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 A.: aduig, i»c ':U_^ in Fint-Cla.su g_ uid the :AbJ«~i on every a::, uti^nj lUrt. The SubiM and I m Net I wish to caD f IS,GONFEl -Class, and at P R I C S liYE. tlie purest Ifir-* •K of Draft wki ^--^' •^uv. A. MclH^Yi )IXG ITZBL, ^0, SEEDS If^LKCT^ON, it lowest market rat A. TURNER iK. LEA f..r voiv JloL E -»OUL ANNUAL G SAL 5, CE STO: rEEToir. ,â- â- â- â€¢"" •'•'"""^â- â€¢â€¢'"^laiiv, I -v.,.l ati.| i!-.,ortu.! stoit of If IJL'aS, KIILII .3 Clotl3.irL^, ID, SHOES, md Groceri( -OINI POSSIBLE, • ' t.J Jo j, :1 Under C THiRTY DA l Ti '.».,;â-  •, attention of the elosef lyihin;: oM ti-st-Clus« Value. 1 4 t^i i \;. ., ' .ii-ts of oui reighborl ihiap tr;i,li ^*u\i i"iaenipdoii«i I-. iiinr.Iir to ini|: -H the puUio I li .], â- !, r- nv.'l in custom fionJ tlM] ki«t »«. I rl'prc'kcnt it, and as mt V \t lirrr. ui I iiave always held th^W ""•'â-  au !t ri-.ij. (• T?, .lucntly I can sndtBP* |oss/ble Prices! AEM PEODl r.i'n' a I.irgo unantitv of D gra: liic.l dtli.r varieties of Spring puctliy ».iul Clover Seed also I tu sc'w -cloau Eced, yon will il article. ;.ir^-p (jnantics of AND V :v ij li E evnj (I7IC iilrreted in it, I Till;; Towiisliip* sliall try i » «•«! rasb Price !•»* r iKtt ca :h at Bottom Prio« o ^tiniatc that my OPiTAT ING DAILY, L nedont and show it of Ai i Stocks ever brought i e in the post, and solioitiuSl J. SPRO] K ^^ V '^^^igD aad Prorindal '"^-nnty Business, ui lustructiTS «5nmtl«« months, r.,!*l^^til all arresges M« li the op withoatpaym* i:^ffforth.y««.~l.- IS 00 8 00 4 00 50 15 75 35 8 a "-J. i â€" iowi(r,fir»t mswtaOB.. ^fkn""' '"^^Ttiou '^uies.fir^tinsWtion.. ISO""' insertion TioA firs' insertion per line •^Zmaeiit inscrUoB ,of liues to be reeVoned by the meiisiired by a scale of solid "^rtisements without specific ril be publishwi tiU forbid aod '*Jio!lv All transitory ad-crtise- ibe iu the office of puUicationby B the Tharnday morninK prcceea- 'iicatjjjlh. eâ€" rlâ€" xf. ];UTI.EDGE, Proprietor. HONAL A BUSINESS ^DlRECTORY. VOL. l.-No. IfiLYSic TT 4.- 80 GEORGE WILSON, BliMT IOl^ETTRTR MiO St., MaiUale.But daor to SUOoagaTe %5nijOJJiUmM» shop. 27 50 I ' -- â€" s^ IV Meat deUrend O^ hNM teto« Sept. 17. 1880. l.f J. M. â- " LICENSED AUCnOKWtE FOB THB I County of Orcy. Moner to 1«M. a* lowe.* ralMo«J^«,».i„ ,«m« te'sttit borrowers. A«eiat for FariHrs' i«u, and Sanog Co. AU bvaiaeas maUtrs ttAaUj prirate, and traatod aa awh. stnoMyp BCOKNUr.O. Sapt. 17th 1880 I4i T. B. 11% kS, promptly attcniled to. Btonseuttfeig a Spa- ' eialty. Estimates ea all work, free.V Satis- faction Ruaraotend. *,* Besideace otenerof Brown and Sproale Striata, Mft""'" December 31, t*Hi). IC-jr {Qfktral. Ifs^ronle Carter, ^.^{jGon- .Accoucheurs • Sec. r^. Medial HaU; residence at tX^-'"^. " ISKIVS, sa.(iEON. ACCOUCH- 6-tf. ir^al. 0, lUacmillan. 1 (ii!iwi ami iCbham.) (^y.ATlAW, sourlTOR IN ^.foiivevauccr, Ac. Ofli;-o over r,',wie, Msrkilale. Mont-y to lo,aii â-  L. 2'Jlv â- a* ««*.«• Wilkes, rV.L'lâ„¢" Owen Sound. ,-.;;.'Ari-s luildiuc, over Bebin- .. ;.,; Street. 1-y f ia»t Frost, „;n:^S OI) ATTOUNKTS-AT vn u Chancerv. Convey ,, .wa.i.l, have reiiirnod at 1 iAopt" every Tlmr.«lay, as ^r^r. J.W. FansT, LL. B. fcijCroirn .Utornev. 1 "^flifs .lIa**on, brEUwid .vr TOUNEY AT-LAW Lir;n Chancery. Owen S"und. B. 51. UalbraHb, AUCTIONFBB AI»i UKNEBAL. LAND A«eut, WuliaBoaford Station. Asotioa Sales attended in all parts of the County. Goods sold on CommiHkiou. Bates moderate. Pianos, Organs, and Sewing Haehinaa also Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Vines. Agricul- tural fnplements, and Machinery of all kinds " Wlliamsford. Jan. 27. 18«l. SO-lv Wm. Lncas Co., BANKERS, MARKDALE. Money I^oaned IX large or small amounts, at all tbsas, 'jn good endorsed notes, or on collateral scciuiiy. INTEREST AT 6 PER CENT. Allowed on brings Deposits. Jamrs l^ttman, '.KyAl-I.WV, SOLICITOR IS jcft-rv, N\itai V I'lil'lic, Ac (iiauiJ at low«'sl rate* on pi-rsoiial â- Me. Land!) boURht aavl sold. iicUtr iutriJticiJ fioe of commia DtrN'DAXjIC. t^Draft.-i issued and CoUccUous made on all points, at lowest rates. WM. LUCAS fe Co. September. 1880. 2-y VETERINARY- Veterinary Surgfoii ratluate of Ontario Veterinary Colle e, ^T Toronto. Calls by MaU or Telegraph promply attended to. RBSIDEXCB, DCNDAIi B.j-3m. G n'm. Brown, III- .MAliiiHot/.ft-'KNSE.S.ic, ni'sioinT jn li. H. .t" Iniiciiii{ iji nil Its hi;«ii'^hes promptly Ito mill earrliilJ.v p\i'-iitcd. lili'Ury ti Leud ou Ueal Kitats 6e- Sept. i" IS'iO. ly |.4lrTaniier Ut-atvn, '.nfM.irria„'i' I.iceuscs, Fire and I h'Urancc A(;i*iii. 'Commiiwiorici *â- â- . Coiiv iViiucer and Licensed tr (i.r lb- Ciiunjy of Grey. Farmers, V, mH l..i!il Sales, Punctually at- kud elnir„'i nialc very moderate. kt.Sopl. 17,18^0. " 1-T |SNrg« Corbet, Jr,, UrtiN .\ND GENF.K.IL AGENT aSuouil Munev to Loan at low |i'«st. Triiicipal payable at the ^â- "»o(yc»r-.aiid inti-re.-it Iialf ycar- ir.'.et principul and iutcre.st rcpaj- Utl. nbetol desirable Iiaproved Farms 1-T J. G. Sinn, tlNlON .V^D ruoVIXCIAL LAND fcnmur. lr»ni;\it-inia'i and Valuator, lund MirViale. Having purchased fil,»ii,l Siirvayor Cliarle.s Bankin's i"'f-A otiK.nal Fic',.l Notes, Plans, • """â- â- â- â€¢'.wns, Ac, of all his Surveys |it'n;nhe \txi fiUy.Sve years, I am r' '" "'â- â- "'« Snncy's in strict acconl- â- rHiith. I'roSlos and Estimatesi h'Hi; Hilli, i'Liu, j„,( Specifications fJinx llr:li:es, fnrni.slio(l ou appUca- poncy loLoan at s p„ cent interest. F letter, or Wt with (I. J. BLYTH, â-  "lU (,e promptlv attended to. 1-Y 1H80. Peutiatra. |k Janes J. ^VMte, "0" Ic A-. Cameron, Ownn Sound, l-K.tl' THEKEVEBE HOUSE '•U%li' ou the last Wednesday in i.»\iin he will be prepared to per- |%riti«n.4 required npon the mouth â- t satisfactory manner, and npon »l«nn,. ' ly â- W. L. Smith, r^ GNF.R.VL AGr;VT AND DE.\rEB IN T Nnreey Stock, Williamsford Station. Sept. 17, 18"i 1 Meat for All AT W. B. Sarjent's. The subscriber returns tliauks to the iu- habitauts of MARKDAIiF. ami vicinity (or their liberal patronage dur- ing the i)ast five years, and begs to remind them that ho is prepared to supply their wapts in his lino as a? any one north of Toronto. M ui Gonei iais delivered promptly on receipt ol orders. SAUSAGE POULTRY always kept iu their Season. f3' Sbop on Mill sreett, opposite the •• Revere Hotel." 13'Casli paid for Fat Cat- tle and Sheep Again thanking yon for past favors he trusts by faithful attention toyour wants to merit a continuance of your support. KoT)C«.â€" Farmers having fat sheep or cat- tle to dispose of wiU leave their address at Sargeanf. gARJEANT. Markdale. Sept. 17th 1880. 1 tiotin H. Htard. Maaotecttoir mai 4mIk fa WAQOOSS. CDLTIVATOBB, HORSE RAKES, HOUGHS, MAmmmw jam- A llkinds of Jarmtng Implements Manu{aet«7 and Depository, Dvriiaa and HiUetraata. FLESHERTON. TBS OLD PlBISBUntKB AXO uamaMTAxaam. To. m PaTBoxa. â€" 41waj8 abud of aor in â- iytnda»a^faa'nn(tli«terBe»i"flai SMal ' nan Xmi fwnvr m m»t0«»Str. l prapanadlo ssdl Carriaceaaadlmplement«rf ermty desei tpt i uu in tiie h«ai -wtflm of*mif te tha market, and ai (MM* •« to«a« aay ^ba eordkct* tka fwli^ 4 tLe week. Harfaiy mi wa ads of Iweaty yeai evperi- enea.1 •â-  owfldept that narebasers will get the adraatafa in having -tbe vary beatinada. Partiaa ia wast of a eaziisige at laspiainent tdff«o.wllfMiMMtVe2l,^ fhem (a qnalny.RTte ail price. 11. fr H. MEGGITT, FasMonable Tailor, FLESHERTON. Is prepared to fill all orders promptly. Cutting dohe lehiU euttowen art ttMtimg. h QMd FitSMraiitesi. The Latest Fashion Plates always on hand to choose from. 3~Bemomber the place opposite Biehard- son's store. Flosherton. March Oth. 1881. 26-m3 GRANT CHELLEW, Cabinet Makers, â€" AMD VPHOE.8TEBEB8 a full stock of ^^ TjL r ra. i t TJL r^ AIRWAYS ON HAND. FURNITIfflE MADE TO ORDER LUMUEit Wanted. GRANT CHELLEW. Markdale, Dec. 23, 1880. 1-ly THOS. MATHEWS. d9tel#. SA^^^E HOTEL, ^AftKOALE. PROULEy. Proprietor. [popnkr Hotel has had a Urge ad- added to it, thoroi^hly refitted, 5«coul to none in the eoonty. Md attentive ostler. Firtt- â€" "" tion fv icommeroial traral- *^'^L. IlOTEt.,- MBAFORD, Out. PaovauaoBa. nodation for the travailing •W is well itoeked with the and Liquors and tha boat â- ,**wid from all traioa. â- 5'18«0. l.J HerciaT hotel I ,^niniodious Sample Booms: ...•eoms, Sic. The Bar and lardar with the best the market af • Wtbting and attantiTe HoaOar'a ^flOS. ATKINSOM. Pnyriator. '"•», 188o. China TEA Store General dealer in OROCERIES ft PROVISIONS. Next to Haskett's Hardware Store. Keeps constantly on hand araryth'ng ostia] to such an establishment. He wou\d draw spscial attention to his J. eas, ".v Tobaccos Sc Sugars, Which for quality and Lowneas of Price CANNOT BEJURPASSED. As puffing is no part of n»y desire, 1 merely ask intending porebaaera to give me a eall and baeoniineed that I MEAN BUSINESS, am wn* Sell Lower than the LowerJ, as I have porahaaed tor cash, and hatahada good discount allowed, I am in a pontoon to let mv oostoman have the benefit of my inTeatoients. orBemember the plaee, aaxt to Baakatt WISHES to tender to his numerous cnsti^mers his sincere thanks for their very liberal patronage during the 16 years he has been in the Harness Business in Mark- dsle, aa would respectfully solicit a continu anca of the same, feeing eoufiident 'that he can give Entire Satitfaction. Everything usually kept in a FIRST -CL. A S HARRESS ESTASLISHiERT, always on hand, and sold a; moderate rates. lafNone but good workman employed and the best of materials used. Markdale, Nav, 18, 188o- lo_ TAILORING O. A. OWEN, FasMonable Tailor, HAVING rented the TaUoring Depart- ment over McFarland's store, wishes to inform the pnbUe of Markdale and sur- rounding country, that he is prepared to FILL ALL ORDERS Promptly and Tastily! CUTTING Done while Customers are waiting. THE UTEST "fashion PLATES Always ou hand to chose from. A Good Fit Guaranteed Iâ€" ITâ€" £.CyVV RATES. isr Remember the Place, Over McFarland'» Store. Broa. Markdale, Oet. 7, 186«. d-tt SAVE YOUR GOMBIHGS. Mia. T. O. !!«•• l«e* to anaoasee to the Ladiaa of Markdale and Tieinity that ihe ia prwated to wock. » hair eombincs inte atrSehes. vuft u^ tmjU, terms moderateâ€" :.... •• eoocoarotMissk Mr. Bowea'teat- AeaD i* wililitad. and Qeeft a t wt i denea. MartAi't IHt 16th, USo 14b â- tbebm* ia»M Markdale. Nor. S IMO. ILmfi Court ofRevisitn. TOWNSHIP OF PBOTOH The Court of Beriaion for the Township of Proton, for the enrrent year, IKl will he held at HoperilU), in Kr. J. A. Searlett'e Han, on Tuesday, the 1 7th day of May, 1«1 of whidi »U p«tim interjoted wfll ' take netiee, aadsoiflAi tkipnai in«ly. Th»O«irtwiUop«nBtJ0 " JOHW YEBT. Toaaahip Caark. »rotem Hay IWl 6U» »* A Good Chiiicd. TBS '^, M^ i iHMalaimyw (aea *» n h M s h tsrweatatlkMw." Wham it- "Wbi« ii'aiwona i « aj, j«ib. jout* see* tlieehkiMMltliara)ai«hadt^ ma aa i t l ^ti^iam, fVNdroakacncB, AjMlVeadoaaUtf^j "WtthdaaofatioaU tlNMnidsi TheraVa aew altki' toe Ika atgi^eart Uirae hoadred yoaadaâ€" It% all lartflced quite na«." •^T«,â€" UkaeU Ned; the other da»-. Viat had a stridw, I m^kftâ€" Bc'e qoite tMtortd tbftsaMuft^M^; Bat kir, his mind's "Dark windows may be bewtifot For them as likes' the look iMt 1. iritboU ajva ntttac doll. Want iL^ht t» read mf book, *^|» I ^^T^*^ J^ tiartrll od^, They alwayvaSemeWKofUM, -- And aU Hia tfnder aaraw • "Bat now if I look op. I greet Them flgnret done in {Mints; I'd go a long way not to nwet Saints, if soeb folks be i to â- od tKfiattKog to loa 6mu„ twoand «)Mdf mn A* poonng aod fill mooM. Tb* opentioci wm wstdieC •ttoAivdy by-Mr. Mmth mi hk hf. naaot, aod when it«M«eaipl«tad, boUi Wnmmomi Mm tUtiag fo Imt* tesB d*99iar tb* Metol UiofMgblr to oool, •ad iar wvaratditTa ii viU raoMiu red Jwfc WlMB p«fMstt7«o!iaiM, tlM â- pMT pwi of tiM noaldwB Iw de- mdidwd, andtU orUadcr will tha be dog fimmite raaHng {dMoiaMw gruaad. It is ibtnidnd lor Ao «aj of a n« ndewbeai stMUBflr. B£M£JY FOR BCABI^T FEV^B. Dr. .IS. Wood^off, fcr nineteen year* ft praataiiug pdjsician at 'inud Bap- ids, ^riugan: faruishra the Spring- ^/^fi ^Ui^m m vitit tba following re Uiatmucl* dreaded diMeaae, 'Ah. John, they didnt teach hi^.art When yon ware put to school; Bat bow do you like the singing part- Come, thafs a better mlsr" "Why. sir, they're thinking far too mneh How tones go now-a-bra Give me the old hundredth paataa aad raeh That's more what I eaU ptaka. "We used tn sing it â€" aneh a e(«wdâ€" Maybe thenotea wereat trat; ' MayM we sang a hit too load, Beoan^ie oar hearts sang toe. *Bnt now grandson â€" pert young lad- He says he's got much higher Says he, *Ton're not to sing, granddad,' Toull interrupt the choir.* • •Ton thinks a deal about that thing, The oho(r,' says I to him But I can't see why you can't sing Without your bedgown, Jim.' "New chancel's mighty fine, lat ne'er Can we make ont. who k«ows What's gone with the Commandments tiiereâ€" What have yon done with those 7 "Ton're all for pretty tiles and bricka, For carving gilt and scroll What good could them tall candleetieks Do to a poor lost soul? "Sir, there's a many things restored No use to such as me We want to hear sbout the Lord, Tou only talk of She t â- â€¢We used to pray the piayers, and then The parson prayed from heart; Now, you ah seem to think 'Amen' Tne most important part. **Bnt, air, I soaroely like telling you How it sounds whe« yon intones." "Well, John, what is it like? Speak true." "Machine what grinds the bones I "We had a minister once, sir â€" 'Tw98 long before you eame â€" A man that was a minister. Not only in the name. "Tour decorations, copes and stoles, He didn't need snch aid Ha carod too much for our poor souls To think how hia gowa waa aaada. v- 'â- I've seen him pleading with na thae, ' With tears in eyes he stood Somehow those tears preached more to us Than twenty sermons oonld. ' The rieh and poor rame far and near. The church would overflow It's getting lull again I hear â€" Folks come to see tha Show. "N-^w it's most like the play I soe In London town one day, All very well for a play, maybe. But not for proTcr, I say. "Do you think, sir, such a qneerish whim Can please the Lord, forsooth f He said â€" we were to worship Him In spirit and in truth. "So that's why I don't come, you know I will when it's restorea But now, sir, 1 don't dare to go, Because I fears the Lord." "Wadk^ ehiid ttom hetA to foot a-itii stroi^ soda water, warm, then wipe" dry. Then immediatety bathe freely witft ml from buef marrow or oil fironi biMcr, applied freely. Then give freeljf oatnip tea, or aome good Bweateuinf article, pennyroyal, etc. Repeat every half hour, or as often as they get wttrrisome or wakeful, and in one or two days they will be entirely cored. I haTO been called to cases where they have been folly broken ont, and in tUs way entirely cured in twenty- ionr honrs. I have had thirty cases on hand at a time, and never loet a case in my life, lint now I am old and about to give op my bosiness, ami I see by the papers the town is iufeo'«d with the epidemic I wish to do all the good I can. It is so simple, kou Jo not need to call a doctor. A good nnrse can attend to them. If by opf n- ing the pores oi the skin and sweating joa can let off the poison, wfiich is an animalcule, "ir animal in ihe blood, the onre is complete. The same is equally good in fevers of all kinds, hard colds and â- roughs. I take the ground that all diseases are caused by a stoppage of the pores of the skin, retaining the poison, or liv- ing animals in the blood, and all you have to do at first is to open the doors of the BTstem and let them ont, or drive them oat. All people know a warm bath is good. But yon apply the oil to the skin and it keeps the pores opm for a loni; time and gives the enemy a chance to get out. I hope all will try it and thsy will soon be conyinced." 8ATEDBT HEB CALVES TlM ata^ of Mur oCptttmk dBakeahMwaatbttiiif^y fflnatrmied katSatardayin Fliididdpfaia. Sbott- )t after « o'aloek in tlie tJlenooa a mad enr, pnraaed by two perspiiiaf polioemai, dMbed iBtoEI^A »lwal nom Walnut and oaaed taehaffall* snooc 4ae pattieoata as that load^y bas mUou wihiBwaJ. Ameoc the leminini^ that «M flooaeinf itloDg wts a nymph who flings her alM^ely lt«s bafara tiltefoodi^ta of tha Qrtnd Central theatar. This iawUe ooold not faoe a tabid, eaaine, so she bnad- led up hex petticoats and aod made a daah with the others for aale^. H«r legs, which had serrad her so wdl before, did not go back on her this time, (or the mad dog, prohaUy attracted by the development below the knee, drora hu pouonons iaags into her stoeking and vant hiMriiiig m Tha balkt danoer, more dead than alive, was dragged into 4, drug- store, whrre an eager and anxious crowd of men examined her legs. Their fears were aUayed. however when the diaoovery was made that the canine had only destroyed the sawdust padding which the yonng woman had tied to a lean shunk to give it roundness and attractiveness. The eager anxious and solicitous pien deiKUjjted unch sadder and a heap wiser. STiisifirf 'A adtnOm Mf." "MagfU O'Vom- Msr'a ForPtmm," St., J*. war--'»i Irish wav "JutAmnmimmn fiu aia absait. ta Mfcu o£mf Iiii1i fc frair i^'i. Owm «aMiai brroM ibe g roai. •id. iryMlVMitWMtiwraaa ask Tub O'Btiea to oowe a«d apesid £ ri^ii or Im hera." •Ko.]ir. OogUaau-* said tbt^ iu or flnaiy y.^it f«a will albv ma to ad* viae yoa.yoB vill not think of having liKtrUnaq tts^caacdhM*; bsis' itMtm.ttMimi rriitinsi Wa ba aafaralsne or, if we need hands, than is a man ou the Ltrm ws' BOASTED TO DEATH- CASTING A MONSTEB DEB. CYLIN- W. 7. MoFABLAlID- Markdal^Ma7Mbl«l• ]VCKriOE. AUpttitiaa,aMhsrrtrf«*nMdatiM **^ â- sir~s nn ikin liil FOBTT rrVK IONS OF MOLTEN IfETAI. StJC- CESSrULLY POURED I.nO A MOCU [From theN. T. Times.] What is declare*! to be the largest steam-engine cylinder in the world waa 'cast yesterday afternoon iu the Morgan Iron Works of John Boach A Son, at tb« foot of East Ninth Straet. It is 18 ieet long, 9 feet 2 inches in diameter, and required for its casting 45 tons, or 9O,0OJ pounds, of gun- metal. It is intended to accommo- date a piston stroke of 14 feet The metal in the thinnest part is 1} inches thick, and the flanges at the top and bottom are 2} inches thitik by 6} inches wide. Under the top flange the' cylinder has a belt 16 inchea wide, anotter 6 inches wide above the bot- rom flange, and between these two three more belts, each 6 inches in width. The thickness of the metal at the belU is 2i inches. A nozzle for the upper steam-chest is cast on the cylmder, with an opening 14^ by 68 inches, the metal on the top of this nozzle I eing 1} inches in thickness, and on the sides and bottom li inches. The casting of this massive piece of work was done in a mould ametructed of brick, lined with hiam, the outside beintt covered with heavy iron plates to prevent the matrix from borstiog when the molten metal was poured in. The mould is constructed of one cyl inder of brick and loam within another, the space between them being the re- quired thickness of the casting, the flanges, belts, and other parU cf the work being accurately delineated in the matru. Over half the mould was sunk in the solid earth w'.iich iomu tha flooring of the iron works. It re- quired the metal 8 hours and 20 min- ates to molt, and the 90,000 ponnds were then transferred by the Itbor of 100 men to two huge tarik-ladles, each having » capacity of about 16 tons, and two hurge crane-ladles. Tbetanka vara oonne«ted wth the mould by, pipes, aod the eraoe-ladlse wen at-* taohad to bags aaaaa. At 1 o'alook John Boach, who pcraonaily supervis- ed the caatmg, g»Te tha order to b^im the pouring. The molten metal was toroad into the moold from the two taaka 09 cither lida, and ftt the awe l^«ibi bir* oina-laAaa wen awsng .or*.«iid lw« •life" •"*.'ST ' oflio«idaa«tal began to flow mtothe ni^. **« »ir ol the room became a* heated that it waa with grssttdia- eoiiitet thattfaelsw geatleakeQ who invited t» wH^ttm tha eaetiqg Ha to iiiiifr" Ammc the vaettt. B»dw.tti* •fn*«r CONFIDENTIAL. The other motping whon Mr. Jones entered his family drug store to have a prescription put up he fotind %jmk ele4liM)MMwMisass*iic. JfOnes has considerable^ curiosity,, and while he waited he began ' ' "Been here long?" "Only two days." •â- Going to stay " "I think so.' "Old clerk gone for good " "Yes." "Come from Mew York " "No. Itiame from St. Louis." "Didn't like the town, I suppose " "Oil, fairly." â- "Got a bettor oCFer liere,I presume?" "Well, not much better." "Druggist related to you " "No." "Going to marry bis dnnghter " "Haven't thought of it." There was a brief rest until tbe cleric hadfiuisbed his labors, mid then he beckoned Mr. Junes into the back room and said .â-  "Yon look like a person who can be depended on, and I'll tell you in confidence why I came here. I liked St. Louis, and I had good wagep, but I happened to kill three or four per- sons by putting up wrong prescrip- tions, and I thouglit a change of lo- cation would relieve my sorrow. This is on the square, you know, and no- thing is to be said unless I lay out two or three of your leading ci*dzon8, in which case I shall give up the drug business altogether and go sailing a sand barge." Jones went out feeling his left ear and looking into vacancy, and his sore throat got well without tbe help of the gargle. LAUGHTEBIN CHUBCH. The Shrewsbury ChronieU say â€" "On Sunday last, an aunouncement, which caused some amusement to tbe congregation, was made in a church which is situated in the northwesterly suburb, and outside tha boundary of the borough. The clergyman had just given out, among other announce- ments, that in the afternoon a chris- tening service would be held, and that pareLts desiring to Lave their children christened must bring them to the chnreh before 8 p.m., when the clerk, who is a httle dea^ convulsed the con- gregation by solemnly adding, that those vdio had not got them could be supplied with them in the vestry after the service at sixpence each. It trans- pired that the clerk thought tbe oktgy- man liad annoanoed that he intended to adopt a new hymn book at the Easter services â€" hence the grotesqne blander." And old oonple were walking down stoeet the other bay, reading signs when tbey ran across one "Johnson's Shirt Store." "Well I declare ' ex- claimed the old lady. "I wonder who toie it " A ytmag woman (rf Springfield, Mass., was detai willed to curenmvent a Toang man whom ahe snspeeted of a desire to escort hw home from th^ Baptist ehweh aooable. The entex- tainment wbs sld in the basement and she hud a plan to gaiatiie andienoe room Above bj mmas ef the back stairs and to eecM* flMsee to the atzeet while her wotud be cavalier was to poonee 1900 her at Ui« dux. All went waU nntil a m the AtfhaesB sent her into the brtiHry. whieb yoi siats the pnvioas BaodsT- An accident occurred hare at an early hour this mommg which result- ed in the terrible deatJi of a father and son. David Beeee and family resided at about three miles from this .place. Between 1 and 2 o'clock this mommg tlieir hoase was discovered to be on fire. The sleeping apart- mehts were filled with smoke aud tbe occupants were awakened with great difliciilty. The family escaped from the burning building at the risk of their Uvea. Mr. Beese and his son then made an effort to s^ve some necessary clothing, when suddenly and wbih tbey were inside, the I building fell in with a crash upon them, the flaming timbers cover- ing them and roastmg them to death. One loud, terrible cry was heard, and then all was over. Mra. Beese also narrowly 8caped with her life, imt was terrible burned about her hands and feet while fighting her way ont of the flames. Hundreds of ueighbors soon flicked to the scene of tbe terrible disaster, and when the flames had got down the bodies of tlie victims were removed from the ashes. The cause of the fire unknown. PB0P08ED BE VISION OF PSALMS iN METBE. THE At the m£eting of the Synod of Toronto and Kingston of the Presby- terian Church in Canada on Wed- nesday an overture was read from Brock Street Church, Kingston, re- presenting that the General Assem- bly should be overtured to taka action looking to providing a new version of tLe Psalms in metie, as the present version, owing to'fanltsin metre, could not well be used in the chorches. This overture was submitted to the Presbytery of Kingston, and by them referred to the synod m 1879 but it was not considered until 1880, when it was laid on the table for tbe year. Bev. Andrew Wilson, ofBrock Stieet Church Kingston, said the revision ban been adapted by the United Presbyterian Church oi America ant' by the Presbyterian Church in Ire- laud. There were many obsolete terms used in the revision in use in Canada To say nothing of errors in translation. There was also lack of variety in mehre, giving no opp'r- tnnity of singing many tones with which the people were familiar. He believed tbe revision in ase by the North AmerioaB Church was a very gocd one, and he would be glad to see it adopted. After some discussion the overture was laid on tbe table. A uewly-married oonple at the Cleveland railroad station amused the passengers. It was evident, says a local reporter, that they were slowly consuming by a terrible burning of the unquenchable flame of yonng love. They wandered to and fro along the entire length of tbe stafion, the one arm of the swain encircling the waist of Mrs. Swain, and the other bearing their luggage, a three-pound Saratoga. After exereiaing sufficiently they re- paired to the waiting-room, and there whiled away the remainmg time before the arrival of tbe train by billing, coo- ing, caressing and kissing, until even the clerk in the fruit stand smiled. He was politely told by the man with the wife that he was lacking sense. Several others wJio didn't know what love is, were also unable to suppress their merriment. As excess of feeling, no matter of what kind, will turn or. ths faucet to ihe fountain of tears, this yonng ooaple wept oopioatly. At last tbe train arrived and tbe loving pair departed. No doabt the passengers on the train received their money's worth of amnsement dori^ the ride. Hnoic BcscuB. â€" On Monday after.-. noon, a fishing iKMit from Big lahtnd arrived qfl Southampton, but owing to the large quantity of loose ice she could not make the k arbor. After making several attempte to land, she got fastened in the ice, and all on ooaM wonid have perished but for tbe aid rendered them by thi«e fishermen of the port, named FVank Gooaiey. M. Haxray, and George Dobaoa. who proeued a sm^l boat, and 'maDa||ed to drag it three miles over the lee, ontil they reaebed them. On getting to tbe bMt they fowid it eont«ioed three prrsoas, two men and one woman, all at whom woald have perished with eoid beCors Biamtef. TLe woman was petfeotly helpieaa. Oceatpniae is doe to the omd, «h» so bravely risked their live* to save. __ ,^ those UI diettees.â€" Pt. ElfmFrmPrm Houmt a^ dblf "llias Deemond, hafs ;«« IrigbtMiedr Whatis tt r kt greatly alarmed by bar took. She burst intp a wfld laagh. **Yoaâ€" y^ I" Aa ertnd. "Save me " â€" and ahe fU9 aaddenly into his arms. She had Ckifited. Distressed and daraad as he 'was a seoaattoD of saddon npton passed through the lotar's firame as he elaps- e I licr. It wasa^keaD delight to a«p- poart this beaatifkil gid in his arms w.th bar head ml r apou liia breea^; .bat he would not yMld to his selflah p l eeenre for a BMBWnt and he khooted for aasistaace. In a few secend the whol» pWty feeponded to his oall. Lucy ran rastant'y with Mr. Qnarlee to tbe sextoa's hoase, which was near at hand, for the key of the vestry into whieh t^o gentlemen then bore Crlorvina, plaeed her by Eva's directions flat ou the floor, and iprinkled her face with water, while Eva and Lucy rubbed her hands. At length Glorvma o|)oned her eyes with a deep sigh, and gazed roand with bewildc(red In k. "Where am 1 " she aslel. "Qaite safe under tbe church roof,*' replied James gently. "Oh" â€" sitting up and poshing the hair from her forehead â€" "I have been ill, I think I" "Yes dear yon fainted," said Eva tenderly. "Are you better " "Much bettor â€" quite well," replied the girl, making an effort to rise, in which Mr. Surridge assistod her. "What an absurl illness I I never fainted before in my life." "Did you see anything dear Glora, that frightened you " asked her cou- sin. Glorvina started, shuddered voilent- ly, and turned still whiter than she had been before. "No questions now, if yon please. Miss Coghlan," interupted James. "We had better get Miss Desmond home at once. ' Glorvuia readily agreed to the pro- posal, accepted the tutor's arm, and the party considerably mystiiied and puzzled, turned to the house, Mrb. Coghlan was frightened when Glorvina, deathly pale, was led inte the drawing room, and at once hush- ing all inquires she took her up to her room, The others stood round the Are, puzzled and bewildered but James noticed that Captain Leicester was still by Eva's side, sootLmg her alarm with very lover-hke devotion. "I eau't imagine what Glorvina bas seen," said Lucy Walker. "Some- thing horrible, I am sure. She is so brave and strong that it must have been sometliing supernatural to have started her." But no one knew. Mrs. Ccghlan returned to say thai Glorvina was better, and woald not appear that night. "And indeed," • she added, "it is time all you foolish young people went to bed also, for it is post one. To Eva it was a relief to say good- night to the guests, and she ran off to see how Glorvina was; but she did not, to her surprise, find her iu her chamber. She hastened at once to her mother's room. "Mamma, wbere js Glorvina " "She is with your father in the study dear. She will be up by-and-by and Eva, ask her no questions to-night." Eva promised, though she was a very martryr to curiosity, and. return- ing to her cousin's room, waited pat- iently till Glorvina very pale and ex- hausted, appeared then she made haste to undress her aud get her into bed and by that time Mrs, Cagblau appeared with a glass of wine-and water, which she insitated on Glorvina drinking. The girl meekly obeyed her, and then, sinking wearily back on her pillow, closed her eyes with a deep sigh. "Let her sleep. Go to your room at once, Eva," commanded her moth- er. "I will sit with Glory a little while. Good-night de ar." And, kissjpg her daughter, Mrs. Coghlan dismissed her. IS Cbapteb. vn. "If yon please Mr. Surridge, will you go to papa ui the study " asked Teddy at liistu tor's door, before James was dressed the next morning. "I will go directly," was the re- py andtheyo-jug clergyman, hurry- ing his toilet, was in two or throe min utes in Mr. Coghlan s study, and he found that gentleman with a very har essed look on bis face. "Good morning, Mr. Surridge," he said. "You found Glorvina. I hear last night doing those absurd rites. Did you 8d anything that might have frightened the girl?" â- 'Nothing," replied the tatw. "Nor bear anything." "Yes, I heard a most painful wxtil or cryâ€" I suppose it saw Hits Des mond's scream of terror." Mr. Coghlan shook his head. "No," he said • "she beard it also. The fact is, my dear fellow, she ha* been dreadfolly ahtrmed. A figure appeared to her, she tells me, with floating hair, a death Uke-faee, and blood-stained white robe, and told her that Death, not a lover, was on her footstepsâ€" that anless Daa O'Boarke were saved not one of tiiii fiamily woold be aUve at (Suiatmasi" "Good Heaven 1" ejaeolated the astonished tatoe« "It IS a Cut. Bat yoa and I who know of the late warning eao read the mjstry angbt. The supposed bansheeâ€" fof it waa svideDtlj an im- itation one â€"was no doobt aa aeoom- pliee of the O'Boarke £setioo, and the warniog waathos iaipwMsd tbe hidj aa th«t last elamie*- IforaoverGtoty u rieh and painotie, aad they have not misealeokted on its pocaible ef-' feet on her. She eame to me last vt^ to ianian me not to a^aar against Daa 6'Boarka. Batafooarsel mast, â-  **Aa 3ml plaasa." aaacaied fie S^aka. "I ha«^ n«t great liking for Tub mymtf bat I shoold n-t hetitaV to maka him oaefol, aud he u a strong Mkw. WeO, now to bieaksf with what appetite ws mi^." Hiss Desmood dtd not appear at. breakfast, aad tbe oUmt metabtes of Ihe party were rather late. The gueste were to leave that mominc â€" exeept Lacy â€" and- it was decided that tbey ahoald all aoeonspauy tl«ir bait to the town #Un« 1» woald take theDoaldin ooa^. Tlie tutor t*e«i«est- ed Mr. Coghlan to allow him to ac- company them. "I have some poichoses â-  to make," he stafad; "and as 1 d9vot wish tn leave tbe Priory again nnlU yoa return I h»d better go to day ** Mr. Co!ghl*B assented; ar.d after* their farewells \)»A been said, they dr^ve cff all together in the old and seldom- nsedfauiily ecaeh. O'Brien and Captain Leicester lutli oifered their services io the Squire in taking canr of the ladies dm iug lus atftenoe. "Tliankyou both," he said olieerilyl "I shall be obliged if yon will keep an eye on them but they are quite safe' witli my fhend Surridge." l^e tutor saw Mr. Coghlan safel/ off by Ihe ooacb, and tlien went about his own purchases. They were of a rather singular descrij4ion. He went to an jronmonger'r and inquir- ed if his order sent by post had' been executed. les, half a dozen' thin, but strong iron bars and steples were ready. When shontd the tradesman send to fix them His customer â€" who was absolutely on- known personally to bim â€" wouM take them himself. Ho would also take a supply of nails, screws and a screw-driver sent to the Sliamrock Inn for bim. Tbe order was daly executed for him, and the family coach thus ladeir carried the tutor back to tbe Piiory. He ordered the footman to teke tii.v packages to hid own itKim. and then' joined the family. He was glad to see that Miss Desmond was with them e but it was a very pale Glorvma who' rose and gave bim bor hand. Then he had to relate how Mr, Cogh- an had gone off, aud hew the town looked he also produced a newspaper and the last new kxik, which had been one of his thoughtful purchase for Mrs. Coghlan aud tlie ladies. Nor had he forgotten a puzzle for Teddy and a doll for Norah. The tator, at Mr- Coghlan'sreqn^st had moving to, and was to remain during hia absence in, a guest-chamber ou the west side of the house which coamaoded the grcit stair-case' aud from which also he could see all over- the great centre inner court. When moved his bcoks and ward- robe, assisted by Teddy, the boy had persuaded hiin to go uiid look attLo "haunted rooms," as they called titeiu â€" on the north side. They were g'o omy, lacking sun, aud the iuruituro was old and mouth-citen. The rooms opened into each other, with liavy massiveii oaken doors. Ode windows- did not look out upju tite iuucr court as the south bed-room did, but upon tbe park. VThey are awful dull room^, ahi't thdy ?•' said Teddy. "Norah au.l I very seldom play lior.!, thoajh we have never seen gos's." "What heavy do.n-s "o'.jsarVed the tutor, "Butftheyjtre wiihout fast ming-,- it would be impoiidibie '.u b: c-uk them open, 1 should thik." Tbn boy did not answer him in- deed the words 6carcily seemed to bo oedressed to him. The tutor went the end window of t'i3 htst chamber â€" it had two â€" and, renia5 thfl lattice gazed out and downward. It appear- ed to be placed at an iiniueuse lieight up. The old moat h 1 1 bufiu tilled in at the north west cornar, and ite great depth mode th 3 window higher by twenty feet th.an it w.mid otherwise have been. "Are thf rooms Wlow them ns^d?" "Ob, no, sir!" snid the boy. "They are just Uke prisons, with great bavd of iron at the window. i'h-;y havo not been used since L)rd Edwards time. Murphy says. Tliey can t ba even made into st ue-rooinr., Ahey are so damp; bnt yoa can see them if you like." The tutor decimal tho offjr but from that day he resolved t^ t'irn tlio upper north rooms to .accmnt a:tJ Mr, Coghlan's absence gave him tlie desired o|pornity. The moruicg after the geutlm;vm's departure, Jamas Surridge rose at; day-b-eak and lefore breakfast had conveyed his yesterdiiy'K purchases of Lolte, bars, screws.aud nails to tbo haunted rooms. His idea was to maka the apartments by these fastenmgs useful as a fortress, should ihe house at any time be attactod by the rebels, who would tbeu have nine doors to burst open before they could reach the family ir the last room, affording an amount of delay which might bring sneooar. When T^dy started off, after his lessons, to play with Norah, the tat9r at OQoe proceeded to exert hk skill aa a patter-on of steples and bolte; and he was not a bad workman. Be had soeoedad in eompleti^ fonr of tbeva sete of fasteniiws and was about ti oemmeoee tbe ftOh, when a hght foot» â- top stroek on his ear and looking op, be pereiaved Miss Desmond sUud- iag looJdng at bim in ment. {To U mm1mmd. it. "What M ywar wife's partiealar fa^tteirame " asked a (Wend of a b«». fMMr bosbaol. "Whan she getv Aam^dynMfei.-beacnPir»J. •*It' â- ll" H f H â-  » y •ilU. K :!i, The 01^ living represototive of Sir Waltsr Soott's fiaauly "^(prtjtianfl daoi^literin her twenty-aioth Tear.tc* at Abbotsford. f /L k\\ And I itav podkc^' 1 n ' "iS