HOLLINGSHEAD, SURGEON DENTIST, T ICENTlATEo the Eoyal College of WEDDING nC o m a b r 'a 6 a t ' C. p. HALL’S, Cor . KING & TILYMES-Sra. Sm> Inxcusn, Jul, 13*3. It suf- Be- CHARLES KENNEDY. SURGEON_DENTIST. T ICENSED by the Roj-al College of xnmLn leap UM at N iti CHIA NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. The Fire Insurance business has fared aovorely during the past year, sides tho heavy loss over and above income sustained by tho Stadacoua Insurance Co. we find that the expenditure of the Royal Canadian Insurance Co., in the fire de­ partment exceed* the income by the im­ mense sum of $116,204, and tho Citizens Insnrance Co., fire department, shews a deficit of over $16,800. From thus* facts oue of the three things must happen : the number and extent of fires must be con­ siderably reduced, higher rates must be charged or fire companies must collapse. Body snatching, even for scientific pur­ pose*, ia a trade which wo would recom­ mend B0 ono to follow, but this is «« being carried on to a great extent at and around Montreal. Recently tho body of a woman was snatched from a graveyard close to Montreal, for the purpose of medical dissection. On tho brain being ex­ amine! two bullots wero found, one in the brain and the other in the lower p art of the head. Foul play is susnected aud the authorities have the matter in hand, doubtless nt the present moment somo un­ fortunate wretch is trying to make himself believe that there is no chance of proof of the evil deed coming to tbe surface, tho prepetrator of the feu’, act will in all pro­ bability meet with his just reward. That it is to the advantage of scientific research 0at medical student* should havo subjects, for dissection is denied by none, and we see no reason why they should have to resort to graveyards fir them, the anthori- ties aro in a great measure to blame for this, no oue would like to know that his late relative was heiug dirsoctcd, aud out of respect to surviving relatives stronger measuxgg than those at present in existence ought to' W-TKhdlnted tn abolish the evil practice -of body snatching but when a death takes place and the body is claimed by none, aud ho relative of the deceased is known to exist, it can hurt the feeling* of no ouo if the authorities wore to hand it over to tho medical students, thh plan should be adopted. report of a scries of question* asked at the meeting of tho Reform Association at Mount Elgin recently by Mr. W. S. Law, and answered by the Hon. Adam Croaks. Thtae are pertinent questions, and the an- swers given are in our opinion the only an­ swers that could be given. They will no doubt bo a study for tl*e advocates of tho Bill who, duriug the late contest, repeated­ ly mode statement* diametrically opposed to tho answers given by the Hon, gentlo-1 man who framed the Crook’s Act. The fol­ lowing are tho questions and answers:— Nr. W. S. Law of the Tilsonburg Obser­ ver stated that as one of his constituents he had a few questions to ask Mr. Crooks ifha would consent to answer them. Mr. Crook's expressed hia willingness to answerany questions that might bo asked him.Mr. Law—You believe that the Local Government has the power to impose a li­cense on brewers and distillers in additionto the tax imposed upon them by tbe Do­ minion. Mr- Crookt—I do, for wo havo passedan net io impose such license. Mr. Law—Tho question of yonrright todo so is as vet undecided by t!i« a >ur.*.Mr. Crookt—Ills nsyst nndeeidod. Mr. Law— Admitting tfiat you have thepower to imposo such a license, if you foilto impose it could you punish dealers for soiling under tbe Dominion authority only 7 and can you rofaao a license to any one au­thorized by a Dominion Act to sell liquor? Mr. Crooks—We could not punish, nor could we refuse a license in such cases.Mr. Law—The Dunkin Act provide* that no licenses shall issue,but nowithstand­ ing thia, every merchant and trader is per­mitted to sell five gallon* or one dozen bot­ tle* without license. Admitting that the local legislature has power to impose licensefor revenue purposes, if it fail* to speciallyimposo a licence on traders soiling under vuukia Act, C2?’'1 they bo punishjd for selling without a license ?Mr. Crooks—They could not bo pun­ ished for so selling. Mr. Law—Thon every statemont madeby temperance advocates nu this subject during the late Dunkin Act contest* ha* been absolutely false ; for they maintainedthat tho Crooks Aet and tlio Duukin Act would work together, and that between them we should havo prohibition. withstanding th* outlay which had alreadybeen made on these works, tbe government would be aide to complete them at au ear­ ly date. He had hoped with the creditCanada possessed and enjoying as wo did the advantage* of tho able financing of tbo Minuter of Finance (laughter) that gentle­man would have been able to contrive some means whereby without unduly bur­ dening tno revenue of tbe country theGovernment could have prosecuted these works. (Cheers.) It was worth while for the Government to strain every nerve to as­sist tho country in this wsyoat of it* pres­ ent depressed state, and be (Sir John)would deeply regret—and h« had no doubtthe House and tbe country would alio re­ gret—if tbe eondition of the revenue wouldnot admit of them doing so. * * * KTITOHE OF MEWS, 4AME9 BKA9Y, ICEN8ED Auctioneer for Oxford, I, t*73. A LUCRATIVE BUSINESS. srtr W'e want 500 more first-classSewing Machine Agents, and 500men o f energy and ability to let.i-iithe. business eif selling sewing m a­chines. Compensatlr/n liberal, batvarying according to ability, char­acter and qualifications of the agent.For particulars, address Wilson Sewing Machine Co., Chicago R. W. SMITH, T I0EN8ED Auctioneer for County AtXANDER GRANT. PROVISION AGENT ! AD ■ V — A to N a C l E Be S tt e m r, a C d h e e e* a * ga so i * n s B t e* C o P n ro s d ig u n ce - , it* AB i L rt A YEAR. AGENTS WASTED on ourWf Or‘ud Cotublnallou Fioapeelua, ro- 1 50 DISTHTCT B OOK S wanted a»arywhera. Tb* Blxxrat Thing EverTried, ttelev made Iron thia when all aii'ila Bookstail. Alto, Agauia wanted on our MAGNIFICENTFAMILY ilIBLES. Superior to all other* With lu-valuaUa lllaatralrtl Aida and Sa pert, Bladlaxa.Thea* B-xAa beat the World. Full paillculan Ire*. At t he cl ose of 1876 there were publish­ ed in Paris 836 newspapers as against 751 at tho end of 1875. Fifty-one are political dailies being an inerOats of 15 ia a year. There are 85 weeklies dealjag with ques­ tions of political fie once, 74 journals of travel and advautrtre, 74 medical and chemical, 68 fashion journals, 65 devoted to law, 54 to illustrations, 5'2 to literature, 49 to religion. 43 to science, 31 to agricul­ ture, 23 to the army and navy, 23 to geo­ graphy and history. 23 to eduoation, 15 to sporting, 0 to architecture, 8 to music, 7 to theatres, 4 to archw flngy, three to pho­ tography, and 17 to miscellaneous infor­ mation. There are also 14 reviews and foo a W<«k in your own town. Tannsaud 04 oullIra*. H. HALLETT a CO., F.-.Hm-I. Malue L R. WALKEIL THfYfllCI AN, Burgoon, he., Ingersoll.X OMm-HiII « Mosk, Ttaraw ttewt. dOMu K A M trr, General Commission Merchant, A FAVORITE W inter Resort, Ja m aic a. Six or »«.en day’s voy*c« fiotn N«w York by U>«■uU*>n.arn will i"_Ti~ — wnil t.rt lla* MooBtaJna. Valiev*, (tod Winding Rhera. Th. ellmM*la dry aod w*nn, I>l*h1v r*an»o>*a<M by phyatetaaa mb*u.g arvctelly Mtepted lor hrttlld*, *ad *la* * fovodto ”*Lrt ............... t— t t SUttONALB, •0E*ALnma ctmini umm, IMOIBSOLL, ONTABIO. 0 *1, ThiBOs-'Street, Chronicle Building.M 1. WA St Fare (ral oon), $50 Am.Qol& PIM, FORWOOD & CO.! $56 g $77 o^tori J. M. WILSON, '’TOTO.ojriuwrw. $H75Ss»»«» l**i»«Oa YIm jiMtoioti* saeeaaveMHn ot STOCK CONTRACTS Vlok’s Floral Guide The Evangelist consider* th* question of woman's .preaching and public praying appropos of th* recent condemnation of Mr. Sees at Newark. It believes that the gos­ pel clearly forbids 'woman to preach, but it maintain* that therrilr* exceptions. It continue* : It will not be expected that there will be many women adapted and qualified and evidently called of God to th* work of public preaching; but when there are such a* auch there have been and will bo we consider it an exception. Thar* i* ao doubt th*titi* best for th* purity and peace of the church that wo baas an or­ dained mfritetry, but wfien an evangelist of the type and- qualification* of Moody preach •* without ordination wo put ilia the same category; U i* an exception. It is DouBTroL if the decision of the elec­ tors 1 Commission will give tho satisfaction that wa* anticipated. Th* decision on every point by each member of the Com­ mission appear* to b* guided entirely by th* sympathies of th* member: if his lean­ ings bo toward* the Republican party, leav­ ing right or wrong entirely out of l!u» ques­ tion, he vote* accordingly; de> with the member* having Democratic proclivities. Tho Commiaeion bare decided by a vote of eight to seven that they have no authority to h»w- erideeoM oataid* of the certificate of the Stet* Governor, founded upon th* dotenninstion of tbs CanvaMing Board of tho State as to it* vote, or in other words. Modern taste, or modem indifference to romance, is carrying us farthar and farther away from the delight* and recreations which St. Valentine's Day once afforded tbe youthful mind; ** the immortal go-be­ tween’’ has very nearly lost tho confidence of lovers of the present century, aud it is sur­ prising if they do not already look upon him as something of an old fogy, whose reign was more ridiculous than dignified for a priest and martyr. Perhaps the ob­ servance of this season was a fashion, which having sarved its turn, retires into obscurity for the nonce, only to com* into favor again, after a sertain period of seclus­ ion, as other old fashion* revive after a laps* of year* and take a new lease of popu­ larity ; and it may he that there are still remote couulry town* in existence into which the spirit of the age has not yet suf- fic ently penetrated to pervert the worship of tbe ancient and indulgent bishop, aud where he lend* a helping hand to bashful lovers, and *mooth* the course of true love by many a preUy device and tender senti­ ment. Whoa we are remiuded that St. Valentiue shuffled off thi* mortal eoil some­ where in tbe year 370, and that even in our own time tbe letters which have passtd ‘ through the London post-office alone on (this evsntful day have reachtd the turn of ( two hundred thousand beyond tho utual i daily average, we are Bubble to form some 1 ide* of tho amoUHt of pleasant nonsense j for which be is thought accountable. tieed previous to the granting of the c*rtifi eatoe by State Governors, without teing called iato qnestion. This dsdsioa will give the Florida four electoral votes to Hayes and Wheeler. The Florida vote will next be token into eonrideratioa. The x nuia m r of tho proeeat Cabioet teas follow*: Hon. Mr. Cawhon, Preri- Fmniar HBfi Minister of 1’ublto Weriu; Hoa. Mr. liteke. Mlafofor of fatfoe ; H*a. , Mlnfotar 9t Marin* f ifa . Mr. sang the poet Donne, and lie might hove confessed that all mankind wove his parish­ ioners, no less than the bird*. But whether St. Valentino lumself given countenance to all this folly, ox whether he is to thank the paetora of the early Church, who, aa sums ■atari, attempted to tranaform the nature of pagan pastime* by celebrating them un­ der the auspieee of saint*' day*, and tbu* oontigned all Christian and pagan lover* to hi* tender mercies, yot it w true that those who shared in the faebvitiee and clung to its favorite superstitions are more to bo en­ vied thnn vre who laugh at its foolisness and deny ite privilege*. What a pleasing anxiety the damwl of that day must have suflnrnd, with the certain aaonraueo that tho firot awain the should meet on this graeiou* ocoaetou would prove her sweetheart willy- nilly 1 aud how diligently she must have lain in Wait for the youth she preferred, and what incessant arts she may hare prae- tteod to bring about the desired results! Ala* for th* wise virgin* of to-day, dissent­ ers from the amiable bishop's congregation, heretic* from his creed I The happy chance* of thia innrning do not profit you, neither dose lih* mail bring yon sweet pre- testation*, uor year valentine •• a Turkey statural with dromonds," The worthy priest of tho third oentury ha* lived in vain ■o for as par love aflair* see enneeroed. Small wa ncua* totel proMHUon by tbe f*o**r<* of th* Dankfa Hm attd th* working of the Crook** AM tai oouJatMtfon with h? I* a qmNtlaa which be* a*v.r The Fourth session of the third Par- liaruout of Cantda wa* opened on Thurs­ day with all duo pomp and cere­ mony. The speech of tbe Governor < General wlnfeh will bo found in another column, is devoid of anytliiug vary remark- nhie, aside from a display of weakness and want of tect aud ability on the part of tbe ministry. The ssssiuu promises to be of the average duration with very littio of im­ portance to bo done. Tho Government while acknowledging tho present state of depression aud trade in tho country are not prepared to offer anything to ameliorate the condition of things, but by their blind shortsightedness they are prepared, in tho face of the mail urgent remonstrances of the Opposition to aggravate that depression. They tell us that the large public work* that have been undertaken by tho Domin­ ion have up to tho present time progressed favorably but we are now told that it is not advisable to press them to completion at present. No, retrenchment may be re­ quired by the exigencies of the times but we ask the intelligent reader if it is just and honorable that tho blows in this direction should foil upon tho laboring men—the poorest paid person* iu tho employ of tbe government. Wo should naturally expect from a professedly Reform admiuistration, that a mure liberal-minded and advanced policy than this would have been adapted. From Sir John Macdonald's speech wo quote :— Sir John Macdonald—♦ * ♦ Hishon. friend who moved the resolutions had al­luded to some of the anomalies which wero to bs cured by the negotiation* referred to in this paragraph, what those were theywere not informed. While he said that tho people of the Great West would be se­ riously dixsappointod at the information thattbe Pacific Railway was not to bo prosecut­ ed immediately, he thought that other parts of tbecountry wouldlaarn with equal regret and equal disappointment that thocompletion of the canal system wa* to be postponed and he hoped and believed thatbefore tho session closed sufficient argu­ment* would be used to hon. gsutlemon opposite to induce them to reconsider theposition they had apparently taken withrespect to these great work*. IA was in reference to that olruj that he hadcalled th* atteutioa of hi* boo. friend to the desirability of an alteration being made so as to prevent the nooeaxily of tbe Oppo­sition moving au auaandment to it. In th* latter portion of that paragraph it w*» said :—“ That we rociete with pleasure hisExcellency'* aasuranee that the great pub­ lic works connected with tbe St. Lawrence navigation aud the canals required to com­plete the *y*t*m have been proiecutod with ■uccms during the past year and that nearly all th* works on the Welland audLachin* canal* have been placed under contract on term* favorable to tbe country.Wo recognise the feet that the active pros­ecution of these storks during tho last three year* bad necessarily inereaxed the publicdebt aad w« feel, with hia Excellency, that though expectation* are antained th st the outlay may ultimately be repaid to theeountry.it may be advisable uot to press all the work* contemplated in the earlier year* of oo ifoderatioa to completion atpreunt.” Now a good many of then* did feel that if it wa* at all possible thoughthere had been a eoBsidsrabl* outlay andthough tb»re would bar* boon an additioa- The strike on tho Midland Railway has come to an end. Tho Dominion Telegraph Company have paid dividends equal to six per tent, for the past year. Mr. Bird, the celebrated chose player, has been playing at Sherbrooke. He there played 50 gam**, and Only lost cue; l>e eimultaneousljr played 17 gamee, winning them all 5 ha also, in Montreal, played 25 separate antagonists at the sama time, win­ ning 22 games, drawing 2, aud losing but 1. Mr. Dalton McCarthy, the now Member, for Card wall, has taken his test in the Dominion House. The steamer “ Blood " lias made (J1C first trip of tho season between Port Huron and Algoniac. Mr. Cartwright will miko his Budget speech early next week. Hotel licenses, in Stratford, will ba S125 this year, instead <-f $200, as last year. Tho i'McipU of tho Intorctiouial Rtil- way were, for January last, $72,703, against $45,453 last year, an increase cf $27,245. James Gordon Bennett is at Long’s hotel, London, England. Soveial petitions have beon presented to tho Illinois Legislature, asking the pas­ sage of a law to punish wifo-bcatcrs at the whipping post. The Boston Sunday Timet describes the Moody and Sankey Tabernacle as “ a cross between a railroad depot and a hip­ podrome with some suggestions of a moat market thrown in." A Bill has been iutroducod in tho U. S. Senate to authorize tho equipment cf an expedition to the Arctic sea. A grand ball was -given in honor of the Grand Duka Alcxig, at tho Portsmouth, U. SM Navy Yard. Over 1,100 invitations were issued. Tho engineers on the Boston h Maine R. R., following in tho steps of the G. T.R. have struck and abandoned their encinos. Tho Company hope to got on without their assistance. Tho Rev. Mr. Tooth, the Ritualistic Roc. tor (Eng.) lias been imprisoned for violat­ ing the decrees of the Court of Arches. The rev. gentleman is now a martyr to the dia- obedience to his superiors. His martyr­ dom cannot, however bo very irksome as he is living on the fat of the land, receives visitors during daylight; and all his wants are attended to by a man servant. It is probable that Sir Ed. Thornton, British Minister to the United States will be appointed Ambassador to Turkey. Great activity is being displayed by theRussians along the shores of the Black Sea and banks of tho Froth where war prepa­ rations are being pushed on with great vigour. It is reported that Russia is about to mobilize three more army corps to operate, if uoceesary, on the Upper Danube. The Russians are distribu ting notices in Poland, threatening with severe punish­ ment, all persons joining the Turkish army. Montenegro has not accepted the Turkishproposals for peace, a new insurrection having broken outju tho district of Tuzela and Magley, in Bosnia. WASH1MGTOM MEWS. DEAF wZ tw GsiigrigM, F lm j J • pwt aaay pe^Te. The foflowtaT’foi completion. Tim dopteasion which sxist* ed in th* country, which w m acknowl­edged by hi* hon. friend the iSov*r of th*reaolatioW, which could noth* denied,which wa* obvious to everybody, and which h*(Sir John) was afraid there w m no itnmi- dial* hop* of dispelling, had oaus*d a great want of employment amcag our peopleand if aver there wm a time w. on not on­ly thasa work* but also th. Pacific Railway and on our other large public work* shouldba pressed as fut a* pomdnle, now waslb* lime (hear, bear J -Our town* wm fil­ led with people craving for employ meat,asking leave to toil, w’lliag to labor, and now. wfiess the families of then people ware starving th* work* abauld b* pressed tocompletion. Another ru*on why thi* should Im dona wa* that in wn**quaoo« ofthe foil in pric a*, thasa work* coaid baconatrncted infinitely cheaper now than v*ar* hmaftar when the prosperity whiebhi* bon. friend proplmk-d would arrive wmon ri*> and wa wm enjoying th* advan- U*H of it With retiming proa parity th*prfo* of labor and as wiMncfoto would rise, and if bo (Sir John) w m awing to woe*an ant*ndmnl to tfla rewdutfon, which h* b ipod not tn ba .iMged to Jo, b« ehouldauov* ttral tb*f hoped that n*4withateai1it>< th* dapwaiOtt wba>U tww a«utod, and int SIMON AS A FICKLE LOVER. — THE DAMAGE BE DID TO ONE BLOOMING WIDOW'S AFFECTIONS.—THAT SUIT FOR BREACH OF FROMMS AGAINST THE WIVNEBA04 CHIEF — TUB GROUND1ON WHICH THE WIDOW DEMANDS$50,000 DAMAGES. Washington, Feb. 0. 1577. The geuip* are enjoying the suit for broach of promise, coupled with a deman 1 for $50,- 000 damages, that was filed yesterday against the gay and feitive Simm Corotron, and those who are familiar with the circumstan­ ces of the caw predict that Sinton will have to pay well for his youthful indtacrotion. Tho woman ia tho case, Mrs. Mary S. Oliver, is a Georgian by birth and education. She ia about thirty-five yean old, and very vivarioua and attractive. ’Though not precisely pretty, she still has eharms enough left in the way of blueeyes, browa hair, round, foli face, aud plump figure to challengj the admiration cd Senators when they reach the romantic -age of wveuty eight. She was one of the au<- fevers by th el ate rebellion ; aud feeiiag fn*t ■be had a claim upon the Goremmeat, came to Waahinrtou about throe years ngi and buttonholed the Senator from Pen»isy<vank He engaged to interest himself io her behalf, aud aha returned home. She nr st aaw him ia The alrovo «n<l*riement from Simon had | tho desired effect, and the widow secured a ' berth, which sit* kept, according to the stoiy 1 long after ths susceptible statesman hod begged her to become hi* wife. A* the Ian- , guage ofrthff complaint charges that the mar- j riago contract was formed on tho 7th of De j comber, 1875, it seems that Simon was deter- 1 Tiiued to begin the Forty-fourth C-jngress -with virtnoas resolution*, and lost no time incommunicating hi* view* to the widoW on hi* i arrival at the opening of the session. Shereturned his young aud ardent affection,^and isaid she was ready to take hi* ugine. Then i she waited for him to set the day, but tewould interpose delays of one kind or an- ,other until ahe became disgusted. It will be claimed by the widow when the <case comes to trial, which will probably beduring tho May term of the District Courts, ! that Simon told her once there was just oue ‘objection he wav trying to remove from the 'marriage. He bad a niece who was violently 1 opposed to the match, aud he had not beenable by all his eutreataes to overcome her pre-judicea against Mrs. Oliver, and he thought Iit might be a Rood thing for the widow her- iself to call aud join him in the petition. She ,did so, as sho avers, but found the alleged ,niece a most persistent opponent, and shanow aospects Simnn was setting up somegame ou her, and doe* not believe in the niece >businesa at all. She asserts that Simon con- tinned trifling with her until forbearanceerased to be a virtue. Accordingly the called 1 in the law to help her oat. i This is tho story as given on tbe face of the ■returns now on tile, but if we go behind the ireturns there are circumstances said to be in tho memory of the plaintiff, and docnmsnt* <now in her po*sc»sion, that will, if proved jcompromise the Senator serioutly. The complainant will allege in aggravation iof datuajc* that Simon wa* not so discreetand pious in his attention as his venerable ,carriage and gray hairs would suggest, audseveral racy aud, if true, decidedly shamefulanecdote* will bo told about his habits ofmaking love. Among other things it i* said, on tho word of an intimate bdv friend ofMrs. Uliver, that the complainant’ wa* in the habit of meeting her aged adorer at odd hour* ,in the Senate committee room or Foreign Ite-lllt'ht, where Simon rattle* around in the < ixndion once filled by the lamented Snmner, and it is furthermore to be produced on tbe ;trial that during a serious and somewhat .delicate sickness tho widow, as others beforeher have been, was chivalrously attended :and all expenses paid by tbe defendant, thecomplaioaut being at that time a boarder at the Tremont House. Tbe intimacy whichbegan some three year* agn, a* related. WA3 suddenly broken off about the time of thisaffair at the Tremont Home, and in a fewmonths the widow proceeded to get eve* withSimon by filling suit through the fow firm ofPeter <4- Peter of th)* city.It is understood that Simon has endeavoredfor some time to get his ueck out of this noose,and that hm political experience suggested.theuse of money to secure a *ettlcnjn*t. Thisseemed a happy thought, wid he acted on it Tho alleged sum transferred to the widow’slauds through a tfiihl party—a lawyer by thename of Riddle, whois now acting a* counselfor the defendant in this case, a* he ha* enjoy­ed the defendant’s evtifidenc" through themost distressing incident! of his woofog. Itis urge I ou the other side, in pirtietdir reU- tion to this money transaction—an I it seemsto be pretty well established—that tbe blpe-eyed conqueror of 8iin m's heart signed apaper *c.<u,>>rl.-dinu^ the receipt of theas tettlcinuut in full of all c aim* agUfust l»?xlover, aril Si'U>-<. n< d >u'ot. felt tint, havingpU'chased lias liberty, he v.onll not becalled on f>r tha.baJaic" of *s*claimed ; bat he finds that vr d >ws as well ax(■oliticum inovo in a mysterious w;uy theirwondvi* to preform, and the *im;>le 8nnot> isinformed at fits patriarchi.il time of life thatthere wm some kin ! of an informality aboutthe way Iris lawyer attended to thatbnsine**, not deLned with very much accuracy, butclear enough, no doubt, to the minds of hercounsel, and for just that little oversight, not provided for iu the rule* of the Senate, poorSimon is called to make up that trifling defici­ency in his account with the widow. Whenhi* attention was called to this balanae Le passed his hand over his brow as though try-:ing to recollect some circumstance of his way­ward youth, and at last rejflied that ho thought that matter had teen settled.It is only fair to Use pious statesman to ad-, mit that there ttaay be two sides to the «tory. He enjoyed the suit apparently m much astho other pious members of the Senate, who' stroked hia white head in fun and smotheredhim with congratulations. He begins with, calling the widow a blackmailer, who has boelaimi on him whatever ; that she is nothingbut an unprincipled aaventuress, who claimsed hi* friendship on accdunt of her father’s (name and tried to use him to helpaloag hertrade aa a claim agent, and he seems to bor­ row no trouble about being able to prove eon-t clusivtfiy that her character is art above suspi­cion. She is well known to the attendants «t tho Senate and House galleries, and may fre­quently b* seen flitting very nervously Alongthe balls and through the lobbies, or •cratia-iziug the faces of tbe Corutressmen aud Senator* from a conspiotioii* gallery Mat Shei« always dreaaed with becomin* taste, Uothas rather a curious insane? about her attimes, which half bear* out the opinion thedoorkeepers, who think her head is a little turned. There are cartam part* of her storywhich aro almost to) at surd to be creditedeves to Simon Cameron.The scandal baa stirred up really an excite- mest. Various ladies m the eity bearing theaamo name, though with ditfarent initial*,have been besieged by inqsimtive reporter* and subjected to great incorvenienee for ♦ aebenefit of tbe pre**. One of them, a lad-.- infashioxable society, w m caUed upon last ’umbtfor her statement of thia unploorant affLr with the Senator frsm Penxsylvan gadanother, a clerk in tbe Treasury D*r Artment. w«W homo early thia afternoon wor * out withtelling reporters that sh* wa* not th* plaintiffin tho case. Frequent at temp a have been made to interview tho genuine oomplainaat.but »he declines to talk or sit rar photographs. junketing party to Maxioe. The eoothero mutual aimiratioa epranq up between thvn, whioh seems to havo cootiaaad unintereept- edly until wtlhia aevrral Mrs Oliver aaa«rt* that it wax at Simve's aeluita- lion that she consented to come to Wrehing- followiag ia prod seed ia evidence of this : Harmburg. Sep. 23, 1875,Dear Mr. JfsxmBtARy: Tbe bearer, Mro. th* rebeUauL Mho baa coma to- Washington hop father, end she ia highly raoMnoftlntM MajpMMk wewnn. Hho ia vwv pear, audthiuG. Hotter frote mo to CH Bristow will praours her easplorteMh If you tfonk so.U wtlf nrok* ter h.pPy, find I teve oftm The Hon. ike Chancellor.TiX.ooto. Tnasday. 19th May. THE EASJLFKX CIRCUIT*The Hon. the Chancellor.Lindsay, Tuaaday, 10th March. Paterborouxh, Friday, 23rd March,Kingston. Wednesday, 38*h March. Ottawa, Thursday, 8rd April. Cornwall, Tuesday, 17tb April.Brockvine. Friday. 30th April.Belleville, Thursday, 25:h April. Cobourg, Tbnreday, 10tb May. THE HOM* CIRCUIT. Ths Hon Vice Chancellor Blake. St. CalherinM, Friday, 18th March. Whitby, Monday, gff March. Hamilton, Moitdav, 14th May. Barrie, Friday, 35th May.Owan Sound. Thursday, Blet May. Gn*lph, Monday, 4th Jane. Goderieb, Thursday. 99th March. Sarnia. Totaday. 17th April. 8 aodwtoh, Friday, 90th April. Coaiham. Tuesday, 34th April. DOMINO* PARLHMEJVre oPEwifi e/Tite MMK a. SPEECH FROM Tlfe Ottawa, Feb. 8.—At tbtoa a’otook fain Exoeltency th* Goveruor-0e»ra] arriiad inscat* to dis Beu >te Chamber, and Jwsog seated upon the Throne w m pfoassd to da- lirer the following SPEECH: Ottawa, Feb, 8. Honorable Gentlemen of ths Senate : Ge it*tiemen of the Hotue of Commons I nm glad to be again enaided to aarumoH you to meet for tbe despatch of bminoMi Mthe time which Bm been considered beet Jsuited to the convenience of member*. During the reeeM I visited tbe Provinceof British Columbia, and had mueh *xli«. factum in becoming acquainted with th* people of that interesting part of tba Doi minion, and with tbe climate and reeonxpedof their Province. The survey* of tbe Pacific Railway havobeen prosecuted .with tbo utmost vigourand at a larger cost during the past than in any previous year, but it ha* not been fonnd possible, m yet, to complete tbo lo­cation of th* line, and I bare conimqueutly. , been obliged to postpone tho inviting oflenders for its tfobxtroction on the termsi indicated by th* acUI of 1874. A further eorrespoDdane* on th* subjeotsat i**ne between my Government aud Bri­ tish Colombia will be laid baton* yon. Darihg the recent suspanafon of th* Ex­tradition arrangement* with ill*. United State* I took care that th* importaneb kSCanada ol a epflaJy reanmption of theseajranxetitents should ba repraaantod to Hag MajiNrty’* Government, whose attention he* bean farther invited to the expediency oflargely extending tho prevision* of tbaexisting Treaty. I am glad to be able fo state that while the operation cf the Tfoaty has bean re­sumed, n«gotialion* m ia progTea* for it convention mor* liberal and' bettersuited to tba circumstances of th* twocountries. Tbe attention of my Government baring been directed to soma anomalies in tiroRoyal Commisaion and Royal Instruction* to tbo Governor-General, particularly with regard to the exercise of tba Prerogative ofPardon, stope bar* been taken toward* tliaamendment Of these iaatrumeDte. Papera on thi* subject,' asr well w os that 6f the Extradition question^ will b« laid be­ fore you.Tbe great public work* eonnacTed with th* St. Lawrence narigatiou, aad thecanal* required to complete tbo system, have been prosecuted with lucces* dneiu* the past year.Nearly all the works oa tba Welland aad Lachin* C*n*l* have bean placed under contract on terms favorable to the country.The active prosacutiog of the** works- i during the last three year* |im neceetarilyincrraaid tho publio debt, aijd, though ex- ' pectation* are entertained teat the outlaymay ultimately bo repaid to mb country, it 1 may be considered advisable tihl to pres* all the works, contemplated in tb* earlier: years of Confederation, to commotion at present. I am happy to state that the Idtercolo-’ nial Railway wm opened for traffic».lkrm>gh- , out its length early in th* meuwr, with aa , fav*rable result* a* could have been ex­ pected.i On* of the immediate advantages'of tho I completion of th* Bailway was th*rd*Brerr and reception of the British Msilrat- Hsd-1 ifax after th* doting of tho St. Lawrence ; ■ sad I am happy to say that up to the wee-’ ant tim* mall* and puungers Lave Been-’ seccfsxtally carried over th* line* witltont* ' any intemiption. . The exhibition of Canadian product*,,i mandfoclures, and work* of art at tie . United National Expesrtioo at Philadelphiaa was ethinenCy snccessfnl. and proclaiaedl t to th* world that Canals baa already taken.' - a high place as a farming, manufacturing> and mining country. It ia* gratifying to bo «ble to state thatk the expenditure wm kept well within th*’ estimate. ' It ia but juat that I should acknowledge’ that the success acheived by th* enterprise i uf our people wa* largely aided by tho on- , «rgy and wisdom of the Commieeiuntr* who r had charge of the arrangement*. I have eonsidared it advisable in the in­ terest of the country to make xr^rc«m«ntafor exhibiting Canadian prodcH* at the Exhibition to ba held at Sydney, New South Wales, for which you wi}? be askedto make provision. Notwithstanding the loss of rhrsnue, con­sequent chiefly on the dimrauttozt of ourinspmiatien*. the reduction* effected during tho current year have gon* far t* restore tho equilibrium between incemeaad expen­diture, though great economy wifl be still nwdftil to attain this object. I regret that I am anil unable to an-xouaee any progress in obtaining a settle­ ment of the Fishery olaimanndar the Wash­ ington Treaty, though ray Government baamad* every effort to Meuro tisat rtralL My Comaiieatener* have made further Treaty arrangement* with eeHain of tbeladian tribes of the North-West Territories by which their title » extinguhfied ta avary large portion of the t*rritori^b'jrest of Treaty Nc>. 4; and although eomq* of the provisions of this Treaty aro of* tethewbatonerous and exceptional character) I hevothought it nevertheles* udvieaVIe on lb* whol* to ratify >L Tjta Treaty will beplaced before you. I have mad* an engage­ ment to negotiate * Treaty. With th* re- maing tribes *mI of tb* Rocky Mountain*. The oxpenditr je incurred by the IndianTreaties is nnP.onbtally large, but the Ca­nadian poliry neverthetesa.th* cheapest, ultimately, if m compare gie result* with there of other countries; and it 1* abovh alla humane, just, and Christian policy. N .^withstanding the depforoble warw'-g*d between th* Indian tribe* in tbeStates Territories, and th* Goverum*nt ofthat eonntry, during th* la*l y«»r, no diffi­ culty baa ariren with th* Canadian tribe* living in the immediat* vicinity of tb* seen*of hoetilili**. You will be asked to aopaider lb* exne-clieucy of making such change* in the Jaint Rtoek Companies' Act m may ohviat* farth* future th* passage of Foetal Act* <>f , Parliament for th* inenrpbration of variou* f clamor of Cora p*ni*e, ineladint ench ear- I porations m seek to engage in th* boreow-, ing add lending of money, by providing for . their organization by tjqttero Patent. The desirability of affonfiiag additien*! security to policy holders of Life Asauraw*Companies has engaged th* attentieq ef my Government, and I trust that the cifgwe which win be submitted wM aeeomjdi«h thedrrired object. A meMure will b$ autatflted to yen farth* Meroa^mra **/-*$. Ji J J mi ^* AM. fkro-----1 — edits at predent eanBiied to waters within the jurisdiction of thk Courts rf Viee-4A>miralty..Yon will bo asked to amend and eonooli- date the law* relagn* to Custom*. I have oonsjderid it advisable to vyovW*for tbe neminsnt prosecution of ibr G«*. IroncalSorroy whteh bae hei eto<0*fln been and to make thia a distinol fcranrt. ef IliaCivd gerria* ; your atUr.i/a will be iavit- also a Bill rotating to Shipping. Genffcmm of ths Hones qfCwmmwn.’ Farm moo so yon wiU »vo tweaty per eat. 75c Japan Tea for 5Oc At Snrapnvifa. OXFORD TRIBUNE Jirai» gairg Reporter WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 14, IKJ1, Sanger of Balfosattoa sf Wheat tram Sm v Fields. Th# unusual burden of snow on th# ground, which i# almost universal' throughout th# Northern States and Can­ ada, u a causa of much anxiety to all those who live in localitita exposed to floods, for it can' hardly be expected that so targe an amount of snow and so heavy iee aa formed in early winter on all streams can pass off without mor* or leu damage to property exposed. Nothing but th#, most favorable weather #f gradual thawing on th# Jw*aking up of winter can avert serious damage in exposed places. . But it ia aot alone on streams that are liable to floods that property is exp.-sad. Bo heavy a burden of snow falling ia early winter may be th# aause of much damage to property in all sections of tho country. Damage to farm property and crops are leu noticeable than that of city property, ' when visited by any calamity, bat the losses are often much greater, and tbo ■fleet much more serious to th# prosperity of the country. Tit# lou of half a crop, only, in tho Slate of New York would ■mount to some six or eight millions of dollars, and would be mor* seriously felt in general prosperity than that amount of city or village property. Wu do not predict that any calamities will befall th* country or cities from the came mentioned, but that there is cans# for some fears cannot be denied. The wheat crop on tho ground want into winter in a veiy favorable condition, but ahonld the very heavy drifts of snow that lay all along the fences and in all lower grounds where the winds have been broken by hills, pau off without killing the wheat it would bo quite remarkable. Deep and drifting snows that tail late in tbs winter aro much leu liable to smother the wheat plant than early suews which be­ come so filled with water by occasional thaws and freezing during winter, os to be almost like a body of ice iu spring. Whom­ ever this heavy snow lays on the wheat in spring till the gradual thawing takes the frost out of the ground, the wheat plant will bo deetroyed. The most favorable con­ dition of safety for the wheat crop would be most fearful to property exposed to floods. Should the snow be corred off sud­ denly by rain, floods would destroy much property, but it would save the wheat crop, life.useless to speculate on chances de- pendent on the weather, but it is wise to use evfery precaution possible, not only in cities but iu'tho country. There will doubdtl.* bo an unusual amount of water on ourfai^u when the snow melts, and the sooner it is alloC*d to run off the better for crops on tho ground, and the sooner wiH- land bo in condition to Work for spring crops. Waler courses will bo clogged by snow banks everywhere, and it will be a groat benefit to all to open them as early *8 possible, and where ditches "Were not opened iu tall every effort should ho'mads to-open them in early spring. Any amount of water standing on wheat in spring is sure to destroy it. Farmers aro qnite apt to neglect this work in spring when it has been left undone in tall, think- ibg that if it settles away before the plant is killed it will do no damage, but it is a mistake. Standing water if it does not kill th* plant is almost sure to greatly damage it, not only weakening its vitality, but caus­ ing the crop to ripen late, which is euro to produce shnuken grain. Tho want ef drainage in our country is a much greater loss to profits of the form than we are usually aware. Moro failures arise from this cause than any other locaj cause. The snow banks which nre now so unusually heavy will probably nFed to be attended to. It is possible that they may melt away So early os to do no damage to wheat, but it can hardly bo expected, and it is one of the most difficult things to remedy, bnt the difficulty can sometimes be overcome by etridt attention at the proper time. While the ground remains frozen under th* snow, no danger is done by the snow, for tho plant u in a dormant state, snd does not need atmoepbere to sustain life, but wherever there U no frost about the root* of tho plant, a heavy snow or any body of ic* that exclude* the Mesosphere, will kill the ptant in a few days. The ground is ■ow frozen, so that no injury will b« snf. fared tilltUo enow partially rMlts away, .otltai the water settiiqg Arosgfa the ground will take frost out. The* jf the ■now remains loogtr, the wheat win soon die for tho want of sir. The only remedy in this condition is to let the atmosphere -through to the ground. A heavy enow bank, when it is partly -malted is as impenetrable to the atmos­ phere as a body of ice, and is just as de- •tractiv*. When this condition ariMs, it is time to work the remedy. Tli* ssreet way to save tho wheat ia dig holes with a shovel down to the ground and about eight f*4 apart, whieb will usually 1*1 the air in so as to thaw under and allow -sufficient ventilation, £ w a/ k u punch holos through the banka with a vtaksorpole. th, th. beMw Three or fonriwlwia diameter is not too large,and if doos when ills thawing wffl be quite otteetive. Buch holesahould ba mad* not more than four foot apart. I, f, qa5uan acnouut of labor to go over a field in this way,%nt it is labor well expanded, as out day’s work win often (*v* aa acre af wheat, which would ba otherwise lost, and it fo Mq- THE OXFORD TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY If, 1877. ■way early enough to tar* th# wheat. Old wheat grower# will remember reason# many years ago, when heavy snows fell similar to the present wiutsr, and ol< half or r more of th# wheat crop was wholly destroy#']. We trust it may not occur this spring. Sweden, N. Y.E. P. Rooj, i Cooked Food far Stock. * The inquiry naturally arises in the mind I of th# reader, Why should food be cooked T b Nature does not cook her food for animals. t Xhis is all very true. But did it never,'occur t to you. kind reader, that all human care for (animals is unnatural ? In nature, food for herbiforona animals is furniehed in a green, (succulent and aolubl# state, more easily / nustioated and digested than that laid by ’ and prepared for the inclcmeut season of tbs year, when our farm stock can obtain ! little or no suoeuleut or green food unless it is “ browse." Chemists show n# by analysis that while green clover, calculated dcy,has but twenty- six per cent, of crude fiber, tho same, dried into hay,contains forty-three per cent. This shows very plainly why hay food needs some treatment in order to reduce it to nature's food—green grass. It is true that animals aro provided with means, natural for cooking and digesting their food, but much food must necessarily . be but imperfectly cooked or digested. An essential element of all food, human or anima], is starch; and upon its benefit, digestibility and assimilation into the sys­ tem'is the capability of its being dissolved. Now every good houuwife knows that starch will not dissolve in cold water. If oho wishes to starch htr collars, cuffs or ruffles, she pours boiling waler to her fine etnreb, which bursts tho grains and reduces it to the desired state for use. Paycn mixed starch with water, heating it to 140 ° F. On microscopic examination he found that some of the smaller grains had absorbed water and bant, but many still remained unaffected and only bunt between 162 and 212° F. Persira says: “ To render starchy substances digestible, they require to bo or cooked in order to crack or break the grains." Says Baspail: “ Starch is not actually nutritive to man ’*—if not to man why to beast ?—“ until it has been boiled cooked, The heat of the stomach is not sufficient to burst all tho grains of the fecu­ lent mass.” IVoccenot say# that the potatoes em­ ployed for feeding cattle should bo boiled, as a considerable quantity of alimentary matter is lost by the use of these luben in a raw state.’ Professor Johnston in bis agricultural Chemistry, says: “When wheat flour is healed to a temperature, not exceeding 800 ° I'-, it slowly changes, acquires a yel­ low, or brownish tint, according to the tem­ perature employed, and becomes entirely soluble in cold water. Thus one result of baking bread is to reuJcrflour-starch mure so’uMe.and therefore more oasi'y digested.” I might go quoting from distinguished chemists and authors,-but sufficient is here introduced td show the effect Cf htat upon our cereal grains, and root ttlbprs; practical experiments in cooking these, as also fodder, consisting more or less of woody fiber, fully demonstrate their cor- rectnesss. All careful feeding experiments ; with cooked feed for stock'show a gain of ' from 50 to 150 per cent, over feeding the •ame feed uncooked. rrmsplantiag Frail Trees. On* can not have too mush oaro in set­ ting out yonng fruit treas. In very many instances tho tailor# in transplanting tree# is the result of too much haste, and conse­ quent caraleesness. In the first place, the boles for the recep­ tion o! the tries should be dug and in readi­ ness before the trees arrive, in order that they may be set os soon as possible, and these holes should be dug large enough and deep enough to receive the root# of the trees without crowding. Always avoid jamming the roots into a smaller space than is natural for them to occupy. If the roots are dry I have always found it a good plan to din them in a tab of water or wet them in eoma other manner. All brokenjaud bruisedjvots should be cut off before setting tho tree. Avoid setting th# tree too shallot. I believe that many fail in this respeet. Always sot them at hast as deep as they were btfore they were taken up. In filling about th# roots "be sure that you leave no stone or other coarse enb- • enre# iu contact with the roots. Care­ fully work the anil about ths-roots with the hand, pressing it firmly about them, and a’wayi working it under the bottom roots of tress; then stamp the earth about the trees, so thatit miy be firm as possible. If the tree his ton much top, cut it back. As a general rule there is more danger in 'sot using the knife enough than there is in using it too much. I have followed this roefiwd of transplanting trees, and always with good suecsas. Ia setting trees we can upi»y the maxim that “what ia worth doing at all is worth doing well." A* t> the time of year to transplan trees, there ii a diffarance of opinion. As /or raysalf, I ptetar tho spring; others socin to have good *ucc«m in fall planting. Thorffore I think, with proper care, that either fall or spring planting is generally euoMasful. Itcfol mail. Tar-waf<r as Dye.—Tar-water may b# used for dyeing silk or wool ashen gray. Tho stuff is first mordanted with weak per-' chloride Rf iron, by soaking iu th# solution some heuns. It ia then drained and passed through theilaffi%f tar-water. The oxy- ghenile of irofi, which is thus precipitated vn tho fabric, gives a very solid color. Cleaning tilk.—The following mode for eloainngsi'k garments has been successful­ ly tested. The garment must boripmdLanddusted. Have a largo fiat board ; n^pr it* spread an old sheet. Take half a cup of oxe gall, half a cup ammonia, and half a pint tepid soft water. Sponge the silk with this on both sides, especially tho soiled spots. Haring finished sponging roll it on a round stick liken broom handle being careful not to have any wrinkles. Silk thus washed ■nd thoroughly dried needs no ironing, and has a lustre like new silk. Not only silk, bnt merino barege, or any -woollen goods, may be thus treated with the best rctulls. For Walnut Staine.—Uho jnieo of ripe tomatoes will remove the staiu of walnuts from tho hands without injury to the skin. To Kill Antr.—A. strong solution of car­ bolie aerd and water poured into holes kills all the ants it touches, and the surviv­ ors immediately take themselves off. Holiday Books, PUBLISHED BY BELFOJiD BROTHERS, TORONTO Chloral Flatter. Dr. Solari, of Marseilles, rncommonds this plaster ns an excellent application in eases of neuralgia and certain nervous pains arising from exposure to cohLA Tho plaster is easily prepared by powdering the chloral over a common pilch plaster— one to two scruples of chloral for every four square inches of the plaster. Caro is taken not to incorporate the chloral with tho pitch. It is applied for from twenty- four to forty-eight hours; when removed, the skin is found covered by a number of ■mall vesicles; these are opened, and the part then covered with a cerate dressing. Generally speaking', it will ba found that tho pain has disappeared before the vesicles heal. Dr. Solari states that unmnrons cases of lumbago, intercostal and other forms of neuralgia, etc-, have boon rapidly cured by thia simple method. The Prarl Fountain ani» other FairyTaxbs, by bntlgxl sad Julia Kavaua.b , *00 pa£ee, 30iHualraUun* by J. M<y«r Smith ; Goth 81.50.“ This i. a volume of z«nulu* oU-lutblouad fairytale*, whiah really plea** children touch Inlier thantbe Look. baW allegory, half uonacuie, which at* ahow-•red upon Hum at th* present time, and In which theyjet bop«l<t»«iy purxlud a* to whothei U>o writer 1*laughIm at them or with them.—TA* Acadamv. Tbk Prattler, a beautiful story book forBoy* and Girl*. 330 races 150 full )»<* IHualraUou*;doth, chrvuio eld*. *l.te ; lllu*tral«J board ojrera,31.00.“ By far Ute handamneet child’* beak la the market,and a endit to Canadian wotkinMalilp.”The Gold Thread, by the late NormanMcLeod, D. D , square, S»o ; beautifully Uluatrated,doth, gilt edze*. 8LOO.“ It la ala^antly bound, and will make a beautifulholiday pre-ent tor good BtUe boy* andglrU."—TkeChristian Ouardian.“ Header, buy ' Gold Thread,* and U your chlldmcannot read it: read It to them."—1 nUliljinoar, BtUt-rUU. The Ear'-kt St udent, by th* late Nor­man NeLeod, D.D., square, 8vo.;cloth 31.00•* No "tie can rise from ths perutal of thia book with,out feellne lbs betterfor IL"—Journal, St.Calhariiut.“ It* readloji la calculated nt onco to reflne tlu> Uuttaaud to promote personal piety."—Canadian JZetAodwlMagaxine. The Old Lieutenant and Hih Son, by tholate Norman McLeod. D. D.: Illustrated : crown, 8vo ;doth, full gilt, *1.35 : doth 81.00.* But crore body who takes it up will bo ddizhtedwith it; and they will nut lay It down without holdingin more cfcctlonate rtmctubrauce tho name ot tholamented author-preacher."—Canadian Pott, Lindtay Memoir of Norman McLeod, D.D.. by hisbrother, tho Ear. Douakl McLaaJ, B. A., 1 volume,demxdvo ; with portrait; doth, J150 ; half calf 34.00 ;full morroccu #0-00.“ We can cordially recommend tbo Canadian editionof the * Memoir ot Norman McLeod. D.D., to our road-era."—SI. Joltn Ttltjraph. Getting on in thb World by Prof. Wm.Matthew* ; crown Svo ;ha^ calf, 82.00 ; doth, fall rllt,«1.25 : doth, 81.00.“ Wurth any day ten time* it* coal for tao tenth Itovntaln*."—Sunday Sdiool Time,. Tuc Prince of Wales in India, by F.Drew Gey, correspondent of the Londun Daily Tele­graph : crown, Sro: profusely Illustrated ;c!olhtl.W* Written in a Uvaly and nnprctcnUoua atyte. andaparkHng here sod there with gtnuina humor; Ikebook l« a dedteJly atC.-s.-Uro ouo."— L::T> Mercury, FoOT8TF.ni or the Master, by HarrietBoechcr Stowe, author ot “ tYo and Our Neighbor*,"’' Betty"*Bright Idea,” o’.c., cloth, full gilt edges, 81. to ; “ It consists of readings and meditations for differentchurch aeaaona.following thcllfa of Jeauafrom Adventto Ascension, though not In ccc eaiaitleal preclalxn ofform. Itia interspersed will poems, carols, hytnus.d-c., and with it* tasteful typography. Illustration.-, audilluminated title*, will make a very pretty gift book, aswolliua helpful ami useful manual of rshciuus reading."—.Veto York Timet.Farm Legends by Will Carleton, author of“ Fann Ballads,* etc.; crown Utu ; illustrated ; doth. AXES, HANDLES, &c. Cross C u t Saws Of meet Imported Patterns.1876 FALL Sc WINTER 1877. ..ntfW H A R D W A R The Card. A pair of cards ought to ba kept in every cow stable, and they should be frequently used. A eloan, sloolc hido is a credit to the owner and a oomfort to tho nniniuls. We have curded bulls, cows, and calves every day ia tho winter, and occasionally in the summer, for many years, and never found our stock to be troubled with lice. Cattle that have boon purchased have sometime been found lousy, but after a few applic t- tions of tho card, dipped in kerosene, t’uo vermin disappeared. Tho carding, and the brushing afterwards, should bo done before tho milking. Thera will be no complai it, then of specks in tho milk. Is placn of i • brash, a brisk rubbing with a handful of soft oat straw will give a good finish to a carding. home and cotiuln ide. and human tboujbU and ejec­tion. Toronto bai y Hail. The New Poems or Jean Isoel ow, J. G.WniTrtKa aso II. W. Loxorcuo* : crown Xvu; cloth$1.00 ; board. 50c.*' We could hardly brin; ouraelvea to leave thia littlebook, did we net bepe that we have excited lu aou>« utour reader! a literary hunger that will not be tituOcdwithout* apcedy pcruaual.—Th, Neu, Dominion. One Summer by Blanche Willis Howard ;10 mo ; ckth red Cd^-ci, #1 W; chocolate board*, 75 “The plot I* almplldtv It*clf; but the story ie toldI* a cbanainy way' — Dindtay Pott.’ It, with it* ccitijanlon volume., will make a neatChrl.tnia* proienV’—London lit raid Their Wedding Joltsney, by W. D.Ii?«lv«, aether cf “ A Chance Acquaintance," etc, uni­form with “uno Summer," cletb, red cd;cj. *1 00 ; eho-colalo board*. 75cenla.“ 'I he >tory la well tot.1, the incident, on tho way arcdelicately and neatly .ketched, and the plan of thevury I* clever and p.quint"—Si John', Wat.hman. A Chance Acquaintance by W.D. Howie?,author of "Ihc.MVeddii^ Jcurmy,’ etc., uniform with ‘ Air l|i.«c 1 knew, howto detetibc wliat he tecs, «o A large and varied Stock atloweet figures. k large assortment at lowest figures. Machine Saws, Files SL EIGH B ELLS, &c., Th© Ottawa AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE CO. OX FORD_AG ENCY THIS Company has deposited with theGovernment for the security of PolicyHolders In.ure* aptir.xt Lr.ra or Damage by Hr; or L'chtnlnz-Horte* and cattle covered if ktllcu on the owner'* prombea. Hay and Grain in .tack*, within forty foci-considered aacontc-U of barn* ; alao thrwhed Rraiu.uhcu remove^ to a gmaayy on the premise*. lUte,very tncdcrAlc, and lotae^prtimpUy paid.A Hoard know rutabliahcd at Toronto for We-lentCanada cn Adelaide Mrcet. which will bo Head Quar­ter* from -hl* date. Commercial lt:»k* taken la theQueen':.*n K i;l th C m uny.Loan, t-1 any amount procured at abort notice and atlowe.t ra:e», on icortcage security ; frun the LoanSoduli-.-nt London. No ament’afee. d.argad.U.T.oc amoved from G. A. Turner'*. Thame* Street,t» Hall'* block, taut ir.d rt M. Minkler’* ExehauvoOHie, Kir.; street,oppoaitc McIntyre kCretty**.Live agents wanted. Geo. Kennedy, j .G. E. HAP-nis, j 'AScn{a' A. N. Minkl er.Ingeraoll, Jan. I, IS77.158 G .J.S H R AP N E L L Relurns his sincere tbtwdcs to tbe Inhabitants of Ingersoll andsurrounding cDeutry for their Litaral Support during the last twenty years. Ho hopes by strict attention co hwuness,and keeping only First-CJaM Goods at Lowest Cash Price*,to merit a continuance of their kind patronage and recom­ mendation. Also request friend* to pay particular attentionto the fact that all outstanding accmiote toast be settled be­fore tho lint of ktarch next, to cnalde him to Sdl Goods at SCTITxlL X.O'W JBjZR. f e i c e . Yours respectfully,G. J. SHRAPNELL. Ingersoll, January 31, 1877. LE W IS P. COWIE. la now in receipt of his FALL ffl IfffiTR STACK OF CLOTHS For Gentlemen’* wear, including all the Fashionable Fabrics and Styles Which have been introduced in New York, London and Faris for the incoming season. TheStock consist* of BNEAOAPVUPEERTDICFOUALTINGS, MELTONS, BEAVERS, SERGES, FRIEZE, <kc. In Tweeds—Scotch, English and. Canadian. FRENCH SERGE AND WORSTED COATINGS. Plain & Fa ncy Vestings New York, London and Paris Fashions Received Monthly. Sheffield House CHRISTMAS PRESENTS, ELECTROPLATE GOODS, CUTLERY, SKATES, f SLEIGH BELLS, AXES, AX E HANDLES, IRON, STEEL, CARRIAGE M AKER’S GOODS, k t, WILSON & ROBERTSON, Dra»«rti FAT HOGS I W A N T E D , LIVE, fAT HOGS Ptwn'150 4:2C0 IU. FOB WHICH lit ffijkd W fritt w i h S m Fattening Cattle. A clu*?£0 of f00tl w ‘!l be of great help in quickening ths applit-wf stall fed cattfo A pint of molasses mixed with a feed of cut straw and meal will be inten very readily. This may bo given o»C3 a day, and one to two ounces of salt with an alUi'I'ato feed. Roots sliced and sprinkled with either ?ot- ton or linseeed-cako meal, will be very healthful. A few apples will be useful be­ tween meals. A pound of meal stirred in the-drinking water will help. By varying ing the food in thia way ouo cau hardly overfeed tattouing stock so aa to pall the appetite. What thky Say or rrt A few Facts for t hz pEOrLK.—There are but few preparationsof medicines which hare withstood the im­partial judgment of the people for anv great length of time. One of these is Dr. Thomas’Edcctric OiL Bead the following and beconvinced:—Thos. Robinson, Farnham Cen-tro, P. Q., writes, “I have been afflicted withrheumatism f: r tho last fen years, and havetried many remedies without relief, until Itried Dr. Thomas* Ecloctric Oil, and sincethen have had no attack of it. I would re­commend it to all.”—J. H. Earl, Hotel Keep­er, Weet Shcfibrd. P. Q., write*, •' 1 have been troubled with liver complaint for severalyears, and have tried different mediciuea withlittle-or no benefit, until I tried Dr. Thomae* Ecloctric Oil, which gave me immediate re-lief, and I would aay that 1 have used it sincewith tho best effect No ouo should be with- out it I have tried it on my horses in case*of cuts, wounds, etc., and think it is equallyAs good for horse as for man."—A. Maybee,merchant. Warkworth, writes, I have soldtome hundreds of bottles of Eclectric Oil, audit is pronounced by the public, ‘one of thebest medicines they have ever used ;* it has done wonders in healing and relieving pain,sore throats, etc., and is worthy of the great•st confidence.”—Joseph Ruaan, TownshipPercy, wijta, " I was persuaded to tryThomas* Eclectric Oil for a lame knee whichtroubled me for three or four years, and I never found anything like it for curing lame­ness. It is a great public benefit”—A. M.Hamilton, Watkworth, write*, “For weeksI was troubled with a swelled ankle, which annoyed me very much. Mr. Maybee of thisplace induced mu to try Ecloctric Oil, andbefore one bottle was used I was cured. It isa most remarkable medicine. Sold by all medicine dealer*. Price 25 eta. 8. N. THOMAS, P n w , N. Y. And NORTHROP & LYMAN, T*ronto,O*t, Sbie Agent* for the Dominion. Nona— &lscteie—Setactod and Electrised. Helen's Babies, with aotno account of theiray*. Inniccot, ( rally. Anselic, Jmpifh, WitchIi>z andiepuL-oe l.y their ijato.t Victim. Uuifuici u;thuno hummerCloth 75 ce>.U.•• We c-mddeuUv rcc«nmci>d the uork to our read-ra"—Fort ftoj.e Titnu. J. G. NORSWORTHY S GEVLEAL Fite hisurance Agency Roprc*er*’-gitbe fjllowine Companies : CANADA AGRICULTURAL INS. CO’Y,UF MUNTREAL. NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY,OF MUNIREAL. ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANYUF LIVEliPOuL a LONDON. IMPERIAL INSURANCE COMPANY.OF LONDUN, ENGLAND. COMMERCIAL UNION INSURANCE CO-.UF LUNDuN. ENGLAND. MANUFACTURERS AND MERCHANTSiasika.mt ; LOJIFAAY, UF HAMILTON, ONT. TRAVELLERS LIFE & ACCIDENT INS. CO.OF HARTFORD. Ojjicc, AGUIl’S JIASK, Thames street.. lAGEBAOlL. Catting and work receive the personal supervision of th* Proprietor. LEWIS P. COWIE. FRED. ROWLAND, Cor. Bathurst sad William St*., LONDON Ingersoll, Sept. 27, 1S76. IM PER IA L B A N Z OF CANA D A. C a p ita l $1,000,000. Walsh's Block, Thamee J. I*. M O RR E T. UNDERTAKER, eexsxu. m hu is HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. R. A, WOODCOCK CEO. MAUGHAM 4 CO. "4 Cemplctr Pictorial llutory of the Time.’’—Th,irrt. chcapett and mart tu—ettful FamilyPaper iu the Vniun. Harper’s W eekly. Harpfr'e Neddy »L' u.d le In even- family through“ut the and, a» a pu er.m ire.iiteruetlirg, higher-toned,better i.lurtratcd (»)<, I- »>l nubli hed in tni* or cayother country.—Cumimr.ial Bulletin, Boston. national paper.- Brooklyn Fault. *The leading article* lu Uar^r’i Weekly on potnL*<lare m-deis of high-toned dlacunlau, and It* pic­torial illu,trail. n» arc often corroborantc arvuuient ofno -mall f< re? -Areminrr and Chrmicl,. N. Y.Ttur H ertfp has to a rtill larger degree distanced adjcotujvtlurri m an illustrated new.paper. |ti editorial*are among tho m at able ot their k nd. and it* otherread!i - matter :s at once learned, brilliant, aud mnus-b>g. list lu.tratlo • are abundiut and uf rare excel- TERMS : Fo»t*B* free to all Subarrlber* In the United ButmM.ari* a Wtutir, one year................... 14 00(« 0) include* prepayment vt V. B. po*u»e by thepubliriiera. 'Subocriptlona to HarytPt Majatiue, IFuUy, andTatar, to one addreaaior one year, *tp 00; or, two UHarper’. 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IMPERIAL Fire Insurance Co’y, opLOM)ON. est abl ished Suucatm Cart rat...Pain rrearrrxL...... 1203. Kerarlty nffordctl to rultry.IIolder*. Paid up Capital mid Reurva Fund lureited 84,500.000Lnwllcd Cap.tel...................................... f.toO.uUl Cs=ixorcUl Sisks Insurjd. ca. Equitable Toxms. LOSSES rncifiTLY SETTLED WITHOUT REFER­ENCE TO LONDON. ca .Y„izta! awKAcr, EXCHANGE BANK BUI LINGS W.> SL FRANCOIS XAVIER ST., (Corner Notre Dam,.) T ^o n srcL '^^^k r*.KIKTOUL BROS., General Agent*. J. C. NOUSWORTHY, Agent, Ingersoll ■NORTH BRITISH CntateMCo HEAD OFFICE Capital $500,000 Sterling. BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN SCOTLAND. John Stlrllnf, Eaq., ot Kippoudavla, Chairman.IUb»rt Yoiiu*. Em]., ot Moaan. I. i H. Tonne A Co.,Ula-cow.PcUr Hintoul, Etq.. «f Bothwell Bank.Petor Slurrock. Eaq., Frovoal of Kilmarnock.Samuel Gunn, £*’., of Mceara. Playfair, liryca kCo., CANADIAN ADVISORY BOARD :Hon. John McMurrteb, Preildant We.Uni AssuranceCompanyJuki Muleunan, E»q., Q. C„ of Messrs. Mowat, Ma-clennan t bowncy' ’- »IL1.Strath), Esq., Cashier Federal Bank it Canada ForrtrieOy hr-UHhotd matter* and drew, lr«n>*r*eBator la altofeUw the beat tblnc publiahod. To'take«’<>oo“y- Ko lady can afford io bewithout It, tor the information It give, will aave her DHlECTDkS;H. S. H0WH5D, E*t<}., (late Vi-e-Pre*. Canadian Bank of Commerce)................PRtrtDrxT.T. It. MERIIITT, Es*., (President N. D. Bank)...............................................Vice-P*esidxxt.JOHN SMIT H. Esq., Hoy. J. R. liENSGN.Wm. RAMSAY, E q. P. HUGHES, Eho. T. R. WADSWORTH, E«<j. R. CARRIE Esq.JOHN FISK IN, Esq. A Brandi of t’*e above named Rank has been opened in Ingersoll under tho manage­ment of Mr. C. E. CHADWICK, formerly Agiiit for the Niagara District Bank, tbetatsincasof the latter Bank having been transferred to the Imperial Bank of Canada. SAVINGS BANK BRANCH. Deposits of Four Dollars and upwards received aud interest thereon allowed. Special terms made with depositor* de*irocs of leaving money for a lengthened period.Sterling Exchange and United State* Cnrrtiicy Bougbtand Sold.t. ollectionswill receive prcir.pt attcxticn. D. R. WILKIE, Cashier.Ingersoll, June 30, 1875.81 L ’r a t e . Closing. Sale of onr entire Stock of COFFINS, CASKETS, SHROUDS, *5 KEPT IM STOCK. J. F. MORREY.WarerUma—O’Call.fhan'. BPlafcnoU. RaaiSan.a over Uu,' McHTTYSE & CB0TTT T» ESPECTFULLY announce to tbmrI V numero-i* petrona that tar kow iiaw |aut Otae Homo Manufactured FURNITURE I SlJBSTAfiTLABILHTofWOBKIAMSHIP Sash, Doors, Blinds, Mouldings,IMPORTED ARTICLE &c., &c. Having dissolved partnership nnd retiring from the Lumber Trade, will sell onr whole Stock of B.iilding Materials below wholesale pricer for cash only. Following aro a list of leading articles ; Common Boards at Scantling and Joists at2nd quality Scantling and Joists at - Sheeting Boards at Dressed and Matched, li inch Flooring Four-Paneied Doors, Moulded, at Sash 7x9 and 8x1 n at Sash 10x12 and 10x14 at Sash, Four Lights, at $10.50 per 1000 ft.11.00 8.00 6.0018.00 1.50 to $1.75. X)3|per Light. .05 “.15 THE UNDEBTjfcSIHG M r. JMEoInf^rojt Clear Lumber, Rough Flooriug^Moulduxgs FRAMES, $c., EQUALLY LOW. This affords a rare chance for Building Materials, and as the stock cannot Jost long would udvtae an early call FACTORY FOR SALE OR TO LEASE. Term* Liberal J. CHRISTOPHR & BROS. Ingersoll December 27, 1876, J 59 LOWEST POSSIBLE RATES f -M rs . A. CURTIS fleljnwde My labor. hi# k all nonsemtv, for weqnlfo freqnentl.v Cortsttt, Hoopt ItasgTentid whe frozen very f otiiw MI, and tb*f three tMly «f «mw which Ml to- part at winter. Thio vat | AS on hand a Saperb Stock ef f-uLICirOH-S.Ro’jertoon, MeMurrlcb A Hcwartl, Toronto BANKEllN.The Royal Rank of ScottotulTh* Fad.ml Bank of Cxna4* General Manager* -SCARTH, COCHBAN atCO.. 38 Toronto St., Toronto. Jfoney hat at twderaie rate, nfinierttl, and/or/jrrl xts tv fuil Barromrt,N.B.—All paymanto moat bo direst to the Gon.ralManaram, and no Karolpc I* Valid unlava slrvad by tafi on it, and that only two yean ago tha only good wheal Io Che field was whore th, b,,t ourtaitud varl of tAa Had *■U* w-U. Harper’s Magazine FANCY GOOPS, TERMS : TERMS RECEIVED DAILY BY EXPRESS V ICK S FLOWER AND WILLIAM QBAI a CO. HAZTMS fcjmaTHKM. Mar Tert. VICK ’S ILLUSTRATED PRICED CATALOGUE The treatment of plants in window* k ■ot eieoutially diflsrent from that for thou in greanhousw, bat ia tho tatter case th* a editions being more under oontrol, tho -matter k mneh easier........Bring bulbs and other plants that bare been patted for for. dug into tite greenbooM or dwelling room; starting ■ few st* time for » stieoessfon of Hoorn......Water only as ths plants need it; mors pl tuts ar# kills 1 by heaping the coil K-skad and soggy, than by th# other sx- trea»e......Qiv* air on mild days, bat avoid add d ra f t*.a Vary eoid nights re- move ta&M-plant* back from the window and cover with a sheet of newspapers ; Cover the plants when ths room is si oocaajtoiially wash smooth leave* water, ayplted by aapon-c; ah the phuits wi'.b rough ar downy lasvea......lesesta are ■nd terboee* water for window pl auto, foUe licsor“grHH9 fly." I reqncot shaweriug Good News for 1877 ! LETTER HEaDS, PRINTED at the Tbibdnb Optic s0,10*1 u LiihocreoK end moeh *■>», Sr •upjided gratia toe orary ClubM w each, In owe reouttaura a . v a w w !IM a F RE E P R E SS n.*Uwa is tn lunU to tee V ICK'S FLOWER AND VEGETABLE GARDEN ^£IF£CJUEB r. PREMIUM PICTURE. aha eartsfteio'ry T2S H O T T W tfli n , SI 60 PER ANNU M . CURE Leucorrhxa (or Whites). Pain-fol K,anroat^a. rksroMae <« it* Vlrraa.Oaertea OteaaeM, A torn* M*«Mtni*tMMi,**Hiaii Jeaen UOtES’UNDEHLOTHINO&miSCAFf C hildren1* MAHHILD LALHEa FEMALE REGULATOR. M A N H O O D = HOW LOST, HOW RESTORED! WE b*»« reiently published■dltiM rt Wr. CulwwrU'i Ct A Lvyt Variety cf Dollt, TllE OXFORD TRIBUNE. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY «, 1877. Select literature. liy AUGUSTA J. EVANS WILSON, AUTUOU OF ••ST. ELMO," “BEULAH,” “MACAEIA,** ETC. PcriHMsion to Pullith in the Tbibukk hindly granted by Meetre. Belford Brolhere BabiUhere, Toronto. a CHAPTER N.—Continued. iffy-HE opened the door of a wired e_rj apartment beneath the pigeon house, w h< re in an adjoiningT division the pheasant* were settling upon thoir perch, aud carefully deposited die bouncing furry creatures ou a bed of wheat straw.* Mr. Lindsay, the fowls are all going to roost, and you must wait till morning to eee the squabs, and broods of Braliraasand Leghorns. They look like snow-balls rolling about after their food.*As she keked up the grain, and balanced the key ou her fingers, her companion said: ‘ I mnst persuade Uucle Peyton to getaomo black Spanish, and 'a few Poland chickens.’• Ob, no I We don't want any black things; if they laid a dozen egg* * day, they could not come here. We neverraise a fowl that has colored feathers ; all our beauties must be like snow.* ‘ I see you have converted my uncle to yonr pct doctrine, and before long I sup­pose yon will persuade him to sell bfo pretty bay, and buy a white pony ?’‘ No sir, I like “ Sultan " too well to care about hft color, and beside Mr. Har­ grove ft attached to him. There is onetiring wo both want very much indeed, and that is a white Ava cow. Your uncle road me a description of those cattle last week,and said when you went to the East he xronld ask yon to try and send him one.* As he looked down at her perfect face,then at one of ths doves that had perched on her shoulder, and thought of treacherous swart Sepoys, of Bengal tigers, of all thstangled work that lay before him iu Hin- doostan jungles, a shadow fell over th* young man's brow, aud a dull paid seamed,to tighten the valves of his heart. Just then, bis appointed lot in the Master's vineyard did not smite as alluringly as thesunny slopes of Esbcol; but he put aside the contrast. • Begins, I saw Mr. Palms in NswYork.’ • I hope he is well.' .• He certainly looked so. Among other things, be asked if the art of writing bad been altogether omitted in your sducation.I told him I was unacquainted with your aecomplishinentrin that line, as I had writ­ ten you two letters which remained nnans- • But yonr mother thanked you for themin my nnme.' ‘ Which was very sweet and good in my dear mother, but questionably courteousia you. Mrk Palma sent you a present.’ • Ho is very kiud indeed, but if I am expected to write and thank him, I wouldmuch rather not receive it,* • Do you dislike him ?’ • How could I dislike my mother’s bestfriend ? I daresay he lias a good heart; of course ho must have ; but whenever 1 think of him I feel a queer chill creep tomy vary fioger-tips, as if the north wind blew bard upon me, cr an ice-berg soiled by.’‘ Guess what ho sent you.’ ‘ A copybook, pen aud ink ?’• Ho i* too polished a gentleman to pun­ ish you so severely. Come and let me show you his gift.'He led the way to the gallery in the rear of the bouse, and here they found Mr. Har­ grove and Mrs. Lindsay admiring a youngNewfoundland dog, which was chained to tbo balusters. ‘ Look. Regina 1 it ft a waddling snow­bank I 8o round, so soft and white 1 Did be come from Nova Zemble, or H immar- fest, or directly from “ Greenland’s icymoautains ” ?’ • Mr. Palma looked all over New York and Brooklyn before he found a pure whitedog io suit him. It seems ho knew Regina's fondness for rnowy pets, aud this is the «nlv Newfoundland I have evor seen whohad noteven a single dark hair. Mr. Palma nnt this handsome collar aud chain uponhim and asked me to bring him to Regina. He will be very large when grown ; now he is only a few months old.'Begins softly patted tho wooly head,and her eyes glistened with delight. • How did Mr. Palma guess that I want-ed a dog ?’ • Ho requcslol mo to suggest somethingthat would plearoyou, and 1 told him that nil at tho Parsonage w in grieving ovir the-death of poor old Bi&rn. Ho immediately decided to send you a dog, aud this ii asiobl*, sagacious creature.' • What ft Iris name ?’ i * That ft left entirely to vour taste; but1 hope yon will not go all th* way to Greece to And a title, as you did for your classic gander.' \• Theo I will call kim whatever Mr. Hargrove like* best.’ As oho sp*kx, Rogina nestled her finger*into Um pastor's hsud.asd Im smilsd down into her radiant face.• My dear child, exercise ynrur own pre­ ference. Have you no choice T • None.'• Suppose you name him " Erl-King," in oompliraont to Mr. Palma ?' • I should never dare to call him that;it would oeem impertinent. He ft snob a •pleaded dog. I should liko a fine uncom-, mm, grind namo out of some of Mr. Har­grove's learned books.' • Oh, don't, Regina I It will be positivelyeruel to tarn Peyton loose among his -folios, and invito him to affict that innocent orphaned brute with s*me dreadful seven- •yUabled abomination, which be will con­vince you m Arabic, or Sanscrit,—el Basic or medieval,—Gaelic, Finnish er None,—but whlsh I warn you will strre yoar jaws (more elegant tea -" maxillary bones’*) very mgeh e* an attack of mumps would,and will torture the victim Into hydropho­ bia. Be pitifiul, and say Teaser,—Tiger,—Towser,—but don't throw the sublime nomenclature of the classics literally to the •doito I’• Now, mother, I protest against your hsfringement of Uncle Peyton's aoosrded rights. Be quiet, please, and let him givettepss a few historic juams*, from which devoted dog refused to stir from the body,but when it was carried from tha hon*e ho I leaped upon tho bior, and finally sprang i into tha funeral pile, and was burned alive > with his master's remains. This exceed-i iugly faithful crest tiro was Astus.' • Mr. Hargrove, are all the classic names so ugly ?'• I am afraid the little girl’s ear is not sufficiently cultivated to appreciate them. I will try onee more. The Welsh PrinceLlowallyn bad a noble deerhound, whom he trusted to watch the cradle of his baby boy while he himself was absent. Oneday, returning home, he found the cradte upset and empty, the clothes and the dog’smouth dripping with blood. Concluding that the honnl had devoured the child, the father drew his sword aud slew the dog,but a moment after tbo cry of the babe from behind the cradte showed him lift boy was alive. Laokiag round, the prince dis­covered the body of a huge wolf.which had entered th* house to attack and devour the child, but which bsd been kept off andkilled by this brave dog, who was named Gellert.’ Fearing from the expression of the girl’seloquent face, that Wales would win the gams, Mr*. Lindsay exclaimed with an emphasis that made the dog prick up hisears: • Gurachy Bhibyn—ba merciful I The poor wreteh look* as if he wore ready tohowl at tho barp mention of such a heathen, fabulous name. Anything would bo an improvement on the Welsh—Cambyscs, Sardanapalus, are euphonic iu compari­son.’ • Mr. Hargrove, I am much obliged toyou fcr your goodness in telling me so much about celebrated dogs, and if the queer names sound any sweeter to me after I am well educated and grow learned, I will takeone of them; but just now, I believe, I would rather call my dog'Hero.’• Regina Onus I you benighted innocent I don’t make Peyton’s hair rise with horror at your slaughter of the ‘unities.’ Why,my dear, Hero was a young lady who lived in Sestos a few thousand years ago, and was not considered a model of prudent be­ haviour even then.’• Are not brave, noble men called heroes ? Did not Mr. Hargrove say lastweek that Philo Smith was a hero, when he jumped into the mill-pond and saved , Lemuel Martin from drowing? Doesnot 1 my history call Leonidas a hero ? I don't know exactly who the 'unities' are, hut ; until I learn more, 1 intend to sail my dog ,Hero. To me it seems to mean everything I wish him to be—good, faithful, brave, , grand—and I shall call him Hero. Come ,along, Hero, and get some sapper.’ CHAPTER. VI. Ikrtfalasa period his cr.u ov«r Bit*.Undaayaabnuldsr, and boUi watched the aagsr-totentLaee which Um girl lifted to thepastor. Ho took r.tf hi*them with ----------------------------------------j ns ting themon ths and of bls bom, addressed himself to his ward ; ‘ Then is an East Indian tradition that*divinely appointed greyhound guard* th a gulden Itml of stars and euibeam* for theLord of Hearts, and oollceta ths sooriah- ing nis-alouds, M tha eolrotial raws, to tbs milking-place. That gfivboond erascalled Sarama. Will that stat yaa ?' ■ha elionk her Lead. kept in th* temple of dKsetrispis* at Athensand on one oeessi*a,wl»n a robber entered and stole tha goM and eflver (natures frera the alter, tbo dog followed H«n for day* •nd nigbte. until Um thief, who eiraidsdfher boat him away or psrraada him to dsMonaly, and lookednow pet, who wagged Ua •a if to d^caeato Um ptnhh- td?| j|R 3 . ORME, now that you are p l 1 1 comfortable in yotjr wrap- T? per and alipperr, kt moT take down your hair, and then I will bting you a cup of tea; not the vile Ink 3warm rtnff they give u* here, but good genuine tea made out of my owncaddy, that has tome rlreugtb, and will build you up. Rehearralr don’t often **rvo yon so badly.’•Thank you, Mr*. Waul, but the tea would only make me more nervous, and that ft a risk I cannot afford to incur.Please raire both windows—frorh air. even Parisian air, ir better tor mo than anything else.’ • You have not roamed quite yourselfsine* we came here, and 1 don’t under­ stand at all why two nights in Psris serveyon worse than a week’s acting elsewhere.’ ‘ Have not I told you that I dread, above every other ordeal, the critical Parisianaudit nee ?’ ‘ But you passed so sueoesifully through itl Last night the galleries absolutelythundered, and paopl* seemed half wild with delight. William says the papers arcfull of praise.’ Mre. Waul crossed the room to lay noon the bureau the steel pins she ha 1 takenfrom her tn is tress’s hair, and tho latter muttered audibly ; • For me fha ‘Ides of March’ are comeindeed, but not passed.’ • Did you speak ta me ?’• Tuere comes yon hutbsnd. I hear his slow, heavy »«tep upon tho stairs. Open the dour.’an elderly white-haired man entered, Mrs. Onus put out her hand. •Leiters fr.>m home, Mr. Waul ?’‘ One from Atneric t, two from Lou ton, aud a note from the American Minster.’•You saw the Minister, then f Did he give yon the papers we shall require ?’' • He ha* been sick, I believe, but said hewoul I be st the theatre to-night, and would call nnd see you to-morrow.’ • Hear thia sentence, good people, frombis note: 'Only indisposition prevented my attendance at th* theatre last night, to witueas the brilliant triumph of mycountrywoman. Since the palmy day* of Rachel, I have not heard such extravaganteulogies, and, as an American, I proudly and cordial!; congratulate yon——’ ’ ’ Are you going to fa.iut J Stand backWilliam, and let me bathe her face with cnlonge. Wbat ft the matter Mrs. Orme ? Yon shake as if yon had an ague.’But her mistress eat with her eye* fixed npon a line visible only to herself: Yourcountrymen here ant very much eluted, and to-nignt I shall be accompanied by Mr. and Mr*. Cuthbert Lanraneo aon of Gen.Reno Laurence, whose wealth and aoeial omineuoe must have at least rendered hi* name familiar to all American* trave lingin Europe.1 • Be quick Phcsbo, get her* glaa* of wine. She baa no more color in her lip* thanthere ft in my white board.’ • No give me nothing. I only want rest —qndet.*Sho crushed the delicate satin paper in band and rallied her oomposure. Aftera moment added :‘ A slight faintness that it all. Mr. Waul before the curtain rites to night, I wish you io ascertain in what portion of tho housethe American Minister’* box ft located ; write ft on a slip of paper, and sand it to tho drewing-room by your wife. Justnow, I believe I hat* noothsreommission*. If I do not ring my little bell do not dis-turb me unlit five o'clock ; then bring me a eup of strong eoffoo. And Mr*. Waul, plea** baato a double row of awan’*-down aroundthe nrak and sloaveo of the white stilt 1 •hall wear to-night. 1Let no one disturbme ; not even the manrg'r.1 As tho husband and wife withdrew, she followed toom to tho door, locked it onth* inside, and retaraod to tbs easy chair. With a wbttaing, hardningfaco ■be re-readtho note, an 1 thrust it into on* of the silk pockoto of boy robe. Although nine y« are had Mapsod siueewe «aw her first in tbo mol'ow lamplight of Mr. Hi rgrovo’e library, ti no had toaehodher so daintily, *o lovingly, that only two lines wore diseernibte aba it th* ns-juth, where haUtual e< sapreenon had cot Ilsfaint; and it would nav» been difflc*lt to realise th it she was twuuty-eight, had not tbs trewheroj* eyes btlraved the gtoone.the HitertMss, the anwlsss heart-astes that filled them withshadosn* whlsh premature­ly sgod ths whole oonatenaneo. Ths added years oo*m*d only to hays tiptoed end pvrfectod !hrr oxquirito beau­ty, bat with tbs rounded snronihneas sod the fresh pure coloxiog ot y-’nth was win- precioiiK, and were fronting withealm sm.le and quiet pulses a grim aud desperate cuu-flict, which sb« well knew could have au end only in the peace of the p.dl—that long trace, whose sign J is the knell aud the requiem.Had she been reared amid the fatalistic influences -*f Arabia, she could not have more coinplete’y adopted aud exemplifiedthe marble motto: ‘Despair is a free man;—Hope ft a stave.’ For her, therosy mikt that usually Lovers over f.- tarily had been swept rudely aside, the softening glow of the To-Ckuns had been precipitated into a dull, pitiless! leaden ever-Present, a<which she neither luvedojr ruikd, but ta-i flexibly fought on, ejecting neither suu- sbine nor succour, uuappalled and patientas some stony figure of Fate, which, chiselled when the race was young, feels> the shrouding sands of centuries drifting around and over it, but makes no moan over the buried youth, and watches the ap­proaching night with the sains calm, stead­ fast gaze that lookedupun the starry dawu, and the golden gtory of tho moon.The cautious ropresrion which necessity had long ago rendered habitual, hnd crystal­ lized into a mask, which even when aloneshe rarely laid aside for an instant. In actual life, aud ainoug strong positive natures, the deepest feelings find no voutin'-tho effervescence of passionate verbal outbreaks, and outside the charmed pre- cinsts of the tragic stage, the world wouldnot tolerate the raving Hamlets nnd Othellos, the Macbeths and Medeas, that scawl and storm and anathematize so suecessfully in the magic glow of tho foot­ lights. To-day, as Mme. Odille Orme leanedback in her luxuriously cushioned chair, she seemed quiet as n statute, save the restless movements of her slender fingers,which twinednnd intertwined continually; white ths concentrated gaze of the im­ perial eyes never stirred from tbo openwindow, whence sb* saw—not Parisian monuments of civic glory and inertial spleadotir—only her own past, her banut- iug skull and cross-bones cf the Bygone.Her violet-colored dressing gown win un­ buttoned at the throat, exposing the grace­ fol turn of the neck, nnd the nroud poiseof tbs perfectly modelled bend, fn. tn which the shining hair fell liko D&uao's shower, framing the face and figure ou a back­ ground as golden as that of some carefullypreserved Byzantine picture. At last, the heavily fringed lids quivered, drooped, the magnificent eyes closed as ifto shut out some vision too torturing oven for their brave penetrating gaze, nnd inher rigid whiteness she seemed some un­ earthly creature, who had done for ever with feverish life, and the frail toys ol tim».Hairing her arms above her head, she rested her clasped bands upon her brow, and in a tow, strangely quiet tone, herwords dropped like icicle*. * It was a groundless fear, that when thelong-sought opportunity came, my weak womanish nature would betray mo, aud I should fail,—brink down utterly under thecrashing weight of tender memories, sacred associations. What are they ? Three dreamy weeks of delirious wifehood,balanced by thirteen yean of toil, aspersion hatred persecution; goaded by want, pur­ sued ceaselessly bv the scorpion scourge,whoso slanderous lash coile I ever after my name, myj reputation. Three weeks a bride unrecognized as such even then : twelveyean an outcast, repudiated, insulted, mother aud child denied, derided—cast ofl ns a serpent’s skin I Ah, memory ! thouhast no charm to stir the blackened[nshe* in a heart extinguished by tho steady sleet of a husband’s repuliution. Whex love isdead, nnd regret in decently buried, anil the song of hope is bnriiod for over, then revenge monnta the chariot and gathers thereins in the hands of steel; nnc beyond the writhing hearts whose blood dyes Inr rush­ ing wheels, sees only tho goal. Soma wis?anatomists of that frail, yet invincible sphinx—woman’s nature, ba' ble of on< weighty f.ict, one conquering liiw, that onlythe mother joy, the mother love, fully un­ seals the slumberii.g sweetness nnd Intenttenderness of her being; forme, maternity opened tlio slnieea of a sea of hate and fnll. Hnd I never fidl the velvet touch of tint fingers on n»y cheek, a hnsba> d's li'iso de­sertion might iu time have been forgiven— pos<ib1y—at least for'Otten ; but the first wail from my baby’s lips awoke the w >lfin me. My wrong* might slumber till that last assize, wlien the pitying eyes of Christ sum up the record, but hereli ivo made ahungry panther of ray sonl. Cmno mem­ ory, unlockyour treasure house, uncoil your spells, chant all y hit witching strain*, andlet ua see whether the towers of Notre Dame will not tremble aud dissolve as soon s God I tliat we had both died in that dim • damp ward of th* hospital where she first * opened her eye*, un welcomed by the father; wiii'Kt* itungn ri.e brata I’ a But benonih thia Marnh tide that wassurging so fleiccly over her long suffering o heart, bubbled the pure, sweut, incorrupt- » able fount of mother love, and white »he 1 studied the fair childish face, ber own soft-9 ened, as tint of some snow imago whose r features gradually melt as the sunlightf creeps across it. It was a picture taken after Regina’* removal to the parsonage, and represented her with the white rabbitsresting iu her arms. • My proud little Regina I my pure aen- sativo darling I How much longer most; wa bo separated *? Will the time over , come when the only rest that remains fori mo cau be taken in her soft, clinging •mis ? Patience, patience ! If it were not for her, for my baby, I might falteraven now ; but she must, she shall bo righted -at any sacriflco ; at every cost; and may the widowa* and tho orphans’God—bo pitiful—be nitifnl— al Itut.1 She raised the child’s picture in her clasped hands, as if appealing indeed tothe justice of Him Who “ never slumbers uor steepsand tho tremor of her lipsand voice told how passionate was the affection for her daughter, how powerful the motives that sustained her in the tor­ turing ordeal.Restoring tho portraits to their hiding- place, she locked the trank, and as she resumed her seat seemed suddenly to re­called the letter* lying upon tho table. Ono was a brief note, from tne managerof the London theatre where she had recently been engaged ; tho second from a celebrated money-lender, which bore onlythqftignature “ Simon,” and was as fol­ lows :• Dear Madam, —Since our last conversa­ tion relative to a certain mortgage, I haveascertained that yon can seenreitby adding one hundred pounds to tbo amount speci­fied by the holder. Should you still desire ms to effect the transfer, delay might thwart your negotiation, and I respectfully solicit prompt instructions.*Twice sho read these lines, then slowly tore tho paper into strips, shredded and threw them towards the grate, while astony expression settled once more upon hor features. The remaining letter was post-marked Now York, and addressed ina bold, round, mercantile hand ; but when the invelopo had boeu opened, the formal angular cbirography of a school-girl dis­played itself, and as the sheet was opened, there issued thence a delicate perfume, that gushed liko a breath of spring over tbo heart of the lonely mother.Several leaves of lemon-verbena and a fow violets fell fratn tbo folds of tho paper, (and picking them up, Mre. Orme spread them on her palm. Only a fow withered , loaves nnd faded petal* that had crossed jtho Atlantic t» whisper fragrant messages ] of lovo, from the trusting young soul whoso (inexperienced hand had stiffly traced at Hie ,top of tho page: “ My Darling Mother.’’ (Ah I what a yearning tenderness glori- (fied the woman’s frozen face, n* the flowers |in her hand babbled of the blue eyes tliat brushed tbo dt-w from their purple velvet; (of the daint.v, almost infantile lips that had .fondlj- pressed them : of the bo’.y prayer tbreathed over them, that oro tho time of (violets catfie again, mother aud childmight he reunited. | Just now, she dared not read tho letter. sdared not surrender to the softening influ- ,osieos that m’g'it melt tiic rigi I pnrp >se of ] her soul; and kissing the flowers reverently ttho mother laid them asi lo until a morn ,convenient seasin, and begtu to walk slowly to and fro. ... ] The play that night wts “ K"tvlworth,"and hail been cast Co admit some alterations < made in tbo dramatization by Madam f Ormr, who frequently introduced startling sinnovations in her rendering of her parts. ; rigid adherence to the written text. Thereputation of her L-enniy nnd forra'r tri- nraplis, the sn?ces< achieved on the former nights, and certain tart criticisms upon thefreedom of her interpretation of ScMt's lovely heroine, Leicester’s wifi-, combined i 'i Sulitelma,” which I believe means—t Cuthbert, what did you say it meant ?' r ‘ Queen nf snowe. Abbie, do lower your voice a trifle,’ho nnswrrsd without eveni glancing at her, and sb* continued : 4 • I*wanted to see her last night in “ Medea," but Cuthbert hnd an opera •■-» gagemsnt, and besides litllo Maud had the • croup—’ 1 A storm of applause ent short ths1 nursery budget, and all turned to the stage 1 where Amy Roheart entered, followed by t Janet and by Varney.1 Advancing with queenly grace and dignity to a pile of cushions iu the centre of the drswiug-room al Cumnor-Place, oho- stood a moment with downcast eyes, till die acclamation ceased, and Varuey re­ newed his appeal.Her satin drew was of that exquisite tint which in felicitous French phraseology ie formed de couleur do /tear de pecher,and swept down from her slender figure in statuesque folds, that ended in a long courttrain, particularly becoming in the pose sho bad selected. The Elizabethan ruff, with an edge of filmy lace, softened the effectof the bodice cut square across thsbr ast, aud revealed the airing of pearls, Leicester's last gift, that shone so fair upon his Countess' snowy neck. From the mars ofhair heaped high upon her head, soft tendrils clustered to the edge of her brow,and here and there a long cnrl sjrayod over her shoulder, nnd glittered like burnished gold in the glare of tho quiver­ing footlights. The lovely arms and bands were unburdened by jewels, and save lhe pearls around her threat, and the aigretteof brilliants in the upper, bandeau of her hair, she wore no ornament*. The per­ fect impenonation of a beaat ful, innocenthappy bride, impatiently expectant of her husband’s entrance, she stood listening to bis messenger, a tender smile parting herrosy lips. The chair of state chanced to be placed in the direction of the Mioftter’e box, and only a few feet distant, nnd when Varneyattempted to place her upon it, she waved him back, and raising her right hand to­ ward it, said iu a calm, deep, pure voicewhich had such thrilling emphasis in its lowest cadences: * No, good Master Richard Varney, I takenot my place there, until my Lord himselt conducts me. I am for the present a dis­ guised Countesi, and will not take dignityupon mo until authorized by him from whom I derived it.* In that brief sentence she know her op­portunity and seized it, for her glance fol- owed her uplifted hand, mounted into the box, and sweeping ncros« the Minister, dwelt for some seconds on the dark woman­ly countenance boride him, and then fasten cd upon the face of Mr. Launinre. ' Some whos j seats wore on tbit side oftho . ottse, and who chanced to have their lorgnettes levelled at Irtr just thou, saw a long shiver creep over her, a* if a bleat ofcold air had blown down through the aide Fcens, nnd a sudden spark blazed up in the dilating eyes ns a mirror flashes when ncandlv flame smites its cold, dark surface ; but not a muscle qniverc l in the fair protnl face, nnd onlj* the Varney nt her side no.ticed that when tho slight hand fell b?ck it sought its mate with a quick, groping mo­ tion, nnd tho delicate fingers clutched eachother till the nails grew purple. For fnllv a moment that burning gnz* rested on tho features that seemed to possesssoul * subtle fascination for her. nnd wan­ dering back to tho wife, a shadowy smile hovered around the lips that were soon Dimed nwnv to answer Varney. As shomoved iu tho direction of n window »,o li<. ten for tho eliler of horses* hoofs, Mrs. Lonrancc w’rispsred:• Is m t she the loveliest creature you ever beheld ? I never saw such superb eves; Cuthbert, did yon only notice howshe looked right at me? I daresay my solitaii-es attracted her attention, nnd no wonrler; they are tbo largest in tho licnse. and tho’o actrossos'nlways have an nyo totho very best j-'wclry. Of course it musthave been my diamonds.’ From tho moment when Amy Rnbsart entered Cnthb- rt Lanratice fo't n strange THE GREATEST WONDER OF MODERN TIMES I i HOLLOWAY’S I| . PILLS & OINTMENT | The Pil l s Purify the Blood, correct alldtfronlen of tbe Llrtr, Stom-tcb, Klrfntyg and Bowt't,and *r® luvaluabl# In aU oimpUinia lucldwtal to The Ointment is the only reliable remedy far Bad L«c*. Old Woond*. Bare* «nd Utetrs,of however long lUndlng. Fcr Bronrblli*, Diphtheria,Cotft:h«, Co'd), Oout, HheamitUui, aud all fcklnDImmm ll W as eqsil. BEWARE OF NEW YORK OUNTERFEITS I Spuriou* imitations of "Hollaway’, pt]]* and O[Bl.msnt," ar* manufactured and sold under th* nameof "Hollaway i Co,,” by J. F. H«nry, Curran* Co, Druggliu, and *,«> by the Metropolitan Medicine Com-York, with anmark, thus-------{Haydock of New Ipu-e* off counter-'name under the nxme of Holloway---- ■ -a*-* l™Je mirk a Cre-went end Sorpsnl; McXe*«.-ii a Robbins ot New YorkAre ttteuU far the same.Tliese persons, the better to deceive you, unblush-InglyCsutlnuthe Public in the small book* of direction*a'.ixed to their Medielne*. which »re really the tpuriou*imitations, to Beware of Counterfeit*.Vn*crunu!on* Dei'err obt-in them nt very lowprices sisd sell them to the Paulk- ;n Canada »» rr.ygtmilue Pili* and Ointment.I mo>t esmertlyand rcspcelfu’ly appeal to tbe Clergy,to Mother* of Families and other Ladie*, and io thePub ic generally of British North Arncriei, that themay be pleased hi deno ince unsparingly these fraud* and ilnxrt. If the nM n» fs n»t B33, OrfordStreet, Landon, they are the Counterfette.Eith p.>t and Box of tho Genuine Medicine*, be; rthe British Gostr.imenl Stamp, with 'he w. d•TIotLoWAT'* Pills aju> Oixrntxr. Londox.' engravedthereon. On the label h the addre«, 833, uxrosnSrscrr. Loxtwx, where alone they »re MAnulACtuied.XST Psrtlns who mty be defr»uded by Vendor* sell­ing spurious ••Hollowsv's Pdls and Ointment," m ofmy genuine rr.»ki, on e mm inlcV.Ing the particu­lar, to inc, be amply remuuofAtcd, »ud tneir names THOMAS HOLLOWAY,ry 8. 1877. 1W jii'jc rs o ll, O n t, C. P. H A L L , WATCH?MK-R & JEWELLER. In-'r’A", M„eh 15 H <t E. C A S S W E L L , IHGKBSOLL, ONT, Cheese, Baiter Bacon Factor, FOBS PACKER,’&o. Faekiry n iM l Salt, H ennttt *0 Scala U aarda, ahtta^a m SaadL Pure Leaf Lard, SUGAR CURED HAMS, MILD BREAKFAST BACON, MESS PORK, Ac. BOLE AGENT FOR THE DOMINION TOR Michell's Liquid An natto. C A S S W E L L 'S It the only place wkttrt yme can gel tha yenttine C. P. R E N N E T S , Ingsreoll, Jtunmuy.H), 1877. Mf L. J. C H A D W IC K , AGENT FOR Fire, M arine, Life and Accident Insurance^ C£Cc« “Chronicle’*Building, tec^nd flat, The fcHcudr-f are lh« P itwbIh ri|rMBli| : j^tna Fire iusurance Company, of Hartford, Com Hartford Fite Insurance Company, o f Hartford, Con. Canada Fire and Marine Insurance Company, of Hamilton, Royal Canadian Insurance Company, Marine Department. 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. AUo Agent for Iituing Through Bill* of Lading io Eetnpet»» Ports, Merchant? Despatch Transportation Company.lager*; 11, December 20, lb7£, Mg ^T TIR ISr^OL ES. W M . A . HOA G G, MANUFACTURER OF Hot Air Furnaces, for Coal or Wood SUITABLE FOR GitJRCHES, SCHOOL HOUSE?, DILLINGS, HALLS. CHEESE FACTOR IM, a*.Ragntcra end Ventilator* always c* hud lu-d fora***. iaformsUca ou appiyiag to th* mttecriber at Q. A. lULhEJt*S K MZ EMTCRIVM, Ihuii Bt„ k> W2£- A-’KOACt. Bending to a trunk near her chair, sh* unlocked it, and taking out a papier machebox, opened it with a small key that hung from her watch chain, nnd placed it on the table before her, where she had thrown theunread letters. Leaning forward sb« crossed her arms upon the marble, and looked down on the content* of t'.ie box,her child’s letters,.her own unanswered ap­ peal* in behalf of her babe, a photograph of the latter, and most prominent of all, ularge square ambrotype of a handsome, boyish face, with a short curl of black hairlying inside the ease. •Idolatrous? Yes, all women are em­ bryo pagans, and the only cornf >rt it, tintwhen the idol crumbles into clay, mocking our prayer* and offering, we still worship at the same old shrine, having dusted andgarnished and set thereon—may be the Furies, which bid fair to survive the wreck of gods, of creeds, aud of time, like (Euone.we are all betrayed sooner or taler by our rose-lipped Paris— •• Uesutitui P»ri», erlt-hurted Fxr!» and after tLs inevitable foolish tears of vni» regret, we dry onr eyes, and hunt Cassan­ dra, to listen to the muttering of the thun­der that is gathering to avenge us—iu Troy. Bride and bridegroom; face to face, Cuth­ bert! So you foaked when we parted;when you strained m* to your heart, and ■wore that before a fortnight passed you would hold “ darling Minnie in your armsonce more !’ Did you mean it even then ? No, no ; already the hounds of slander were snuffing in my path, and the toils wirespread for my unwary feet. Here, look back at me, my husband, with those fondpeerless eyes,' as on that day when I saw yon last—ail mine 1 To-night, across the gulf of separation, and of shameful wrong,we shall look into each other’s faces once more; while another woman wear* my name—fills my plaee at yonr side. Fair,treachsrous face of my first love ; handsome as a god I false as Apollyon f She had lifted the ambrotype and heldit close to her eye*; then her band sank nntil the picture dropped back into ite place, and the lonely desolate woman buriedher bee in her palm*. The pretty gill sleek on the mantle ticked monotonously,and the hum of life, and the bury roll of vehicles in the vast city, was borne in through the window, like the faint roar ofyet distant Niagara; and after a while, when the sharp stroke of tho clock announced four, the bowed figure raisedherself. Sweeping back the blinding veil of hair,her brilliant brown eyes show* calm and dry, dimmed by no tear* of fond womanly regret, aud as they fell upon tbs photographof Begin*, a smile of in<le*cribabl« bitter- nees enrled the lovely lip* that might haveserv'd as model for Psyche’s. •■*• Tho trail of the nrpent la over all." Can there be pardon for the man whomakes me sbriak abuddaringly at times, from b*r whoes little veins wero fed from mine ; whose {raises are but a throb frommy heert; my baby—My own baby, who, when I snatch ber in my mass, smi’es at me with bis vron Jerftfl eye* of blue; andweli-algb maxideo* me with the vary echo of a voice whose wily *wMtnsBS won my aod.r toot after three weeks'■ sport [Stooping over my baby, whan she strotehad Iter little band* sad coaxed no to lift her on ary lap, I have started back from thsright of her iansasnt fa*w, as if a hooded one on the second tier, near the stage.As the crash of tho orchestra died away, and tbo play opened with the interview between Lambourn nnd Foster, followedby Tressillian, and the onc -unter with Var­ ney. the door of tho box opened, and the American Minuter entered, accompaniedby a lady ami gentlemen, who. after seat­ ing l’n*mselver and gathering baok tha folds of the box curtains, proceeded to scan the audience. A» they dispose'1 themBe'ves comfortably a wbite-hnired man, watching through the crevice in tho si lo scene, scribbled on apiece of pip r wliis’i was handed into the dreiaing-room : ‘ Second box, secon I tier, right-band side. Two gentlemen and nlaflrwearing a starlet elonk.’ Silting between th* Minister and her husband, Mrs Lunrance, with her brilliantwrappings, was the most prominent of the -jronp, nnd in tha blaze of the gaslight looked nt least tliirly-fivs ; a woman oflargo propor i ns, compactly built, with broad shoulder* that sustained a rather short thick neck, no v exposed in extremedecollete style, a* if t» aid the unsuccessful elongation of future. Her sallow complex­ ion was dark, almost bistro, and thastronly marked irregular features were only redeemed from positive plainuess by the large fiery Vlaek eyes, whose beautywas somewhat marred by tho intrusive boldness of their expression. Bowing to some one opposite, her very full lipsparted smilingly over a set of sound strong tetth, rather uneven in outline, nnd of tho vcllowftli cast often observed in persons ofh imble birth and arduous Hfe. Her dusky hair, belonged to the family of neutral brown, was elaborately puffed and frizzed,and in her ears hung large solitaire dia­ monds that glowed like globes of fire, and scattered rays that were reflected iu thecirclet around her throat. Beside her sat ber husband, leaning back with negligent grace, and carelessly strok­ing hft silky black mustacb* with one gloved hand, white tha other toyed with a jewelled opera glass. Although only twoyears ber junior, she bore the appearance of much greater seniority, and the proud patrician east of bis handsome face con­trasted as vividly with the eoarser lower type uf hers, as though in ancient Roman era, he had veritably worn the elavue andtbs bulla, while sh« trudged in lowly gnfte nmoiT the hard-haudsd heroines of the proletarii. Uver bis dreamy violet eyes arched the pee*!i*rly fine jet brows that Mr. Palma had found so dftliDotiv* in Regina’s faee.and hi* glossy hair and beard possessed that purplish black tint *n rarely combined with the transparent white complexion,which now gleamed eonapicnoualy in hft broad, full, untauned forebead.Th* indnlen t ineoueiance of hi* bearing was quite iu ae:ord with bis soeial record, mb proud, high-born man of cultivated,elegant taste*, and unmtetaksbly dissipated tendencies, which donbtleea would long agehave fructified in thorongbly demoralized habits had not Ida wife vigorously exerted ber exigeant guardianship. • Have yon heard (he last joke at Count T—’s expense ?’ said Mi*. Laorane* tanning tha arm of the Minister with bar gilded fan.‘ D ‘ you refer to the eontreivtnpe of the tns4u at tn* grand ball ?’ • No, aomething eot uofted with Mme. Orme. It acorns tbo Count saw bar in Loudon, became enfatnated—as men al-way* si* about»-eUy actreeaea and tho firm night she played here ha was almostfrantic ; wrote a note between the acts, and sent it in b«r twisted -n that costly antique Marf-rtag ho fa so fond of tefling peoplennc* belougad to the Dak* *t Urtoanal Refon tho play ended, it was roturned. with the note torn into aavtral stripe andboon 1 Arpend it Fancy bis chagrin I CM. Thorps was in tha box with him, and told it next day whan we mat al dinnerWh a X asked T—* his opinion of his frame ; his atnuirish pnlsn stirred, a* her mesmeric brown eyes, Inntinon*. nv.r- mastering, met bis, ho drew h's breath inquick pnvps, nnd his lienrt in its rapid tlirobbins scent'd to pour liquid fire int<-the bounding nrtcries. Some vngtra bewil­ dering reminiscence dnneed through the clouded chambers of his brain, pointing likea mocking fiend now Litis wav, then in iv- opposite direction; one instant nssnri >c him that they had somewhere m»t before,the next torturing him with the triumphant taunt that he had hitherto never known any one linlf sr> lovely. Was it m»rclv►emo lucky accident that had so unexpect­ edly brought them during that long flatter- iog gaze, thoroughly en rapport f |TO BS CONTINUED-! HARDWARE ! CA w R ill R p I t* A *** G lu E »p *e a t o n u d r «t W ock a u g f ;on Makers IRON. STEEL. SPRING S, AXLE S, Skeins, Bent Stuff I VASNIBH23, COLORS, &a., And enquire pr1«*. which will be found at th*kwaat flgora*. OUR STOCK OF Builders' Hardware I Whulszali aafl. EetalL R. Y. ELLIS & BRO.Intarw.II, Jan. H, 1)7. <1 Ma t h e s o n «fc Br o . PLANING MILLS, SMh aa4 Smt Facttry* Manufacturers of all kindt of Building Eumuhinge. VISITING CARDS, IOR Io4hw rod Ontlw w , printed For Sale,. rITthEe CoPuanltym u t rWajtU oinnx toCnh.eese Factory ii L IESdX & MARION, Pu marston.PJm; r.l.n, Jan. 31, 1S77. 167 t a ^n ra U '. T. G. SYBNS. Choose Factory for Sale. CHwE tEh WSE ac rFesa .c1t o.arn’y.l , tfeonu-r Sma le '-o'■r■m t oPa laRleev nointhe Gnvel itosj, Towusblput Bratt. County ot B.uc.'.^JAMES BROWNLEE, Proprietor, Ellengowan P. O.EIcngowan, Jan. 51,1377. 1OJ FARMS FOR SALE. The SoatU pari of Lot No. 1?, Is IheLSrd Con*evasion of the TOWNSHIP OF NORTH OXFORD. CONTAINING 100 ACHES, COCMartMhy OFaNrmL."Y Thk I >n Foawrmn »dn lso in*t ltlhOe TowMn co­fInxorivll, and >. well adapted either tor farm purposedor laying out Into Park Lota. AI«o.fas 1riJ.Wr>i a n tj Of lot N<. IT, sad tb South pan of the Xorlh-Eaal Quarter ,*.<•of Lot No. IS Io the Irt Coneoaelon of THE TOWNSHIP OF ' DEREHAM, CoaUInl ic by adinBaaurmcnt ah 81 acre*. On th.Farm th ire art a good two-etorvy brick butue andsplendid Orchard. Terms on Both Yarns Easy. McCAUGHEY 4 WALSH.Barristers, lagareollInrareall. March 4. 18 U Farms for Sale. FOaRou thS haallof ,o ft Lhoet 7e. aasntd th5e0 Naocrtrhe Es a«ot qfu atrhteerof Lot No. 9, In the lit Con. of Derobatn, well watered.On one nf the farm, la a frame house and two goodbarn, and a good bearing orchard on each M aerea,located near lauraon‘1 ChM o Factory. With SchooHouse on one of the IotaFrom three to tour acre* of timber on each Ml? Term* Liberal, will bo made known on application oha on McCart y, smioh.Baa*rd, Jan. 10, 1*77. Ill Property For Sale & lo Let ftiftrmiei ■—Jtote M. D LaMerr Cx CoeUMeeMaersssMRttWSj v ; •j r s .a r s SwodMi aimawre U Waftlngtoo. D C- NT SandMampfer ear “tSnw OWSISIM Fa m tOCTJ > 4M MB 4 <*./ |WWIO «M eli, N’ssiuwfa*. D. a HAS/1 to5t hge rp*,u o.n-u f-avvuor aiib.«le terms, .a.n. -d rbraosrinisgio and dBetdtr iao el»a»r gfoo ramsseorrluyn «e*nrtr i«*><d ra by N*. D. F R E S H G R O C E R IE S , Suitable for the season, I am prepared to sngply familiM and betels with *11 sstfaisB ta this line at ths L o w e st P o s sib le R ates* tor A call from old and new friend fa respectfully solicited. T . C3-. B T T iaiS rJ K , Mawnic Hall Building, opposite CasawtU’s Cffice, *»it tide lim es st, Isgsml Ingersoll, Jnly 26th, 187G C h r i s tm a s P r e s e n t s ! GEO. MAUGHAN & CO THAMES STKEET, INGERSOLL, Is th* place to buy your H ollida y and C hristm as P r ese n t s t W« have just opened out Seven Case* direct from Germany, eompiaing ths foflowteg t Work Boxex, Writtas Desks, Dressing Cases, Jowel u i Ferfasu Cam. GLOVE BOXES, HANKERCRIEF BOXES, Gold Pens, Pencils & Pen Holders. Th* largest ud bmi^Maortment of 1 Presentation PURSES ud POCKET BOOKS, in tagstroll, from 10 *ta to *8.00. ALBUMS, of th* Latest Derigni, from 18 cento to 824.00-VASES, of all Descriptions, from 40 cento to 524.00 a Pair. fa nc y t oil et artic l e s, ic.. tc. A Bsutifu] supply of Mottoes, Chromes,' and Steel BngravwgB, Suitable for Christmas Prreento. £ A nice lot of Christmas Cards of all kind*.fl Rocking Horses, Raekwa/s ud EHgta. 7W AVCM AJ7 8t C O .'S Stationary, th* Latest Ahreriwut aud French Noveltie*. Itodte, th* L*its*s MiUlrottaM SB issuud. saitabte for Christow wrewota U'ail Paper, w*> are rewitiag th*and latest designs, direct from the Manofaetares*. 'WZR-AIE’IE’TTSTG- f -AJPELR, B-A.GFS, T W I N E S , We eu sell a* cheap a* uy Hoose in the Dominioa. Pirtir* Frsmw. ths latest po terns just to han.L Bo»k Binding, ssscstad fa tbs tatort style*, ud at moderate prism. Picture* Framed fa uy Style«t fasrest figsoram Rome nbsr ths Place, SIGN OF THE MG BOOK. ____ ___GEO. MAUGHAN & CO Ingsreoll, December*), 187< YOU WILL SAVE MONEY I By BUYING YOUR F U R N IT O R B CLARK ^BARKER’S NEW BRICK BLOCK, KING-ST., OPPOSITE the MAEOT* CaUaadtneM'taoed Uta CLARK h*A»KE*ta*» better valss I*- U. meaty than any Has** fa tagMsetl. Their Strnh «mpm** an immeaas Steck tf Cetwmu Fsuitw*, C hsaK Bed Pus*ELfree* *l» to SIM. mawag Ruas Smts te m > 0 to ST7&. Drafas !s.,-n». Kstahtak Office sad library Fsrafters Cheaper aad leusr thu w stegrt elrnrhsvs. A PROPOSITION i NY <1 id subsenbor obtaining one newA. *ab*crilMwfer t*e fSHet’KE, will h*ro his »ub3cnpti»u advanced three inoat&s; for two' new subscribers, six luanths; aud •* on, th re* maltha fur •aeh nsw *ub*cribcr. Our subscribers weuU easily douM* our, subscription, tfill they Taka hold of tho matter? S. V. B. TAfc Table. Going Wart—Morning Esprest, 12.41 ». m ,; Pacifio Impress, 5.13 p. m. Accom­modation, 8.04 p< m .; Sftwimboal Express, 1.53 a. Chicago Exprew, 4A1 a. m. Going East—Accommodation, 6.89 a. m.; Atlantic Express, 9.1S A m. I Day Express, 2.45 p. m.; London Express, 6.50 p.m.; N. ®bi ©rfnrb SCribnnt, WtmreSDKT, FEBRUARY t*. 1877. abU ter***. First flortgagn Bought at ,1 aar About Ibra* o'clock on Saturday after- noun a fire started in tbc barn of Mr. Charlo* Williaan, on the »e<x»ud coucuasion of West- i mtoixUsr. The bam was Shtirely destroyed, together with a quantity atfeed, five load* of huy, And a number of farming implements, 1 including seed drills, plough, drag, buggy, etc. Thera was no insurance. It is not known how the fire originated. srMr. Hugh McKinnon, the celebrated Scotch athlete of the Caledonia Society of Hamilton, who for several season* carried all before him in th* different ecotish game* in tho Dominion, and won th* International teophy’prexcnted by the Caledonian Societies of British North America, has been appointed Chief of Police ^t Belleville. Mr. McKinnon is no green hand at the police business, a* ho has for some time been acting as detective. ■ar A contemporary has well answered the question so often asked a* to* minister, “Has be any snap in him!” It thinks a candidate for a pnlpit might well ask, “Have the people aay snap iu them ? Have they snap enough to pay tho minister's salary promptly ! Have they snap enough to go to church for every sen-ice required of him a* certainly as to their places of business week days, storms or san­ shine, wind* blowing, hot or cold ? Have they snap enough, when there, to keep wide Apply to J. 0. XOBSWOBTHT. s«- All parties Inltbud to tho firm of A. B. Kott & 00., aro particularly ro- qitjtei to oall and $ottlo th*ir account* without A*l»y, 88 tho Books art now 010M&. 102 «ar Tho holiday Mason has Induced tho China Tea House men to give gpoolal Bargains. Soo their advortiso- aont. __________________ rnHS OXFORD TRIBUNE is on sol* a1 Woodcock's AiT To-day (Wednesday) the first day of 7 *or Yesterday wa* Shrove Tuesday,—Pon- eoke-day. ar The present i* * good time for skaters and curlers. A. KT Th* ladies are commencing to wear their hair, in net* *gain. Get out your spriiig printing and stir up iMLunea*. The Tribune office is the place. ITT A grand skating Carnival was held in the Woolstock Covered Rink lost night. «ar“A wise son maketh a glad father,” and a prompt paying subecriber cause th an editor to rejoice. IS? Bishop Carman, M. E. Church, will deliver * lecture on Friday in Tilaonbu-g on the sabjoct--‘‘Trad* and get Rich.” UT Vendor's predictions for one present mouth, have not been a success, or else they were m t intended for the** part*. or Debate and muaical attainment in the Y. M. C. A. hall to-night, (Wednesday) at 8 p.m. Admission, 10a. Public invited. W Oat West, where there is a scarcity of cool and wood, cheap machines have been in­ vented for twisting straw and hay into com­ pact stick* for fori. 4a£ report of the council proceed-ingi’iu last issue it would appear that the Col­ lector received 8WQ as hi* salary for the year whereas ha only received $340. er A tramp’* a monster of such frightful mien, A* to be dreaded, needs but to be seen, But, seen too oft, familiar with his face. When next he comes wa kick him off th* place. t r Jas. a. Smith, charged with embezzle­ ment «f maaay belonging to his employer, Hector Campbell, has been sentenced to four mouths imprisonment at hard labor. *^■359.000 to Lout on Mortgatfoa, at a very low sate of interest, at N. HAYESEx&angc and Loan Office, opposite Market IngersalL »r A petition, asking that one more mail coach be placed on the P. D. & L. H. Ry., in order to, give the moil accommodation, is iu course Of signature ai Port Diver. SHT The lata fine weather with frosty nights ha* set the *»p running and sugar making is in operation. We noticed several fannerstaking hiune xap pun* and other appliances required on Saturday lost ST The Ingersoll market on Saturday wa* crowded with buyer* and seller*. All kinds uf grain ami other farm produce are now brfegin^ higher prices than they have for many a day. soTThe death ia announced at Walnut Grove, Chatham, on the 9th iost, in the 95th year of her age, of Flora, wife of the late Peter Mac Kellar, and mother ot the Hou. Archibald MacKrtUr, Sheriff of Wentworth. I AT Tim xte«r Moody and Sankey revival in Boston K*j(d to give promise of being the most remarkable iu the experience of the re. rivalsta Already convarson* ar* numsrou 1, aud a majority of th* city pastors are earnest■ ly helping in the m*etinga. *0* Base ball rule* have been amended for 1877. Tn* national league have resumed the lively for the dead ball. Other important changes in the rules are:—The home club in all caies goes first to the bat A player not going to the bat within a minute after being called by the umpire is declared out, as, also, when be ran* to the first base inside the foul line. When a manor is struck by a hit ball he is out The object of this but would seem to be to allow everyAdvantage to the “ out,” and it is further declared that ths runner must go around and back of a fielder who ob- tructa his path to capture a ball. *ar At the burning of Slight’s Mill, Wood- stock, on Sunday morning, (a week ago) a ■young man named Wm. Thompson met with a serious accident Ho was on a ladder at the rear of Mr. Huggins’ shop handing water up to parties on the rwL The ladder on which ho stool slipped away at the foot, and yottng Thompsoa wa* precipitated with great force to the ground, thereby receiving serious • injuries on the head and breast. For some time there were grave apprehensions as to the result, but wc understand that now there is go. d hope of hi* ultimate recovery. KT According to the law of seizure, the the exemptions are :—The bed, bedding and necessary wearing apparel of debtor and fam­ ily, 1 stove and pipes, 1 crane and appen­ dages, 1 pair handirons, 1 set cooking utensil*, 1 pair tongs and ahqvel, 1 tabic, 6 chairs, 6 knives, 6 forks, 6 plates, 6 teacup* and saucers, 1 sugar basin, 1 milk jag, 1 teapot, 6 spoons, 1 spinning wheel and looms. ’0 volumes of books, 1 axe, 1 saw, 1 gun, 6 straps, and such fishing nets, etc., a* are in comtnnn use. Food in value not more than $40, and not more than sufficient for thirty days ; 1 cow, 4 sheep, 2 hogs, and food for 30 days. Tools —implements used in debtor’s occupation, not more than $60. «■ We often take up * daily or weekly newipaper aud carefully read all the Adver­ tisements through, and never do this without getting some useful information. One learns what business is being done, and how it is done—what is for sale, and by whom. Our business columns are of specitl valne, because of the care taken to exclude all advertisement* from parties not believed to be honest W e mean to advertise for no parties who have not both the ability and intention to do all they promise. In order to please advertisers, we repeat the request that those sending orders, or for circulars, etc., fo our patrons, that they will mention tc-’iere the advertise­ ments were thus seen. We also 'like to have advertisers get some idea of the largo number of intelligent and onterpruin^ people they find among our reader*. Telgraph Dispatches. We have made arrangements, and after this issue, shall receive by telegraph, dis­ patches of news from all parts, on Tuesday afternoon and evening, up to the hour of going to press. ■«Kecererlng. Young Mr. Webb of North Oxford, who wu so dangerously injured on the 3rd Inst, by a tree falling on him, is slowly recover­ ing. Dr. McCausland, his medical attend­ ant, pronounoos him nearly, if not quite, out of danger. Sudden Death. THE OXFORD TRIBUNE- WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 181T. THREE CCl&CES. Forced au ctorual Tb»r*'* a maldeo up Oh, ‘lw«uUl b*fuj divin* Derek* i e;l in Ontario tinea the 1st of January :— Beacoasflcid, In North Norwich, Oxford Comity; Kohler, in North Cayuga, Haldi- mand County; Riverbank, in Maryborough, Wolbogtou County ; and Vaureaa, in Wind­ ham. N-sfelkCouaty. *ff*4lto Houk aad(adder Company detire to exprea* their hearty thank* to th* Chtir- mau and the ladies and geatlsmen who so kindly rendered their valuable aaaistaace at th* concert under ,the anspice* ef th* above-cvwpoiiy on Friday evening last. nr Notice ba* l«en given by the Grund Trank Railway Company again that operator* and other employees and their fanubes, ex- ci pt snperintendenta, are in future to be de­ prived of pat* privilege*. During vacationthey will basdtawod to ftavrt to andfromthvir destination at haM ardtaary tare. An old lady by the name of Cunuingbam, a widow, living just outside the corporation was found dead in her own yard on Wednesday lust. An inquest was held on Thursday by coroner McCausland. Ver* dirt—Wo find that the deoeaaed, Mary Ann Cunningham, came to her death from cerebral apoplexy. Bsvk a>4 ladder €•*• Ceueorl. Th* concert whieh took place ia the Town Hell on Friday evening last under the auspises of th* Hook and Ladder Fire Company wa* a very enjoyable aud enter­ taining affair. The ladies and gentlemen who took part executed their wveral piece* in tho highest *tyl* of the art, and ahbuld_________ the H. and L. Co. again favor our town*- ■ Patters**, peopl* with another entertainment of the sant* land, which wo underttaud U net at all improbable, we have no doubt they will be greeted with a full house. (Special Meeting *1 the Connell. A special meeting of tho Council was > called for Fire Brigade purposes on Mon- 1 day evening last. Present—Tho Reeve in the chair; and Messrs. Daly, Vance, Walley, McIntyre, Partlow, Bell, Stuart, and Casswell. Requisition to tho Mayor to call a meet­ ing was read. The resignation ef John R. Warnock, 1st Engineer, aud F. H. Sheppard, 2nd do. stating that $75 and >35 was not sufficient for the responsibilities. On motion of Mr. Daly, seconded by Mr. BoD, the resignation of Messrs. War­ nock aud Sheppard, was accepted. Jas. Noxon enters. Moved by Mr. Noxon, seconded by Mr. McIntyre, that the Committee on Fire, Water and Ga* be requested to mako the appointments to the positions of Engineers, temporary, until submitted to tho Council for approval. The meeting then adjourned. North Oxford tcuntil Profeedlxip, Council met on Monday the Sth of Feb. at the rcaidcncejof tho Clerk. Council opened at 11a.m. All tho member* present Minutes of the last mvoting of Council read and con­ firmed. Pctitin* fTOm J. W. Winthrow and others, praying the Council to assist in supporting Mrs. Motion and family in Bcachvillc, indi- gents. On motions, moved ar.d seconded, orders were drawn to pay the following accounts R. A. Woodcock, for blanks, &c., for election, $4.67 ; H. Rowland, for printing lodlot papers.$6.50; A. Hilhdon, Division Registrar ofBirths, Deaths, &c., $5.57. Application from Trustees of School Sec­tion No. 5, for school taxes ou nou-rnsidciilland* not collected for 1876.Moved by Mr. Colyer, seconded by Mr. Ruddiizk, and—Resolved, that the Reeve signan order in favor of Robt. Oliver, collector;for the sum Of Seventy-eight cents, being school taxes not collected in school see. No. 5for 1876.Moved by Mr. Day, seconded by Mr. Colyer, and—Resolved, that the Reeve signan order in favor of the Clerk for the sum of65 cent* to correct a mistake in his order forpostage, 4c., for 1876.List of land* liable to be sold for arrears oftaxes ia 1877, laid before tho Council andread. Application of Charles Sifton for paymentfor shoveling wow on ride line in 1875. Moved by Mr. Day, seconded by Mr.Henderson, aud—Resolved,.that the applica­tion of Mr. Siftou be laid over for further in­formation. * Auditor* present report of Treasurer'*account* which was read.Moved by Mr. Colyer, seconded by Mr. Henderson, and—Resolved, that the AuditorsReport of Treasurer’* accounts for 1876, asjust read, be accepted by thi* Council a*satisfactory, and that the Reeve sign an orderin favor of Win. Gerrie and Henry Goldingfor tho sum of $6 each for their services asAuditor’s for the current year. Moved by Mr. Day, seconded by Mr.Ruddick, and—Resolved, that the Auditors'Report be printed in tho Ingersoll Chronicleand 100 copies., Moved by Mr. Day, seconded by Mr. Ruddick, and—Resolved, that the Reeve signRU Older In favor of the Clerk for the sum of $5 for nomination meeting, furnishing voter’sEtta, d-c., for municipal election.Moved by Mr. Henderson, seconded by Mr. Ruddick, and—Resolved, that the Reeve signan order in favor of Samuel Allen and GilbertTelfer, Returning Officers, for the sum of $4 each. For Constable in Division No. 2, $1.For polling compartment in Division No. 1, $1.Moved by Mr. Day seconded by Mr. Henderson, and—Resolved, that the Reeve*ign an order in favor of Wm. Colyer, council­lor, to enable him to pay for use of Temper­ance Hall for nomination aud election the sum of $6.Moved by Mr. Day, seconded by Mr.Henderson, aud—Resolved, that the Reeve sign an order in favor of the Clerk for use ofhi* house, for polling place for voting, on theBy-law for tho Dunkin Act, the sum of $4. • Mr. John Crotty beard asking to be refund­ed the tax on hi* dog, said dog having beenstolen shortly after being assessed. Moved by Air. Day, seconded by Mr. Rud­dick, and—Resolved, that the application ofJohn Crotty be not entertained.Ou notion*, moved and seconded, By-law, No. 121, for appointing officer* for 1877 w mread 1st and 2nd time*, and Council movedinto'Committee*/ tho Whole, the Reeve in the chair.Moved by Air. Day, seconded by Mr.Colyer, aud—Resolved, that blank No. 1 in By-law, N*. 121, be filled with tho name ofEdmond Jarvis, as aasomor, at * (alary of 560.Moved in amendment by Mr. Henderson that Andrew Heudersua be appointed assessor»t a salary of >50.No seconder to Mr. Hendereoa '* &L"tion. Theoriginal resolution carried. Moved by Mr. Day, seconded by Mr. Rud-dnek, and—Resolved, that blaak No. 2 inBy-law, No. 121, be filled with the name of Robt. Oliver, a* collector, at a per centage ofone and one-eight per cent oa all mosurecollected. On motion*, moved tad seconded, thefollowing officer* were appointed;— I George B. Petrie, Adam Gordon, Jama*Clark. Henry E. Revell, Robert McDonald,Samuel Allen, William G olio way, Janie* A.Patters**.FOUND-KEKrEMA. «to*4 2Jat iwt, (thisAay wpsk), at Nsbar■»—a .-:A ... rv_» a .___a -a- _ i CsBsty Carter’s V*d*U ar many «■ «k oomnto be then Bud enjoy abn anmiftr's aooirty together fir * few hfrara. <**Wueditock merahsmte advertise like . fun oud’fote* people sown to think they At* ,dum^ more business than b don* in Ingereoll. worth. eeut, and if they are not doing ashrtlaa-k laMMHtife mm tkj. _ __* . __ aetna. in th* drama o^lif<' wbiepmad a purtkal Woodstock youflr to hie iattrorata sappdlt nA T” Condition* governing th* competition for ths County Curlor’* Medal : 1. Th* Medal to b* competed for annu­ ally during th* month* rf January or F*b- nuury, in Lha town of Woodstock, by th* Carling Club* within th* County. 2. Th* member* of aaeh Clnb *0 com- peting must b* resiileuta within tho Coun­ ty and actually and bona fiAe m*mb*r* of th* dub oomp*tiog and of but oft* dub only. 8. The Club winning th* Medal is to be aompdlad to eompata for it but on«i by each resident dub within ths y*ar and upon rocisving at least two weeks' notie*. Revel, Stephen Palmer, Jarno* Karn. MOAB AND SBIDOB OOMMLMIOXEAS. The Member* of the Municipal Council. SOLICITORS or THS COAFOSATION. Messrs. McCaughey A Walsh. rATKMASTUS. 1 George Gordon.2 William Brock,3 Jamee Hanlon, 4 Alex. Everett,6 Adam Gordon, .6 Jm. Glendenning, 7tWu>. Sylvester,8 John Spearnum,9 Beej. Minkler, - a. Dart and W. Underwood,” rttaw, “two well and UvaraWy! Club before lb* day of competition, under a penalty ef a forfeitoto ot any tstur* right ftirlh* same. 4. Klb*Ctab balding th* Medal a* the wiozirir IhSTeof abal] not rociev* notice to eempete'a* inehtiiftw* la the last rule ie any om yw than the same Club shall bs de«m»d to be wfader of the Medal foe that 12 Jam** Clark.13 k 22 Wm. Toiler,14 Jame* Olirer, 16 John Cooper,16 Thomas Renton,17 Alex Holmes,18 Jobe Warren. 19 David Irving.20 rhartas ttandiek. 21 ZLl—-t3 P. Chamberim, 26 A. Headerso i, 27 John Cronk,28 Thoms* Coalter,29 lawrence Dunn,30 John Sandick,31 Joshua Barnard,32 Samuel Whalay,23 John Gardirar,, 34 Anxlam Monday, 33 Win. Gallowaj,36 E. A. Nelles,37 TJaotnss Pratt, 38 James GhanoMn,39 John Haudfreeo, 21 Edward Chapman, 45 Jas.rt*k lb X'* ti. m m *■ H> i 1 V Roddick. By law, No. 121, for appointag officer*, wee read a third time sad pissed.Mowed by Mr Day, eecooded by Mr. Red- therefor uutil Ute than Mxt aiuaiuf yaar. 8. Th* Mad*! sMaHts/Mupaiad for by at leaat two rink* from! «neb Club, th* win­ ning Club It to ba** th* optfo« M vttv *f BSMxtto< n greateraua*b*r of rinlttffJd*« N«U*s or milW Ika. Council then adjowroclJan. mu*M *.^Bna Clerk. All th* member* present Minute* of former session read, approved and signed. Account* rendered, — Geo. Christie; for keeping Wm. Lawrance, on indigent six months till Alarch 1st 1877, $39,00 ; W. 8. Law, printing 1,000 cheques, bound, $8.00 ; E. Al. Harris, 79 loads of gravel, for Road Division No. 29, for 1876, $5,13; Wm. Hani*, stove pipe, lock and hasp for Town Hull. Mt Elgin, $1.30 ; Robt Parks, repairing boots for W. Smith, an indigent, $1,124. Ju. Bradburn applied to have the C. S.Railroad work applied on Rood Division No. 41. —'Arch. McFarland applied to have hisuscsAncut on Catfinh Ditch corrected.Application* were read from James Ryanand Job James for collector for Div. No. 2,aud troia A. 8. Dean for assessor for th* cur­rent year. Council adjourned for one hour.Council resumed.Auditors presented their report ___ liras was then carefully examined by theCouncil.Moved by Ju. Bradburn, seconded by W.Nancckivcll, and Rreolivd,—That the Auditors report of theTreasurer* account with the municipalitynow read be received and. adopted. John Hardwick applied to have certaintimber, standing on the Town Line, betweenDerobam and Malahide, sold. The proceeds to be applied to purchasing scraper*, eto., forthat Road Division. E. B, Brown wu com­missioned to examine the same and communi­ cate with the Malahide Council and sell thetimber for the benefit of the road. JohnMarkham appeared concerning Patrick Lahey having been allowed to set off from S. 8. No.3 to No. 8.8. No. 4, with Oxford, uking thesame to be refunded and attached to 8. 8. The Jas. Ryan applied to know upon whatterm* S. 8. No. 8 could get a loan of $3,000from the Clergy Reserve Fund for 5 year* for the purpose of building a school house intho saidS. 8. Ho also explained that Geo.Preutiu* Lot was a divided lot for some time and therefore ought to pay his school taxesinto No. 8 8.8. Moved by Jus. Bradburn, seconded byW. Nancckivcll, and Ae*d<*d.—That the mover be granted leaveto l'-.ng in a By-law to appoint Townshipofficers for the currrent year, which wa* duly passed, appointing ' 7. Y. Scott, Assessor, andTho*. Nancckivcll and Job James, Collectors,for the varrent year.Mr. Palmer applied to have some workdone ou the 7th Cun. West of tho Town Line,so as to have it opened up. Mr. Kipp, of Norwich, made application tohave his school rate rectified, having paid thesaid rates in No. 5 S. 8. and in West No. 4. Jan. I’eckhaTh, an indigent, applied for assist­ance. Jas. Wilkin*, au indigent, the aatue.On motion of W. Nancckivcll, seconded by Geo. Ellis, andUt»olteA,—That the Reeve sign hi* orderon the Treasurer in favor of the following parties and sums, viz.; Goo. Christie, to sixmonths board of Wm. Lawrence, an indigent,$39,00 ; W. S. Law, to printing 1,000 checks iu three books, $3.00 ; W. Harris, repair* inTuwu Hall, Mt. Elgin, $1.30 ; E. M. Harria,79 loads of gravel, for Rood Division No. 26. $5.13; Samuel Joliff, one month* board ofWm. Smith, an indigent, to March 2, 1877,12.00 ; A. McFarland, refund of ditch tax on Lot 26, in 12 con., $7.98 ; Robt. Park*, shoe­maker, work fur W. Smith, an indigent, 81.I2J.Un motion, the following amounts wereordered to be paid :To Nicholas Cuthbertson, $8.00, to be expended on R -ad Div. No. 41, being the amount C. 8. R. paid for road work ; to H.Kipp, $4.77 refund of school tax ; to Jos, Ryan, $16. to pay Jas- Wilkins and Jas.Peckham one dollar per week.Moved by E. B. Brown, seconded by Jas.Bradburn, andReeolreil,—That Geo. Kilis be and is herebyappointed a commissioner to sell what timbershe thinks is not wanted for the use of the road on "th Con., opposite I<ota No. 17.Moved by E. B. Brown, seconded by Geo.Ellis, and Renolroi,—That Wm. Naneekivcl! be and ishereby appointed a commissioner to enquireinto the matter of Peter Lahey being exempt­ ed from paying school taxes in 8. 8. No. 3,aud report the same to this Council at itsnext meeting. The next regular meeting of the Councilwill be held the tint Wednesday in April, at Blakeley’s Corners.Geo. Lish, Township Clerk.Dcrcham, Feb. 7, 1877. The Credit Taller Railway. To A Idvrman Colurtll; Chairman FinanceCommittee: Sir,—Iu compliance with th* request of the Fiuaneu Cuiutuittee, I have lire honorto submit, on behalf of the Credit Valley Itailwuy Cuu-pauy, th* following proposi­ tion* :—That a by-law for th* sum ef two bnn- dred ami fifty ihowmtid ilollnn, as a bonus iu aid of th* Credit Valley Itailwuy be sub­mitted at the earliest convenience of the Council ou tho following condition*:— 1. That th* >250,000 shall be applicablepro rata per mile on tho lino froa the sta­ tion in tho city ofTorouto to tho town of Gull on tho main line, and from tho junc­tion with the Wellington brnnch at the vil­ lage of tilreotsvillo to the village of Erin, ia tho County of Wellington, on tho Wel­lington branch, excluding tho Orangeville branch from narticipation in tho bonus. 2. That debentures shall bo placed inth* hand* ef the trustees already appointed by law. 8. That the debentures or the proceed*thereof shall be payable by tho trustees in tho samo way and on the same conditiont that the Govornms£t money is paid, viz.,for sections of fifteen or twenty miles, as the Government may choose to adopt and on tho certificate of ills Government en­gineers. 4. That the Company shall give to the city a bond in double tho amount of it*bonus binding the Company to carry no Canadian freight at rate* which discrimi- uat* against the City of Toronto.5, That tho workshops required at this terminus of the line shall be placod withinthe city limits.G. That failing arrangements to secure the nso of the Union Station for passenger husinesR, a passenger station shall bo builtby the Company in that vicinity, and the trains of the Company shall proceed as far as the City Hall if so required by tho CityCouncil. 7. That npon the right ot wdy, expected to bo obtained from the Government, cs.rs to be loaded or unloaded shall bo shuntedalong tho whole length of the Esplanade.8. That tho city Council shall lease tothe Compauy on tho ordinary terms npon which city property is leased, the water lotssituated between tho Water Works and the Yacht Club property, as shown on the plan. It is to bo bopod that the sections to bochosen by the Government will bo as short a« possible, for the reason that it is veiy difficult to obtain from financial institu­tions tho credit necessary to construct rail­ ways when Ion- sections have to bo com­ pleted before tho Government or municipalmoneys are obtainable. For instance there is probably no bank or institution in Cana­ da that wonkl advance the whole of themoney necessary to complete a very long section of line, nor is it likely that there are any firm* able to do it under tho pro­posed arrangement. Regarding the completion of the lin* be­ tween Gnlt and Erin the grading is, prac­tically, completed nearly to Ingersoll and to Elorn, and the same financial arrange­ ment which assures tho purchase ot therails for tho section of the railway between Galt and Erin will assure the purchase of those required for the entire distance. Itis necessary to have the money expended on the lino this side ef these points, because the grading remaining unfinished, is eastof Gnlt and south of Erin, and for nine miles this side of Galt no municipal aid ha* been granted.The C-moany have respectfully to bog the favorable consideration of the Finance Committee to the general proposition thatunless the bonus is voted at once it will be found impracticable to open such an extent of railway this year ds could be done werereasonublo time afforded. Tho rail* may be laid from Toronto to the Brock Road and Cheltenham, a distance of sixty-twomiles, about four months after their receipt at this port, if they arrive in July. Your obedient servant,(Signed) G. LAIDLAW,President C. V. R. CO. Toronto, 2nd Feb. —Mail. For consumption, brooebitis, asthma, catarrh; throat and lung dtMU*«*. Also a sura relief *ud porid meat enro for general debility, dyspepsia and all nervous affec­ tion*, by a simple vegetable medisiuo,which cured n veuerabl* missionary phy­ sician who wo* a resident of Syria au 1 the East, and who has freely given this valu­able specifio to thousand* pf kindred suffer­er* with tho greatest possible beuifits, and ho now feels it his Christian snored duty to impart to other* thia wonderful invigorat­ing remedy, and will send FKeu the orig­ inal recipe complete, with full directions, toany psreou enclosing stamp for reply. Du. Cuuk A. Bobbins, Greely Block, Syracuse, N. Y. (P.O. Box 76) Sactal Cowip, Cardigan jackets to wear under wrapsore much sought after by ladies. Beautiful ribbons of plu»h with satin lin- ing*, aro among the latest imported novel­ties. Cardinal red, so long used, i* to bo re­ placed by lighter colors, sueh as pale roseor pink coral. Th* new princes* dress resembles in shape tho clinging grabriell*, so popular afew years ago. Bonnets mostly worn by young ladies aro in the Capote shape with soft capcrowns and dose fronts. A n*w invention for dancing boots and shoes ut Paris i* the separate heel and bowin all shadM. They aro made with a view to match the color of the dress with which thej are worn, aud are by means of aspring attached to any kid, satin or silkboot. Beller Time* la Fr*>pect. An old darkey of 02 tired of leading a lifeof single blessedness, hobbled up to the lieanae clerk’s desk Hie other day and said : “ Is di* wbar yer gits d*r lisum* for ter marry ?" •• This is the place." “ H<>wmuch is dey apiece ?" •' Two Dollars." “ Lord, honoyr I hasn’t got dat much money." Then I cau't let you have thelicense." “ Say boss, times is hard, and dis case is prossin’. Couldn't yer trust me for a couple ob weeks till do whitewash sea­son commence ?" “ No, «ir : we don’t do a credit business nt this desk.” “ Jist fer a day or two “ Nary day,” was tho Ireart-les^rejoiner.nnd the poor old darkey hobbled away. Yesterday he again knocked at the outposts of Hymen's temple with th* nec-cessary $2.00 tied np in a red bandanahankerchief. " Drse is monso* hard time* bow, an’ if my kredit wasn’t pretty good I’d. liever been able ter have borr-wed all di* heah money tor wonst." The licensewas made out in duo form anti handed to him, and the clerk said : “ If that is all the money yon have got how are yon goingto support your wife ?" “ Well do fac’ am dat tho l.idy am got a room all furnished nice, and wo’ll just mosey along till dis Grit government is busted an'deu der’llbe a powahfnl site of whitewashing to be done di* spring. Yes, indeed honey, timesis gwan to be red hot arter a while.” BORN.3KLDON.—In North Oxtonl, on ths lOthlmt., tbs wifeof Mr. Wm. HS.SOX. ot s dsuxbttr. SMITH.-In Dcrehsm, on the IIth laxt, tho wlf* al MARRIED. Petrolia, to Maarua, CM rd dxu.-LMaaia. E.4-, Mayor of Inrenull. lha redd.nea ot tha bride'. DIED. ADAM.—In Embm. on lh« 5th Inttent, Rosxxt L., CUNNINGHAM.—In North Oxford, Fab. Tib, Maar SEW PlBLICATtO.IS. CHILDHOOD : The Text-Book at the Age. By Uxv.F. w. Cum. Tuionto : AdamMlUcr A Co.; Injcr-■oil: *. Knevthaw. This is a work, as tbs till > page says,for parents, pastors, and teachers, and all lov­ ers of childhood. Mr. Crafts (“Uncle Will, V. M.’ j author of “ Through tho Eya to the Heart,” and “ Trophies of Song,” in th* in­ genious and cleverly written and compiled treatise before ns, addresses those tor whom the work is specially intended iu a manner calculated to aid them in training the intel­ lectual growth, the moral perceptions and tho natural affections of the young. The immense importance of the year* of child­ hood, and the too frequent want of care manifested npon the subject, is his leading text. Starting with this be lead* the rend­ er through a great variety of criticism* of follies permitted in these days of juvenile precocity and forwardness and by precept and example enforce* a moral which ev*ry sensible person will recoguixe. Tb* book is a useful and suggestive one, and as a great many anecdotes, sow* of a very amusing character, furnish pointed.illustra- Lions of hi* method, w* would recommend every parent and teacher to become pos­ sessed of a copy whieh may be procured at R. Kn**shaw’s Comer Drug Store, Ing*r- soil. Tbia entcrtainmsnt came off in the Town Hall, a* announced, on Monday evening, and wa* a most complete snccoss both in point of numbers and in the exe* cution of the very acceptable programme, by tha variont performer*. The juvenile* *—Mis* Barratt'e pupils—-who took part in the performsneo, were well up in their va- none role* and showed that great pain* and attention bad been given to their edu­ cation in thio delightful art,by their faith* ful instructor. Th* ladie* and gtntlemen who ssaistsd Mis* Barratt added greatly to the enjoyment of the entertain men t by the variety imparted by their several perfor* mane**. The Hall was crowded to its utmost espacity and the thank* of the community ar* dn* to Miss Banatt, and her pupil* and th* ladies and gentlemen who so kindly asaistod, for the large amount of pecuniary aid which will be added to th* exchequer *f the Charity Committea. BVSIBEM ITUS. . .Stere Pip* and Steve Farnitara at O. A. One Dollar Tria for 5 0 de, at 3hrapnell*s. fAG A. furaar’e, Tha***e fit 281b. Box Raisins for <1.75 •f ShrapneH'a; New Valencia Raisins $1.25 P»r Box at Shfa^helti. flow aVbsni Order* a C2iee<(Inmnurrial. Loudon, Fob. 8.—Th* fatuou* rhort-born cow “Tenth Duchess of Geneva,” is dead. This aniiu*l wa« bonght by laml Itective at New York Mill*, in the State of New York, in 1873, for over 830,000. County of Oxford. « Toms and Sittings <rf Cram for WH. * INGERSOLL MARKETS. H«pvrt«il by J. M. Wtb*jx, CujnruUxlon Causey aal Surra rat) Owrt Trraj,'■’i Hriinu lUrlvy H»y....Potatoes OnJonlj Turnip*. FKOVIMOM. Hkha. Hide*. « Old Reliable.” There are many reputed remedial for that very prevalent <li»ea»e,Chronic Nasnl Catarrh,bat none which have given general aatiifactionand become acknowledged standard prepare •tion«, except Dr. Sage’* Catarrh Remedy. Itcontinues to enjoy au unprecedented popular­ity. Thi* reputation ho* been earned throughthe permanent cure* which it ho* wrought, having proved itaelf a »pe*ifio in the worstform* of disease. PierceA Pocket Memoran­ dum Book* aro given away at drugstore*. ...Morrey keeps the best stock of RosewoodCaskets, Coffins, Shrouds and Mounting* atis Emporium, Thame* street. 91 .. Coal and Wood Stove* in great variety S er van t W anted , A1TANTED, a General Servant. MOLSON8 BANK, IngervoIL £1 No. 4 Ihilfinch-st,, Boston. THE SCIENCE OF LIFE; MORE THAN ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD. “ NaUanal JUSbTTITpUuWTEh.h>sdnewkyedtihteionFEufAtDhOeDccTkMbrEaDicIdCMALediIcNa-lw*rk enUlled the •• tfCIKNCK OF LIKE, or. 5ELE-PRl'sHlVlTlnV •• ft C>e*lyJudZ*'iCriaMaijc-nwua*«fi«e a* **y beMUbll*. 'Court*»l »v*. ** llulrvy, ut Fw»<Mriswn Cvurt*. SlTistax Court Sitftte*. Fourth st Xorricb, Wsduesdsy, D. 8. MACQUEEN. CH ROMOS. SUSW ESS.br.cir.^ over 3,0S..UU) Uhr.-own, I ulnUus« snd CbMc*PrtnU. at our enluxtJ Akt Rooms. All Um a«w lu Nortb.ru Italy, enmnaalan to lha precedls*; OSBoato nUjht, * beautUnf tesrin*. aua Uxtt, tn ma* ha* Shore. Faddy tn Diffl.utty. Abo Virata Ta <1<W*.hlm.toar. Boaton Ms** ■A TEA HOUSE I Moody <fc Murray DEALERS IN Teas, General Groceries, Flour, Z F E E D S , Glxsswiro, Chinn, Stonrcrexe & Faaxy Goods, fee. WOOD FOR SALE. - INGERSOLL IfeNs & Sim Wh. I % I fc Iluhokus write* : During our marriedlife my wife ha* insisted that wo couldn’t keep hotua properly without a large chc»t, for bed clothes and odd traps. L ut weekI took the dimensions from her, question­ ing as follows; “ How long“ Well, nay ten feet," aud she held her hands about a yard apart. " How wide ?"“ Wul1, pretty wide, say six fort," mea­ suring it on her apron. “ How deep?”” Oh, have it deep. I guess eight fort will bo about right.” Bridget arrived while we were at tea.“ Sure, sir,” said she, “ that Ryan, tho storekeeper, is here wid a small barn on a slhone boat. He’* torn down both thegate posts driven* iu. I think it’* a chist he calls it, and he says, where’ll yez have it?”I’ve succeeded in proving by the original mem. of measurement* that there was an error somewhere. Thu “chist " ha* a win­dow in it, contains the cow, calf and on* bale of hay. Wife say* she is going to Patterson this spring to find a man thatknows how to bnild a chest, and not make it large enough for a cattle barn. The Cable yesterday for Cheese was 71s. diurualX Xenoua andPhyalcal DataUly. Hj paLundna.Gkraruy Forebodings, Mental Depmuon, Lum ot Ln- Ab Intelligent Watch. Mark Twain has been examining a on* watch at a jeweler'* in New Haven,Conn., which he describe* as follow* : “ I have ex trained th* wonderful watch made by M. M——, and it come* nearer tobeing a human being than any piece of mechkniim I ever saw before. It know* comidertble more than tire average voter.It know* the movements of the moon and tell* the day of tire week, the mouth, and will do lbi« perpetually ; it tells the hour ofthe day, the minute and the second, and split* tire second* into the fifths and mirk* th* division by stop hand*; having twostop hand* it can take oar* of two r*c*- bones that start on* after th* other; it i*a repeater, wherein th* voter 1* suggested again, musically chime* the hour, the quar­ ter, tire half, th* tli»e-qn*rt*r hoar, andalso th* minute* that bar* patro.l of *n un­ completed quarter hour—*o that a blind man can tell th* tim* of day by it to th*exact minute. “ Sueh is thi* extraordinary watah. Itciphers to admiration; I should think one could add, another wheel and make it talk; and I think one might lake out several ofthe wheel* that ar* already in it, and it would itill be a mor* intelligent citizen than•ome that help to govern the country. Oniba whole, I think it is entitled to vote— that i* if it* sex is th* right kind.” curi- Another ot those dreadful tragedies re­sulting front the mysteriom and awful workings of an unsound mind occurred in Bertie, Weffand, one night last week. Thepoor unfortunate Who wa* thus driven by mental distress to contpas* her own de­struction wm Magdalene *, the late wife ofAbraham Sider, a fanner Bring on part* of lota 11 and 12 in th* I4U1 concession ofBertie. The fetal dbod was accomplished it seem* in spite of the watchful eare of herhusband and relatives by the deceased ty­ ing two piL'ow cases together, fostenlng them round ber neck, standing upon thebe>l by which m*au* rfi* was enabledto hook the other e»i of lha case* upon a hook haagingfrom the ceiling. She mostthen have Mapped fn.ni the bed—into eter­ nity—a* eh* was found hanging, her feethanging down by ilu, bedside.' tkHwer Cummings of Welland, being enran’-Nned held ea ioqeeet on tbs body in the »Mr-noon. Tha relative* at the di***—sd were naturally much frightened at the tragedy, and being ignorant at th* bw and u**gein such catta nonasa** **<y left the body hanging notil tha anlyat of the coroner.Fra won* to taking her on life she mud* attempt* to destroy Im * infent ehilS, sad -ithadbbeMattoUNearo efrelbtrtra for Lillie Fall* Cheete Barket, There is scarcely any change to note iu the market, this week, except it be more firm- ne»» and a stronger feeling among those hold­ ing stocks of cheese. Fann’dairies now come forward in driblets and arc irregular in deliv­ ery. Wo quote sales this week at 8 to 12c. for " late end* " according to quality. Wo do not alter our quotation* for factories. Some late end*, to close out the season'* -u»ke, have been sold at 13Jc., and price* for such lota may be put at 12}@!3Ic. according to quality, while extra fine goods will 13J @ 14c. .other valuable medical work treating exrlu-MENTAL AND NERVOUS DISEASES : mon for 1876 WK3T ZOBAA CIIIB1 FACTOST. Th* following is a condensed report of the ADJ M.T*Qo rklKlfUD 4»F 1B£ATM^T, Addrrwt U>PftUcnU and Invalid Retdcr*. the Author's PrlndpimTlixa nriM nf thi* Iwsnk is n!v St iW» puUuhcd b, th* P.abody• toachinr thooaaada how Quantity at milk per lb. of cheese and price for different months : The market continues strong, under dimin­ ishing stocks, and a fair amount of buxines* is consummated from day to day at full priors. Shippers are taking all grades, being forced to operate in the lower qualities by the absents of choice goods in sefScivnt amount* and at price* to meet their require­ ments. Price* are not qnotably altered. The home trade is fair and full prion* rule for desirable grades. State factory, 15 & HJc. prwntKilj th* author1*7*. Th* prwcntallo*oceurranca by Um Bostonng toumal* throughout th* country,add la af aatr* gold, act with mars • <n .0^.1. Chu> oooauy far any nur>»I* I* wall worth th* ln«pneiton <d Mumia i •• work, wot by mall on rwvwto* «MABUOY MEDIClL tNBTHVTB Ij2j w. 0. SWIITH, Dealer ia 4 AM ER ICAN & FOREIG N Manufacturer of Monu&ontfl, Brava Stczee, Manti*. FIocm, Tabl* Tops, SCOTCH GBAN1TE Monuments & Head Stones Imported to Order. HAVING hod *ever*l year* experieu** ia*the above buxine** in some of the lead .ng Marble Catting lataklisbiaenta ia th* by any other mahti'bancut of ih* kmd in thiasection of the Province. I am prepared to guar­antee sati«f*ctiou, either in price or style of workmanship, to the moat faaUdtoea, and ma»-nrotly reouest anyone v ho may have work todo in my line to call at th* work* and con- ette some of the finest work, and ask that afair test and exatnmstion shall b* mad* befor* leaving your order* ebewhere. OUIO FBEE STONE f For Building P*rno*e*, Furnished and Catf* Order. AT Rememb*! tha plscs-lngsrsoll Martis A Stem Wmk*. Wmt at th* Market, lageswO. June 20. ITU. 1ML A ICAJ-IO* Price, May and June, 9c. per pound cb*«M j “ . July, August, September, October and November, lljc. per pound choose. West Niasouri Cheese Company had, last year, an income *f $29,380.63, and an expen­ diture of $20,151.24, leaving * balance in tha hand* of th* Taaaaarar of $229.26. stock, 834,000 ; do., paid up, 83,046.00 . patrons, 8*1,832.90. follow* - Amount of cheese mad* is 1S76.2O2, Tsflka., auAe 3.456 : Bold at ten mUs as follow* ; toWAO; Jane 20 to July 1, 8|c ; Jaly I to IAS; Joly 16 tb Aug. 1, 8} ; A*g. 1 toBbp. price, about 9$ oeal The annual nAeting of the patron* of the IlarrirtteviQli Cheese Factory will be held in Um Dnll Shed, at narrielte.dh, e.,M ws »rw Di rrwtwww w • , ...Netted was forty y*art of Tnn^ay, M*b tartt, at one • doe* JM M. married about foer pease. A Ml alteaianre i« requested. Cleaiw Sale al Boats ami Sta AT THE SK O t 8TOB«* Now is the tim e for Bargains I Jfhia ia a Genuine Sale, and the public am rely on gotting Aaola and Sbogg cheaper than ever offered before in Ingerooll. Bemember the I place, Sign of tho Golden Boot W. G? JOHN8TOJT. N. B.—All Accounts must ba settled.Ingareoll, January 31, 1877.IM PKOVmiOOT. BTC..