The canadian gleaner, 9 janvier 1879, jeudi 9 janvier 1879

[" SE.CARRIAGE SHOP FOR BALD.HE well-known stand in tbe village of T Athelstan, owned and occupied by the a ;, in offered for sale.Also à well ted lot, with new dwelling bouse located on thereon erected, & uated near the new Presbyterian church.As I! am going to Manitoba in the Spring, I will sell on reasonable terms.The dwelling hoave and shop will be sold separately or together The Canadian Olesner $1.50 A-YEAR.to guit Pc ont must be settled with \u2014 \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 .Canton Tete Des 10 Joux MoKar.NO.679.HUNTINGDON, Q., THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1879.\u201cNOTICE.Oarrisge.Making acd Painting.| me me see - l'es E undersigned takes this opportunity of thanking his numerous Customers t favors, and of soliciting their n- for ae he is ill running bis Marble Shop with à full supply of Marble and Granite, which will be sold to suit the times.Good horses taken in exchange.COFFINS AND CASKETS.In addition to the above, 1 have opened a Wareroom in the Dominion Block, opposite the Post-office, where will be found a varied assortment of Coffins, trimmed and ready for use.Orders by letter or telegraph promptly filled on short notice by the undersigned, or by D.Shanks, on the premises.G.W.DREW.Huntingdon, Nov.27.ADIES\u2019 Caps, Mink and Sable Muffs, Nobiss, &e., at DALGLIESRH\u2019s.Men and Boys\u2019 Fur and Cloth Cape, Gloves, Mitte, &c., at DALGLIESsH'S.Buffalo Robes, No, 1 Whole Skins, Linings, Trimmings, &c., cheap, at DALGLIESH's.A good assortment of Tweeds, Beaver and Broad Cloths, Presidents, &c., at DALGLIESH'S.Tapestry, Wool, Hemp and Stair Carpets, at DALGLIESH'S.Boots and Shoes, Rubbers and Overshoes, at DALGLIESRH\u2019s.Trunke, Valises, Carpet Bags, &ec., at DALGLIESH'S.A general assortment of Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware, Crockery, &c., at DALGLIESH'S.2@\" Over-due accounts must be settled with Cast or Notes.W.W.DALGLIESH.Huntingdon, Nov, 7.RELIANCE I! HOUSE AHHAD ALL THE TIME.Choicest Teas and General Groceries.HE very best fresh Goods direct from the Importers, at far less than the usual cost.Quality guaranteed.GEORGE Q.O'NEILL.Huntingdon, Nov.26.FURNITURE | FURNITURE | HE subscriber has on hand a large Stock of Furniture, consisting of Bureaus, Bedsteads, Washstands, Cane and Wood Seat Chairs, Tables, and all other articles found in a first-class assortment.Parties requir ing Furniture will find it to their advantage to call and examine our Stock as it will be sold Cheap.A.HENDERSON.RCHIBALD & M'CORMICK, Advocates No.112 St.Francois Xavior Street, Montreal.J.8.Archibald, MA.BC.L.D.M(Cormick, BCL Mr M\u2019Cormick will attend the Courts in Beaubarnois, Huntingdon, and Ste.Martine.Accounts for collection may be addressed to the firm, Montreal, or M.S.M'Coy, Hun- tingdon.DENTISTRY.H.W.MERRICK, v DENTIST, FORT COVINGTON, K.Y., EGS to inform his many friends and patrons in Huntingdon County that he bas removed his office to his new residence, situated on the street leading to Hoganburgh, opposite to the residence of H.C.Congdon, where he may be found the first twenty- five days of each month.Thoee having operations performed or work done can remain, and will be entertained without extra charge.All operationsare warranted.Gold fillings are warranted for five years.Fort Covington, Aug.7.MEOHANIOS' BANK, Beauharnois, Huntingdon and Valleyfield.President : C.J.Brydges.Vice-President: Walter Shanly.Head-office, Montroal.FFICE AT HUNTINGDON next the Methodist church.Best rate of interest allowed on deposits.Drafts issued on all parts of the Dominion And United States.Notos discounted daily.American Bills and Silver purchased on the most reasonable terms, thus affording facilities never before enjoyed in this county Office-hours, 10 a.m.to 3 p.m.; Saturdays 10 a.m.to 1 p.m.J.H.MENZIES, Cashier, Montreal, N.ROY, HENRY HARMAN, C.T.IRISH, r Agen A .Beauharnois, Huntingdon, Falleyfield MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE COUNTY OF BEAUHARNOIS.Insuring only Farm and Inolatsd property [PRESIDENT Archibald Henderson, Esq.Directorse=-Joshua Breadner, George Cross, John Ferne, Daniel M'farlane, Donald McNaughton, An- drow Oliver, John Symons, and John White.Secretary and Tiessurer\u2014=Andrew Somerville, Huntingdon.Agents-\u2014 William Edwards, Franklin ; Robert Middlemiss, Hinchinbrooke ; Thomas Clarke, Ste Philomène : Robert Smaill, Eigin; P.Clancy, M, P,and/ *.V, Amirauit, N.P., Hemmingford; Wu.Gebbi, Howick; John Davidson, D» McMillan, Dundee ; I! I.Crevier, N.P., 8t Anicet; Arthur erdman, Herdman\u2019s Corners ; Dr Meclarea, David Bryson, Ormstown; and F.C.Schuyler and E.8.Ells- worth, Huntingdon.BI\" Parties wishing to insure theirproperty are tequested to apply to the agents or Secretary.ARM ALE, being west-half of lot No.12, 3d concession of Elgin, con.talning 100 acres, 75 cleared, with dwelling.house and outbuildings.Apply on the prem.TEE undersigned having secured the Wheelwright and Paint Shop formerly occupied by Kelly Bros.& Co.will continuo the business as usual at prices to suit the times.has secured the services of a first class Carriage and Sign Painter.A quantity of black walnus, Rosewood, and gilt picture frames constantly on hand, BE\u201d All work guaranteed to give satisfaction.ALBERT KELLY.Huntingdon, Dec.24, 1878.WINTER FERRY, 1878-790, BETWEEN VALLEBYFIBLD AND 8ST.DOMINIQUE HE Lake St Francis Tow-Boat Company\u2019's steamer, C.ANDERSON, runs daily, making close connection with Grand Trunk Railway trains.Through passenger tickots issued to and from Montreal, and freight of all kinds carried at reasonable rates.Time of departure.\u2014Leaves Valleyfield at 6 A.M.and 2:30 P.M.Leaves St inique at 11 A.M.and 7 P.M.J.Harry, Secretary.Valleyfield, Dec.20.FARM FOR SALE.FARM situated 4 miles North of Cha- teaugay, consisting of 100 acres, 66 of which is under cultivation, well fenced, and containing two spring wells with good dwelling house and outbuildings, is offered for sale.For particulars apply to Jomn Burns, Chateaugay, N.Y.GOODS OHEAPER THAN EVER.A.DUNSMORE begs to announce e that he is now receiving and opening out Fall and Winter Goods, which are lower than they have been for many years.Special attention is directed to Canadian Tweeds, Winceys, Flannels,Shirtings, Ladies\u2019 Jackets, and Cloth for Jackets.Dress Goods at a Sacrifice.Shawls, Mufflers and Woolen Hosiery greatly reduced.A fine stock of Boots and Shoes on hand.See my Men\u2019s and Boys\u2019 Coarse Boots.The best TEAS and general groceries to be had in the market at the lowest price.Please examine.To those indebted I would say, Now is the time to settle accounts.It will not do to put off any longer.Please call at once.W.A.DUNSMORE.Huntingdon, Oct.24.1000 CHAIRS FOR SALE.IN WOOD IN CANE Windeor Grecians Double back Turned front post Florence Astor Bow Back Kitchen Spindle Back \u20ac.DINERS Franklin Round Seat DINERS Shaped Seat Turned Arm Bent Back Bent Arm York Brace Arm ROCKERS ROCKERS Nurse, full and half cane Nurse [back Large, with arms Franklin, sewing with Miss Boston [arms Large, with arms OFFICE St James Cottage Round Back CHILDREN Double bent arm iron Round Back, Table rods Round Back, Rocker Double bent arm re- Round Back, Low [volving Fancy Men and Ladies\u2019 Camp Chairs.FURNITURE.CHAMBER SUITES BEDSTEADS Jenny Lind, double ash French round, ash « « singleash Dominion, ash Cottage, ash Alexandria, ash Serpentine Top, with Cottage, ash, with walnut [walnut trimming [trimming Victoria, do CRIBS Prince Arthur Common, ash Fancy French, ash BUREAUS TABLES Plain Centre Fancy Extension Diners Walnut trimmings Common 8 Particular affention paid to House Furnishings, Blinds, Doors, Double Windows, Sashes, Turning, and all kinds of Wood Work.NaF\" ALL CHEAP FOR CASH.BOYD & CO.Huntingdon, Nov.13.TS price for Auction, Soiree, and other Bills, at the Gleaner Office, is $1.75 for 25, and $2 for 50.Parties at a distance by enclosing the price with order, will have their Bills sent by return of mail, postage paid.No abatement made from these prices.The experience of the Austrian Government with regard to Indian corn as a food for horses is that the saving in the cost of food does not compensate for the loss of power and speed, but that it does well or horses that are not required to move beyond a walking pace, and would perhaps answer well for cart and dray horses, or Francisco Agramonte, a well- known Cuban resident of New York, recently went to his plantation near Santiago de Cuba and ordered a bountiful breakfast for his slaves.Eighty-five slaves, male and female, of all ages, sat down.After they had eaten they were in turn called up to where Senor Agramoente and a notary stood, and each received papers of manumission.Senor Agratnonte then spoke to them and congratulated them on being free people, and said that all labor- ersin his employ should thereafter be paid wages.e act was entirely\u2019 unexpected, and the joy of the pewly made men was beyond description.They | kissed the hands of their benefactor and cried for joy.The value of the human isos or by letter to J.B.Sroër, Atholstan.roperty thus released is put down at Beolood: A WELL KNOWN FAOT.T is a well known fact that WILLIAM THIRD & CO.are now disposing of their immense stock of New General Merchandise at unprecedentedly low prices, namely from 50 to 100 per cent.below regular selling prices.Jus read carefully the following announcement and be convinced of the immeuse reduce tions made.For example they are now selling Mon's Brown Overalls at 50c.former price $1.00 Men's No.1 Long Boots $1.75 & pair \u201c 3.00 Men's Tweed Vests $1.50.,.\u201c 2.3% Men's Tweed Pants $2.50.4.50 Mon's Silk-mixed Tweed Coats $4.50 \u201c 9.00 Men's Fancy Braces 17¢ & pair.\u201c 30 Men's Heavy Under Pants, 50c § pair ¢ 1.00 Men\u2019s Heavy Undorshirts, 50c cach \u201c 1.00 Men's Paper Collars 123c # box.\u201c 20 Men's Overcoats and Ulsters marked down below cost Boys\u2019 Tweed Undercoats $3.25.former price 5.50 Ladies\u2019 Fancy Dress Goods of every description marked down below cost.Ladies\u2019 Mantles and Mantie cloths of the very latest styles at and under cost.Ladice\u2019 Prunella Gaiters 50c àf pair, former price $1 Choice Prints only 7c & yard Good Heavy Winery 6c § yard, .« A2 Good Heavy Grey Cotton 5¢ & yard \u201c 12 Cotton Yarn $1,10 # bundle of 5tb.\u201c 1.50 All-wool Scarlet Flannel 20c¢ § yard 6 40¢ All-wool Canadian & English Tweeds T5c 4P yad.terete seca ners \u201c 1.25 Great Bargains in Ladies\u2019 Silk Tics, Fancy Silk Handkerchiefs and Clouds, Ladics' Trimmed and Untrimmed Hats at and under cost.Buffalo Robes, Linings, and Trimmings, also Fancy Slcigh Robes very cheap.Great Bargains in Gent's Caps, Gloves, and Fancy Cashmere Mufllers, No.1 Cotton Grain Bags 25¢ each.former price 35c Very fine Black Lustre 25¢ 4 yard.\u201c 40c Best Brown Family Soap 5c 4 bar \u201c 10¢ Eddy's No, 1 Matches 10¢ § box.s 20c Fine Salt in bage 10c df bag.« 20c Good Japan Tea 25c # th.,.« Bright Refined Scotch Sugar only 8c No.1 Whole Rice 44c PF Ib.\u201c 6c No.1 Layer Raising 10c & b.\u201c 15¢ No.1 Currants Te Ib.8 10c Eddy\u2019s No.1 painted Pails 15c, former price 25c Large-size Zinc L'runke $1.75, former price $2.75 No.1 Brooms only 18¢, former price 25¢ Crockery, Glassware and Hardware at less than half-price, and an immense quantity of other goods too numerous to mention at the same rate of discount, 50c WILLIAM THIRD & Co.PS \u2014Finnan Haddies, Choice Family Flour, Buckwheat Flour, Oatmeal, Corumeal, Apples, Sardines, Lobsters, Cigars, Tobaccos and Brier-root Pipes with amber mouth-picces kept constantly on hand.W.T.& Co.Hnutiugdon, Duc.19.A useful work has just been issued by the Wesleyan Conference office, which presents in a condensed form the growth and develupment of Methodism in its several branches.At the death of John Wesley, in 1791, there were in connection with Methodisiu 312 ministers, 115 circuits, 17 mission stations, and 79,000 members.Now, including the Methodism of Great Britain, that of the United States of America, colonial Mcthodism, and branch churches, it is estimated that there arc not less than 30,000 itinerant preachers, G0,000 local preachers, and nineteen millions of adherents.A Philadelphia clergyman, the Rev Mr McLeod, contends that there is ncither health, sense, nor religion in full mourning.He tells his congregation that a bit of black ribbon, worn in some way, will tell the story of bereavement just as well as a complete mourning suit.A bit of erape on the bell-pull gives the hint to those who pass by, and it is not considered necessary to cover the whole front with black drapery.Why, then, will not a bit of ribbon on cloak or coat answer the purpose, and a weight of useless expense and a costume that is always gloomy and, in warm weather, very uncomfortable, be taken from the shoulders of bereaved mourners.Christians, he is convinced, ought not to take a gloomy view of death.There are glorious hopes linked with the sorrows, and the hopes of those who are gone before should be symbolized rather than the sorrows of those who are left behind.He would have checrful garments worn by mourners in token of the triumph of the glorified ones, and a bit of ribbon or crape as a simple memorial of their own sense of bereavement.The rest of the full mourning he would send to the hea- thon, who in their sorrow at the grave have no hope.A correspondent writing from Chand- bally to an Indian paper, gives some particulars of a man-eating aligator :\u2014\u201cThe rivers of Orissa are infested with aligators, and every now and then one of these creatures acquires a reputation asa man-eater, and is then hunted down.Early last week information was brought to Mr Chapman, inspector of police at Chandbally, that a man had been carried off.It appears the oor fellow was lying in his boat with his eet hanging over the side, when the ali- ator made a snap at his feet, pulled him into the water, and made off.On receiving this report Mr Chapman manned his boat and set out to the Damrah river, some miles from Chandbally, in pursuit.After several hours\u2019 search the mugger was seen crossing the river, and was allowed to gain the opposite bank.After crawling up the bank it proceeded to make a meal of its victim, and whilst so engaged was, by a lucky shot, killed on! the spot.The inspector had it cut open, and there were found in its stomach 26! pairs of brass anklets and bangles, weighing no less than 14 seers.There were also two sets of gold earrings, and a number of toe-rings.It is supposed this alligator must have devoured four women, five children, and an unknown number of persons who wore no jewellery.These is a watering trough on one of on the solo condition that the the roads running east from the old post- road in Putnam County, over which, ina rude frame, are the following suggestive lines : Crystal fountain, good as can be Better far than rum or brandy ; If this truth excites your fury, Let your horse be judge and jury.EEE =] APPLE CULTURE IN THE COLD NORTH.BY DR.T.H.HOSKINS, NEWPORT, VERMONT.IT in well known that the lines of equal temperature for the whole year, or for the different soasons, do not follow the qe graphical lines of latitude.Indeed, s0 wi oly are these lines divergent that England, whose southern limit lies several dogrecs north of the city of Quebec, has à winter climate like the sea coast of Virginia and North Carolina, while Quebec has the summer tomperature of the South of France.Evon on our own continent the windings of tho isothermal lines aro remarkable, and have a vast influence upon the growth of vegetation, and the suitability of points on the same degreo of latitude for the growth of crops.Lspecially is this the case in regard to trees, which must endure all extremes ; and tree fruite of all descriptions are found, or not found, on the same lines of latitudo across the continent, not according to the location of those lines, not even according to the isothermal lines of annual temperature, but according to the lines of oqual winter temporature\u2014the so-called iso- chimenal lines.Thus, while even the peach will grow and wroduce fruit freely around the Grand ravorso Bay, at the northern extremity of the southern peninsula of Michigan, on the samo line of latitude in the meridian of Quebec, or even of Montreal, only a fow of the hardiest apples succoed.On tho parallel of 43°, west of the Adirondac Mountains and south of Lake Oatario, is one of the most favored fruit regions of the world; while on the samo line eastward, in the Green Mountains, and even in the Upper Connecticut Valley, not enough tree-fruit of any description is grown for home use.To cite one more, and perhaps tho most striking instance of all\u2014while on the eastern shore of Luke Michigan every kind of tree fruit of the temperate zone flourishes, on the west shore, but a hundred milos away, in Wisconsin, the climate is oven less favorable for the orchardist than that of the Province of Quebec.It is for the reasons illustrated above that I choose to qualify the title of this essay as L do, and to speak of apple culture in the \u201cCold\u201d North, not merely in the north.And perhaps, in order to be entirely definite, 1 should say that by the Cold North I mean those regions where the winter temperature often sinks 20° below the zero of Fahrenheit, and sometimes more than 40° below that point\u2014thoso regions, in short, where the mercury sometimes freezos in the bulb, There can be little doubt that there is an oxact limit to the vitality of every species and variety of plant, as rogards temporature.Whether that point in the downward direction is the point of complete congelation, as some maintain, I, in common with most fruit-growers in the Cold North, have serious doubts, Where mercury froozes, | du nat believe that any portion of the sup of any treo remains unfrozen; yot the trees adapted to such extremes endure them unharmed.Our oxperionce tells us that varieties of troes which endure without injury a temperature of 20= , are killed at 25= , and 80 on, all the way down, until at last all but the birch, the spruce and the willow perish, where 60° to 85° are recorded by Arctic explorors.t is plain that there can be no safety in planting an orchard of treos that cannot be relied upon to endure all probable oxtremes of cold in the pluce where they are to grow.Hundreds of those who have thought differently have been brought most unwillingly to necept this conclusion as one not to bo evaded.Therefore the limit of successful orcharding northward is absolutely detorm- ined by two factors: the intensity of the cold, and the resisting power of the trees.Practically, in the cold north of which 1 write, the planting of orchards must be limited to the species and varieties tbat are not killed by & minus temperature of 427 .l'his is the aerial temperature.A much less degree of cold will destroy the roots of any kind of fruit tree with which 1 am ac- quuinted.This last mentioned fact, that the roots of fruit trees aro much more easily killed by cold than the trunks and limbs, is one of the highest importance, and one which is not yet understood in all its bearings as it should be.It is the key-note of the cry that comes to us from all the most obnerv- ing and intolligent orchardists of the cold north-west-\u2014malch ! malch!! muleb{!! With us in Quebec, Northern Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine, wo have not been taught this lesson witb tbe sevority that has pressed it upon the oxperimental orchardists in those districts where, not un- froquontly, the greatest extrome of cold will come whilo there is little or no snow upon the ground.Undor such circumstances it will often occur that whole orchards of un- mulched trees will bo killed, while those trees that have had adequate root protection come ont entirely unharmed.When I first set out my orchard upon the shore of Lake Memphremsgog, there was no i It is everywhere insisted by orchardists dwelling-house upon the farm, and I resided {in the village, some distance away.1 did not visit the orchard in winter, and was very | much puzzled to find in the spring that some of my hardiest trees were dead, while others of the same kinds, often not moro than Lwonty feet away, were quite unhurt.Trees {replanted upon the same spots were killed year after year, until I came to the conclusion that there were places, though often {only a few rods square, where the soil was \u2018unsuited to apple trees, But when 1 bad i built a house and began to live near my or- | chard, so that | could see it during the whole year, tho mystery was solved.Those trees | wero killed in spots where the snow blow off; and now I can grow trees on those spots, mast be i heavily mulched, or with something placed on the windward side to catch the snow.| North.Trees standing in oven a very alight depression, where water will settle around them but two or three inches deep, will be killed or seriously injured by Lhawy weather at any time before the frost leaves the ground.I have known large blocks of oursory trees destroyed in this way, for want of surface drainage.Not a few planters lose their trees from this cause, as well as from lack of natural or artificial root protection.Frequeutly they are wholly at a loas as to the reason, and charge the trouble to poor trees or dofective soil.u hile the apple tred will do well in au great a variety of soils as any othet tree, it is hopeless to try to grow a thrifyy.orehard upon land having an impervious aub-oil, or hard-pan near the surface.Though such land might, at great oxpense for drainage and ridging, be made to sustain a growth of fruit troes, it ought never to be takes if any othor can be had.Neither should an orchard bo set over a lodge of rock whero the soil is not at least three feet deep in the shallowest spots.1 have soen orchards do apparently well on such localities untii just as thoy were coming to full bearing, then in a dry season, be cut off almost to a tree.A strong clay soil roquires thorough under drainago, and subsequent deep tillago, before being planted to au orchard.Tho ground should be strongly back-furrowed, and the troos set upon the ridges.The land ought to be in perfect tilth, not cloddy or lumpy, when the trees aro planted.The most perfect soil for an orchard is a naturally rich loam, gravelly orstony, rathor than sandy, but with a pervious sub-soil.The dark, shaley, calcarcous slate loams on Lake Champlain, and the west shore of Momphremagog, are idoal apple lands.Though hill-side land is ofton selected for an orchard, and many good onos Are s0 situated, yet so important is tillage to a your orchard, and so difficult is it to till a bill.sido without exposing it to injurious washing, that a moro level spot is desirable.A north-wostern slope is perhaps the best, but it is not indispensable, since good orchards are found with other exposures.Protection from prevailing winds, especially tho fall and winter winds, is very deo- sirable; and for this purpose the lee of a hill or of a forest may be chosen.When those are not available, wind-breaks of spruce, hemlock or arbor-vits are worth far more than they cost, and should be planted out with, or before the orchard, and well cared for.But an orchard ought not to be planted too near to woodland, so as to bo robbed by the roots of tho forest troes, nor be in complote shelter from tho wind by being surrounded on all sides.Such orchards are apt to be badly infosted with insects, especially tho borer, the codlin moth, and the forost and tent catorpillars, If it in important to select only sound and thrifty young trees for planting in the bost apple regions, such caro is donbly necessary in the cold north.To an experienced oye the clear, bright bark roveals the healthy troe.If there is any doubt, do not hesitate not harden or crack off, yields to the of the new bark, and can at any time moderately warm weather be the finger into the corners and orevices the wound whieh may be uncovered.TardifNers somewhat in eonsistoncy, but somes to about the samo thickness when well boiled, which is also necessary 10 drive ont the turpentine oil that would, in some cases, injure the tree.This composition is almost identical with the imported \u201cL'Homme Lefort Mastic.\u201d ere is à good deal of complaint aboet the \u201cbloeding\u201d of praned or otherwise wounded trees.1 have never known a tree, that was not black-hearted, to bloed.But nothing is surer to make a tree black- hearted than to allew a pruned or broken place to go unprotected by some good coment through the winter.Afler a irce becomes blac., in our climate, it might as well dug up at once.With care some will ssem to recover, but never live very long, or become very profitable.This is not, perhaps, the place to upeni nt length of the propagation apple trees in the nursery.But there are a few points to which | wish to refer.The question is often put, whether a budded or a rool grafted tree ls to be proforred ?This is a quention that cannot answered absolutely or without qualification.In theory, I know no reasou for preferring one mothod over the othor, In practice, while budding is the more coatly and laborious, yet as it is suror to pruducon stem in one scason long enough to Le.branched the next, many nurserymen prefs if.In & hard wintor there is hardly a ty.that will not lose its terminal bud in the nursery, 1lthe stem id not then long enough for branching, it must bo grewn another yoar from a sido bud; and at tho point whore this second yoar's growth begins there will bo a crook, greator or loss ns tho varioty may bo a sproading or an upright grower.This crook is of no real importance, and generally it quite disappears as the tree acquires age in the orchard, But it hurts the tree's looks, and that is n very important matter to tho nursoryman, _ In propagation by budding, in our climate, it is important to use ns small stocks as can be worked, so that tho cut made in removing the stock above tho bud, may hoal over the first senson, otherwiso tho tree runs a risk of becoming unsound at the point of union.In root grafting (and in budding as well) the choice and solection of stocks in most important.They should bo grown from the goods of porfootly hardy kinda, and the fruit from which the wood is takon ought to be woll grown and well ripened.| am strongly averso lo growing stocks from crab-apple soed, oxcopt those which are to be of grafting with buds or scions of crabs and crab hybrids.1 do not beliove that trees ou crab stocks are moro hardy, and I am suro that they are neithor so healthy nor so lon lived as when worked upon tho right kind of apple stocks.Working the applo upon the crab produces results analogous to those which rosult from working the pear upon tho quince.The cnsos whore success follows aro rare and oxceptional.Bosidos being oareful in the melectinn of seods for growing stocks, it is important, in root grafting, to use large and whole roots, If this is dono thoro in much less difficulty fn gotting a tall and vigorous stem the first year without over-manuring, which givos a soft and tender growth.Four the «low growing varietios 1 would uso (wo years\u2019 old stocks, trimming tho sido roots but very little, and setting them in the nursery with the spade, instead of tho dibble.If thi is well done, even the Tetofsky will make threo or four feot of growth the first year, and ripon its last bude well, to break one or two across your knes for ox- amination, and never plant a black-hearted tree.A black-hearted tree is one injured by cold, and is self-condemned for planting where the winters aro severe.In regard to age and size for sotting in the orchard, my own choice is for straight, unbranched trees of two years growth from the root graft, or one year from bud, and from 3 to 4 fect high.Such trees need no pruning when planted, and in skillful hands none afterwards, except such as may be done by the thumb and finger, or a penknife, Though the writer is a nurseryman, ho feels obliged to say that it is not of nearly ao much importance where young trees are bought, na what kinds are bought.Though there is great prejudico against New York and Ontario trees, I think this is due mainly to the fact that the kinds grown in those sections are not the kinds wo want, rather than to ossential defects in the trees thom.scivos.Poor trees are grown everywhere.There is, however, a great advantage in buying trees from local nurseries, whore the grower is 8 man of skill and exporience; because he will be apt to have exactly the sorts that do bost in that vicinity, and to know the peculiarities of soil and climate, and other points of special adaptation, that may bo decisive in regard to snccees or failure.Never buy trees of lers whom you do not know to be the authorized ngents of some responsible and reputable nurseryman.Botter, in all cases where it is practicable, to buy direct of the grower.Pruning has destroyed millions of trees.This is more true in the Cold North than olsewhere, but it is true everywhere.Each wound mado by the knife or saw is a danger and an injury.By beginning right and making tho subject a study, trees may be grown to maturity without a scar.The earnest, intelligent orchardist should bear these prime facts in mind and govern bim- self accordingly.Yet, ill-grown trees must sometimes be pruned.hen this is the caso, the first question is as to the proper season.The governing principle in all cases is to bave as small an exposed surface as sible for the winter's cold to act upon.his bars out fall-pruning, in our climate, altogether.When runing is done early in April, the wound will go on healing all Summer, and many of the smaller cats nearly or quite healed by the Fall.In Jaly all that will not be so healed should be cov- Carolina tar, and boil it slowly for three or four hours.Add to the boiling tar four ounces of tallow and one pound of beeswax, and, when melted, stir until well mixed.Then remove the vessel from the fire and stir the contents until partially eooled.Have ready one pound of dry, powdered and sifted clay.When the cement begins to that orchard land must be well drained, either naturally or artificially, aud that not only the sub-soil drainage, but the surface drainage as well, must seen to.rules are still more imperative in the Cold thicken, tir this into it, Continue the | that the clay will not settle to the bottom, In summer weather this cement is jast soft enough to bo easily spread with the point 0 These; à knife.When applied to wounds on the tree, it completely excludes moisture, does A great many of the more oxtonsive whole salo nurseries in Now York nnd of the West use short roots and long scions, setting them 80 deep that it is expected to get roots trom tho scion.Somo advocate this as the best of all mothods.The growth the first year is small, and is cut back the next spring so ae to got a shoot from nour tho ground, which ives the appearance of n budded tree.hero has been much controversy over this way of growing troes.My own opinion is that it is noither no good nov so bad a way as it is mado out to be by its frionds and its opponents.Homo varieties can be grdn by it better than others, for some root frecly, and others refuse to root at all, from tho scion.1 do not seo why those varieties which will grow, like the quince, from cuttings, may not be as well grown, and become as good trees (and perhaps bettor) this way as any other.I have n very good row of Duchess of Oldenburg in my orchard, rown by this mothod, as an experiment.fat 1 do not practice it.\u2018The subject of varietios is one which is so thoroughly treated in these reports, not from the standpoint of a single grower, but from the practical experience of many, that I do not foel it necessary to add to the length of this essay by dilating upon that point.Tetofsky, Red Astrachan, Summor Harvey, Duchess of Oldenburg, Plamb's Cider, Fam- euso, Magog Red Stroak and Scott's Winter aro the varieties I find most profitable.They cover tho whole reason, from August to June.If 1 were to drop any from this list it would bo the Red Astrachan, us not quite bardy enougb, and replace it with Yellow Transparent, one of the new Russian applos imported in 1869 by the Department of Agriculture at Washington.The Fameuso is Also rather tendor with me, and I have the bope of being able to replace it by tho Wealthy.The Magog Red Streak and Scott's Winter aro not of the bighest quality as dessort fruit, but they aro bardy and productive, and the fruit is very «saleable, Wo want something better, however, for a choice, sil-winter spple____ Whilst the steamer Warrior was off the Duarte Isles, in the West Indies, several wecks ago, à human cry was heard, ap- ently from the water.There was no nd or vessel within several miles, and | will bo! no boat visible.The engines were, however, stopped, and & boat promptly manned, the carpenter having declared he ith 6 eolastio waterproof cement, 0 Toe beat that I A acquainted with is made had seen a a struggl in the water.as follows: Take one quart of fine North The steamer having g way on when her engines wero stopped, she had reached far from the spot where the man had been seen before the boat left the vessel's side.After a long pull in the direction noted the cry was again heard, and after pulling about for half an hour à man was discovered and picked up.He i proved to be a native of Jamaion, named Alexander Hughes, who had been three stirring until the mass is nearly sold, #0: days in the water, clinging to a clothes | chest.He was one of the crew and pas- | sengers of the schooner Little Minnie, which capsized at _sca, and sank while on the passage to Colon.nol\u201d py © a sn WIR SE LARD TR INT LR IN vei TET A TE ~ \u2014 .dR IT ere pga oe ven TRE 2er = Mas er er Re re - nase rs LW RG Ge EY gy meer ITS REIT HTT > ERY ATEE a mea + rc JS: THE CANADIAN GLEANER 1s publish- od every Thursday at noon.Subscription, $1.50 a-year in advance, postage free.Single copies, four cents each.One dollar pays for eight months\u2019 subscription, twodollars for a year and four months.Advertisements are charged seven cents per line for the first insertion and three cents for eachsubsequent inssrtion, Advertisements of Farms for Sale, if not over 10 lines, are inserted three times for $1.No advertisement inserted for less than fifty cents.ROBERT SELLAR, Proprietor.@he Ganudian Gleuney, HUNTINGDON, THURSDAY, JANY.9, 1879.Frou Afghanistan there is very little news.Our troops continue to strengthen their position without material opposition.As the cold has become extreme, 5 degrees above zero being reported, all the armies will go into winter quarters at once, save the Quettah column, which must try and capture Candahar before doing so.The flight of the Ameer does not seem to have changed the aspect of affairs greatly, his son and the chiefs continuing the fight.The New York Herald pretends to have a despatch from à correspondent in Central Asia, who says he was present at an interview between Gen.Kauffmann, the | Russian commander and plenipotentiary, | and four messengers sent by the Ameer | asking for help, which was refused.The correspondent goes on to say that our troops have made little headway, that they have been repeatedly defeated, and that the news for transmission to England has been cooked, all reports of reverses being suppressed.Before we believe this we should like to have positive evidence that the Herald's despatch came from Tashkend and not from a desk in its office on Broadway.NOTEING positive is known relative to the movement to secure the dismissal of Lieut.-Governor Letellier One rumor says that the Marquis positively refused to sign the Order-in-Council relieving Mr Letellier of his office, and another that the Ministry has resolved to do nothing further in the matter.Until Parliament assembles it is not probable the facts will be known.In another column will be found an article from the Canadien, the leading French Conservative paper of Quebec, and of which Mr Tarte, M.P.P, is editor, The violence of its language faithfully represents the bitterness of feeling among the French Conservatives towards Mr Letellier.The Montreal Gazette, although it, of course, expresses itself in a different way, is just as fierce and uncompromising towards the Lieut.-Governor and Mr Joly.In this it by no means represents the English-speaking Conservatives of the Province, who were heartily ashamed of the DeBoucherville regime.© New Year's eve the Orangemen and oung Britons of Montreal! assembled in their Hall on St James st.to listen to addresses and greet the new year.After the meeting was over, the Young Britons and part of the Orangemen, headed by the O.Y.B.band, marched along the sidewalk to different parts of the city to visit the residences of prominent brethren.On walking down Dorchester street, a small body of policemen interrupted them and ordered them to leave the side-walk and wi in the middle of the road.Being rather slow in obeying, the policemen began to push them off, when a row ensued, the constables using their batons.Refraining from going again on the sidewalk no further interruption was met with.The encounter, slight as it was, made some noise in the city, and revived the old feeling, that was dying out.It is alleged by the police that party tunes were played and insulting remarks shouted, but that is denied.A BEFORE our sheet is in the bands of the chief part of its readers, the election in Beauharnois will have been decided.They are always pugnacious in Beauharnois over their elections, but this one is particularly lively.All three candidates being Conservatives,the lineof difference turnson personal instead of political considerations, so that Conservative works against Conservative with might and main and even families are divided.The Liberals hesitated & good deal as to how they should act, and We are sorry to hear have not been unanimous in the course chosen.The Valley- field Liberals gave their support to Mr St Amour and those in the rest of county to Bergeron, with whom some und was come to that, if he is chosen, he will co-operste in securing the return of à Liberal for the Local House at next elec- Sha.An amusing episode in the contest \u2018was à visit by Colonel Stevenson to the oounty last week to convinos the Old Countrymen of their duty to support | donald and his administration, Protestant school house, at Valleyfleld, at which the Colonel launched forth into praise of Protection and Sir John A.Mac- After the Colonel was done, it became evident his fine eloquence had been wasted, for Messrs Crichton, Wattie, Hally, Dr Loy, and others expressed their disapproval of his sentiments and declared themselves in favor of Mr St Amour, and a motion in his favor was submitted, when, to prevent its being put, the meeting was adjourned.The next time the Colonel comes to enlighten the benighted natives of this District as to how they should vote, he ought to put his kilt on and bring a piper with him.It would help him greatly.The nomination at Beauharnois on Thursday passed off without any disturbance, the only drawback being that the great storm kept those from a distance cooped up until Sunday.It is generally admitted that the contest lies between Seers and Bergeron.THE Dominion Parliament has Leen summoned to meet on the 13th of February.Having had ncarly five months to prepare, the country will expect that the Ministry will lay before the House their so-called National Policy immediately on its assembling.THE Montreal Gazette has been bitterly assailing Mr Joly with regard to his acquisition of certain properties in the east end of Montreal for a station for the North Shore road, insinuating that outrageous prices have been paid, to the great profit of political friends.Mr Joly, in a letter to the Quebec Chronicle, has pointed out that the prices were fixed by arbitrators and that the land was absolutcly necessary.On the assembling of the Legislature all the papers connected with the transactions will be produced.Mr Joly has, with wonderful vigor, pushed the road to completion, and it is expected trains will run through from Quebec to Montreal by May.There is no word of when the Local House will meet, and, from the uncertainty of his position, it is not likely Mr Joly will advise its being called for some time.Mr Langelier, who was head of the Crown Lands Department, has assumed the Treasurership.The election for St Hyacinthe, upon which a great deal turns, for if a Conservative is elected the dowfall of the ministry is inevitable, has dant, W.B.Johnson, Esq., for the great interest he has always taken in the welfare of this society, and regrets his retirement from the Board of Directors of the same.Moved by Mr J.Thompson, seconded by Mr George Edwards: That we, the members of Huntingdon Agricultural 8o- ciety No.2, hereby tender KF.Boardman, Esq., a hearty vote of thanks for the great exortions and perseverance he displayed in making the collection of apples for competition at the last exhibition of the Montreal Horticultural Society, whereby we received the first prize of $40 and also the honor of exhibiting the best county collection of apples.At a meeting of the Directors of Agricultural Society No.2, held in the Town Hall, Havelock, on Saturday, December 28th, the following officers were elected : Wm, Edwards, President ; Capt.D.Mec- Naughton, Vice-President; and F.T.Boardman, Secretary-Treasurer.Moved by John Bustard, seconded by Charles Barr : That our next Fall Show be held on Tuesday, September 9, 1879.CHATEAUGUAY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.AT a mecting of the Directors of the Chatcauguay Agricultural Society held on Saturday, 28th December, the fullowing officers were unanimously clected:\u2014Robert Ness, jr, President; Nue Leberge, Vice- President; Basile Vannier, Secretary- Treasurer.The state of the finances is as follows: Due by late Secretary.§ 257 87 Sale and uso of horse.117 50 Mombers' Subscriptions.106 00 Cash.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.ccsssensenncenn.513 00 3004 37 The programme for the year is as follows :\u2014Show of Farms and Grain, ke, Fall Show of Cattle, &c, and Plowing Match.NOTES FROM HEMMINGFORD.YOUR correspondent has had it on his mind for a long time to send you a few notes from Hemmingford, but he vainly looked abroad for news to tell.Life, business, everything, like a wounded snake, drags its slow length along.Men cannot Le said to live here, they only vegetate.The advent of Christmas and New Year, however, has somewhat quickened the pulses of the lieges, and consequent bustle and stir has ensued.The most important event since Christinas has been the anniversary concert of the Presbyterian Sunday school, which was a great success\u2014the most successful the school has yet given.It is difficult to know how they will beat it next year The other churches have not yct given any entertainments.The day after New Year, heavy snow fell and a high wind blew, both continuing till roads were full, not yet taken place.THE resumption of specie payments by | the U.S.Government was effected on the 2nd instant without causing a ripple.There was no run upon the Treasury and its branches for gold and at the banks! customers preferred paper to gold.Being assured greenbacks were worth their face, nobody wished for the inconvenient coin.With a stable currency, the prospects of prosperity are clearer.The only remaining difficulty is the depreciated silver, which it is expected the new Congress.will call in and replace by coin containing | an equivalent of metal.; ' t THE project of continuing the Ottawa and Coteau railway across the St Lawrence to Valleyfield, and thence, by way of Durham, to Chazy, or some other sta- | tion on the Ogdensburg line, is assuming | shape, and a charter for a portion of the\u2018 road will be applied for at the coming session.On Tuesday the Ormstown council had a communication from the President of the road asking if it would be disposed to co-operate in constructing the line, and a meeting of the ratepayers is called for Monday.A similar move is to be made at Valleyfield.Mr TREMBLAY, member for Charlevoix, died at Quebec, after a lingering illness, on Sunday.His name will be remembered by historians of this Province for his bold and persevering conduct in seeking to have the election of Hon Mr Langevin | for Charlevoix annulled on account of priestly interference, and in which, after a long contest, he was successful and thereby dealt a powerful blow to Ultramon- tanistn.While on his deathbed he wrote a letter to the press, begging the pardon of all whom he had injured or offended, which the Conservatives interpreted as a confession of having done wrong in hauling the priests before the court, but it does not appear that he ever considered his conduct in doing so wrong.me HUNTINGDON AGRICULTURAL SO- .CIETY NO.2.AT the annual meeting of the members of the above society, held at the Town Hall, Havelock, on Wednesday, 18th December, it was resolved, on motion of Mr R.McDiarmid, seconded by Mr James Wilson : That the following gentlemen be and are hereby appointed Directors for ensuing year Vo, Edwards, Jeremiah Murphy, Wm.Brooks, jr, W.J.Robson, Capt.5.McNaughton, John Merlin, Charles Barr, John McNaughton, and John Bustard.- Moved by Mr C.McDiarmid, seconded by Mr J.Thompson, jr, and resolved : the thanks of the members of this Bergeron.A meting was held in the travel stopped, and the G.T.Railway blocked.No mail was received here from Montreal from Thursday night till Monday morning.lt took the snow plow 48 hours to make its way from Caughnawaga to Hemmingford, a distance of only 30 miles.The cars commenced running again on Monday morning, and the weather has continued delightful ever since, \u2018 Municipal affairs are quiet and prosperous.The health of the town (the Doctors would say) is much too healthy\u2014Iless sickness than ever before known at this season.Even Christmas did not yield its usual erop of patients, the hard times probably forcing an unusual abstemiousness in eating and drinking, All in the cast heartily wish you all in the west A Happy New Year, and hope the \u201cgoud time that's coming\u201d is near at hand.G.A RESIDENT of Dundec village was awakened the other night by something making a noise in the kitchen.It was not without some fear and trepidation, taking into consideration this age of burglars and assassins, that he made his way down stairs to meet the midnight intruder without any weapons of defence.Upon opening the door of the apartment from whence the noise proceeded, he stood face to face with the apparent undaunted disturber of the peace, who put on a bold: front and seemed to dispute the right of the proprietor to disturb his occupancy, but perceiving that he, the intruder, did not have any weapons in sight, except those which nature supplied, ho was somewhat bolder and advanced on his adversary, and having by thiy time recog- | nized the scamp or tramp, told him he had better make himself scarce and commenced to belabor him with might and main and opened the door for his exit, which was made as rapidly as possible, but not so fast but that he got caught between the door and casing, where he got a parting squeeze which made him yell and howl ; but as it was in French it was not understood.He soon made himself scarce, a sorer, but I cannot say how much wiser\u2014dog.It is supposed the door was not latched leading from the shed to the kitchen, and the dog had got against and opened it and it had shut on him when trying to get out again.\u201cI wish you would pay me that little bill you owe me.You know when I gare you the articles you promised faith- ully to pay for them in a fow days, and as they were necessaries that you and your family were much in necd of, you should make an effort to pay.\u201d \u201cI know I promised, but, by golly, the times, you know, are so hard that a feller can\u2019t get any money for what hc has to sell, we matter about the money, I will © grain or anything that is marketable vee \u201cI don't think I have any grain to spare, but it isn't much to make such a fuss about anyway.\u201d \u201cThe smaller it is the easier it will be society are tendered to our retiring Presi- to pay, and I think those who are negli- | gent about paying a small matter should | not be trusted with a large one.\u201d | In a short time after a man might bave been seen, resembling the one spoken of, carrying a bag of grain from out of his 1sleigh to a certain place, and the payment thereof he carried off in bottles, with à little inside to keep him warm.Of course it was Christmas and New Year's times.\u201cSich\u201d is life.LL ORMSTOWN COUNCIL.Tuts council met on Tuesday; all the members present.On the recommendation of Coun McDou- gall, 822 was voted to assist Robert Rodgers in building a new bridge on lot No.8, Island of Jamestown, Moved by Coun Stewart, seconded by Coun McDougall : That Robert Robertson, Jr, be and is hereby appointed road inspector for District No.5, in room and place of Piorre Pottle.Moved by Coun McDougall, seconded by Coun Stewart: Thut the Secretary-Treas- urer pay to RR.Sellar the sum of $12.25, for printing balance sheet for the year ending 31st May, 1878, and other notices.Carried.Moved by Coun McArdle, seconded by Coun McDougall : That the Secy.- Treas.is authorized to pay to Robert Bryson, contractor for Allan's Corners bridge the balance of his contract, viz., $29, also 82 for securing malerianl for the same, and 810 for collecting all the material of the said bridge that can be found and to deliver the same at Allan's Corners and make his report of all the material that may be required to complete the said bridge for another year.Carried, - By-law No.30, fur the division of the municipality into voting districts, was read the first, second, and third time and passed.The sum of 85 was allowed to the Mayor for attending as delegate at Valleytield, Beauharnois, and St Martine.Carried.A vote of thanks was tendered to tho two retiring councillors, viz.,, Messrs Gregg and McArdle.A public meeting of the ratepayers is called for Monday evening, the 13th inst., at 5 o'clock, to take into consideration a letter addressed to the Mayor, rogarding the Coteau Landing and Ottawa railroad, to consider un offer to continue the road to Valley field and thence to the United States.ELGIN COUNCIL.Tris council met on Tuesday ; all the | members presont, except Brown and Elder.| The Secretary presented the financial state- | ment, when it was Moved by Coun Gavin, seconded by Coun Donnelly : That the same be approved of and published in the Gleaner.The Secretary was authorized to lodge any monies in tho Mechanics\u2019 bank, HINCHINBROOK COUNCIL.Tis Council met on Tuesday, members all present except Councillors Breadver and Kelly.Moved by Coun McWilliams, seconded by Coun | Jolinaton : \u2018That the Financial Statement of the Corporation just read, be and is hereby adopted ; and that it be published in the Gleaner, Carried.Moved by Coun Johnston, seconded by Coun Mc- Clatchie © That Steele & Henderson's bill of $1.95 for repairing plough be paid.Carried.Moved by Coun McClatchie, seconded by Coun McWilliams : That the sum of $5 be given out of the funds of this Council as aid to Matthew Watt ; and that said gum be placed in the bands of William Henderson at Rockburn, to see that it be judiciously expended.Carried.A by-law, laying a rate of 24 mills on the dollar of all rateable property in the Municipality, for keeping in repair the roads therein, was passed.Andrew Oliver, Esq., Mayor, was appointed presiding officer at the election of Councillors on Monday next.& Three young men identified with the Rockburn congregation, in connection with the Presbyterian Church in Canada, William Jameson, John Lindsay and Gilbert Middlemiss, called upon the pastor of the congregation, Rev W.A.Johnston, on ;N ew Year\u2019s morning, and presented him ;in the name of the members and adherents cof the congregation with a magnificent isilver mounted harness, of the latest design, from the establishment of Mr Jame- ; son, Rockburn.Another among the many proofs already given of the affectionate !regard of the congregation for the welfare of their minister.§Z At the manse, Dundee Centre, Mrs Cattanach was presented with a beautiful China tea service on Christmas eve.Mr Cattanach received a pair of gauntlets and other useful articles.The children also were remembered by the kind friends.&&F The scholars who passed first in the School Inspector's recent examinations 'in this county, and the marks obtained by reach in answer to questions of equal difficulty, were as difficulty, were as follows : At Hemmingford village, Jessie Bradford, 655 marks ; Hemmingford No.2 (Fisher street), Ellen Roberts, 335 ; Hemmingford dissentient No.5, Catherine Tobin.In Franklin village, No.5 George Parham, {1196 marks ; Franklin No.6, Maritana, i Kate Edwards 641 marks.#2 The week of prayer is being observed in this village by three services\u2014 one each in the Methodist and the two Presbyterian churches.The closing meet- | ing takes place this evening in St Andrew's.| 6 À startlingly sudden death took \u2018place in this village on Tuesday forenoon.On the morning of that day Mr George Patton, senr., Trout River, Godmanchester, accompanied by his wife, started for his | son's residence in Ormstown, to be present at the marriage of a grand-daughter that evening.The sleigh was driven by his son Walter, and on reaching this village a (halt was made to make some purchases.| The old man, while walking opposite the | Dominion Block, oa his way to Chalmera's confectionery, was observed to stagger and [fall by Mr D i fall by Mr Dunsmore, who, on running to (his assistance, found him insensible.Mr i Dinneen, who was driving past at the |time, quickly took him to the Union | Hotel, where ho breathed his last gasp on {being laid on a bed.He never spoke or recovered consciousness.The body was taken home that afternoon, and an inquest held yesterday, when a verdict of died from natural causes was returned.Mr | Patton, who was 76 ycars of age, had been | complaining for som time, but on the | morning of his journey was better and more cheerful than usual.Cerebral apo- Th plexy is conjoctitred to have been the cause ;of death.He was a quiet, honest man, an (bor resident, and respected by his neigh- TS.G@F On Friday, Dec.30th, the School at LaGuerre was examined by the Revd Mr Cattanach.A number of parents and visitors were present, and were very much gratified at the creditable \u2018ap ce made by Miss Dunsmore\u2019s pupils.This lady is to be congratulated on her success.The young people were put through a searching examination in the various subjects.They showed especial proficiency in British and Canadian History and Arithmetic.In these branches Mary Stuart and Martha Cooper delighted by their knowledge and readiness.In the evening a most delightful reunion of teacher, pupils and friends took place.The schoolroom was tastefully decorated with evergreens and mottoes, and the heavily laden Christmas tres stood upon the platform.The young folks had a fine programme of recitations, readings, dialogues and music arranged for the entertainment of their guests.It showed careful preparation and was creditably sustained throughout.Miss Drew presided at the organ.At the conclusion, Mr Cattanach, who presided, presented the prizes to David McGibbon, Lily Ann McDonald, Elizabeth Cluff, Wm Dalgliesh, Thomas Grant, Mary J.Black, Robert R.McDonald, Tobias Cooper, Jas Leslie and Angus McDonald.Mr Cattan- ach\u2019s prize for general proficiency and composition was awarded to Mary Stuart, andan extra prize for composition to Martha Cooper.The trees were then stripped of their many-colored fruit, and little eyes glowed with pleasure.The chairman then on behalf of the pupils presented Miss Dunsmore with a beautiful crystal set.Miss Dunsmore acknowledged in a few words.And so a successful and happy evening terminated.62 A X\u2019mas tree in connection with the day school of District No 3, Hemming- ford Frontier, was held in the Orange Hall of No 61, on Tuesday evening, the 24th Dec, when a very interesting programme was gone through.After appointing Mr Richard Sweet chairman the entertainment was commenced by the scholars singing an hymn, after which the Revd P.$ Livingstone engaged in prayer.The scholars all had & piece, which brought them all upon the platform during the evening.The dialogues were the most laughable.Among the ones we remember best was one by seven boys called \u201cThe Schoolmaster Abroad,\u201d Freddie Sweet acting as schoolmaster.Another piece by the Misses Delia Beattie and Nellie Roberts, called \u201cGenerosity,\u201d and another by ten of the scholars, all of which brought forth great laughter.Among the recitations was one to suit the times, by Miss Delia Beattie, called \u201cIs it anybody's business if a girl should have a beau.\u201d The singing we must not forget, and we must say that great credit is due the teacher, Miss Helen S.McDiarmid, for the way that she has taught the children to sing.Besides the scholars\u2019 pieces, we had some singing and dialogues from several friends.Messrs J.H.Stewart, W.Sweet, and C.McDiarmid sang a \u201ctrio,\u201d and there were two dialogues, one by William Sweet and sisters and the other by Messrs Bailey, Stewart, Sweet and Stratton and Miss Mary Morgan.Another dialogue by the teacher and Messrs Sweet and ees, called \u201cThe Train to Munro,\u201d which was loudly applauded.Messrs J.McDowell and C.McDiarmid acted a piece, which caused lots of fun for the children.Mr Joseph Tees, of Montreal, addressed the audience in a few appropriate remarks.The Revd P.8.Livingstone then made a few timely remarks to the children, after which the programme was finished by the School singing the Vacation Song.Mr Wm Tees then came forward in the habit of \u201c Santa Claus,\u201d to the great enjoyment of the little folk, to pluck the fruit off the well-laden tree, and distribute it to eager and expectant hands.The teacher had a present on the tree for each one of her pupils, there also being a few handsome presents for herself from them.The proceedings were brought to à close by moving a vote of thanks to the pupils, teachers and others who kindly took part in the entertainment, also the ladies who supplied the refreshments, and the chairman.All passed off pleasantly ; all seemed highly satisfied with the evening\u2019s entertainment \u2014CoM.&7 Dewittville 8.S.anniversary was held on Friday evening, the 31st ult.in the church there, and Was a great success.There wasa large attendance present.Two Christmas trees united togetffêr by an elegant arch and well-laden with comfits and other presents added to the interest of the meeting.The choir was well received and sang to the satisfaction of all.The Revd J.B.Muir was unanimously called to the chair, Recitations were given by Miss Jessie Gilbert and Carrie Harkness, a Reading by John Oliver, and a dialogue by L.C.McArthur and Miss E.M.Gardiner.Interesting speeches\u201d were iven by the Revd Mr Drennan and A.ameron, Esq.Great credit is due to Mr Macarthur, the respected superintendent of the school, for his exertions in advancing its interests, on the present and former occasions, 6@\" At the late term of the Superior Court at Beauharnois judgment was given in one of the cases A.McEachern, Inland Revenue Inspector, against P.C.Moir for selling liquor without a license, Judge Bélanger confirmed the decision of the lower court, requiring P.C.Moir to pa $75 fine and costs, or, in default, 3 months\u2019 in jail.The other case was not argued, and was put over until next court.46\" On Thureday the heaviest fall of snow of the season was exporienced, and which being followed by a high wind, which continued for over 24 hours, drifted the roads in such a manner that all travel was stopped until Monday, when they were broken open.In many places there were cuts made 5 and 6 feet deep.On the level, thero is 8 feet 4 inches of snow, which indicates a fall of over one foot.\u2018he mail from Caughnawaga got in on time on Thursday evening, and was then detained until Monday afternoon, when it struggled through.No mail was received by way of Franklin from Wednesday Y, Kendall, and this \u2014\u2014 a e\u2014\u2014\u2014 until Tuesday morning.In the west of the county, the fall of snow was te great, the roads were not se long locked, altho\u2019 there was no train from Thureday until Sunday.S@ During the ear there recorded the od x ee of the tion of St Andrew's, Huntéingdon, 16 eu 6 marriages, and 5 deaths.S@ The crossing this winter at Caugh.nawaga is more unsatisfactory than ever, A pier has been run out at the entrance to the new canal which almost faces the wharf for the steamer on the Lachine side, The result is that a sort of cul de aac i formed into which the ice floats and gathers until there is no approaching the wharf.On Friday the ice extended several acres above the wharf, and it was not until late on Saturday that the steamer managed to cut a channel.In very cold weather like obstructions are sure to take place and stop the crossing.When the pier is finished the landing will have to be moved to it, which will be most inconvenient, as it is quite a distance from the railroad.It is to be sincerely hoped that the project to swing round the Caughnawaga end of the railroad to the Victoria bridge may be speedily carried out, &@&T By the financial statement of Hun.tingden Agricultural Society No 1 it will be seen that the debt is now $571, a reduction of $295 during the year.In reality the debt is only $633.From the rules of the Council requiring that the receipts for membership for each year be kept apart, the amount received for tickets issued for 1879 canno% be included, and which has been more than sufficient to ay the balance due the Secretary.Mr [i fartane has acted all along very generously towards the Society, for instead of exacting his percentage on the entire expenditure, as he might have done by law, e has never taken it upou the amounts paid for borrowed money.In the statement his commission is given at $107.51, but of this he voluntarily paid back, as his subscription to the Sockety, 824, the amount of his commission on the sums repaid, leaving $83.51 as the amount of his remuneration.The prudent and economical manner in which the funds of the Society have been administered can only be appreciated by comparing it with those of other societies.K& New Year's day was favorable both as to weather and roads, so that there was much driving about and visiting.The evening was beautifully clear, being lighted up by the moon, and giving no indication of the great storm that came on a few hours later.& The new ferry at St Dominique is proving a great convenience to the people of Valleyfield and vicinity.The stage drives on board the C.Anderson and on reaching the opposite shore at once starts for its destination, so that passengers are not delayed a minute.The ferry is likely to become a permanent one, every day establishing its superiority over the Coteau crossing.Last week the C.Anderson crossed when there was no passage at either Caughnawaga or Coteau.Old residents say they never saw so much floating ice at this season.All the mills at Valleyfield have arranged to send and receive their freight, by St Dominique during the winter.= Diphtheria continues to be prevalent in Franklin county, and several deaths are weekly reported.Mr James Dinneen of Burke has lost two children.A son of Mr James Price is reported to have died of small-pox.& The municipal elections take place on Monday, the meetings beginning at 10 o'clock am.and all nominatipns to be made before 11 o'clock.The following are the names of the retiring councillors: Ormstown\u2014 Wm Greig and James McArdle.Huntingdon\u2014D.Shanks and W.W.Dal- liesh.Franklin\u2014Wm Edwards and Robt Fulton.Hinchinbrook\u2014George McClatchie and Jas Johnston.Elgin\u2014H.J.Donnelly and John S.Elder.Godmanchester\u2014Alex 8.Cunningham and Thomas Fallon, Dundee\u2014Wm Stirrat and Allan McKinnon.2@ On New Year's day, while Olivier Gratton of St Anicet was driving to Ste Martine with his wife and a child six woeks old, they called at Dewittville to see a friend, when, to the great horror of the mother, she found her child had died in her arms.They immediately returned home and notified the deputy coroner, Mr Bourgeault, and an inquest was held Saturday afternoon.The verdict of the jury was that the child had died of asphixia from being too carefully wrapped up.Ma On the evening of the 1st instant, a lecture was delivered in the Congregational Church, Franklin Centre, by Dr Fergusson.The subject (\u201cthe Scottish Covonanters\u201d) was handled in a manner that was highly appreciated by the audience.»&~ Weare in receipt of a fairly executed vignette steel engraving of the Marquis of Lorne and tho Princess, from L.A.Kendal! of Montreal.Framed with an oval mat, it looks very well.MONTREAL, 28 Dec., 1878.To the Editor of the Canadian Gleaner.Sir, \u2014In your issue of the 19th inst.you state that I bought the Athelstan factory butter for Mr Chandler.This is incorrect.I buy exclusively for Mr Me- lot was purchased for him, Yours truly, FRANK WILSON.WEATHER RECORD.Dec.26th\u2014Snowed heavily all forenoon, clearing up in the afternoon.8 blocked.27\u2014Mild and cloudy.28\u2014Cloudy with sharp frost.: 20\u2014Coldest night so far, 12° below zero.Forenoon pleasant ; afternoon snow storm came on.30 and 81\u2014Two seasonable days, with occasional showers of snow.fne dey 1st January, 1879.\u2014A very fine day.34\u2014Heavy snow storm from the west, with high wind on ceasing. to that moment dist Church will hold a Dime Social at ~3d\u2014A terrible day of drift.Geueral Biddulph'e division is now in the minion capital.The legitimate impatience by her eldest daughter, and both were [quite une sick, Hor Royal High- FJVHE Ladies of the Hendersonville M calmer with alight mow in the| plain of Cae to see the constitution indicated.carrios burned to death.oe eldest son was also neas havin pon u yal High T ° ville Moth- afternoon.sth\u2014Colder.6th and TA nie plossant winter days th Mid with a considerable fall of snow.PE WS BY ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.She revenue of Great Britain for 1878 shows an increase of £1,183,485 sterlin over that of 1877, caused by in taxes.Ismid special says a thirty-eight ton burst during the practice on board Ke British man-of-war Thunderer.The vessel's turret was destroyed, 6 men were killed, and 83 wounded.The recent sudden thaw has caused pumerous floods in England and Scotland.At Nottingham the flood is the greatest known for fourteen years.The country around Darlington and Wrexham isflooded for miles.Much damage is reported at Berwick and Aberdeen.In the north of Scotland such prolonged frost and depth of snow has not been experienced for ears.Yd the 24th Dec.the steamship State of Louisiana on her voyage from Glasgow to New York struck on Hunter's Rock, Lough Larne, and became a wreck.She was going to call at Belfast.No lives toe plague has appeared among the Cossacks of Astrachan.The sufferers are isolated.Many doctors have been summoned to their relief, Of 185 persons attacked since the 1st instant, 143 persons ied.dies non, Dec.30-The Right Hon Richard Asheton Cross, Home Secretary, has refused the application of Mrs O'- Donovan Rossa to allow her husband to return to Ireland on account of his health, which is much shattered.A Glasgow correspondent tele phs that the City of Glasgow Bank liquidators have only realized £800,000 as a first instalment of the call upon the shareholders due 30th inst, instead of £2,000,000 nominally due.London, Dec.31.\u2014The Times\u2019 financial summary for 1878 says : \u201cIndustries have been disorganized, credit shaken, and failures multiplied on every hand.It is stated on good authority that the failures of this year will be nearly five thousand more than last year, and it would he difficult to say where the distress will end.\u201d London, Jan.2\u2014The New Year has opened all over the Kingdom in gloom and despondency.The state of trade is exceedingly bad, and the threats of workmen to strike against what appears to he an absolutely necessary reduction of wages excites considerable unfavorable comment.It is reported that the Sultan has written an autograph letter to the Czar, soliciting a reduction of the war indemnity to Russia.A telegram from Ceara, in North Brazil P reports that the deaths in the capital from small-pox number 600 daily.London, Jan.4\u2014A correspondent telegraphs from Truro, Cornwall, that great consternation was manifested this morning in consequence of a notice posted on the door of the Cornish Bank, announcing that it was closed.The stoppage of the Cornish Bank will cause terrible distress among the traders of West Cornwall.A further stoppage of Cornish mines is inevitable, and the failure of many private firms must follow, The deposits in the Cornish Bank amounted to £500,000.It is believed the liabilities of the Cornish Bank are over £1,000,000.Paris, Jan 5.\u2014The Senatoral elections to-day resulted in a great Republican triumph, Of 47 Conservative Senators whose terms expired, only 13 have been re-elected.All the retiring Republican Senators have been re-elected.The general result shows the election of 15 Conservatives and 64 Republicans.The Republican majority in the Senate will be about 57.St Petersburg, Jan.7.\u2014-The plague, at Astrakhan is assuming serious proportions.Fugitives have carried the contagion to three adjacent villages.Quarantine has been proclaimed throughout the district of Enatrievsk, There has been 400 deaths from the disease up to January 4th.WAR WITH AFGHANISTAN.THE KHYBER PASS.The turbulence of the mountaineers closed the Khyber Pass for three days except to strongly escorted convoys.This condition of affairs compelled the abandonment of the project of constructing a telegraph line through the Pass, here is chaotic confusion between the commissariat and transportation departments, One Sikh regiment has been withdrawn from the field use of fever.Half of the men were sick amd sixty-four have died.One English regiment has been withdrawn from Ali Musjid because of sickness.THE KURUM PASS, At Hagar Pir four mountaineers were publicly anged for murdering a camp ollower of the Kurum column, and twô others were flogged for plundering.A correspondent at Kurum says an Af- han soldier in the British service was anged for firing his rifle to warn his countrymen of the advance on Peiwar Pass.\u201cEighteen others were sentenced to terms of from 7 to 14 years\u2019 penal servitude for desertion., General Roberts convoked the principal inhabitants of Kurum Valley at Peiwar and Ali Khotal, and informed them that the Ameer\u2019s rule had passed away forever, and that henceforth they must look to the press of India.À Hararapir despatch says Gen Roberts, with a large force, entered the district of Khost, which he intends to occupy to overawe the mountaineers, No opposition is expected.THE QUETTAH PASS, A correspondent with the Quettah column says the artillery has safely passed the Kbojak Pass, and that the bulk of The Quettah column reports that the Afghans bave flooded the country around Candahar, and that all non-combatants are leaving that city.A special to London says the British are within three days\u2019 march of Candahar.The hostile outposts have sighted each other.A correspondent with the Quettah column telegraphs to London :\u2014The commander of the British advanced cavalry sent back a despatch stating that the Governor of Candahar occupied a defensive position on the Tarnake river.Generals tewart and Biddulph commence a joint advance on Wednesday.They hope to defeat the Governor and enter Candabar on the 10th inst.ITEMS.The Viceroy of India telegraphed on Dec.31 details of the Ameer's withdrawal from Cabul.The Ameer held a Durbar on Dec.10, when it was resolved after the fall of Ali Musjud and Peiwar no further reliance could placed on his troops or resistance offered.The Ameer therefore concluded to seek Russian protection, and place his case before a European congress, eaving Yakoob Khan, his son, in charge.Yakoob was released the same day, and an oath administered that he should do as the Ameer directed.The Ameer left Ca- bul Dec.13th, and his authority had almost disappeared.The Ameer has gone to St Petersburg.GEN.GRANT IN IRELAND.DusriN, January 3.\u2014General Grant arrived in Ireland this morning.On arriving at the City Hall he was cheered by a large crowd who bad assombled to sec him.The Mayor in presenting the freedom of the city reforred to the cordiality always existing between America and Ireland.The freedom of the city was enclosed in an ancient carved bog oak casket.Grant replied: \u2014 No coremony had given him such satisfaction as the present ono.He was proud to belong to a country containing many lrish- men.Me said he was not an cloguent speaker, and he could only thank them for the honor done him.Two hundred guests were present at the banquet in honor of Gen Grant this evening.The Lord Mayor presided.When the General's namo was pro- osed the ex- President made in response tho ongest speech of his life, speaking in a clear voice, and being listened to with rapt attention.He referred to himself as a fellow- citizen of Dublin, and intimated amid much laughter and cheering that he might roturn to Dublin one day and run against Barring- ton for Mayor and Butt for Parliament.Ile warned those gentlemen ho was gencrally a troublesome candidate.Passing to sorious matters, the General said :\u2014\u201c We have heard some worde spoken against our country\u2014 my country, before I was naturalized in another.(Lavghter.) We have a very grout country\u2014a prosperous country, with room for a great many people.We have becn suffering some years from very groat de- ression, and the world has felt it.There 18 no question about the fact that when you have forty-five millions of tonsumers such as wo are, and when thoy are made to foel poverty, then the whole world must feol itou have had great prosperity because of our great extravagance and our great misfortunes.We had a war which drew into it almost every man who could bear arms, When that great conflict was taking place we were spending a thousand million of dollars a year more than we were producing, and Europe got every dollar of it.We have bad our day of depression; your's is probably just coming on, but I hope it is nearly over.Our prosperity is commencing, and as wo become prosperous you will too.Two distinguished men have alluded to tbis subject.One was the President of the United States.He said the prosperity of the United States would be felt to the bounds of the civilized world.Tho other was Lord Beaconsfield, a most far-secing man, one who seems to mo to see as far into the future as any man l know, and he says, the same as President Hayes.\u201d Grant\u2019sspeoch created a profound sensation.Cork, Jany.3.\u2014At a meeting of the Town Council, after several bitter speeches by the Roman Catholic members, it was resolved not to give a public reception to Gen Grant.The alleged reason is that in America, he insulted Roman Catholics in the matter of separate schools and otherwise.ndon, Jany.5.\u2014Gen Grant left Dublin Juietly yesterday.At Dundalk, Omagh, trabane and other stations largo crowds assembled.The people cheored, putting their hands into the cars, and shaking hands whenever possible.The expression of ill- feeling in Cofit had aroused the Protestant sentiments of Ulster in his favor.At Derry, an immense crowd assembled, The Mayor welcomed Gon Grant cordially, and he left the station amid groat cheering, mingled with groans from the Nationalists who called out \u201cWhy did'nt ye receive O'Connor Power.\u201d The great majority of the crowd cheered madly, and followed Grant's carriage to the hotel.The ships in the harbor were decorated, and the town was en fote, A re- \u2018markably cold driving rain set in just as Gen Grant drove in state to the ancient town hall.The crowd was so dense near the hall that progress was difficult.At the entrance the Mayor and Council, in their robes of office; received the ox-President.An address was read extolling the military and civil career of Gen Grant, which was pronounced second in honor only to that of Washington.General Grant then signed the roll, thus making himself an Irishman.He said no incident of his trip was more pleasant than accepting citizenship at the hands of the representatives of this ancient and honored city, with whose history the people of America were so familiar, Io regretted his stay in Ireland would be so brief; he bad originally intended embarking from Queenstown direct for the United States, in which caso he would have remained a much longer time on the snug little island, bat having resolved to virit India he was compelled to make his stay short, out seeing Ireland and tho welfare the people of the United States took so deep an interest.A banquet was tendered last night, at which he was present.He leaves for Belfast this morning.COVERT TREASON.(From the Quebec Canadien.) Toe Judgment hour approaches in the case of the Province of Quebec against Mr Letellier.All eyes are fixed on the Do- Ister ple in whose the mass of our population to regard as excessive the delay granted to the author of the coup d'etat of the second March.The thousand rumors circulated and telegraphed by the Lieutenant-Governor, in regard to the pretended ditferences of opinion between Ministers, and the supposed refusal of the Marquis of Lorne to sanction the dismissal of Mr Letellier, are violently exciting enlightened public opinion ; nevertheless, little faith 1s accorded to these rumors.Their simple publication in the press opens the way to a feverish agitation and a suppressed feeling of anger.All the friends of liberty (Conservatives) in Lower Canada form a solid phalanx, anxious about the result, which cannot be long delayed.For our part, we have never su keenly felt the responsibility of the hour and our double character of journalist and public man.Sustained in each of those positions by the continued confidence of all that the Conservative party reckons as most estimable in its principles, in the various parts of our Province, we comprehend that we must place at their disposal, to-day, the influence which we have acquired through their support.We are the subjects of Queen Victoria by right of conquest, and also from love of the constitution which has guaranteed us an amount of freedom capable of satisfying every aspiration.The soil of America is barren for the morbid seeds of tyranny.Our invigorating climate, our mountains, our broad rivers, the fruitful soil which God has furnished us in unusual abundance, strengthen our breasts and our rights as men capable of governing themselves, We are not talking sentiment ; we are reproducing history.We are indulging in no ridiculous bravado ; we rely upon fact.England has seen, a century since, escaping from the crown one of its finest jewels, upon a day when an impost of a few cents, regarded as an attempt upon the liberty of the people, involved the loss of the populations of the New England States, which have since become the rivals of the Ewpire whence they drew their existence.The question of popular rights which nresents itself to-day to the Dominion, is very much graver than that which gave occasion to the emancipation of the United States of America, hecause it affects not only the freedom of doing such or such a commercial act, but it relates to our existence as a people privileged to rule over our destinies.More than once invited to become a member of the powerful American family, whose astonishing progress surprises the world, Lower Canada has preferred to remain in its modest role of an English colony, faithful to the flag to which it had sworn allegiance and devotion, Our of- the inherent rights of Britons.The hope of these arriving has made us submit to many deprivations and injustice, and many long years of oppression.Satisfied with the lot assigned to us by Providence, wo have worked for our political, industrial and commercial advancement.The attempts at annexation to the neighboring republic have found such little echo from us, because the rule under which we live leaves so little subject of complaint that there is no reason to be discontented with the mother country.Very assuredly the starry flag would float over the promontory of Quehce if the Imperial authorities should refuse to treat us as English suh- jects.People are like individuals ; they are not attached to the hand that treats them with rigor and injustice.The position which certain people gratuitously make the Marquis of Lorne as- his sanction to an act recommended hy his Ministry, is so much in contradiction in regard to the duties of a Governor- General, that we regret that it should have been circulated.Those wlio are the fathers of this sentiment must know that any attempt on the part of the Governor- Ministers woull entail, as an inevitable consequence, an agitation for his recall.In England, the working of the popular institutions are more wisely understood.The loss or the dismemberment of the land and derange the important equilibrium of its sovereignty.CANADA.Quebec, Dec.30 \u2014The Black Quairy, a disreputable locality in the suburbs of the city, was the scene of another murder this evening.Edward Jobbin, aged 52, a very respectable master stonecutter of St Roch's, was driving along St Patrick street in the Superior Court, when on passin Argouin\u2019s tavern they got out of the sleigh and entered the bar, where they had a drink.Two brothers named Clavet and one Chamberland were sitting partly drunk in the bar, and asked to be treated.They were refused, and when the others left they followed them and struck them in the sleigh.Edmond Clavet is sail to have struck Jobbin from behind on the head with something in his hand, and the unfortunate man at once fell on his face and was picked up dead, and removed into a neighboring house.An inquest will be held to-morrow morning.The police have arrested Chamberland and the two Clavets.David Payrus, of Abbotsford, Que, has aving burned his premises to obtain the insurance.He said the Roman Catholics did it from vengeance because he had become a Protestant.Dublin, Ont., Dec.25.\u2014~On Christmas morning, about two o'clock the house of Mr John O'Brien, of McKillop, about two miles from Dublin, was discovered to be on fire.The inmates were aroused by the child.All got out, but Mrs oul O'Bron ran back into the house, followed forts have ended in the full possession of | easily quenched.with the idea which public opinion holds General to override the advice of his Dominion to the advantage of the United States would diminish the prestige of Eng- company with one Terrcau Lepage, bailiff of badly burned, and has since died.After seeing their mother and sister burned to death, the children had to walk nearly a \u2018mile and a quarter to a friend's house, and were badly frozen.Mr O'Brien was also badly frozen.At Ottawa, on the 26th ult., a congratulatory address was presented to the Hen Mr Tilley by the Temperance men.In \u2018his reply he said : It was 41 years \u2018this month since he took the total abstinence pledge, and 44 pear \u2014three years | Jon er\u2014since he took the temperance {pledge.Was he to be complimen for that! Had he not already been rewarded for doing so by success in business and in public life ! He warned the friends of prohibition against endeavoring to enforce their views where only supported by a narrow majority, or when the mass of the people Lad not been educated to a proper | appreciation of their duty in giving effect to the measure should it become operative.The Marquis aud Princess paid a visit to the Protestant and Roman Catholic hospitals at Ottawa on Saturday evening week, and were shown through the wards.Winnipeg, Man., Dec.26 \u2014It is reported that tho story of the death of McLane, who was shot at St Agathe, is untrue, and that at the last accounts he was imnprov- ing.On New Years day the Marquis of Lorne held a reception in the Parliament buildings at Ottawa.About five hundred persons, representing all classes of the community, availed themselves of the privilege.His Excellency received all develop in our hearts that sacred love of most cordially and shook hands with cach.To many with whom he had previous acquaintance he addressed appropriate remarks.Louis Riel is reported to be in Pembina, where he has been for a week, though his presence there is known to very few.It is stated that he has been in a college in the Province of Quebec, and not in an asylum.He is evidently in good health.His intentions have not yet been ascertained.BURrNED To DEATH WHILE DRUNK.-\u2014 James Larmour, a pensioner, aged 60, and his wife was burned to death on Thursday night at Brockton, a western suburb of Toronto, It seems the old man had drawn his pension of 825 during the day, and according to his usual custom on such occasions, proceeded to get drunk.In this lie was joined by his wife, a woman about his own age, aud who had been married twice before she became Mrs Larmour three years ago, The last seen of the couple was entering their residence lato in the afternoon, both being then intoxicated.About 9 o'clock the neighbors saw tho house on fire, and hastening to render any assistance in their power, found that the flames had made too much headway to he As no sound was heard in the Louse, it was thought the old couple had escaped, but after the fire had burnt out, their charred remains were found lying side by side where the kitchen had been.Tlie bodies were burned to a crisp.Three daughters were married out of one house io Port Terry, Out, on New Year's Day.The criminal apathy of our authorities in not taking steps to stamp out small-pox in the city is again shown by the fact that some thrce wecks ago it was brought into Lancaster from here, and already in that small village twenty-eight cases of small-pux are reported, six of which have proved fatal, \u2018The facts of the caxe arc these : About three weeks ago a French girl from Lancaster who had been staying in Montreal, was brought home sick, and two days afterwarda she died.The nature of the diseuse could not have been suspected, for our Lancaster correspondent ntates that there was a wake at the house of deceased, and that nearly all the families represented at it have since been attacked.The doctors now conclude she died of small-pox of the most malignant type.Fight families are now suffering from it, twenty-cight cases have been reported in all, and six deaths have occurred.The discase is nearly altogether limited to a poor outlying section of the village, and the most active sume, in supposing him capable of refusing and strinzent measures have been taken by tho residents to confine it to its present limits.Dogs which have attempted to leave the proscribed district for the principal portion of tho town Lave beeu shot down, and the people of the place are acting with much judgment in their efforts to check the progress of the discase \u2014 Montreal Witness.UNITED STATES.A new dwelling-house, owned by John Rafferty, and situate in North Burke, mas night, and was destroyed, together with all its contents.Even the family's clothing was burned, and the children were got out only with difficulty.The insurance amounts to only $300 ; the loss is considerably more.The merchants of Malone have entered into an agreement to close their stores this winter at eight o'clock p.m., Saturday evenings excepted.\u2014Palladium.Quite a number of horses with their drivers, from the Beauharnois canal, have passed through our village lately on their way to the iron region, where they have engaged to haul wood for the Chateaugay iron Company \u2014Chateaugay Record.Cincinnati, O., Jan.6\u2014A party of hunters discovered the bodies of August | B Kreuzete and his wife in a log cabin near Maple Rapids, Mich., yesterday, frozen to death, clasped in each other\u2019s arms, lying in front of the fireplace.A person at Malton, Pa., agreed to pay for all the whiskey one Johnson, a colored man, could drink on \"Thursday last.He drank three pints, and died on , Saturday morning.| Chicago, Jan.4-\u2014A farmer's team was found ob.| trmetiog the horse-car track yesterday, An investigation disclosed the farmer frozen to death in his waggon.A team stopped at the Stock-yard last night and the driver was found in the waggon frosen dead.Crawfordaville, Ind., Jan.6 \u2014Two children named Nolan were found frozen to death in bed on Saturday.The father came home intoxirated the night before, and threw the covers off the bed.On Thursday afternoon about two o'clock the building used by the Grand Trunk and the Delaware & Hudson Railway as a station in Rouse\u2019s Point was burned to the ground, together with a quantity of freight, The total loss will be from $8,000 to $10.been committed for trial on a charge of 000.The books were saved.The people are already He could not return home with.| | beginning to discuss a grand union station.The fire is supposed to have originated in a defective flue.The attack of diphtheria, to which the Princess Alice of Hesse succumbed, chiefly attacked the left tonsil and the mucous \"membrane of the throat, and the lymphatic iglands were considerably swollen, The Grand Ducal Court was just about to set , out for a short stay at Heidelberg.During its absence tbe Ducal Palace was to be | disinfected, when the Grand Duchess grew caught fire from the stove-pipe on Chriet- Y thought by the physicians to have luckily | } escaped the contagion, notwithstanding * that she has, since November 6, when the Princess Victoria was seized with diph- ily.The physicians have searched most osely into the condition of the Ducal Palace, thinking it possible to discover there the cen seat of the infection, but the examination furnished no ment for the presumption of an indigenous origin of the malady in that building, In fact the sanitary arrangements of the Palace were said to have been perfect.The physicians attributed the intensity and the cxtent of the epidemic in the family\u2014first, to immediate infection attacking the Princess Victoria ; secondly, to the direct transference of the contagion through kissing ; and thirdly, to the particular disposition of the mucous membrane of the throat and tonsils, because repeatedly suffered from acute and chronic affections of those organs.The epidemic confined itself to the Grand Ducal family, as none of the attendants, cither domestic servants or sick nurses, have been attacked.On December 6, the King's Own Regiment, which is about to embark for Natal, was presented with new colors by the Queen, in the quadrangle of Windsor Castle.A military altar was built in the centro immediately in front of the Royal arty by piling the drums in a pyramid.he majors of the regiment\u2014Lieutenant- Colonel Sykes and jor Elliott\u2014who brought the new colors from the southern porch and laid them across the altar, while the Chaplain-General of the Forces, assisted by the chaplain of the 4th, celebrated the \u201cdrum-head service,\u201d and pronounced the Benediction.The Queen then advanced to the altar, and standing between the colors, now held erect, said :\u2014 On the eve of your embarkation I have summoned you here to present you with these new colors in place of those on which you have recently inscribed a new battle scroll.Although I earnestly trust that order may be restored before you arrive in the colonies to which you are hound, I know that, should it be required of you, you will fearlessly do your duty against the disturbers of the peace in South Africa, even as your brave comrades are so nobly and victoriously maintaining their reputation and upholding the honor of the empire on my Indian frontier.Confident that I may at all times rely on your zeal and devotion in my service, and that you will emulate the deeds of your predecessors, who for two hundred years have been distinguished in the annals of their country, I deliver these colors to the charge of the Fourth King's Own.WEATHER REPORT ar Da Buanirr.Temperature Rain Snow 1879 Highest Lowest in inches in inches 1Jany.26 10 .000 2 « .26 7 acuse .000 3 « \u2026 12 =3 .000 4 «0022 12.000 about 14 bh « .18 14.000 & «* \u2026 12 4.000 7 #20 17 \u20146 x .000 = EE BIRTHS.At Tlerdman\u2019s Corners, on the 6th inst., musical and literar arrangod.theria, unremittingly nursed her sick fam- ing.at 6:30 p.m.assisted us on former occasions.rs J.Holbrook's, on Fainar Evneuva, 10th net.Refreshments will be served.A short programme has been Oyster Supper at close of oven- All cordially Invited.&&\" Public Service in the Second Presbyterian Church on Sabbath first at half- past Ten o'clock in the forenoon.METHODIST MISSIONARY SERVICES, HE Rev FE.A.Ward of Point St.Charles, D.V.Lucas, M.A., of Montreal, and A.Drennan of Ormatown, Lave been appointed to attend the Annual Services of the Huntingdoa Circuit as follows: SERMONS\u2014On Sabbath, January 12th, by Rev E.A.Ward at Victoria, 10:30 a.m; Hendersonville 3 p-m.; and Huntiugdon 7 po On Sabbath; January 12th, by Bova nnan at Huntingdon 10:30 a.m; Boyd's MissioNARY MEETINGS \u2014 Hondarsonville, ) Monday, January 13th; Huntingdon, Tues- the infected members of the family have |day, Jon .lath?Chair to be a at 7 p.m.Addresses by tho Deputation and the Ministors of other Churches who so kindly A collection will be taken up at onoh service in bo- half of Methodist Missions.LeoTure\u2014Tho Rov D.V.Lucas, M.A., willdeliver his celobrated Locture on China, in the Methodist Church, Huntingdon, on Thursday evening, January 16th, Admission only Ten Cents.Locturs at 7 p.m.Pro coeds fowards proliminary oxpenses of now church.Froutier S8abbath-Bohool Assoolation.HE next Convontion of tho above association will bo hold in the own Hall, Hommiungford, on THunepAY, JANY.23RD inst., commencing at 10 a.m.All Ministers, 8.4.Superintendonts and Teachers within the District are members of tho association and aro invited to attend without further notice.The children of the different S.Schools will assomblo in the Hall at 3 p.m.Evening Exercises will open at \u20ac:30.A collection will be taken up to defray ex- penacs.Tho public cordially woloomed.A.A.Frnausson, M.D., Secy.January 7, 1879.Province of Quebec Municipality of Franklin.| PUBLIC NOTICE S horeby givon to those proprietors in the above Municipality whose lands are adjacent to By-roads, and who may roquire their old road-fences repaired or now ones established, to lodge their application with the undersigned on or bofure the lat of February noxt, stating the number of\u2019 rods or rails, &c., signed by tho Road Inspector of their district.A.A.Frraussoy, Secy.- Treas.M.C.of I.Franklin Centre, Jany 7, 1879.2-w LO.A HE annual meeting of tho Huntingdon District Loyal Orange Lodge will be beld in the Lodge Room of L.0.L.No, 44, Village of Huntingdon, on TuEspAY tho 14th inst., at 2 o'clock p.m.Officers and proxies having a right to sit and voto will please at- tond.Visiting mombers aro cordially invited.James Bang, Dist, Mastor, Province of Quebec, Municipality of Franklin, } PUBLIC NOTICE 8 heroby given to all interested that the Municipal Council of the above Municipality intond to orect a Stone Brihuk over tho wife of Mr Thomas Cogland of à daughter.At Edwardstown, St Jean Chrysostome, on New Year's day, the wife of Jobn Toyn- ton of a daughter.MARRIED.At Malone, Dec.31, by tho Revd À.M.Miller, Mr Abraham II.Hendrickson, form- orly of Burke, N.Y., to Agnes A., cldoat daughter of Wm Lumsden, Eaq., of Athel- stane, P.Q.At tho residence of tho bride's father, Jan.1st, 1879, by Revd Wm.A.Johnston, William Tho mas Steel, to Margaret Kliza- beth, eldest daughter of Mr William Williams, all of Eliochinbrook.On the Tth inst., at the residance of tho bride's father, by the Revd D, W.Morison, B.A., James If.Esdon, to Margarct UG.daughter of Mr George Patton of Ormatow 0: DIED.At James Tannahill's, on the Ridge, on the 30th ult, Allan Henry Watson, aged 21 cars, On tho 20th Dec, at Godmanchester, Mary McMullen, relict of the late James Stewart, aged 60 years.MONTREAL PRICES.City Bag Flour, $2.12} to $2.15 ¥ 1001b Peas about 72c @ T8c.Oats about 28¢ @ 29c Batter\u2014 Western, store-packed, 6c 3 9e; Western, dairy, 8¢ @ 12¢; Brockville and Morrisburg, 13c @ 17¢; Eastern Townships 14c @ 18c ; Factory 20c @ 22c Cheese\u2014Late make 8 to Bjc, according to quality.pples, fameuse, 32.00 to 82.25 barrel.Dressed JIogs, 83.65 @ 83.80 $ 1001ba Packed Ye 8, 19¢ to 22¢ dozen Turkeys fo 70 P 1h, Geese 5.MISSIONARY MEETINGS.HE Annual Missionary Meetings will tako place at liavelock, Franklin, Hin- chinbrook, Huntingdon, and Ormstown, on the evenings (at 7 o'clock) of the 13th, 14th, 16th, 16th, and 17th instant, respectively ; when the Rev.L.O.Armstrong, tbe deputation appointed by the Bishop-siect, and some of the neighboring clergy will address the meetings.S81 am going to Ontario soon, I will sell my house situated opposite the Scotch church.Also Lot adjoining.Parties wishing Photographs should call at once.J.H.GILMORE.Hantingdon, Jany.8, 18Ÿ9.Stage from Huntingdon to Valleyfield IN CONNECTION WITH Grand Trunk Railway for Montreal.TAGES leave Huntingdon on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays, returning the following days, ontil Cart or natice.For reight or passage a at the Post Office Union House, or Mos.Hotel.\u2019 BOB SLEIGHS! BOBSLEIGHS!! R SALE, two first class nets of Bobsleighs, with the best of ironing and steel shoeing.Will be sold cheap for cash or a od notes.Apply to Davrp Ross, the River Outard ncar the residence of Fishor Ames, Faq, and invito tonders for the same.All Tenders must be nealed ; contain tho names of ono or more responsible parties aa security for the due fulfillment of the contract and be lodged with the undersigned bofore noon of the 3rd Foby.prox.Plans and specifications secn at my office.The lowestor any tender not necessarily accepted.A.A.Ferausson, Socy.-Treas.M.C, of F.Franklin Contre, Jany 7, 1879.ILE School Commissioners of Havelock having beon sued for wood delivered Inst Soptomber (1878), to save their ratepayers similar costs are compelled to collect the money duo to them.They have, therefore, begun with suing Mr Jamos Rodgers, and will proceed to eue the other seventy- ve defaulters.Thome who owe only for tho ra.*e homologated on Sept.21at, and which, with the scholar rate for the two years ond.ing Jui\u201d 18st, 1877, and July 1st, 1878, fell 8 Jul, \u201csober 11th last, will not be suod due 0 .Oc al notico (cost 28c) has been \"608.left at their bou, Cures, Secy Tress Havelock, Dec.3.\" 1878.Nor.CH.N application will be m, \"de to the Legis- A lature of tho Dominion o'C Canada, at the next sitting thereof, for an ac.\" to amend the Act of last session of said Parlizmont 41 Victoria, Chapter 20, relating to the Montreal and Champlain Junction Railway Company, by authorizing said Company, on agrecing therefor with the Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada, to tako up the existing track botwoen the point of janction of the Montreal and Champlain Janction Railway Company, with the line formerly known as the Montreal and Champlain Railroad, now owned by the Grand Tronk Railway Company aforesaid, and Caughnawags, and to authorize the said company owning said pieco of line to abandon that portion thereof, and to relieve them from the main- tonance of a Ferry at Caughnawags, afore said, and for other purposes.Dated 20th December, 1878, Joux BrLL, Solicitor G.T.R.Co.VIS.\u2014Application sera faite à la légis- latore & Puissance du Canada, la rochaine Session pour un acte amendant \u2018acte à la dernière session du dit parlement, 41 Victoria, chap 20, concernant la Compagnie de chemin de fer de jonction de Montréal et Chambly, de mainière à autoriser la dite compagnie à s'entendre avec la com- gnie du chemin de fer du Grand-Tronc du Eanada, pour enlever Is voie ferrée existante entre le point de jonction du chemin de fer de la jonction de Montréal et de Champlain avec Ia ligne auparavant connue sous le nom de chemin do fer de Montréal et Champlain et maintenant la propriété de la compaignio da Grand Tronc susdite, et Caughnawaga, ur autoriser la dite com ie proprietaire de la dite partie de chemin de l'abandonser, u les reiever de l'obligation de maintenir une traverse à Caughnawaya et pour autaes fips.Joux BaLL, Soliciteur Cie G.T.Blac smith, Huntingdon.Monteéal, 21 déc.1878.ee 0e EEE ed gman Coan: ns ae de re iri EEE a a HL ARR a mem Am ew mE a YT PARE ee TL arm te we kena UN her \u2014e Nek == patte \u2014_ meer \u2014 \u2014 pe \u2014 v \u2014 \u2014_ me ALL FOR LOVE.rapid rise to the high places in his profes-| \u2018What is your name ?! \u2018Did you see the cat ?she asked.- prosumod the woman must have ask for them.In a bodily sense, I hls CHAPTER L sion, In the hunting-field he was noted\u2019 \u2018Michael r | \u201cNo, oy lady.\u2019 ike the shawl, the paper was of foreign ex accession % and Wgo am I\u2014to begin with 1 as one of the most and most ao | \u2018Your age ?| \u2018Then, how did you know that the manufacture.The handwriting presented |activity.I romped with the dear old Im I shall best answer that ques- complished riders in our county.He had! \u2018Twenty-six.J creature was in the curtain 7 !a strongly marked character; and the General, and actually kissed Lady Cathe.tion by describing myself as one of the always delighted in riding young and My aunt's interest in the proceedi For the first time since ho had entered composition plainly revealed the mistakes rine, one morning, instead of letting her fortunate persons who are of ad- high-spirited horses ; and the habit re- seemed to be slackening alread .Ali the room, the groom looked a little con-!of a person imperfectly acquainted with kiss me as usual.My friends noticed my van of birth.My er was the with him after he had quitted the weary sigh escaped her.She leaned back fused.\u2018It's a sort of presumption for a the English lan .The contents of new outburst of gaiety and spirit\u2014and ran of an English nobleman.My| mother was the lineal descendant of one of the oldest families in South Germany.accidents worth remembering, until the \u2018What ex nts when I was sixteen | unlucky morning when he went out with | I lost both my | years old ; and went to live with my uncle (my father's younger brother), whe active duties of his profession in later life.| From first to last he had met with no me.is horse, a fiery chestnut, ran away with Lim, in that part of the Park-ride was also appointed my guardian until I called Rotten Row.With the purpose of came of age.His wife (my aunt by marriage) brought him a handsome fortune.She, too, belonged to the higher rank of society.keeping clear of other riders, he spurred his runaway horse at the rail which divides the row from the grassy enclosure at its side.The terrified animal swerved You will find, as I go on, that I abstain | in taking the leap and dashed him against from mentioning an names.The motives which\u2014if they did not absolutely lead to my marriage\u2014did certainly hasten it, are connected with the discovery of an event which must never be traced to the persons concerned in it.For this reason have marked my narrative \u2018private ; and I trust to you not to let it be seen by other eyes than yours, If I mention my uncle by his military title, as \u2018the General,\u2019 and if I change my aunt's Christian name, I shall keep a secret which I feel bound by the strongest motives of gratitude and honor to respect\u2014and, at the same time, I shall place my position before you unreservedly in its true aspect.To have done all the sooner with the troublesome question of names, I may add that I bear my mother\u2019s Christian name, \u2018Wilhelmina.All my friends, in the days when I had friends, used to shorten this to \u2018Mina\u2019 Be my friend so far, and call me Mina, too.My troubles began with\u2014what do you think ?With nothing more or less than the engagement of a new groom.This seems, no doubt, a very odd way of appealing to your interest, at the outset of my story.Fortunately, I am writing to a just woman, who will suspend her opinion until she knows a little more of me.We were in London for the season.At the time I am now speaking of, I had lived five years under the protection of my uncle and aunt.When think ef the good General's fatherly kindness to me, I espair of writing about it in any adequate terms.To own the truth, the tears get to my eyes, and I cannot write at all.As for my relations with Lady Catherine, I only do her justice if I say that she performed her duties towards me without the slightest pretension, and in the most charming manner.At past forty years old she was still universally admired, though she had lost the one attraction which distinguished her before my time \u2014the attraction of a perfectly beautiful figure.With fine hair and expressive eyes, she was otherwise & plain woman.er unassuming cleverness and her fascinating manners were the qualities no doubt which made her popular everywhere.We never quarrelled.Not because I was always amiable, but because Lady Catherine would not allow it.She managed me as she managed her husband, with perfect tact.With certain occasional checks\u2014exceptions which only proved the rule\u2014she absolutely governed the General, There were eccentricities in his character which made him a man easily ruled by a clever woman.Deferring to his opinion, so far as appearances went, my aunt generally contrived to get her own way in the end.Except when he was at his club, happy in his gossip, his good dinners and his whist, my excellent uncle lived under a despotism, in the happy delusion that he was master in his own house.Prosperous and pleasant as it appears on the surface, my life had its sad side for a young Woman.In the commonplace routine of our existence, as wealthy people in the upper rank, there was nothing to ripen the wth of the better and deeper capacities in my nature.Heartily as ï loved and admired my uncle, he was neither of an age nor a character to be the chosen de- positary of my most secret thoughts, the iend of my inmost heart, who could show me how to make the best and the most of my life.With friends and admirers in plenty, I had found no one who could hold this position towards me.In the midst of society I was, unconsciously, a lonely woman.My happiest moments were those moments when took refuge in my music and my books.Out of the house, my one diversion, always welcome, and always fresh, was riding.Without any false modesty, I may mention that I had lovers as well as admirers; but not one of them produced an impression on my heart.In all that related to the tender passion, as it is called, I was an undeveloped being.The influence that men have on women because they are men, was really and truly a mystery to me.I was ashamed of my own coldness\u2014I tried, honestly tried, to copy other girls ; to feel my heart beat in the presenee of the one chosen man, as it did certainiy beat, for example, when I went out hunting with the General.But it was not to be done.When a man pressed my hand, I felt it in my rings, instead of my heart, Don't su I am writing this way about m out of mere vanity, I am to prepare you for what is to come.I can only enable you to see some of the defecte and weaknesses of my character, as clearly Tou nw so the myself, you will, I think, feel more indulgent towards me when I make my confession.perhaps you will be all the readier to remember that I had neither mother nor sister to confide in, at a time when I most wanted a word of advice, pn sid, I have Bow < done with the may get on to strange events which have associated themselves with a E a tree.He was dreadfully shaken and injured ; but his strong constitution carried him through to recovery\u2014with the serious drawback of an incurable leg, The doctors, on taking leave of their patient, united in warning Lim, (at his age, and bearing in mind his weakened leg) to ride no more restive horses.\u2018A quiet cob, General, they all suggested.My uncle was sorely mortified and offended.\u2018If I am fit for nothing but a quiet cob, he said bitterly, \u2018I will ride no more\u2019 He kept Lis word.No one ever saw the General on horseback again.Under these sad cireumstances-(and my aunt being no horsewoman), I had apparently no other choice than to give up riding also.But my kind-hearted uncle was not the man to let me be sacrificed to this disappointment.His own riding- room had been one of his soldier servants in the cavalry regiment\u2014a quaint, sour- tempered old man, not at all the sort ofa person to attend on a young lady takin © r riding exercise alone.\u2018We must fin a smart fellow who can be trusted, said the General.\u2018I shall enquire at the club For a week afterwards, a succession of coms, recommended by friends, applied for the vacant place.The General found insurmountable objections to all of them.\u2018I'll tell you what I have done,\u2019 he announced one day, with the air of a man who had hit on a grand discovery ; \u2018I have advertised in the Py y Catherine looked up from her embroidery with the placid smile that was peculiar to her.I don\u2019t quite like the idea of advertising for a servant, she said.\u2018You are at the mercy of a stranger ; you don't know that you are not engaging a drunkard or a thief, \u2018Or you may be deceived by a false character, I added, on my side.I seldom ventured, at domestic consultations, on giving my opinion unasked\u2014but the new groom presented a subject in which I felt a strong personal interest.Ina certain sense, he was to be my groom.\u2018I'm much obliged to you both for warning me that I am so easy to deceive,\u2019 the General remarked satirically.\u2018Unfortunately the mischief is done.Three men have answered my advertisement already.I expect them here to-morrow to be examined for the place.\u2019 Lady Catherine looked up from her embroidery again \u2018Are you going to see them yourself ¥ she asked softly.\u2018I thought the steward \u2019 \u2018I have hitherto considered myself a better judge of a groom than my steward, the General interposed.\u2018However, don't be alarmed ; I won't act on my own sole responsibility, after the hint you have given me.You and Mina shall lend me your valuable assistance, and discover whether they are thieves, drunkards, and what not, before I feel the smallest suspicion of it myself\u2019 We naturally supposed that the General was joking.No.This was one of those rare occasions on which my aunt's tact\u2014 infallible in matters of importance\u2014proved to be at fault in a trifle.My uncle's self- esteem had been touched in a tender place : and he had resolved to make us feel it.The next morning a polite message came, requesting our presence in the library to see the grooms.My aunt (always ready with her smile, but rarely tempted into laughing outright) did for once laugh heartily.\u2018It is really too ridiculous !' she always yielding in the first instance.We went together to the library.The three grooms were received in the order in which they presented themselves for approval.Two of them bore the inef- faceable mark of the public-house so plainly written on their villainous faces, that even I could see it.My uncle ironically asked us to favor him with our opinions.Lady Catherine answered with her swect- est smile : \u2018Pardon me, General \u2014we are here to learn.\u201d The words were nothing ; but the manner in which they were spoken was perfect.Few men could have resisted that gentle influence\u2014and the General was not one of the few.He stroked his moustache, and returned to his petticoat government.The two grooms were dis- On the entry of the third and last man, wo all three opened our eyes with the same sensation of surprise.If the stranger's short coat and tight trousers had not proclaimed his vocation in life, we should have taken it for granted that there had been some mistake, and that we were favored by a visit from a ntleman unknown.He was between k and light in complexion, with trank clear blue eyes ; quiet, modest, intelligent- looking ; slim in his figure; easy in his movements; respectful in his manner, put perfectly free from servility.\u2018I say ?the General blurted out, addressing my aunt confidentially, \u2018he looks as if he would do, doesn\u2019t he ¢' pected to seo Lady Catherine's in- iable smile, For once, the smile seem.od to be not ready.\u2018It rests with you to decide; she answered in lower tones than \u2018Seep forward my man,\u2019 said the General.The groom advanced from the door, bowed, and at the foot of the table\u2014my uncle sitting at the head, with my aant and m on either side of him, in- questions-began.resignedly in her chair.The General went on with his questions : \u2018man in my position to be subject toa nervous infirmity,\u2019 he answered.\u2018I am one \u2018the letter merely related to the means supplied for the support of the child.In- periencehave you had asa groom?of those persons (the weakness is not un.stead of paying the money by instalments, \u2018T began learning my work, sir, before I common, as your ladyship is aware) who the writer had committed \"the folly of in was twelve years old.\u2019 \u2018Yes! yes ! I mean, what private families have you served in ?\u2018Two, sir.\u2018How long have you been in your two situations ?\u2018Four years in the first; and three in the second.\u2019 The General looked agreeably surprised.\u2018Seven years in only two situations is a good character in itself\u2019 he remarked.\u2018Who are your references ?The groom laid two papers on the table.\u2018I don't take written references,\u2019 said the General.\u2018Be pleased to read my papers, sir, answered the groom.My uncle looked sharply across the table.The groom sustained the look with respectful but unshaken composure.The General took up the papers, and seemed to be once more favorably impressed as he read them.\u2018Personal references in each case if required, in support both his employers,\u2019 he inforined my aunt.\u2018Copy the addresses, Mina.Very satisfactory, I must say.Don't you think so yourself T he resumed, turning again to my aunt.Lady Catherine replied by a courteous bend of her head.She looked at the groom absently, like a persou whose mind was otherwise occupied.The General went on with his questions.They related to the management of horses; and they were answered to his complete satisfaction.\u2018Michael Bloomtield, you know your business,\u2019 he said, \u2018and you have a ood character.Leave your address.hen I have consulted your references, you shall hear from me.\u2019 The groom took out a blank card, and wrote his name and address on it.I looked over ny uncle's shoulder when he received the card.Another surprise\u2019 The handwriting was simply irreproach- able\u2014the lines running perfectly straight, and every letter completely formed.As this perplexing person made a modest bow, and withdrew, the General, struck by an after-thought, called him back from the door.\u2018One thing more,\u2019 said my uncle.\u2018About friends and followers?1 consider it my duty to my servants to allow them to see their relations ; but I expect them to submit to certain conditions in return \u2019 \u2018I beg your pardon, sir, the groom interposed.\u2018I shall not give you any trouble on that score.I have no relations.\u2019 \u2018No brothers or sisters?asked the General.\u2018None, sir.\u2018Father and mother both dead \u2018I don\u2019t know, sir\u2019 \u2018You don't know! mean ?; \u2018I am telling you the plain truth, sir.I must have had a father and mother, of course.But I never heard who they were\u2014and I don\u2019t expect to hear now.He said those words with a bitter composure which impressed me painfully.Lady Catherine was far from feeling it as I did.Her languid interest in the engagement of the groom seemed to be completely exhausted\u2014and that was all.She rose, in her easy graceful way, and looked out of the window at the courtyard and fountain, the house-dog in his kennel, and the stable doors beyond.My uncle\u2019seyes followed her ; he asked if she were tired.Her back was turned on him, in the position which she now occupied.She only answered, \u2018No, without looking round.During this interval, the groom remained near the table, respectfully waiting for his dismissal.The General spoke to him sharply, for the first time.I could see that my good uncle had noticed the cruel tone of that passing reference to the What does that said.However, she pursued her policy of parents, and thought of it as I did.\u2018One word more, before you go; he said.\u2018If I don\u2019t find you more mercifully inclined towards my horses than you scem to be towards your father and mother, Pe won't remain long in my service.ou might have told me you had never heard who your parents were, without speaking as if you didn't care to hear.\u2019 May Î say à bold word, sir, in my own defence ?He put the question very quietly, but, at tho same time, so firmly that he even surprised my aunt.She looked round from the window\u2014then turned back again, and stretched out her hand towards the curtain, intending as I supposed to alter the arrangement of it.he groom went on.\u2018May I ask, sir, why I should care about a father and mother who deserted me ?Mind what you are about, my lady \u201d he aried,\u2014suddenly addressing my aunt.\u2018There's a cat in the folds of that curtain ; she might frighten you.He had barely said the words, before the housekeeper's large tabby cat, taking its noonday siesta in the looped-up fold of the curtain, leaped out and made for the door.In spite of the warning, Lady Catharine was frightened.A faint cry escaped her; she sank into the nearest chair.\u2018Let the creature out, she whispered to me.\u2018This will not happen again,\u2019 she added,\u2019 reassuring the General by a faint smile.\u2018The housekeeper shall give up her cat, or give up her situation.\u2019 She rose, and, advancing to the table, addressed herself to the groom for the first time.Towards her inferiors in social position her manner was perfect ; always considerate and kind, without ever touching the objectionable extremes of undue familiarity on one side, or of undue condescension on the other.When she spoke to the she amazed me.done was 0 ty so ungracious I de- care Tasty Tecognind her! of strong written recommendations from | (know by their own unpleasant sensations ; when à cat is in the room.I believe the \u2018antipathy,\u2019 as the gentlefolks call it, must have been born in me.As long as I can rememnber\u2014-' sort of interest in the groom's remem- | brances.\u2018Haven't you done with the man yet ?\u2019 she asked.The General started at the unusual abruptness of her tone, and ve the groom his dismissal.\u2018You shall ear from me in three days\u2019 time.Good morning.\u2019 Michael Bloomfield looked at my aunt for a moment with steady attention, and left the room.CHAPTER IL \u2018You don\u2019t mean to engage that man ?said Lady Catherine, as the door closed.\u2018Why not ?asked my uncle, looking very much surprised.\u2018I have taken a dislike to him.\u2019 This short sharp answer was so entirely out of the character of my aunt, that the General took her kindly by the hand, and said, \u2018I am afraid you are not well.\u2019 She irritably withdrew her hand.\u2018I don't feel well.It doesn\u2019t matter.\u2019 \u2018It does matter, Catherine.What can I do for you ?\u2018Write to the man * She paused and smiled contemptuously.\u2018Imagine a groom with an autipathy to cats! she said, turning to me.\u2018Write,\u2019 she resumed, addressing her husband, \u2018and tell him to look for another place.\u2018What objection can I make to him ?the General asked helplessly.\u2018Good heavens ! can\u2019t you make an ex- euse ?Say he is too young My uncle looked at me in expressive silence\u2014walked slowly to the writing table\u2014and glanced at his wife, in the faint hope that she might change her mind.Their eyes met\u2014and she seemed to recover the command of her temper.The famous smile that fascinated everybody made its appearance again.She put her hand caressingly on the General's shoulder.\u2018I remember the time,\u2019 she said softly, \u2018when any caprice of mine was a command to you.Ah, I was younger then?The General's reception of this little advance was thoroughly characteristic of him.He first kissed Lady Catherine's hand, and then he wrote the letter.My aunt rewarded him by a look, and then left the library.\u2018What the deuce is the matter with her?my uncle said to me, when we were alone.\u2018Do you dislike the man too ?\u2019 \u2018Certainly not.So far as I can judge, he appears to be just the sort of person we want.\u2019 \u2018And knows thoroughly well how to manage horses, my dear.What can be Lady Catherines objection to him ?As the words passed his lips, Lady Catherine opened the library door.\u2018I am so ashamed of myself, she said sweetly \u2018At my age, I have been behaving like a spoilt child.How good you are to me, General! Let me try to make amends for my misconduct.Will you permit me ?She took up the General's letter, without waiting for permission ; tore it to pieces, smiling pleasantly all the while; and threw the fragments into the wastepaper basket.\u2018As if you didn\u2019t know better than I do!\" she said, kissing him on the forehead.\u2018Engage the man by all means\u2019 She left the room for the second time.For the second time my uncle looked at me in blank perplexity\u2014and I looked back at him in the same condition of mind.The sound of the luncheon bell was equally a relief to both of us.Not a word more was spoken on the subject of the new groom.His references were verified ; and he entered the General's service in three days\u2019 time.Always careful in anything that concerned my welfare, no matter how trifling it might be, my uncle did not trust me alone with the new groom when he first entered our service.Two old friends of the General accompanied me at his special request, and reported tho man to be perfectly competent and trustworthy.After that, Michael rode out with me alone ; my friends among young ladies seldom caring to accompany me, when I abandoned the Park for the quiet country roads, on the north and west of London.Was it wrong in me to talk to him on these expeditions ?It would surely have been treating a man like a brute never to take the smallest notice of him-\u2014especially as his conduct was uniformly respectful towards me.Not once, by word or look, did he presume on the position which my favor permitted him to occupy.Ought I to blush, when I confess (tho' he wes only a groom) that he interested me In the first place, there was something romantic in the very blankness of the story of his life.He had been left, in his infancy, in the stables of a gentleman living in Kent, near the high-road between Gravesend and Rochester.The same day, the stable boy had met & woman running out of the yard, pursued by the dog.She was a stranger and was not well dressed.While the boy was protecting her by chaining the dog to his kennel, she was quick enough to place herself beyond the reach of pursuit.The infant's clothing proved, on examination, to be of the finest inen.He was warmly wrapt in a beautiful shawl of some foreign manufacture, entirely unknown to all the persons present, including the master and mistress of the house.Among the folds of the shawl there was discovered a letter, without date, signature, or address, which it was My aunt turned to the General, without! attempting to conceal that she took no i enclosing a sum of a hundred poun one remittance.At the close of the letter, an appointment was made for a meeting, in six months\u2019 time, on the eastward aide of London Bridge.The stable-boy's description of the woman who had passed him showed that she belonged to the lower class.To such a person a hundred pounds would be a fortune.She had, no doubt, abandoned the child, and made off with the money.No trace of her was ever found.On the day of the appointment the police watched the eastward side of London Bridge without making any discovery.Through the kindness of the gentleman in whose stables he had been found, the first ten years of the boy's life were passed under the protection of a charitable asylum.They gave him the name of one of the little inmates who had died ; and they sent him out to service before he was eleven years old.He was harshly treated, and ran away ; wandered to some training-stables near Newmarket ; attracted the favorable notice of the headroom, was employed among the other Boys, and liked the occupation.Growing up to manhood, he had taken service in private families as a groom.Such was the record of twenty-six years of his life ! Taking him apart from his story, there was something in the man himself which attracted attention, and made one think of him in his absence.For example, there was a spirit of resistance to his destiny in him, which is very rarely found in serving-men of his order.I might never have known this, if the General had not asked me to accompany him in one of his periodical visits of inspection to the stables, He was so well satisfied, that he proposed extending his investigations to the groom's own room.\u2018If you don\u2019t object, Michael ?he added, with his customary consideration for the self-respect of all persons in his employment.Michael's color rose a little ; he looked at me.\u2018Iam afraid the young lady will not find my room quite so tidy as it ought to be,\u2019 he said as he opened the door for us.The only disorder in the groom's room was produced, to our surprise, by the room's books and papers.Cheap editions of the English poets, translations of Latin and Greek classics, handbooks for teaching French and German \u2018without a master,\u2019 selections from the great French and German \u2018writers, carefully written \u2018exercises\u2019 in both languages, manuals of short- band, with more \u2018exercises\u2019 in that art, were scattered over the table, round the central object of a reading-lamp, which spoke plainly of studies by night.\u2018Why, what is all that ?cried the General.\u2018Are you going to leave me, Michael, and set up a school?\u201d Michael answered in sad submissive tones.\u2018I try to improve myself, sir\u2014though I sometimes lose heart and hope.\u2018Hope of what?asked my uncle.\u2018Are you not content to be a servant?Must you rise in the world, as the saying is ¥ The groom shrank a little at that abrupt question.\u2018If I had relations to care for me and help me along the hard ways of life, he said, \u2018I might be satisfied, sir, to remain as I am.As it is, | haveno one to think about but myself\u2014 and I am fool enough sometimes to look beyond myself So far, I had kept silence ; but I could no longer resist giving him & word of encouragement\u2014his confession was so sadly and so patiently made.\u2018You speak too harshly of yourself, I said; \u2018the best and greatest men have begun like you by looking beyond themselves.For a moment our eyes met.I admired the poor lonely fellow trying so modestly and so bravely to teach him- self\u2014and did not care to conceal it.He was the first to look away ; some sup- ressed emotion turned him deadly pale.Was I the cause of it?I felt myself tremble as that bold question came into my mind.The General, with one sharp glance at me, diverted the talk (not very elicately, as I thought) to the misfortune of Michael's birth.\u2018I have heard of your being deserted in your infffhcy by some woman unknown, he said.\u2018What has become of the things you were wrapped in, and the letter that was found on you ?They might lead to a discovery, one of these days.The groom smiled.\u2018The last master I served thought of it as you do, sir.He was so good as to write to the gentleman who was first burdened with the care of me\u2014and the things were sent to me in return\u2019 He took up an unlocked leather bag, which opened by touching a brass knob, and showed us the shawl, the linen adly faded b and the letter.We were uzzled by the shawl.My uncle, who had served in the East, thought it looked like & very rare kind of Persian work.We examined with interest the letter, and the fine linen.When Michael quietly remarked, as we handed them back to him, \u2018They keep the secret, you see, we could only look at each other, and own thero was nothing more to be said.time), made my first discovery of a t chan that had come over me, 1 ean only e- scribe my sensations in the trite phrase\u2014 I felt like & new woman.Never yet had my life been so enjoyable to me as it was now.I was conscious of a delicious lightness of heart.The simplest things pleased me; I was ready to kind to everybody, and to admire everythi Even the familiar scenery of my Vides the Park develo) beauties which I had never noticed before.The enchantments of music affected me to tears.I was absolutely in love with m dogs and my birds\u2014and, as for my maid, I bewildered the girl with presents, and bebre she could That night, lying awake thinking, I B gave her holidays almoit wondered what had produced it.Is there any limit to the self-deception of whieh à human being is capable ?I can honest] say that I wondered too ! Only wakeful night which followed our visit to Michael's room, did I feel myself on the way to a clear poderstanding of the truth, The next morning completed the of enlightenment.I went out riding as usual.The instant when Michael put his hand under my foot as I sprang into the saddle, his touch flew all over me like a flame.I knew who had made a new woman of me, from that moment.As to describing the first sense of coun.fusion that overwhelmed me, even if I were à practised writer, 1 should be incapable of doing it.I pulled down my veil, and rode on in a sort of trance.Fortunately for me, our house looked on the Park, and I had only to cross the road.Otherwise, I should certainly have met with some accident among the passing vehicles.To this day, I don't know where I rode.The horse went his own way quietly\u2014and the groom followed me, he groom! There is, I suppose, no civilised human creature so free Fors the hateful and anti-Christian pride of rank as a women who loves with all her heart and soul, for the first time in her life, I only tell the truth (in however unfavorable a light it may place me) when I declare that my confusion was entirely due to the discovery that I was in love.I was not ashamed of myself for being in love with the groom.I had given my heart to the man.What did the accident of his position matter ?Put money into his pockets and a title before his name\u2014 by another accident : in speech, manners, and attainments, he would be a gentleman worthy of his wealth and worthy of his rank.Even the natural dr of what my relations and friends might say, if they discovered my secret, seemed, in the entirely pure and entirely exalted state of my feelings, to be a sensation so unworthy of me and of him, that I looked round, and called to him to speak to me, and asked him questions about horses, which kept him riding nearly side by side with me.Ab, how I enjoyed the gentle deference and respect of his manner as he answered me! He was hardly bold enough to raise his eyes to mine, when I looked at him.Absorbed in the Paradise of my own making, I rode on slowly, and was only aware that friends had passed and recognised me, by seeing bim touch his hat.I looked round and discovered the women smiling ironically as they rode by.That one circumstance roused me rudely from my dream.I let Michael fall back again to his proper place, and quickened my horse's pace; angry with myself, angry with the world in general\u2014 then suddenly changing, and being fool enough and child enough to feel to cry.How long these varying moods last- od, I don't know.On returning, I slipped off my horse without waiting for Michael to help me, and ran into the house without even wishing him \u2018Good day.TO BE CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK.] FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF THE COUNTY OF HUNTINGDON AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY NO, 1, FOR THE YEAR ENDING 18a DEC, 1878 RECEIPTS.Members\u2019 Subscriptions.$648 00 Tents, &c., on grounds.84 00 Rent of Dinner House.55 00 Receipts at gates.369 34 Government Grant.457 03 David McCollom.so 25 00 1628 37 Balance due Secy.-Treas 86 95 $1715 32 DISBURSEMENTS.Bal.due Secy.-Treas.$ 71 98 A.McCallum, school rates to June 1878.225 Andw.Somerville, auditing books.veseneres wee 400 Canadian Gleaner, for advertising Statement, &e 6 25 A.Bel), prize withheld in 1874.0t verrcsersnrcresese 10 00 Miss McFarlane, interest on loan.ce ceeeees svrsosveens.2 80 Call of Mutual Insurance.3 80 A.Chalmers'sacct.'77&'78 9 87 Boyd & Co., lamber.20 00 Wm.Walsh\u2019s account.4 G4 Marshall & Henry.45 Misses Anderson, to amt.of Note.s»sessosso 0000.100 00 McFarlane & Switzer.2 60 A.Henderson, lumber.8 94 Gleaner's acct.for printing, KO.ncccoconcssccseueuss 36 TO David White, interest.4 00 Help on Show days and fixin unds.eeeee.89 76 W.W.Corbett's acct.for Brass Band.30 00 Expenses of Judges, &o., .and repairs on cook-house 45 00 John Elder, for lumber, &c A.McCallum, school rates to June 1879.2 25 Misses Anderson, interest on Note.cseercerersnnnees 24 80 M.McNaughton, interest on Note.8 00 J.Muir, interest on Note.24 00 Prize List.esesenrasannees S42 BO Bank Com.on cheque.113 @Bascocvevecscsvse vssos 1 80 Misses Anderson\u2014Note in full, with interest., 213 50 David M2Collom, care of Ground.15 00 John Stevenson, road tax 2 50 Call of Mutual Insurance.60 Secy.-Tress.percentage.107 51 1715 32 -\u2014\u2014\" LIABILITIES.John Moir.\u2026.+\u2026.\u20268300 00 Malcolm MaNaughton.100 00 Missos MoFariane.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.35 00 David Write.sanmeennene 5 os al, duo Secy.-Treas.ss A Having examined the foregoing accout with the books and vouchos, I find the same to be correct.ANDREW SOMERVILLE, Auditor."]