The canadian gleaner, 28 avril 1881, jeudi 28 avril 1881

[" REE 526 will buy one of \u201cNaan's\u201d broadcast Sesder attachments, warranted to sow all kinds of gmin or fertilizers perfectly, and in any quantities required, as well or better than any oiber seeder made.Can be put on any Horse Rake ; well suited to Cossitt's.SO\" Bend for circular, R.J.LATIMER, Cossitt\u2019s Office, Montreal.PE JULUALFLREINSURANCKCOM - PANY OF THE COUNTY OF BEAUHARNOIS.Insuring only Farm end Taolatedproperty RABSIDENT-\u2014Archibalc Henderson, Esg.Mructors-\u2014\u2014George Cross, John Ferns, Daniel {'fsrlane, Donald McNaughton, Andrew Oliver john Symons, John White snd John Younie.secretary «nd l'iensurer\u2014Andrew somervillo Hun ingdon.\\gents\u2014 William Edwards Franklin ; Robert diddlemies, Rockburn ; Thomas Clarke, Ste Philomène; Bobert Smaill,Trout River ; P.Clancy, N.P,snd J.A.V.Amiraalt, N.P., Hemmingford; F.T.Boardman, Vicars ; William Blackett Allan's Corners ; John Davidson, Dundee; I.E.Orevier, N.P., 8t Aniret; Arthur Herdman Hordman's Corners ; J.C.Bruce, Huntingdon; William Cameron of Dundee, and E.H.Bisson, Esq,, Notary Public of Beauharnois ; James Barr, Covey Hill, @\" Purtivs wishing to (nsurecheir property are requested to apply to theagents or Secretary.WANTED: Good Milch Cows, fresh calved, also Beef Cattle, Calves, Fat Sheep and Lambs, for which good prices will be paid.Address P.CAVERS, Ormstown, P.Q.Ormstown, Jan.6.ORGANS! ORGANS! Great Reduction in Price.T= DOMINION ORGAN COMPANY, of Bowman- ville, Out., beg to finform the public that they were the only manufacturers in Canada awarded an International! Medal and Diploma of Honor at the Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876, altho they had to compete with forty other Organs represented by different manufacturers.They have been awarded numerous other medals and diplomas at different places, Paris, Bydney, Australia, Toronto, &c.All Organs warranted for 5 years.JOHN YOUNIE, Agent for the District of Beauharnois.South Georgetown, Dec.8, 1880.R.TH.Quality is the Test of Oheapness.HE extremely large and daily increasing sale of O'NEILL'S TEAS is the best proof of their great superiority in strength or flavor and richness over all others, y net It is a Scientific Faot that more than half the Tea sold is sin reality, poisonous, no matter bow blended, colored, or agreeably flavored, The undermentioned Teas, selected in the best markets, I can confidently recommend as being DECIDEDLY SUPERIOR to those commonly sold at similar prices.Atrial will prove it, : A very strong useful Tea.serene nena 250 (Excellent value.) Choice Japan Tea.vessescnuoncucu0s 400, (Strong and ricb.) Splendid Family Tea.ve.B0C, (With great strength and fine flavor.) Extra Fine Japan Tea.sacs sceau 80.« (Unexcelled for strength and flavor.) Oolong, Pekoe, Moyune, Congou and Gunpowder Teas of the soundest and best quality, equally low, PURE SUGARS free from that injurious mixture ealled \u201cGlucose.\u201d You have to purchase 10 is of Glucose Sugar for the sweetness that is contained in 6 be of pure cane sugar.Itis a recognized fact that you will find the best ne- sortment of Teas and General Groceries at the RELIANCE TEA HOUSE.Price and quality will be found all that could be desired.Butter, Eggs, &c., taken in exchange for goods.Highest price paid.BEF Agent for \u201cWitness\u201d\"publications.\u201cEig GEORGE Q.O'NEILL.Huntingdon, March 30.186 5 DENTISTRY.1 8 80 H.W.MERRICK, DENTIST, FORT COVINGTON, N.Y., T home the first 25 days of cach month, until farther notice.Artificial teeth Inserted on any of the first-class bases now in use and the best of material used.Teeth extracted without pain or danger by the use of liquid Nitrous Oxide gas.MACLAREN & LEET, ADVOCATES, 163 St James Street, Montreal.Joux J.MacLarax, QC.Satu P.Lest, B.C.L.Mr Maclaren will continue to attend the Courts at Huntingdon and Beauharnots, Dr.0.H.Wells, Dentist.(Licentiate Dental Association Province Quebec.Dental Licentiate Medical Council, Great Britain and Ireland.) Office at Mrs Cowan's, near the upper bridge, Hun- tingdon.W@F\" Condensed Nitrous Oxide gas administered for the painless extraction of teeth, When to be re- Placed by new ones, teeth extracted and gas admin- stered free of cost.AUOTIONEBERING, ARTIES inteuding to have sales will do well to entrust them with the undersigned, who is the only Licensed Auctioneer in the county.Under the new law, there is A penalty for any one selling by auction without license, Terms reasonable, Speaks both French and English.Letters addressed to Huntingdon post-office will be promptly attended to.D.SHANKS.OTARIAL.\u2014The undersigned begs leave to inform the public that be will be ib attendance at his office in the County Building, Huntingdon, every Thursday, and remain while detained by business.I, I.CREVIER, N.P MPOkE BRANCHAUD, QC., begs to inform his old clients and the pnblic generally, that he has resumed his residence at Beauharnois, where he may be consulted at ail times and will attend the courtaas formerly.IN THB WHOLE RISTORY OF MEDICINE 0 préparation has uver performed such marvr)lous cures, or maintained so wide a reputation, as Avm's Ommray Peoronat, which is recognized aa the world\u2019s remedy for all discases of the throat and lungs.Its long continued serles of wonderful cures in all climates has made it universally known ne à anfe and teliable agent to employ.Agninet ordinary colds, which are the forcrubners of mure serious disorders, it Acts speedily and surely, always relieving suffering, and often saving life.T'he protection it affords, by ita timely use in the throat and chest disorders of children, makes it an invaluable remedy to be kept always on haud in every home.No person tan afford to be without \u2018it, and thess who have once used it never will.From their knowledge of its composition and effects, physicians use the Cnzray PrcroRaL extensively in their practice, and Clergymen recommend it.It ts absolutely certain in ite remedial effects, and will always cure Where cares are possible, 1.-For Sais BY ALL Duatmas.PROPERTY FOR SALE.\u2014 ILL be sold, à new brick store on the corner of Chateauguay and Wellington strecte, in the east end of the village of Huntingdon, with counters, shelving, &c., all ready.The upper part of the building ia fitted up for private residence.The opening is ® good one for any person desirous of embarking in business, The land is about two acres in superficies.The property most be sold.A good title and poses sion can be given at once.Apply to Enwann Pots, on tire premises, or to D.Snake, Huntingdon.NO: 801.The Cnnadimm Gieaner HUNTINGDON, Q., THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1881.81.50 A-YEAR | STILL FURTHER REDUOTIONS ILLIAM THIRD & CO.are now selling Wall Paper at 5 cents per roll, former price 13c, Gone Fancy Dress Shirts reduced to 260 ; former price $1.Gentlemen's heavy Merino Undershirts and Under- ts reduced to 40c ; former price $1.Gentlemen's heavy Overalls reduced to 60¢ per pair ; former price $1.Gentlemen's No ! Long Boots reduced to $1.75 pez pair; former price $3.Gentlemen's fancy Dress Vests reduced to $1.50; former price $3.Gentlemen's fancy Dress Pants reduced to $3.50 per pair; former price $4.00.Gentlemen's fancy Dress Coats reduced to $3.78; former price $7.50, Gentlemen's fancy Braces reduced to 17c per pair; former price 30c.Gentlemen\u2019s Socks reduced to Sc per pair; former price 150.Ladies\u2019 high cut leather Balmoral Boots reduced to 95c ; former price $1.50.Ladicw Stockings reduced to 5c per paie ; former price C.Ladies\u2019 Prunella Gaiters reduced to 50c per pair; former price $1.Ladies\u2019 fancy Parasols reduced to 26c ; former price 750.Ladies\u2019 White Cambric Handkerchiefs reduced to 3c; former price 124c, Good heavy Winceys reduced to Bc.per yard ; former price 124c.remendous reductions made on Men's fancy Flannel Shirts.Immense reductions made on English, Scotch, and Canadian Tweeds.Great reductions made on Men's Felt Hats and fancy Caps.Good heavy Towels reduced to 5c each ; former price 15c, Good heavy Grey Cotton reduced to 5c per yd.; fermer price 12}c.Good heavy Canton Flannel reduced to 15¢ per yord ; former price 30c.Good heavy Hemp Carpet reduced to 15¢ per yard; former price 30c.Choice Prints reduced to 6c per yd ; former price 124c.Large sud zinc Trunks reduced to $1.75 ; former et $2.75.Very fine Black Lustre reduced to 12§c per yd.; former price 35c, No 1 Japan Tea reduced to 30c per Ib ; former price c.WILLIAM THIRD & CO, Huntingdon, April 14, 1881.P 8.\u2014Extra reductions have been made on Lemons, Oranges, Apples, Crockery, Glassware, Hardware, Boots and Shoes and Readymade Clothing.SUBSTITUTES FOR LUMBER.We are in receipt, from Mr S.W.Hamilton, of Lawrence, Kansas, of a sample of lumber made from straw, manufactured after a process patented by bimself, the partica.lars of which he does not explain.He informs us, however, that he can manufacture lumber like the sample sent, in any desired length, from 12 feet upward, and to 32 inches in width, at a cost competing with the better or finishing grades of pine, altho he does not inform us whether this competition will apply equally to sections where lumber is comparatively cheap, as at Chioago, and at Western grain producing points, as at Kansas.We imagine, however, that the expense will vary but little at any point where straw obtainarle in large quantities, The manufacture is, of course, confined to a grade which will compete with the better clars of lumber, as there would be no object in filling the new product with knots, and shakes would scarcely be obtainable even if desired, while rap and decayed wood must be impossibilities.The sample sent to us will hold a nail as well as wood, is equally susceptible toa high painting finish, and can be polished to as high a degree as is at all desirable.Being made waterproof, we can discover no possible reason why it should not be as durable, or even more so, than pine or even ouk, while its adaptability is evidently as great for roofing purposes, as for the fine work of a dwelling.The question of cost appears to us to be the most important element yet to be practically solved.We can nee no reason why it is not susceptible of being worked under the plane or other ordinary tools of the carpenter, and when once fitted to'its place, we can readily believe that it will be free from shrinkage or swelling.In appearance, the sample before us resembles hardwood, being about as dark as oak and more dense in tex ture, with a specific gravity one-fifth greater than tburoly searoned black walnut.For finishing purposes, it will not, as a rule, be necessarily as thick as ordinary lamber, its tensile strength being apparently double that of wood of the same thickness.On the whole, we are favorably impressed with the appearance of tho new artificial lumber.n connection with the new staples of building material, we may mention a new block of buildings now in course of erection on the corner of Randolph and Dearborn streets in Chicago, the facings and trimmings of which are wholly of terra cotta, which is another name for baked clay.These trimmings are moulded to the desired shape, and may be made as highly ornamental as is the carved pattern in which they are formed.By adding a mixture of sawdust with that portion \"| of the clay which does not require a finished surface, the block may be reduced in any reasonable degree ns regards weight, while, being hollow, a large piece is comparatively light.The faces being made of finer clay, carefully moulded, present a finished character, and the blook as a whole presents as rich an appearance as any in this city of elegant buildings, and is in favorable contrast with the massive stone pillars of the lower part of this or the surrounding buildings.It is evident that inventive art combined with æstbetic taste Will, in the fatare, readily adapt itself to the demands of civili- gation, and while building timber may grow scarcer, succeeding generations will think of tho age of wood as well suited to the needs of a generation which, in its rapid settle ment of à new country, found it indispen- sablo, at the samo time congratulating themselves upon Lhe poesession of more durable, fully as ornamental, and equally as cheap a substitute in clay, glass, paper, and iron, We may speculate upon the details of architectaral estimates in tbe fature as inclading paper for doors and window frames, floors, mouldihgs, and roof gloss for porches and piltars, as wel as for lighting; terra cotta for window caps and sills, and as well for cornices and walls; and iron fer beams, joists, and rafters, with not a sliver of wood in the whole construction.Future what at present we but anticipate.\u2014N.W.Lumberman.THE MAINE LAW.Taz Toronto Globe last month sent two of its reporters to the State of Maine, with in- straotions to faithfully report the operation ot the probibitory law in its cities, towns, and villages.To make sure of their report being impartial, one reporter was selected because he held anti-probibition views and the other because ho favored prohibition.The reporters went to work very sealously, ing into the lowest holes of Portland and ngor in search of liquor and interviewing prominent men of all opinions in order to obtain their views as to the working of the law.After prolonged investigation, recorded in a series of lengthy letters, the following are their conclusions : PROHIBITION REPORTER.I must confess that I have been greatly surprised at the state of things I have found existing in Maine.1 left Toronto a firm believer in the possibility of making legisia- tive probibition a strong factor in a great temperance reform, but at that time, after all I had heard of affairs in Maine, I fully expected to find the evils arising from a very artial and perfunctory enforcement of the aine Law nearly or quite outweighing any good that might grow out of the moral support given to temperance by an enactment, which, though almost a dead letter, still found a place upon the statute book.To say that I have been greatly surprised at the condition of things 1 have found there very faintly expresses it.I have noted in my letters as I have gone along most of the features that have attracted my attention as points telling in favor of the Muine Law, but I may be pardoned for repeating a very few of these in the order in which they were met.On entering the State by the Grand Trunk Railway I wus struck with the evidences of thrift and prosperity in the agricultural districts, tho the land scemed for the most part to be naturally light and unproductive.And this same aspect of the case was power- fally impressed upon me wherever journeyed thru the rural districts of the State, whether by rail or private conveyance.At Portland I was astonished after all 1 had heard abot the disregard for the law to learn that tho there was liquor to be had, the trade bad been driven into such holes and corners that there was no open or attractive display to tempt reformed drunkards or inexperienced boys.I was also surprised that during my whole stay there, whish was more than a week, I saw only one drunken man, and he was one of a type that one is usually surprised to find sober.Even in Bangor I did not find drinking nearly as prevalent as it has been represented to be, Lho the state of affairs in that city appeared to be much worse than anywhere else in the State.Even in Bangor drinking appears to be disreputable and unfashionable.At Aogusta we found in Governor Plaisted not only à staunch supporter of the Maine Law, but one of its most able and eloquent advocates, and yet whiskey orators outside of Maine triumphantly count Governor Plaisted as one of those who bear testimony to the utter failure of prohibition in Maine, At Lewiston and Aubarn [ fouud the state of things I have just described, and which, 1 think, shows clearly enough that prohibition, if backed up with a sound and bealthy state of public opinion, can bo successfully enforced even in the crowded cities.Wherever we have been I have found a very remarkable unanimity of opinion on the temperance question.With the exception of ex-Mayor Brown, of Bangor, I have not met & single Maine man (outside the liquor trade of course) who has expressed himaelf as adverse to the Maine Law, or who would wish to see it repealed.ANTI-PROHIBITION REPORTER.That in the cities the law bas been a partial failure, so far as uprooting the traffic, or even the suppression of open bars, is concerned.Tbat the failure has been greatly exaggerated by quoting exceptional places or periods as typical of the whole Stato, and by the ingenious perversion of statistics, That, nevertheless, even where laxly administered, the law has decreased the volume of drinking, and done much to make the practice anpopular and disreputable.That, by the admission of both parties, it ban driven all respectable men out of the traffic.Tbat the facilities for drinking are not presented in such a form or with such surroundings, as to tempt those who bave never acquired the drinking habit to do ro.That in the rural portions of the State the Maine Law has suppressed open drinking and reduced secret drinking to a mioimum, and may, therefore be considered as effective as any measure on the statute book.Tbat the general prosperity, good order, and comfort observable in both city and country, despite the comparatively ecanty resources of the State, plainly indicate that the abstinence of the people, whether voluntary or compulsory, has conduced greatly to their welfare, That while these good results are largely attributable to the widesproad reformation in tbe babite of the people on moral and economical groands, prohibition has done much to assist this reform, and educate public sentiment.That after thirty years of experience the ublic opinion of the Sate is so strongly in avor of the law that no political party is willing to risk its fatore by advocating a reversion to license, and that on the cun- trary the Legislature is continually strongth- ening the law by more stringent amendments.That the best elements of society, the old residents, the prominent citizens, and the farming community, are pronouncediy in its Republicans, and has led to corrupt bargaing between liquor-sellers and politicians, where by the latter have stepped in to frustrate its operation.\u2018That too much bas been claitnod for prohibition which itself will not remove verty, want, and degradation, which are requently brought about by other causes than rum.That Maine being a community where the citios are small, the population sparsely settled, and the foreign element not large, offers an excoptionally favorable field for the legal suppression of the drink traffic so that the measure of success in that State does not necessarily imply that it would be equally effective elsewhere under altogether conditions.\u2014 AFFAIRS IN MANITOBA.Winnirza, April 7.\u2014The ever-varying circumstances of life in Winnipeg are something like tho shiftings of glass particles in a kaleidoscope, every turn of the cylinder presenting new and brilliant combinations, each differing from tho last excepting in the foature of deep coloring common to all.Those who return to Winnipeg to-day after six months\u2019 absence see in the place marked changes.What was then an area of common beyond the main thurofare within the city limits has now assumed well-defined street lines, along which, in the remotest parts, is a sparse occupation of dwellings and the improvement ot sidewalks.Then, beyond the immediate neighborhood of Main street, there were on the lateral street very few houses of any sort; to-day we have the proportions of a large town, and a substantial promise for the future greatness of the provincial capital\u2014destined to be for many years, if not for all time, the reservoir and grand distributing point for these magnificent territories.It may startle, it may amuse, many readers to know the belief cherished by Mani- tobans of the future of this country, a belief that so far has only been whispered in con- filence\u2014based, as it were, on shadows that those folk who know not the origin of them may be inclined to laugh at.But these whisperings are becoming bolder and more outspoken, and wo are slowly gaining the courage to declare our convictions.An essential element of this belief is the growing reliance on a change that it is hoped will one day come in the geographioal situation of the grain producing districta of the continent in relation to foroign markets.Those who have the best knowledge of the facts are strongest in the assertion that the products of the middle, western, and northern districts will in a few years flow north to an entrepôt and shipping port on Hudson's Bay, at the mouth of tue Nelson rivor, rather than, as now, to distant ports of embarkation on the Atlantic, necessitating extremely long and costly railway transport.Tho effect of this must be to place Manitoba and our North-West in the first place among the fertile districts of the continent ; and every augmentation of light on the subject confirms the impression and assures tbis desirable revolution.Notwithstanding the loud dissenting voice of a united forty millions of people to the mouth of the border, the resources of our North-West are gradually and firmly asserting themselves.Our neighbors are earnest and active in promulgating contrary theories, but tact is stronger than the best constructed fiction, and the experience of those who have tested the capabilities of soil and the climatic conditions north and south of the international boundary line attests the superiority of the Canadian territories.The cold is no greater here than it is some distance south of the boundary ; the snow-fall is approciably less.These are strong arguments in our favor, and ampl compensate for inferior geographical L- tion.If, as we believe, the geographica! situation is to be changed as above indicated, our superiority in every respect will be established, despite the deftest use of the machinery of defamation employed by our vigorous neighbors.Money is fast flowing into the country, and it is interesting to know that our astute cousins are quick to see the advantages, and are already working side by side with Cuna- dians in what is known to be an undeniably good field.They belittle the country energetically even now, but there is & very effective refatation of their arguments in tbe presence of the indefatigable Yankee in our midst, with his mighty engine the dollar.The tide of immigration is moving west, Already it is trickling in upon our greedy soil, quickly absorbed and lost to view, but growing stronger and more conspicuous day by day.Settlements are forming thruout the province, and beyond it; municipal organization is going on everywhere, and 1 believe this development and expansion will cease only when Manitoba bas become the greatest province of 1he Confederation.The business of Winnipeg to-day is, in proportion to the size of the place, much in excess of that done by any eastern Canadian city.New merchants are coming in almost daily, and there is still room here for men with large capital in every branch of commerce, and for men with smaller capital ex- collent vantage points may be found farther west.The acarcity of fuel has been urged as à serious objection to this country, but no one here believes that this scarcity, and the consequent excessive cost, will be more than temporary.There are vast coal fields in the west, and east of us an almost boundless area of woodland.Coal will be brought to us down the Saskatchewan in a year or two, and meantime, with the completion of the C.P.R.to Thunder Bay, we have a cheap supply of wood.Again, within sixty miles of us is a magnificent bed of peat that is to be immediately utilized ; and will, it is said, be sold in Winnipeg at loss than 85 per ton.For the first time Canadians are getting favor, and that even many who oppose some \"of its features, would oppose its abrogation still more strongly.leh That the law has at times been made a | political machine in the interest of the! light on the resources of this country.The] confidence of some of the foremost men of | the continent is exprossed in thoir declared That the class of liguor-sellers who defy | willingness to stake wealth and reputation © law are the same class of men who under: on these resources.They havo undertaken enerations will realize a licanse system would sell without license.to build the Canadian Pacific railway, and are wholly dependent for sucoess on the wealth and worth of the land, and on its ability to furnish homes for millions.In five years hence the interest of the syndicate, enormous as it is, will be but small compared with the interest of Lhe aggregate thousands who como hither for homes and independence, and who will find both.The dangors apprehended from the powers conferred on this corporation will conse to affright the timid, and will eatirely disap- pesr.We have no fear of them, feeling comfortably certain that when the time, comes in which they might be felt we shall wocka to be done on the Godmanchester porti the Beigniory Line Road, including building of culverts, ditching, rounding road, removing st in low Places, &cas Bret EEE $48 will buy the best bocadonst Seader made.Can be run with one or two hessen, rune very light, sows 9 feet 3 inches wide.Mo enapa, chaina, gear, or fixings to got out of order.À positive foree feed.MF\" Send for circular.RJ.LATIMER, Cossitt's Office, Montreal, Miss BH.M.O'BRIEN B=: to inform the Ladies of Huntingdon aad vicinity that she has opened a Millinery Establishment in Mrs J.W.Brown's, next door to Freeman's Store, where they will find an assortment of the latest and most fashionable goods from New York and Montreal.ILL bo sol! to the last and lowest bidder, on Tuesday, May 10th, st 1 o'clock p.m., certain on flling Sale on the road at place knows our's Hill, Sale not to be final until approved of by the council of the township of Godmanchester.Specifications cau bu scen at Mr yodman's office.Joux Frans, Frazcis Wasacr.Hantingdon, April 20.be very well able to protoct ourselves.Our Provincial Government is fair, oconomical, and efficient, and has the complete confidence of the public.The Premier, Mr Norquay, is a very large man physically and mentally, and devotes himself head and heart to his province\u2014a devotion that is thuroly appro- ciated by his constituents.The prime requirements of the province are highways and schools, and on these the Govornment bo- stow constant attention.Municipal organization ie being proceeded with in a proper manner.Recently a reprosentativo meeting of wardens was convened in Winnipeg that they and the Government might discuss together a moasure in this direction framed by the Attorney-General, Mr Wal ker, and to be submitted forthe approval of tho Legislature in May.All political, toon, and sectarian joalousies and difforoncos are sunk in the advancoment of civil government, and with the happiest results, Asan ovidence of our prosperity and quick movement in the public weal, I may mention that, being shown the desirability of ercet- ing an howpital here, our citizons in two days subscribed 822,000 towards it, and aro ready to respond to an appeal for further assist.anoe in the good work.Mr E.B.Eddy, of Hull, has enterod into a contract with the Brush Eleotrio Light Company, of Cleveland, Ohio, for tho light ing of his saw-mills, factories, and promises by electricity.Forty electric lights are to be placed in position.The expense will be about $10,000.The adoption of the electric light will do away with the necessity of using coal oil lamps, which have always been a source of more or less danger to the property.Ribbons which aro very much soilod can be mado clean, and will look almost like new ones, if washed in ammonia and water.Use half a teaspoonful of ammonia to one pint of water.Some ribbons, after washing or sponging, do not need to be ironed, and in fact are injured Ly it.These whould be fastened to a table or long ironing board, and, when perfectly smooth, let them alone until they are dry.If they are at all wrinkled when dry lay a cloth which is slightly damp over them and press with a hot iron.Black silk, if sponged with cold coffee and ammonia, will be wonderfully freshoned.Use a flannel cloth to remove dust from silk.MONTREAL CHEAP CASH STORE.What Hverybody says must be True.T ie true that you can get better 400, 45c, And 800 Teas at my store than In any other place in town.It ie true that vou can get the best and the cheapest Sugars, Tobaccos, Soaps, Spices, and s general assortment of Groceries, Coarse Salt ouly 900 per bag of 200 ba.: It ie true that you can get the Best Cottons for 80, 9c, and 100 per yard\u2014the bert value in the market.Purchasers will do well to take the advantage while it Insts, It is true that you oan get good useful lustres,in all shades, for 18c per yard ; very good Porsian Cord Dress Goods for 20c per yard ; Fine Cashmerea, in all shades, for 30c per yard double width (a great bargain) ; & very nice assortment of English Prints in Lilac and Pormodory shades, sold down very low.It is true that you can get 6 yards of splendid Lace Curtaine, very wide, for $1.50 ; Honey Comb Bed Spreads, with fringes, for $2.25, (very cheap, considering the quality and size).Boots and Shoes.This is a line of goods to which I give my strictest attention when buying, eo as to secure the best goeds red the cheapest prices, whereby customers derive the nefit, It is true that I am selling Men's No.1 Boots for $1.75, and those who bought them early in the Fall testify that they proved equal to those for which they hava paid from $3 to 84., It is true that I cannot be undersold in Ladies, Misses\u2019, and Children\u2019s Boots and Shoes, which Is the best value for the money.TWEEDS ! \u2018WEEDS !! Tt in true that you can get a good assortment of English and Canadian Tweeds, very much cheaper and better than you can get else where.READY-MADE CLOTHING.What everybody says muat be true : That you can get the best and the cheapest Ready.made Clothing fn town, at the Montreal Cheap Cash Store.I buy my goods for Cash and sell them for Cash, and can therefore afford to sell them aa cheap as they can be bought in the city of Montreal.p@™ Cail and compare quality and prices before leaving your favors elsewhere.Remember the place, TES OLD GUSNINGRAN BPAND.K.FREEMAN, Huntingdon, Feby.1.JOHN WATBRSON & BROTHER, CARPENTERS, BUILDERS and CONTRACTORS, Estimates farnished and jobbing: promptly attended to.Residence : Elgin.3 P.O.address: Kelso, P.Q.WiLLiax D.MoO ALLUM, of Huot ingdon, begs to inform bis friends in the conn- try, that he is no longer in the employ of Marshall & Henry, but has entered into an enga,rement with the well-known firm of Ligget & Han ilton, No.47 and 49 Bt Joseph street, Mo ntreal, where be shall mske it 8 specialty to attend 110 customers fr the country.He takes this opportunity of thanking Lis J.8.Archibald, M A, BCL, nois, Huntingdon, and Ste, Martine.colleotion may be addressed to the firm, Montreal, or M.8.M'Coy, LAST OALL.LL parties indubted to the subscriber will please call and settle on or before Sed May, as he ls G.W.DREW, Huntingdon.leaving the country.AfsEisaLd & M'CORMICK, Advecates, No.112 8t Francois Xavier atrect, Montreal.D, M'Cormick, B.C.L- Mr M\u2019Cormick will attend the Courte in Beauher- Accounts for wntingdon, OR SALE OR TO LET, A FARM, on tho 7th concession, in the Township of Weedon, Wolfe County, District of St Francis, only 24 miles from the Quebec Central Railway, end 38 miles from Sherbrooke, containing 100 acres, about 30 of which are cleared, the balance belong valuable timber.There is erected thereon a new block house, 25x30 feot, well finished inside, also a new barn, 30x40 feet.On the property is part of & Lake, including outlet, which affords ono of the best mill privileges in the Eastern Townships.Will bo sold cheap for caah, or on enay terms of payment.Title perfect.Also Btock and Implements for sale forcash.For further particulars, apply to Gear & Gowaxs, Huntingdon, or G.A.Guay, Em, 317 St James stroct, Montreal, or to WiiLian Bisnor, Marbleton, Que, Thu above-mentioned farm will be sold for $800 or rented at $20 por annum, THE BREST BARGAINS YBT]| ARE TO BE HAD AT W.W.DALGLIKSH'S HILE thanking my friends for the very libernl patronage with which they have favored me for the last 20 years, I would call thelr attention to the large stock of (toods now on hand, which bas been bought on very favorable teria, and will be sold at a small advance on Cost for Rear Par.I am new selling A nloe bright SUGAR for 90 # B., Best Granulated 110, Splendid BALMON for 10c, WHITE FISH for 6c, HERRING and CODFISH equally low, MUSCATEL RAIBINS for 100, Best CURRANTS for 8c, Good heavy SHERTING for 940 # yd, Wide PRINTS (best colors) from So, Beautiful TAPESTRY CARPKT 680.M&F\" Fence Wire, Rods and Bundles; Western, Rawdon, and Alsyke Clover; Freah Field and Garden Seeds ; York, Flour, Cheese, &c., at very lowest mies, W.W.DALGLIESH, Huntingdoo, March 23,'81, AVID BRYSON, Licensed Auctioneer for the District of Boauharnole, which conalats of the Counties of Huntingdon, Chateaugusy and Beaubare nois.Sells in the Eoglish and French languages.No higher charges made for extra distances to travel aa all hin time is at his dispossl for that business.All communicetiona addressed to David Bryson, Howick, P.Q, or to David D Bryson, Agent, Ormstown, P.Q., will recelve immediate attention.Pure-bred Ayrshires for Bale.OR SALE one 2-ycar old Bull, 1 yearling Ball, and a number of bull calves, from best milking strains.PURE-BRED BERKSHIRES.A number of this Spring's Pigs, ready for delivery in May and June next.Price $8 each.The Imported Clydesdale stallion \u201cPremier,\u201d will be sold by public auction at the farm of the subscribers, on the 30th April Instant.For particulars, apply to DAWES & QO.Lachine, P.Q, April 2, Caskets and Ooffins.LARGE assortment is now on hand and will be sold at \u2018moderate prices.Those requiring the like will findfit to their advantage to call before purchasing elsewhere.Burin] Robes and Plates always on hand.KJ\u201d First clase Hearse, .SHANKS, Dominion Block, Huntingdon, 1880 WINTEK FERRY 1881, IONSIGNEES by Bteamer O.Anderson are requested C to take prompt delivery of freight and pey charges, to avoid costa of storage.Freight received and delivered at Steamer from 11.30 am to 3 pm, and from 7 pm.to 6 am.daily.Slogle and Return Tickets issued on the Steamer and at Bonaventure Drpot to and from Valleyfleld and Montreal, Daily {1 Stage with me $v.Domus My 10.40 & 6,10 p.m VES Gam.& 2.30 pm.400.m.6.10 p.m.LEA 5 7.560 0,m.& 4.156 p.m.ARRIVES 13a.m.& 7.30 p.m.VALLEBYPIBLD SASH AND DOOR PAOTOBY.LOUDON BROTH ERS, Proprietors.ANUFACTURE all kisds of Doors, Windows, Blinds, Frumes, Mouldings, Stair ang and every description of House Joiner Work.\u201cTHE PREMIBR\"\u201d School Desk\u2014the best in the Dominion-=made in twosises.PEF\u201d Estimates given cheerfully, and cor respondence promptly attended to.LOUDON BROS Valleyfield, Bept.20.RCHD MoCORMICK, V.8., would respectfully in A form the public thathe hus taken up his permen- ent residence at Durham, where be fe always to be found, excepting Tuendeys, when he will be at his father's, Bt Toute, and Fridays, when he will be né Moit's Hantingdon.Office: John C.Lockerbyte, next door to Hugh Walsh's, Durham.GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY.many friends for past kindness, and asks, on behalf 0\u2019 his present employers, a share of their patronage, 5 On eotering, plesse ask the floor.walker for 0.13.Teachers VVanted.FEMALE TEACHERS wanted for the following schools in 8t Malachie d'Ormatown, vis.No, 1, salary $180 ; No, 5, salary $200 ; No.9, mlary $170.Applications received up ill 3 p.m, of Monday, 9th y.None need apply Unless holding at least a first.dlnes elementary diplonva.A.McEACHERN, Ormstewn, April 13.¢ Secy.-Treas.LOOE HBRE.TABRADOR HERRING at $4.26 per barre], usual prior $6.25.Come and inspect before purches- ing elsewhere.GRAY & GOWANS, Huntingdon, FIO, LET, & dwelling house, garden, stable, be, situated between tbe academy and lower bridge.Pi PE Dae TEST and Chen route to tbe Western Qo Manitoba and the Forth.West, Yor freight dg nasseuget rates apply to sad GEORGE H.PHILLIPS, id, Que.Local Agent.Valleyfi.200055 \"OPPERS WANTED.Oh IRON COMPANY, Fraitpert, nr save L.Michigan, will five steady ~ wi employment, ail the y.*\" Iv , °., M8 Good timber ; gon +4 Dour aa 58 \u2014\u2014 ee 0 mr SE CASKETS AND COPFINS HE subscriber has just rec *ived à large t of Caskets and Coffins of o, erent styles and sises, burial robes, plates and other trimmings necessary, Prices very moderate, He hes al te purchased a Beautiful Hearse for 2 horses, which will be rented for funerals at very reasonable charges.BF\u201d Onders will reosive prompt attention.A.HENDERSON. x mp se ER A THECAN ADLAN GLRANERiIs pub- lisbed every Thursday at soon.Subscription 61.50 a-year in advance, pos free.Single copies, four cents each.Onedoilar paysfor eight months\" subscription, two dollars for a year And four mordu SELLAR, Proprider : Huntingdon, Que.The Qanadinn Eleaney, HUNTINGDON, THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1881.Tax Local House meets to-day at Quebec.The session is expected to be a brief one, it being understood that tho Ministry will not submit any measures of importance.When it adjournod last year, it was stated that the Education bil! would be brought forward for adoption at this session, and, if sn, concerted action by the minority ought to be taken, as it contains many objectionable clauses.The Opposition city papers state vory confidently that no measure, likely to provoke cager discussion, will be submitted, as it is Mr Chapleau's intention to make this the last session of the present Parliament, and to dissolve it and appeal to the electors beforo 3 months.We have not seen any good res- son given for such a course, and consider it rather improbable.The term of the existing Parliament does not expire until next year and why, as he has a working majority, he should anticipate the general election is not clear.If he does, it must be because he considers the electors are more favorably disposed towards him now than they will be a twelvemonth hence.There are rumors of Mr Joly resigning the leadership of the Opposition, and of his place being taken by Mr Mercier.If the change does take place, it will bo because the latter is considered more acceptable to the priesthood.Tux effect the building of a railway will have on the villages along the Chateauguay valley is one upon wbich somewhat wild notions are entertained.The common idea is, that it will give a great impulse to their prosperity, and that from slow, and rather sleepy hamlets they wiil blossom into brisk and thriving towns.Aoting on this belief, there has been an increase, particularly in Huntingdon, in the number of stores, more new buildings than usual are to be undertaken, and higher prices are being asked for lots.In a new or partially settled country, the advent of the locomotive always brings prosperity to villages, for the reason that it increases the number of customers, upon whom villages depend, by opening up the unsettled concessions.In tbis District, however, we bave no back country, all the land ie taken up and twenty railways traversing it cannot increase the farming population, so that the chief cause of the rapid rise of * villages along railways in Ontario and elsewhere is absent here.Our storekeepers, blacksmiths, shoemakers, and other tradesmen, have as many customers now of the farming-class as they can ever have, and to talk, as many of them do, of a railway increasing the number, is to ignore plain facts.It is possible.however, that a railway may increase the quantity of goods required by the farming community.A railway to the farmer means a saving in the cost of transportation of his produce to market, in doing away with at least the profits of one middleman, and, by increasing the travelling facilities, bringing in more buyers and keener competition for what he has to sell.With railway communication, the farmer's profits will be increased, and having more money, the probability is be will buy more.Here, again, there is a serious drawback to be noted.Considering the ease and speed with which a visit to the city can be made, will not the farmers buy more in Montreal than they do now?Will it net be the case, that when a farmer, his wife, or ther member of bis family, have a larger purchase than usual to make, that they will, instead of, as at present, going to the village dealer, take à trip to town?In course of time, there will be, owing to the facilities a railway will give, an increase in the manufacturing interest, which will mean new customers to the business men of the villages, and the quicker sales the farmers will bave for their produce, will enable them to pay cash where they now ask for credit, and \u2018these are the only two advantages to be certainly counted upon as likely to accrue to our villages.Whether they justify crowding into them sod demanding higher prices for property, those who are now inclined to grow excited over the present prospect, can answer after à fow years\u2019 experience.Considering the facts, that this an old-settled District, that its farming popelation is as large as the land will maintain, and that it lies so near Mon treal that to go and return in a day will be easy with the cars at command, our own impression is that, while the benefits will be immediate and great to the farmers, they will be small and remote to the dwellers in the villages, ~ .Tas Imperial Parliament re-assembled, after tbe Easter holidays, on Monday, when is took wp the Irish Land bill.It is going to mest with strenuous opposition from the Conservatives and Home Ralers ; the former working in the interests of the landlords, the latter objecting to any measure likely abate that discontent which gives them a wretched and fctitions importance.The takes away from them, and the Home Rulers are making demands for amendmetne of 20 extravagant a uature that they know they cannot bo conceded.The Protestant tenants of Ireland, with the exception of a fow who great bulk of the more intelligent Catholic tenants are in favor of the bill, the opposition coming from the laborers and the bold- munists and want confiscation of the land.and its division among themselves.The priests, who could give such assistance in ceptance of the bill, are on the fence, and, with their usual selfish astuteness, waiting to see what course it will be most advantageous for them to take.Living under conditions so dissimilar, we in Canada can hardly realize the momentous natare of the issues raised by the introduction of this Irish Land bill.If carried, its principles will, in time, bo extended to Scotland and England, and the privileges of the aristocracy be ended.The aristocracy recognize thin, and we may be sure such a stroggle will ensue as the prosont generation has not witnessed.I Tux unprecedented snow-fall of the past winter in the Far West is now being naturally succceded by as unprecedented floods, and from Wisconsin to Missouri, from Illinois to Montana, there come deplorable accounts of losses by overflowing streams, which will entail great privation for many a day to new settlers.Tax revival of trade has cadsed a perfect epidemic of strikes, and each day brings its reports ef workmen throwing down their tools and walking the streets on being refused higher wages.In many instances, particularly in the building trades, concessions have been made, but in others ths masters hold out.A serious detriment to tho strikers, is the unprecedentedly large immigration.At tbe present time emigrants are being landed at New York alone at the rate of 20,000 a week, and out of their ranks employers are able to hire much skilled and unskilled labor.ES Taæ Government has yiolded to the pres sore brought to bear upon it by Montreal, and has reduced the canal tolls fully one-half.Tho new regulation is, that ships paying for passing thru the Welland canal will be locked thru the St Lawrence canals free, and those going west that pay tolls on the St Lawrence canals will be passed free thru the Welland.\u2018The regulation is tantamount to imposing a new tax on the farming population, for they will now not only have to pay the intereat on the cost of the canals bat the greater part of the cost of working them.The unjust and unpatriotic course of our Government is disgraceful.AT a meeting of the Club Nationale in Montreal last week, Mr Mercier said : The members of this committee (to look after the coming elections) wiil be tbe trne leaders of the Liberal party.It is they who will decide all questions of patronage both in the cities and in the counties.It will be they who will say who are the friends of the cause who deserve to be rowarded.It in they who will decide those delicate questions which always have to be derided aris ing from time to time between two frienda who ask for the same situation.The members of this committee having soon the laborers at their work, and knowing their merit, will be able to say where should be bestowed the legitimate favors which the party shall have at its disposition.The plain meaning of ail this is, join this political club and be a zealous worker, and you will be rewarded by an office.A more scandalous inducement to enlist in the ranks of a political party we never heard of.If young men will not throw in their lot with the Liberal party becauso of conscientious convictions that its principles are founded upon trath and justice, let them go.A party actuated by high motives will command respect even if it fails in securing supremacy, but a party whose motive is the obtaining of office is only deserving of contempt.At the same meeting, the editor of La Patrie took great pains to disavow any sympathy with Frenclr Liberalism; he was a Canadian Liberal, and did not desire to interfere with the exclusive privileges of the Church of Rome in this Province, etc., eto, There were once Rouges in this Province whom it was an honor to work with, but with these beggarly drivellere, the height of whose ambition is a Government situation, and to obtain which they will fawn on priest and bishop, no self-respecting English-spoak- ing Liberal will care to be bracketed, It is no wonder these office-bunters want to depose the high-minded Joly for Mercier.Ir is now 50 years ago that the French conquered Algeria, and founded a colony on the south sbore of the Mediterranean.It bas continued to the presont to be à military colony, for tho Arabs who inhabit it are kept under by the sword.The eastern por tion of Algeria is bounded by Tunis, and of late the relations of the French have been country.Daring the past year there have been a succession of potty \u2018disputes, arising out of alleged outrages perpetrated by Tanisians, and fur which the B-y refused satisfaction, These outrages culminated a month ago in a French frontier-post being sutacked by a wandering tribe and several are actuated by political prejudices, and the | pacifying the country by advising the ao- 8gainst the F anything but cordial with the people of that te soldiers killed.The Bey of Tunis repudi- landlords sre a unit against the bill, unless ated all responsibility for the affair, declare the Government bribes them by giving them ing that the tribe was an independent one a large sum in payment of the privileges it and that be bad no control over it.Falling | to got satisfaction from him, tbe French Legislature voted $1,500,000 to send an ex- ' pedition to vindicate the national honor, and \u2018tho telegraph reports that a landing has been effected.The intention is, to reduce Tanis to a dependency of France.Unfor tunately, the quarrel is not a simple one between France and a semi-civilised power.Italy bas intimate relations with Tuuis, in ors of small patches, who are really Com- fact has large commercial intorosts at stake in the African domain, and it strenuously opposos French interferenco with its inde- pendonce.Sho advised the Bey to hold out n rench throats, and, now that hostilities have begun, may possibly send him reinforcemonts.If Italy does ro, and from the excited popular feeling it is not improbable that she muy, war with France will bo the result.Unless moderate coun- sols prevail, a very serious entanglement of European national interests may arise, and a bitter contest be waged botweon Italy and the Mobammedans against France for su- premucy on the south shores of the Mediterranean.TE\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 EASTER MONDAY VESTRY MEETINGS.CURIST CHURCH, FRANKLIN, Cuvrc WARDENS \u2014(Gicorge Rowe, and John Lamb.Delegates to Synod \u2014 Col.R.Rodgers and Capt.Moses Rowe.idesmen\u2014Dr Wilding, Wm.Platt, and Robt.Fulton.TRINITY CHURCH, HAVELOCK, Church Wardens\u2014James Fiddes and Jos.Waddol.Delegates to Synod\u2014Fred.Cole and Robt.Fulton.Sideamen\u2014 Wm.Saunders, James McCort, Benjamin Roberts, and Wm.Orr.ST PAUL'S CHURCH, HINCHINBROOK.The annual vestry meeting of the congregation of tho above church was held on Monday last.In tho absence of a regular clergyman, Mr John Coulter was elected chairman, and Mr R.Rowe secretary.Mr Charles Coulter, retiring warden, pro- sented n statement showing the amount of collections since tho death of Mr Boyd, his colleague, and the disposition of tho same, which was accopted, It was moved and carried that Robert Kyle and Arthur Foster be church wardens for the current year.On motion, R.Rowe of Athelstun and Robert Foster of Montreal were clected delegates to the Diocesan Synod.À resolution was proposed und passed authorizing the chairman and secretary to represent to the Bishop the groat necessity for the immediate relection and appointment of a minister for Huntingdon and Hinchin.brook.ST JOHN'S, HUNTINGDON, At the annual meeting, Rural Dean Fulton presided, and a resolution was passed requesting the Bishop to appoint the Rev J.Kerr of Glen Sutton to take charge of the miesion.Richard Booth and John Sparrow wero re-clected Churchwardens.&& It turns out that the house burned in Godmanchester, and owned by Mr John Todd, was insured in the Mutual for 8400.The cause of the fire is unknown.&@7 Professor Weir of Morin college, Quebec, examined the Academy on Monday, He spoke encouragingly to the scholars who intend entering college next season.KT On Tuesday afternoon a large eagle was observed hovering over a flock of poultry on Mr Shearer's farm, 1st concession of Elgin.The dog was set to keep him at bay, until some one who had a gun could be got.William Crawford was soon on band, and brought down the monarch of the air, which, tho badly wounded, is still living, and may recover.It seems to be a specimen of the bald- headed eagle, tho too young to have the characteristic white feathers on the head developed.It measured, with wings outspread, 7 feet, and weighs 7 pounds.To find specimens of this species so far north is rare.S@ On Friday afternoon, about 6 o'clock, the dwellingshouse of Joshua Patterson, Elgin, at Jamieson\u2019s Lines, was seen to be on fire, and owing to the denseness of the smoke, very little of the furniture was saved.Mr and Mrs Patterson were absent, having left, an hour before the fire broke out, to visit a neighbor.The house used to be owned by Mr Jamie- son and there is a small insurance in an American company.&@7 At the clase of the present engagement, Miss McLean and her pupils presented the Rev Mr Cattanach with a beautiful and serviceable present, as a recognition of his interest in their educational advancement.© The presentation was accompanied by an address, &&\" The contracts for the St Anicet portion of the Plank road have been given out and work has been begun and is expected to be finished by the middle of August.The road-bed is to be 18 feet wide, with a layer of brush 1 foot thick covered with another foot of dirt, and the ditches to be cleaned out and deepened.The specifications for the Godmanchester end are to be considered at the first meeting of the council.& All the dairy factories, with the exception of three or four of the new ones, will open on Monday.Those already in operation are receiving fair quantities of milk and will have some butter and cheese to ship next week.Much interest is felt in the Athelstan creamery, which has added a complete set of apparatus for cheese- making, and takes both the butter and curd out of the milk delivered by the patrons, charging 1§o per Th for making the cheese and 3jc per id for making the but- F.SU We hear that Mr McFes of St Jean Chrysostome has sold his grist mill to his miller and that the Valleyfield grist mill has been leased by Mr D.Bolduc of Beau- barnois, &#F There has been no arrival from the Atlantic yet at Montreal, tho the gulf and and Ottawa steamers have commenced, and several ships have sailed for the Lower ports.Water was let into the Lachine canal yesterday for the benefit of the mills, | but owing to a new bridge being incom- | plete, near the Wellington one, traffic cannot be resumed for a few days.The St Francis left Valleyfield yesterday, and went down on her first trip this morning.It is uncertain whether she will be able to get up the Lachine canal before Tuesday.KG At the Convocation of Queen's University, Kingston, on Tuesday, the de- ree of M.A.was conferred upon the Rev ; C.Cattanach of Dundee.OKA MATTERS: TO THE POINT.To the Editor of the Canadian Gleaner.Sir =~Those who, like the Kev Mr Borland, myself and others, have neither axe to grind, favor to ask, nor foe to fear, will naturally speak out just what we believe to be true in the Oks matter ; and the sooner light is thrown upon the trickery of governments and the treachery of peoplo who have called themselves friends of the Indians, the better.That the Depart ment of the Interior hus quictly been trying to settle the Oka question af the expense of the Indians Is now perfectly clear, Mr Vankoughuet and the Hon Mr Langevin, whose \u201copinions\u201d and \u201cadvice\u201d are so remarkable a copy of the \u201copinions\u201d and \u201cadvice\u201d of the Seminary, may as well make up thelr minds that the Oka question will only be settled when the Indians get justice, Those gentlemen have their axus to grind.Somebody must watch the process sharply, because they have avowed their prejudice against the Okas.The question has long been on the lips of many, \u201cWhy does not the Methodist Church as a body grip thin bull Ly the horus?\u201d The letter of the Indian's best friend, the Rev Mr Borland, throws blame upon the Civil Rights Alliance, I do not fear to defend it from its minutes aud books, of which I am in posses- elon; and to reiterate a statement, made by me scveral years ago, that the Methodist Church does not act, us « body, as if it cared a rap about the matter ; that it either seems to think Mr Borland ia infallible and allo alone to work miracles, or it grudges him that strong and united backing to which he is entitled.Somebody once said ho is \u201ctoo zealous,\u201d but nobody has told us where we are to get the perfection these somebodies want.In the Christian Guardian of Oct.16 and Nov 13, 1878, I published two lutters, the tenor of which was that the Methodist Church, asa body and individually, wan uot giving as liberally as wns expected to the Defence Fund, and that some of its leading clergy and laymen were in favor of ita abandonment.The Civil Rights Alliance depended more largely upon the Methodists, whose mission the Oka was, than upon any other denomination.A few extracts from those lettrrg will show that the complaints of to-day are nearly three years old, and that at least the following prediction has been fulfilled, in the disorganization of the Alliance :\u2014\u201cUnless something substantial is done by the Methodist body towards defraying the Inw expenses, the Alliance will be obliged te return \u2018to it ite whole responsibility.\u201d Everybody is aware of the splendid way in which our Methodist friends assumed the charge of the Oka mission, and of the expense in sustaining it.But as I said, in one of the letters in the Guardian : \u201cThat is not the question at all.When the Alliance accepted the legal defense of the Okas, it was supposed that there was no difference of opinion among Methodists themselves as to the merits of the case; but to-day (1878) I find that gentlemen who were at that meeting, as well as at n subarqueut one, on the 31at of the same mouth (Jany., 1876), when à resolution was unanimously passed to prosccute the Seminary for the demolition of the Oka church, have blown cold ; and some of whom-=all Methodiats\u2014have never since at- t-nded & council meeting, while others bave moved resolutions to accept compromises from the Seminary !\u201d «.\u201cWhile we rejoice to share in the defence of the Okas, the success of the defense will mean the exclusive security of Methodist interests there.No other denomination expects or deserves any interest.Iam sure that the Alliance would never have accepted all the legal responsibility, with any such expectation that the whole or even the largest share of the expenses were \u2018to be left with the other Protestant churches\u2019 (as etated in a letter Ly another correspondent).In fact, memhers ef the Alliance who at first promised large contributions, have recently refused them because of the apparent indiffurence of the Methodist Church.\u201d \u2019 The Protestant Defence Alliance was formed in December, 1875, by the Rev Mr Borland.On the 21st of January, 1876, Mr Borland formally transferred the whole Oka Defence Trust from the Methodist Church to the Alliance At once, at that meeting, four laymen were appointed a sub-committee on legal proceedings ; another sub-committee was formed to get up a guarantee fund ; the bonds of the Defence fund subscribed by the general public at a meeting in the St James Street Methodist Church were assumed as the property nf the Alliance, and $100 cach was voted as retaining fee to Messrs Maclaren & Dcutre.This, surely, looked ay if business was meant.Now, I cannot begin to tell you of the vast amount of time, labor and money expended by the Allinnce solely in the Oka matters.As Secretary, I know that every day there was enough thought and work to interfere with legitimate business; that 1,000 coples of Mr Borland's able reply to the Seminary's pamphlet; 5,000 copies of another of bis pamphlets; over 2,000 letters, papers, petitions, circulars, etc, were sent out: articles written for Dewspapers, visita at personal expense made to Quebec, the Eastern Townships, etc., to organize branches and deliver lectures.Appeals from other sources for other belp came before us and were shelved.\u201cOka\u201d was the one absorbing work.Of courso I cannot spesk here of the work done by the Treasurer and members of committees, but it was constant and onerous.When the name was changed to Civil Rights Alliance, it was made to embrace so wide a variety of objecte\u2014a very grave mistake !\u2014that it was impossible for me to retain the Secretary's office, and a person was appointed in my place at a fixed annual salary, with a percentage upon each member's subscription : the work was divided up into committees, and Mr Borland appointed chairman of the Law committee.Unfortunately, my successor became involved in financial difficulties, in which our Alliance suffered, and again I took the office of Secretary without any salary.The chaos in which I found things wasdreadful.The Inte Secretary had run us deeply into debt, and the Trensuret wasat his wit's ends to pay the bills,~upon several occasions actually paying them out of hisown pocket.There was not a week but a few of us had to put our hands into our own pockets and disburse Money, and that has not censed yet.Nor do we desire \\t should, for that matter.For some reason or other, the late Secretary could rarely get w full mevting of any of thu committees, and after I took hold of the office, the Alliance had become so demoralised that it died the natural tlenth wbich any society dies when it regularly fails to get a quorum, Upon referring to the books of my predecessor, I find that after the appointment of the several committees, from 9th April, 1877, until the very Inst meeting, 4th November, 1878, out of thy 44 meet! ngs called, 17 Aad to adjourn for want of a quorum (1) The reason why some une proposed to drop our friend Me Borland from the Executive\u2014not from the Couvcil\u2014was because of his residence in Bt Johns, and because he was chairman of à commiites of five, not one of whom ever attanded any one of the three mestings called by the Secretary.The object was to (ry to get a quorum, and the only way thie could be secured at last, wee by selecting members from the other committees for the Law committee which bad never met.No one could blame Mr Burland, as there was excuse for him, but none for those who lived in Montreal, In fact, I do not hesitate to reiturate, more forcibly than in 1878, that the lack of interest ir, the meetings, and the financial fntereats, among; the Methodist friends to wbom we looked for enr.ouragement had à groat deal to do with the disorga.isation of the Alli ce.Mr Borland's allusion to the correspondence with the Government, referred 40 np à former letter by another writer, seems now to explain wby tho Government ignored the Alliance, When Mr Meredith's letter of 33d March, 1878, te, the Government agent at Oka, was handed to ws and became the property of the Alliance, both M.Borland, ae representing the church, and Ë, as Sec retary, notified him that the De fence Tenst bad bon wholly transfereed to our Society.It then d volved upon mo, as Secretary, by resolution of the council, to reply to the document.I did so on the 334 Api , 1878, after submitting the letter to the council.The Government tosk no notice of the Alliance, but corresponded with private parties.1 mako no coraplaint.1 merely state a fact ; and if this is so, how could the Alliance bu expected to control the case ?Added to this Is the fact that some [rtlemen took it upoo themselves\u2014one of them the ethodist gentleman whe urged compromising at one of the meotings=to proceed to Ottawa, and instead of carrying out the policy of the Council, tried to nego- tate the removal of the Indians, so es not to cm.river are now clear of ice.The Quebec teres à Governtment-=the Mackensie administration from whom they bly favors.Under the present regim}, it has been just the same.have been \u201cfriends\u201d\u2014eo called\u2014aof the who would sell then, and th.of the Ar .Mini 0; 8 ere were and are Minions oT Goveroments whose patriotism tal lies with that of the Seminary, and may be illustrated by Sam Blick's sercasm spon the old ssying \u201cDulce est pro patria mori\"\u2014it is sweet to die for one\u2019s coun.try\u2014*Mori\u201d the more I got, \u201cpre patria\u201d by the country, \u201cdulce est,\u201d the sweeter it fs.The Treasurer of the Alliance will bear me out that while one Mwthodist fricud subscribed, we did not get the support expected when the Alliance was organised.I said \u201cone\u201d of our friends, because it is literally true, as stated to me by the Treasurer, that only one Muthodist contributed to the Defence fund of the Alliance up to its last meeting.Of course the church was doing a large werk iu supporting the mission, but something might and ought to have been done by individuals towards the legal defence.The Treasurer, fortunately, was able to put bis hand oftener aud deeper into his pocket than any other one of us could afford to do, and bad facilities among merchants for obtaining subscriptions which fow, if any of us, possessed.I am aware that Mr Borland and the Treasurer personally secured a handsome amount from general fricnds in Montreal, and that sums were received from other sources, but this was after tho disorganization of the Alliance.Mr Borlund says the Alliance has not \u201credeemed its pledge ;\u201d but who, Jet me ask, compose the Alliance?Surely not the few members whom he says \u201crenin at theie post\u201d Where, then, is the Alliance ?Just where the meetings were when there were no quorums to make them.And to prove that the Methodist chusch had disappointed the expectations of the Alliance in the matter of financial support, let me quote from the minutes of the last, but one, of thu special meetings of the Council, May 27th, 1878, st which were prescot Rev J.Borland, T.Robertson, George Martin, George Esplin, E.T.8cott, Charles Morton, J.8.McLachlan and W.Geo.Beers.\u201cThe Society was authorized to make an appeal to the Wesleyan Methodist church as a body, also te private gentlemen in sympathy with the objects of the Alliance, for funds to tho extent of $1000 for the legal defence of the Oka cases.\u201d At that meeting the Secretary was given a number of names of \u201cprivate gentlemen,\u201d three- fourths of whom were Methodists, The very last meeting, at which tho same gentlemen, excepting two, were present, the minutes record \u201cThe principal object for which the meeting was called, viz, to devise means to raise funds for the prosecution of the lawsuits now pending, could not be accomplished, owing to the small attendance,\u201d .What was the result of the \u201cappeal\u201d?Two days afterward 1 received a cheque for $80 from n Presbyterian family, who, on several previous nccasions, had contributed $10; but not a cent at any time from the many rich Methodists to whom I wrote.One leading gentleman, instead, wrote me a personally offensive and ignorant reply.The Montreal Conference, which then met at Brockville, raised only $75; while, rhame to say, the Conference which met in Montreal the month of the last meeting of the Alliance, never had a word to say about Oka or its interests,and nota single delegate visited the mission, which is only a few hours sail from this city.Does all this look like \u201cbusiness\u201d?Is this usual with such workers as Methodists are known to be ?Does it not look very much like clear neglect ?{ Now for a few figures from the Treasurer's books.One would suppose that the Alliance had not done anything.But the Treasurer tells me that we paid towards legal expenses alone\u2014only for the Oka cases \u20143$1310 to Messrs Maclaren & Trenholme, $475 to Mr Doutre, $75 to Mr MacKay (St Andrews), while for deputations of Mr G.W.Stephens and others, to Ottawa, &c., something over $400 more\u2014in all $2251, and this was not all by any means.Hundreds of dollars were spent by individuals which were never charged to the Alliance.Some of us never drew one cent from the Treasury.If this helps to waken up our Methodist friends to their duty as a Jody, I don\u2019t care who it hurts, tho I don't mean it to hurt anybody.It ie quite likely, as usual, to hurt me more than anybody, for I do not know the art of saying what I do not mean, and do not know how to tell severe truths in sugared phrase.If the Methodist ciurch had taken hold of this Oka matter as they take hold of everything else, it would bave been settled one way or the other long ago.If I was à member of that church I would keop peggiog away at it in press and in Conference until they would henr me and do something even to get ridof me.Mr Borland has had no determined support to do this Not one in a thousand would keep at ît as he has done, and not one in ten thousand Methodists in Ce- nada seem to realize the magnitude of the interests, both from a denominational and a national standpoint.The question does not confine itself to the banks of the Ottawa.It is only limited by the boua- daries of the Province, Why, now, cannot the Alliance in some way he revived, with a paid Methodist Secretary, a layman, who shall live in Oka, and look after the secular interests of the Indians, the Seminary, and the Government's doings as well ?Let every Methodist church in Canada contribute say $2 each only.Then leave vs, who are outside, to back you up with work and with funds.Let us have no man interfering who has any personal or political axe to grind, and let there be a strong representative majority of Methodists, good practical men of business, on the Executive.I think 1 can submit &# matured plan to bring material prosperity to Oka, and to promote its industries, as well as to develop uew enes, if the security of the people on their lands is obtained.The only line upon which the Methodist church sbould fight out this question is, that neither money nor lands elsewhere will compensate our Okas.They must stay in Oka.Once let Government know that that is our ultimatum, ard we shall see if they dare drive the people out ; or if they dare trifle with the patience of the large mass of the Canadian people.Now \u201cto business.\u201d What is to be done?That Is the question.Yours, &c., .W.Gaonas Bazns.Montreal, April 33,1881.WEATHER REPORT sr Da Sun.Temperature Raiu Snow Highest Lowest in inches 20 April.\u201858 25 .000 21 « .55 80.000 22 « .B58 382.000 23 « .61 29.000 24 + .T2 42.000 25 ¢« .65 87.000 26 \u2026.\u2026 656 47.290 WEATHER RECORD.lt, 220d, and 23rd\u2014, best thing It was give me ple who say no woman ought except ber to & woman unless she has given him resson to believe that she soospt bim.This may be true as rprised, or in my life, than when a certain Downing, the son of a distiller, to me at his mether: I had come into town, sad\u201d was staying at a friend's was paying me change, and that hints were abroad that my father's business was doing less well than ever, and that, in fact, there were troublous times ahead of him.A little inquiry enabled me to trace these reports to Mrs owning and her son, and I suffered from them almost as much as they could have desired me to suffer; for, tho I knew little of business matters, I was aware that such rumors would injure my father's credit, and I blamed myself for thom.If only I bad not had the misfortune first to attract and then to offend Mr Downing, there would not have been those rumors.Bat tho I felt this annoyance keenly, it and every and other soon gave way to the great happiness that was coming into my life; and it wus destined also to be put entirely aside by a great sorrow.Within six months after my father and I came to live in Cork, your father and I were engaged to one another (with every prospect of a long engagement before uw), and the news bud come 10 us of my brother's death.He had done well in his chosen career, and had been bome three times.He died of fever at Shangbai, and my father, tho be bore the news with external calmness and resignation, never reully recovered it: he became more puzzled and uncertain in bis ways than ever, and I believe the business drifted more and more.\u2018You bave often seun the miniature of your father, taken at that time, and it is very like him ; so that you can imagine what a contrast his bright, resolute face and his energetic ways presented to my father's timid and discouraged looks and manner.Perhaps it was the contrast which made Redmond Bullivan so attractive to bim ; anyhow, he liked him so much that even if he had had any prudent ides about the unfitness or unwisdom of an attachment between Redmond and me, I do not think that he would bave taken courage to act on them, He had not any, however ; and when I told him that Redmond Sullivan bad asked me to be his wife, that we were prepared to wait until his circumstances should be better, and that we hoped he would sauction an engagement which was pretty sure to be condemned by all my other relatives and friends, be was as much astonished ss if ho had not been seeing the young man constantly, and seeing bim in close sttendsnce upon me on every possible opportunity.¢ \u2018You'll have to wait, child,\u2019 was all he said in the way of objection ; \u2018you couldn't marry on Sullivan's salery and what I can give you ; but if you and he don't mind waiting for a good turn of fortune, I don't sec that you can do Letter, He's the bust and wisest fellow I ever koew, and I could die happy trusting you to him.\u2019 These words of my father's were as good as à fortune to me at the time.We were well contented to wait, and the happiest of the happy.Redmond was already high in the esteem and confidence of his employers, and we bad the hopefai trust in the future which comes emily to young lovers, \u2018I don\u2019t think ! should aye bot oo contented as jou were, mamme.in ave boen afi too, of being not well off! \u2018I dare say ; and 1t would not be natural you should be otherwise.Your bringing-up has been very different from mine.Well, we waited and waited, snd our friends talked of our engagement as being\u2019 the mont foolish thing possible ; and some prophesied that it would never \u2018come to anythiog ; and others ssid they wondered, considering my father had consented to allow me to \u2018throw myeclf away,\u2019 that he did not let us marry and take up our abode with him.That would bave seemed a simple plan indeed, but my father never proposed It ; and when Redmond heard that other people talked of it, he told me he would not wish it, even for the sake eof hastening our marriage ; & man ought to make his wik's home for her, and always be master in bis own.At length une day, when our engagement had lasted two years, and I was twenty, Redmend told me that a chance had arisen of it.He had been incrensi ly useful to the firm in whose employment he was of ; oud they had told two thousand pounds, they would give him & partnes- ship\u2019 Feo thousand P enid Clare ; \u2018that's what pare ie solog 16 give me.Is it because it was the ing of his fortune ?How Jelighttal to find PoEait à Bitte, dod youn Sad pour out fn get sit a little, your paps na thoumad pounds svemed mors romestio notion.Twe for us, if my father could enable him to avail himoelf him if he could bring fnto the business the sum of me \u2018Just as it will be on Wednesday, mamma,\u2019 said Clare, and her mother laid her hand upon the girl's bright hair, aud smoothed it with a gentle but absent touch.\u2018It was soon over, and I was walking out of the church, leaning on my husband's arm, seeing the {aces around me, indeed, And the scene, but feeling as if it were all a dream.I had to reuse myself, tho, when we reached home, fur there was no one to do the honors for me, and the people we expected arrived almost as soon as curselves.The breakfast was a long affair, and there was some specch-making, and then it was time for us to leave.Our honey-moon trip was to le a very modest one.We bad neither money nor time for the excursions that are in fashion in these days, sud bad to content ourselves with trip to Killarney.The parlor, as we called the room we ined in, and the drawing-room, were on the same ficor, and divided by a folding door.On a email table in a window of the drawing-room the wedding- cake was placed, and when the breakfast was over I left the table, and went into the next room to cut the cake.R-dmond stood beside me, and my father opposite to him.\u2018I believe this ia the last of the ceremonies, he said to me in a half-whisper ; but my father heard him, and answered : * \u2018Not quite.There's another, and à more important one.I promised you should have Kat's dowry today, in good bank-notes, and here it is.\u2018He handed the packet, the end of which he had shown me, to Redmond.¢\u2018Count them,\u2019 he said.Redmond did so.I felt that he was a little vex+d by the publicity, and, indeed, the ostentation of the transaction.It was an error in taste on my father's part, no doubt, and it made me feel confused aud embarrassed.Every one looked and listened.\u2018Redmond glanced round at me, and then rapidly turned over the bank-nutes, * \u201cAI right, ien\u2019t it ?\u2019 said my father, \u2018Two thousand pounds\u2019 * \u2018Two thousand pounds, sir, thank you.\u2018Redmond turned to me, and said, quickly, \u2018I thick it is pearly time for us to start.\u2019 He then began to talk to the person nearest Lim.\u2018I beckoned to my bridesmaid, who was at the other end of the room ; she came to me, and Redmond opened the door for us to pass thru, I went up staits immediately, and several of the ladies present accompanied me ; it was rather a scramble, and I hated to have other people in my room while 1 was changing my dress.\u2018What was your guing-away dress, mother ?asked Clare, with the irrepressible interest of her sex, age, and circumstances fn every detail of the kind.\u2018A very plain brown silk, dear, and a striped shawl of the sort that was worn then.You would think it the height of dowdiness) \u201cIt dues sound like dowdinens, certainly, said Clare, with a disapproving shake of her bright Lead.\u2018I thought it quite beautiful, and Redmond said 1 never looked so well in anything.\u2018I suppose you didn't keep it, mamma ?\u2018Meaning the striped shawl ?No, Idid not.I can recollect its fate, however.It was used up as a wrap to tuck you up in your little basket-carriage, io the days when perambulntors were not.But I must go on with wy story.My wedding-dress was taken off Ly my bridesmaid, folded up, and Jaid on my bed, with my wreath of orangv-blossoms on the top of it, and I put them both into an empty box, and told the maid to put the box on the top of a press in my old room.I was not half ready when Redmond sent up to say that we must go, and I ran down-stairs and sald good-bye to cverybody in a great hurry, My father lovked very pale and nervous, and I saw that when it cam~ to the point he felt my leaving him very much.80 that I left the house in great confusion and agitation, stantly out, enjoying sil the beautiful scenery of Kil- lerney, end ! suppose we were ne happy as any two people err er in this world, 4 ho we ete not be.ning with any very grand prospects, they were ir enough, and Redmond was full of courage, energy and we were evidently condemned to remain in-doors, quictly down to some needle-work, and he was busy with bis papers for some time before he spoke to me stall.At length he anid, \u2018I am writlog to the firm, Kate.Should you like to know what it is about 7 \u2018I was delighted at the idea of learning anything concerning bis business, and listenod eagerly while be read the letter ho had just written, 1 remember it well ; but it bas nothing to do with my story.After said, an cnormous and imponible sum te me then, and of we bad talked about it à little, Redmond \u2018Three days had pessed away, and we had been con- end content, On the fourth day it mined heavily, Redmond announced, when he perceived this state of things, that bo shoul! devote the morning to writing letters and going thru some business papers.I ent \u2018By-the-way, Kate, you may as well let me bave the sil it from here, and it will be pleasant to got the businces settled end dons with.leasant to get P \u2018The money!\" I answered, in astonishment.\u2018What money ?' \u201cWhat money! Why, your two thousand pounds, of course ¢ \u2018My two thousand pounds ! I haven't gos it, Bed- mond.My father did not give it te me ; he gave it to you\u2019 Yea he answered, smiling, \u2018but I gave it to you.1A thrill of terror passwd over mo.1 could not venture to contradict him, but I felt certain that I had never seen the money after it had loft my father's hands\u2014bad never touched it.1 was se much frightened that I could not speak, and I felt that my face was quite pale and cold.¢ \u2018What ails you ?asked Redmond.\u2018The money | was In she parcel I asked you to take cate of for me, | after our wedding breakfast.¢ \u2018Parcel 1==take care! I stammered.\u2018I don't re.member\u20141 don't know\u2014I have no parcel.\u2019 \u2018He started up.\u2018Good heavens! he exclaimed, \u2018what Lave you dons with it?Try to remember, darling ; collect yourself.Don't be alarmed, but try ;to remember.After breakfast, at the foot of the | stairs, before we went away, I just seid, *Tuke-caze of this for me.1 was going to sve after the carriage.\u2018I tried to recall the circumstances, but all in vain, I remembered that be was at the foot of the stairs | when I camu down, and that he tock my arm in his, \"and brought me very quickly thru the crowd of people lin the hall to where my father was, but I could remember nothing more.Ho repeated the facts over and over, but they made no impression on me, and I could only couclude that be had intended to give the parcel into my charge, and had fancied that he did so, I searched everything which I had with me, the dress 1 had worn, and every coiner of my boxes, in terrible haste and fright, but quite in vain ; the money could nowhere be found.Redmond either was not so much alarmed as I was, or he concealed his fears for my sake.My dread was that ho had let the parcel fall in tho crowd at the house door, and that the money had been picked up by some of the idiers about ; or that he had dropped it in the hall, and that it had been swept up as torn waste-paper.I did not venture to tell him how hopeless I felt, but I proposed that he should write to my father at once, to have search made for the parcel.But he objected, saying that we had better return at once to Cork.This we did, and 1 could not tell you the effect which our return and the cause of it had upon my father, No tidings of the missing money awaited us ; everything that could be done in the way of search and inquiry was done, but all to no purpose.The parcel was not found then, or since) \u2018Do yeu mean never, mamma ?\u2018I do mean never, my darling.The two thousand pounds which my poor father gave me on my wed- ding-day, my \u2018fortune which he could so ill afford to give me, was hopelessly lost.It serms almost incredible, it would be quite incredible, if one were telling the story of any other man than my father, but he had no memorandum of the numbers of the notes, which were of various amounts, which made up the sum, sud Redmond had merely glanced at them at his request, as a matter of form.The case was hopeless, the money was gone ; tho we kept on hoping against hope for woeeks, at last we despaired, and then came the first real proof\u2014I have had many since\u2014of your father's strength of character, courage, and patience.The first thing which had to be given up was the prospect of the partnership in the firm of Matthewson & Joyce ; the second was the prospect of a house of our own.Redmond\u2019s position was again that which it had been while wo were engaged.He had only to fall back upon his former post with his former salary, and the ouly way in which my father could help us was by letting us live with him.Thus, then, under very different auspices than we had expected, we settled down in the old house.Our eldest child was born, and died, in the room I had occupied ns a girl, and two years later, our second child was born, and died there too.Your father had bettered his position during that time, however ; the tide was well on the turn when you, a summer child, a \u2018Sunday child, came to us\u2019 - \u2018But did you never recollect about the money ?Wax papa's mistake never cleared up?Did he blame you?Clare's wind could hardly follow the story beyond that ons point, [To BE CONCLTDED NEXT WEEK.] AE SAVING MOTHER.THE farmer sat in his easy chair Between the fire and the lamplight's glare; His faco was ruddy and full and fair.His threo emall boys in the chimney nook Conned the lines of a picture book ; His wife, the pride of his home and heart, Baked the biscuit and made the tart, Laid the table and steeped the tea, Deftly, swiftly, silently ; Tired and weary and weak and faint, She bore her trials without complaint, Like many another household saint\u2014 Coutent, all scltish bliss above In the patient ministry of love.At last between the clouds of smoke That wreathed his lips the husband spoke: \u201cThere's taxes to raise, an\u2019 int'rest to pay\u2014 And ef there should come a rainy day, 'Twouid be mighty handy, I'm bound to say, T' bavesumpthin\u2019 put by.For folks must.die, An\u2019 there's tuneral bills, and gravestuns to buy\u2014 Enough 10 swamp a mab, purty nigh, Besides, there's Edward and Dick and Joo To be provided for when we do go.So 'f L was you, I'll tell ye what I'd du: I'd be savin\u2019 of wood as ever I could\u2014 Extra fires don\u2019t du any good-\u2014 I'd be savin\u2019 of sope, an\u2019 savin\u2019 of ile, And run up some candles once in a while; I'd Ue rather sparin\u2019 of coffee an\u2019 tea, For sugar is high, And all to-buy, And cider is good enough drink for me, I'd be kind o\" careful about my clo'es And look out sharp how the money goes\u2014 Gowgaws is useloss, nater knows; Extry trimmin\u2019 \"8 the bane of women, \u201c1'd sell off the best of the cheese and honey, And eggs is as good, nigh about, 's the money; \\nd as to the carpet you wanted new\u2014.I guess we can make the old one du.And ne for the washer, an\u2019 sewin' machine, Them smooth-tonguoed agent's vo pesky mean, You'd better get rid of em\u2019 slick and clean.What do they know about women\u2019s work 1 Du they calkilate women was born to shirk ?Dick and Edward and little Joe Sat in the corner in a row, They saw the patient mother go On ceaseless errands to and fro, They saw that her form was bent and thin, Her temples grey, her cheeks sunk in.They saw the quiver of lip and chin\u2014 And thon, with a wrath he could not smother, Outspoke the youngest, frailest brother\u2014 \u201cYou talk of savin\u2019 wood and ile An\u2019 tea an\u2019 sugar, all the while, But you never talk of savin\u2019 mother I' MISCELLANEOUS, The city of Durango, in Mexico, has a bill in its vicinity that is almost pure iron, It is two miles long, one mile wide, and 700 feet high.On ils surface, uncovered and visible, are, according to estimate, two bun.dred millions of tons of iron ready to be placed in the smelting ovens that it is pro- powed to put up at tho foot of the hill.A large part of the oro yields from seventy to ninety per cent.pure motal, and is easily worked und converted into steel.Wood for fuel in unlimited abundance is to be had near by, and good water is likewise ncces- sible.Altogether, there seems to be no reason why Durango should not be a Pitts burgh or Birmingham in the near future, or even cast those cities of iron and flame on- tirely into the shade.Neil Dow relates this story of bie father : I never knew any one who mere uniformly lived up to the rule to do unto others as be would donc by, to love one\u2019s neighbor as one\u2019s sell.I wention an instance of this characteristic of his: A peighbor, baviug | fullen into pecuniary difficulties, borrowed of | bim eight hundred dollars on a mortgage of bis house and large home lot, at the time not worth so much.This was not known to any of his family even for nineteen years, during which time tbo neighbor had lived in the house, rearing there a large and moet reapectable family, having paid during that time not a dollar for interest or rent.Before the twenty years were out the facts came to my knowledge, and my father was persuaded to foreclose the mortgage.But the neighbor continued to occupy the premises for yours after that on the samo terms as before until his douth.The property in the meantime had greatly increased in value, and would fully repay the principal and compound interest for all those years, A son-in-luw of the neighbor, a hard-working brick-layer, a most exemplary citizen, wished to recover the old mansion where his wife was born and bred, and whence he took hor away to his own modest home.Ilo came to my futher to enquire about it when I bappened to be present, and timidly enquired it he would be permitted to redeem it, and on what terms.\u201cWhy, child,\u201d said my father, \u201cI shull be very glad that the fumily may keep it.I had it as security for eight hundred dollars; dost thou think it too much to repay that sum?\u201d The young mun barst into tears, Ho bud expected no thing like that, for the property wus worth many times more, and he gladly and gratefully promised to pay the moncy, which he was uble to do in the course of two or three years, the family always occupying the premises as before, A powerful antidote to strychuine poison is found in chloral hydrate, which is given in very large doses with gratifying success.Strychnia itself is now considered, by a sort of medical consensus, to be the most important remedy for diphtheria.Prof.Alfred L.Loomis in his \u201cMedical Talk\u201d in New York, says :\u2014In some parts of the West and South it is customary to mix whiskey with the water to destroy the poison but those who do it simply take two poisons instead of ono, and they do not counteract each other, The whiskey rather helps the malarial poison along.It has been a question whether quinine has power lo combat malaria.It bas the power of averting the generation of malarial poison for a time bat it will not cure.It is, however, the only thing that can combat malarial poison.and hence I'm an advozate of quinine.You can do no harm with it, but it will be hurd work.I don't believe in constantly taking quinine, even if you dwell in an affected district.Take a dose whenever you need relief.It will relieve you for a time.The Merino sheop of Australia turn off heavy fleeces.The Queenslander (Brisbane) states that a full-mouthed ram\u2019s fleece from the well-known Wanganella flock weighed\u2019 233 pounds, at eleven months and three weeks growth; 129 bogget rams gave fleeces averaging 11 pounds.A bale of wool containing 160 lambs' fleeces, pressed at Kinross, turned the scale at 448 pounds.A Leipsio journal, which makes a specialty of matters relating to glass, gives a method which it asserts will prevent chimneys from cracking.The treatment will not only render lump-chimneys, tumblers, and like articles more durable, but may be applied with advantage to crockery, stoneware, porcelain, ete.The chimneys, tumblers, ate, are put into a pot filled with cold water, to which some common table-salt has been added.The water is boiled over a fire, and then allowed to cool slowly.When the articles are taken out and washed, they will be found to resist afterward any sudden changes of temperature.The process is simply one of annealing, and the slower the cooling part of it is conducted the more effective will be the work.Some of the remedies for disease sought out by modern medical science are peculiar.Fuschiue\u2014a bright aniline dye\u2014was, not long since, recommended in Bright's disease, and now we bave nitro-glycerine recommended as a remedy for certain chest affections, It is given in doses of fifteen drops of a one per cent.alcoholic solution, and is also sold in tablets for prevention of seasickness and the relief of neuralgia, headache, &c.Itis well known that certain fowls fill their digestive spparatus with gravel and pebbles, which act as millstones in grinding up their food.Recent investigation shows that other animals are addicted to similar babite on a larger scale.Seals swallow stones weigbing trom one to two and sometimes even three pounds each, while one investigator found not long since, ten pounds of theses boulders in the stomach of a sea ion.The German Government, baving prohibited the use of tobacco by boys under 16 years of age, is considering the practicability of still more stringent laws, including the prohibition of beer in the army.WHITEWASH FOR OuTsIDR WauLe.\u2014The enquiry is frequently made as to the best kind of cheap paint or warh for outbuildings, having any degreo of durability.The material usually recommended is à mixture with lime as its base, which the experience of all partios using it provos that it is short lived and poorly rewarding the time and other expense of putting it on.1 bave long used for whitening my walls in my dwelling, and also for barns and sheds, tho following preparation: Dry zinc, 1 pound ; white glue, 1 os; or in the same proportion of ingredients for any quantity needed.The zinc must bo ground or pulverized, and dissolved jn water moderately hot, stirring it thoroughly during this process.The luo is to bo dissolved in a vesrel by itself in the usual manner, and added to the zinc mixture while yet hot, stirring the sume during the process and for some little time afterward, The object desired is a thorough admixture of tho ingredients.Tho prepara: tion when ready for use should be of the consistency of ordinary whitewash, It is applied with a wide brush.Walls treated with this mixture which have not been limed, will preserve a pure white for several years.12 years ago I applied this mixture to my barn and sheds, and to-day it is noar- ly as whito as when first pat on, and cannot bo rubbed off with the hand.If tinting for border is desired, I have no doubt that a slight admixture of lamp-black would give a leaden color.I have not used it on newly dressed surface, and do not know whether it would adhere.A good quality of dr sino should be purohueed for fram 6 to cents per pound, A correspondent of Nature, writing from Cambridge, Mass., says :\u2014A lady, a.f of mine, was at one time matron of an hospital for poor women and children, whic}, was maintained by subscription.One of the inmates was a blind girl, who was there not as a patient, but temporarily till a home could be found for her.She had learned to feed herself, and ut meal-times a tray con taining her dinnor was placed on her knees as nhe sat in a comforlable chair for her apecial convenience in feeding herself, One day while she was eating, the pot eat of the establishment placed fhorsolf before the girl and looked long and earnestly at hep £0 earnestly that the matron, fearing the auimal meditated some mischief to the girl took her out of the room.Again the next day, at the same hour, the cat ontered the room, but this time walked quietly to the girl's side, reured horself on her hind legs and noiselessly stealthily reached out Ler paw to the plate, selected and eeizod à morsel that pleased her, and, silent] a8 she cume, doparted Lo enjoy her stolen meal The gir! never noticed her loss, and wben told ot it by her companiona laughed ver heartily.It is evident that the cat from, observation had entirely satisfied herself that the girl could not see, and by a process of reasouing decided sho could steal n good dinner by this practical use of her know.lodge.ore is a very s.mplo and easily remern.bered rule for determining how long it will take a givon sum of money to double itself at a certain rate of interest, Divide the rate of interest into seventy-two and the quotient will be the number of Years to within a small fraction.Thus, at four per cent, in terest, the anawer is oighteen yeurs, which is only only one-quarter of a yoar too great the exact time being about soventeen and three-quarter years.For six per cent, it may bo said to Le exact, ' A weulthy widow in Paris has set a new fashion for widows who marry again.The bridal veil is replaced by a white lace mantilla, which is arranged on the head in Spanish style.The bouquet of orange blossoms is changed to flowers of a color most becoming to the wearer.She also wore a white dress\u2014another innovation.The front which was of satin, was brilliant with an embroidery of white pearl beads.The train was of white brocaded velvet, and thers were bouquets of real pink roses scattered all over tho dress.A treo has been planted on the site of the house in which John Knox was born at Haddington.Great Britain bas invested in her shipping 85,000,000,000, and employs 200,000 men, who eurn annually $50,000,000.Besides this, 100,000 jmen are employed in shipbuilding, marine factories, and engineers\u2019 works, earning $35,000,000 annually.The value of vessels built in Great Britain during 1880 was $35,000,000.A medical journal of Munich says that dipbtheria caught by kissing is likely to assume a much severer form than if tho disease were contracted or the contagion imparted in any other way.WHAT Is WATER For.\u2014 Walter is so common that we hardly think of it.To begin with, water was God's builder of the world as we seo it.The rocks were mud and sund made by water and laid down by it, one kind on the top of another.Coal, made of plants, was covered up by water, so that the rotting plants were kept there and changed into coal.Veins of lead, copper, gold, silver, and crystals, were cracks in the rocks, filled with water that had these precious things dissolved in it.And water, as ico (glaciers), ground up rocks into earth, in which plants can grow, the sea and streams helping to do the work.Water builds plants and animals, too.Threo-quarters of what they are made of is water.When you pay twenty cents for a peck of potatoes you aro really paying fifteen of the cents for the water in the potatoes.A boy who weighs eighty pounds, if perfectly dried up, would weigh only twenty pounds.And there could be no potato or boy without water.It must dissolve things to make them over into new things ; and it carries them where thoy are wanted to build the new things.It softens food, und then as watery blood carries the food to every part of the body to make new flesh and bones that we may grow and have strength.It carries the plant's food, also, up into the plant.And water carries man and gonds in boats, and, as steam, drives his cars.It makes the wheels go in his factories.It in a great worker, and we could not get along without it.And it makes much of the beauty in the world.Wild horses, or \u201cbrumbie\u201d as they are called, are so numerous in parts of (Queensland and New South Wales, Australia, that they are often killed simply for the sake of their tallow and hides.In some of the newly settled districts they swarm in such numbers that the squatters have to protect their farms against their inroads.Brumbie-stalking is a recognized pastime, the destruction of wild horses being as necessary as that of kangaroos or rabbits.Their hardiness and strength are remarkable, and when trained they are of considerable value.In one year no less than 7,000 wild horses were shot on a single station in New South Wales.Total abstinence has indeed made pro- grees in England, now that it has triumphed over the traditions of civio festivities.The Mayor of Leeds has entertained at a banquet nine teetotal mayors.Among them were the Lord Mayor of York and the Mayors of Winchester and Worcester.The Royal Agricultural Society of Ireland has resolved to institute a travelling dairy during the coming sommer, to demonstrate in different distriots the best modes of butter- making, &e.Binghamton, N.Y., April 21.\u2014This morning two terrible, and almost simultaneous, explosions of nitro-glycerine occurred in the vanlts of the Pitman Powder Works, Soon afterward 10,000 pounds of sporting powder, in the store-house, 100 feet from tho vauits, ignited, and cansed another terrific ox- plosion.The buildings were demolished and scattered in every direction.Droperty was destroyed for miles around, fences blown to splintors, trees uprooted, and many buildings in the noighborhood badly shattered.Windows, two or threc miles away, were blown out by the concussion.The shock was distinctly felt 40 miles away.The main magasine, wbich was underground, and obtained 12 tons of powder, was unin- jared.Nobody was seriously hurt.Tho man in charge of the vaults dincovered tho fire, caused by an improper mixture of acids, and warned the othors and fled before the explosion, LC ogy TS oz CQ + - = Sed ETO Cm en mm "]