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H-.. . . r... . m ,4_. tantra. Tm; APPROACH TO COPENHAGEN. â€"Tlte Danish Capital-is a' complete triumph of art and taste ; it' i'szbcau- - tiful in spite of its position, which is, perhaps, the worst imaginable, yet with such admirable skill are all its buildings grouped, that it looks finer than some cities which enjoy the advantage of magnificentsit‘ueie _ tions- Nature haslicre done little, . man a great deal. In the cityTito self, towers, some light, some inas- sive ; in the basins, masts, taperiitf and graceful; on the heights be- hind, trees of great size andbeaut‘y’; and along the flat shore, dense "masses of foliage already in summer splendour: such at first are the I WALKED IN THE FIELDS. I walked the fields at morning prime, The grass was ripe for mowing; The Skylark sang his matiii chime, And all the world was glowing. I wandered forth at noonâ€"alas !' Oit earth’s maternal bosom, The scythe had left the withering grass, And streie‘hed the faded blossom, AURORA AND RICHOND HILL v V<V W W W \,..W..‘, ALEX. SC OTT, Proprietor. mWWW“,WM, Vol. III. ,No. 6. RICHMOND HILL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 11. real. When memory has enshrined them, 7 n 7% W WM” “W- hr‘w‘fl- Breathe upward front decay and dust. ‘ * . ' * ~ _....‘__..-. - _ - Q A“ l°"° “Wm “"“lbd‘mduwm' had not ten years or so to spare along l THE MANNER IN \V HICH MY with the rest. COWS WERE FED.‘ I said I had something to do with, -â€" ADVOCATE “ Let Sound Reason weigh more with us than Popular Opinion.” \F/VM VWW W AND ADVERTISER. V Onc‘e‘ more, at eVe abroad I strayed, Through lonely hay-fields musing. W hile every breeze that round me played The perfume was diffusing. TERMS: s1 50 In nausea, Whole No. 1-141. M sonage. The effect of this change of costume was rather odd, particu- larly upon Mrs. Smith, whose round to go barefooted, and play in the barn. THE MINI‘. MAKE HOME amour a PLEASANT. __ In connection with t sub' ct of More than buildings showy mansion, he I“ More than dress or fine array. More than domes or lofty steeples, More than station, power or sway,â€" Make your home both neat and tasteful, Bright aitd pleasant, always fair, Where each heart shall rest contented, Grateful for each beauty there. More tltait lofty swelling tides, More titan fashions luring glare, More tltatt Mammon’s gilded honors, More than thoughts can well compareâ€"- See that home is made attractive By surroundings pure and bright ; Trees arranged with taste and order, Flowers with all their sweet delight. Seek to make your home most lovely, .Lest it be a smiling spot, Where, iit sweet contentment, resting, Care and sorrow are forgot ; \Vhere the flowers and trees are waving, Birds will sing their swoetest songs; Where the purest thoughts will linger, Confidence and love belongs. There ea:h heart will rest contented, Seldom wishing for to roam ; Or if roaming, still will cherish Memories of that pleasant home. Such a home makes man the betterâ€" Pure aitd lasting its control : Home. with pure and bright surroundings, Leaves its impress on the soul. _. .._.._-c _,-_- illituluri. UPS AND DOWNS. The Smith’s were going up in the world; nobody disputed that, and tidal take to be conclusive proof, since there is nothing that people are so loth to admit as that their fellows, who have stood upon the same so- cial platform, are rising in the scale above them. The Smiths then were going up, not slowly and gradually, but all at once, and, US often happens to people iit such circumstances, they were a little giddy with the sudden elevation. ,, It was hard to tell when the Smiths first came to Newton; one thing was certain, three generations of them had lived and died in the old red house by the cross roads. Of these families, Smith, the first, was a‘coltbler, and managed to make a tolerable living byrepuiriug the boots and shoes of the farmers round-about. Smith second. eldest son of Smith the first, inherited tltc old red house but, disdaining the paternal trade, converted the cobblers shop into a corner grocery, stocked it modera- tely, and drove a steady trade in su- gar, flour, tobacco, and cheap whi. skey, until from the natural Wear and tear of life, and the effects of hard drinking, he was gathered, and left his earthly possessions, with his good name, to his son Andrew Smith called Andy ‘for short.’ Andrew, like a dutiful son, stepped quietly into the honorable pesition his father had vacated, and as won as decency would allow married Ecttv Green, old farmer Green’s daughter, a most substantial maiden who had been brought up to work all day iit tltc field in haying or har- vest, barefootcd like ‘sweet Maud Muller.’ and then milk the cows at light, like those milk-maids poets say such pretty things about. Farmer Green ltad’nt any boys, but, as he very justly remarked, ‘ Betty was equal to six boys any day.’â€"â€"Cer~ thinly, there was enough for ltcr to furnish material for lialf-a-dozen city dandies. The wedding was quite a merry affair in its way, after which Andy and his wife took a trip to the neigh- boring City in a one-horse waggon, with a bag of oats under the cat, to save expense for 'liorsc-keeping, and returning in a day or so, settled down'iii the old red-house by the crossâ€"roads, The bride brought as her dowry. a feather-bed, a pair of blankets, and several blue and white woolen ‘ kivcrlids’ woven by her own fair hands. As might have been antimpated from so auspicious a be- ginning, the married life of the Smihs moved off smoothly enough for some twelve or fifteen years. Olivebranch- cs grew up in abundance about them, and with neither poverty n0i riches, they might have lived and died con- tented with their lot, but for an un- looked for event. Somewhere, down east, Mrs. Betty had a' wealthy relative, as all hero- ines have, who was good-natured enough to die and leave all her pro- perry to her dear niece. Betty Smith formerly Betty Green. When the attorney’s letter was received, for- mally announcing the fact to the heir at law, the whole family was thrown into the greatest excitement. Every one was immediately clothed in the deepest and blackest of mourning, for the dear aunt whom they had never seen, and whOm they had leng red face shone out like a full blown peony from its black surroundings ; but she was evidently delighted with herself, attd who had a right to call her taste iii question'l ' Time would fail me to tell all the things that the Smiths found it ne- cessary to do. Of course they could regarded as a sort of mythical per-‘gret to her that she was not allowed red ltouse arty longer; so Andy put up a board on the premises with tFoRe salL,’ written on it, in great black letters. Iii spite cf sundry jokes by the wags of the village about ‘ Andy Smith’s forc-sail,’ a as the Smith’s could find another place to suite them. Mrs. Betty contended strongly for building a grand house, ‘with little fences round the windows, and a bclfry on top,’ but her husband dwelt upon the long time they should have to remain in the old house if they waited to build. and so won her over to his plan of buying the great staring red brick on the bill. that was originally built for a factory boarding house, and abandoned be- cause there was not any factory stat- ed. After fitting this up with what they called ‘ modern ingrejences,’ the Smith’s took up their abode in it and immediately installed themselves as the aristocracy of Newton. Henccforth Mrs Betty became Eliza- beth, her eldest daughter was null)l more Molly. but Marie, and Smith junior, who was christened Andrew ‘ in loving remembrance of 00th father and grandfather, wrote his name up- on a‘l occasions A Jackson Smytlte. These two eldest hopefuls were plu- ced for a year in a boarding school, where the boy learned to smoke ci- gars, play wltist and got up astonish- ing neckties, while his sister read cheap novels, and spent a great part of her time in eating chalk and starch and taking enormous doses of vice gar, in the vain hope of becoming pale and elegant. after the style of the willow-y heroines that so charmed hei‘ fancy. They came homepeifcctly accomplished, as their delighted moé titer was assured ; indtcd, as she afterwards told a confidential friend, her daughter was pronounced a ‘ rc- gular deficient in her studies.’ It was really pitiful to see Andy Smith wandering about town, in a painful state of uncertainty as to what propriety required ofhim. He ltad an evident hankering for the corner grocery, and gazed at it wist- fully iii passing, as if he really longed to stand behind the counter again, but he seldom entered. He would examine the sleeve of his new coat, stroking it admiringly, as if astcnish~ ed at its quality, while the coat itself were almost as visible 3 look of won- der, and struck every one as its being hung up in the wrong place. As months were on, poor Andy grew more unco nfortable. -A ntan placed suddenly upon a high tower may amuse himself for a while with the novelty ofliis position, an I the extent of the scenery, but when these tire a little and he begins to look down, aitdg,calculate the distance. to the ground, and think that a single false step might send him there, he is very apt, especially if his head be weak, to forget cvcryihmg else iii the fear of falling. It was very much so with Andy, and yet he would not have admitted that he was not. the happiest man iit the world. One summer, just as the hot season began to conte on, Mrs. Smith and ‘ Maric,’ after a great deal of con- sult ition, and numerous cabinet con- ferences, announced to the paternal head that it was necessary. for the health and respectability of the fa- mily, to take a trip to some watering as the most desirable. No objections being raised. they immediately en- tered upon a course of preparation. Mrs. Smith was in faVOr of taking large families, that it was finally setâ€" tlod'that only the three eldest should goâ€"-â€"A. Jackson. Marie, and-Nancy. This last daughter deserves a spe- cial mention, as she was, par excel- lence, the genius oflhc family. Plain and out-spoken, even to a fault, she stubbornly resisted every attempt to reduce her to anything but her Sim- ple, natural self. She would not be Nannie, or Nancie, or anything else but Nancy ; tltatwas- her name, and she liked it. She entered heartily into all manner of fun and frolic, Land it was a matter of perpetual re- itot think of living iii the little old} purchaser was found in due-time, who was to take possession as soon place. and Saratoga was suggested, all the children, but Marie talked so, convincingly of tlic vulgarity of’ ‘ effect was magical, got in good practice at handing out. After innumerable trips to the city for dry goods, and consulting of mil liners and mantau makes, the party were equipped to their satisfaction, and ready for the jaunt. The bag- gage, at the suggestion of A. Jack- son, had been simply marked ‘Smith,’ as the most aristocratic way, and al- ling, his papa for once was inflexible; ‘ his name was'nt Smyt'ne. no how, and ’twas forgery to put other folks’ names on to things; he knowed a chap sent to State Prison for it.’ Mrs. Smith had never travelled by railroad in her life’, and conse- quently was in a state of nervous trepidation lest she should do some- thing out ofthe proper courseâ€"The driver who conveyed them to the city deposited thcnt bag and baggage at the depot. Mr. Smigh with the chil- dren entered the sitting room, and Mrs. S. was about following when a man stepped up, and laying his hand upon the trunks, asked», ‘ \Vliere is this going nta’am 7.’ ‘ To Sarrytogy,’ was the hesita« ting answer, as she eyed the man sharply. ' ‘ All right; here Pat, take this over ; here are your checks ma’am.‘ Mrs. Smith took no notice of the checks, but as soon as the Irishman took up her trunks and commenced trundling them toward the freight atform, she rushed after him ex~ claiming, , ' See here. Mister, you need not try to play any of your city tricks on me. W’c’re goin’ to ride in the locomotion, and. them trunks is goin’ with us, and you necd’nt think we shall let you carry 'cm to. Sa‘rrytogy on that wheelbarry.’ ' In her indignation she raised her voice until it reached Marie in the sitting-room. ‘ Gracious! what is ma doing,’ she exclaimed, starting for the door. fol- lowed by her brother- The tablau was completeâ€"Mrs. Smith, red and angry, the amused railroad official, the perplexed paddy scratching his head and looking from one to the otherâ€"~but A. Jackson very quietly spoilt the picture by re- spectfully requesting his mother ‘ not to make a fool ofhersclf,’ which suggestion, followed up some ll’ldlg' nant ejaculation of Marie’s, had the effect to bring her into the reom, where she sat vigorously fanning herself with a newspaper until the train arrived. Having made one blunder Mrs. Smith quietly subsided and gave up the wliolecare of the baggage to her son. 2 Just atrdusk they reached the city of A., where tltcy.'Wei'e to spend the night. completely bewildered by the crowd of importunate hackmen that clamo- red in every key ; that young gen- tleman, however, was gifted with an unlimited amount of cool impu- denceâ€"not a bad travelling compa- nion where brains were lackingâ€"â€" and accordingly undertook the escort of the party. which, truth to tell, he' carried bravely through, establishing them iii a capacious carriage, and landing them triumphantly iiia first class hotel. . To be" concluded in our neat. , HOW TABLE ROCK FELL. Geo. lVilkes, in a late number of his Spirit of the Times, gives the fol- lowing graphic account of the falling of Table Rock seVeral years ago. We give it, thinking it may prove inteersting to our home readers as a ' reminiscence : lit ten years which have e‘apscl since I first visited Niagaru,I find many changes have been made. The precipice has visibly receded, and the voracious torrent still keeps eat- ing into the river’s rocky bed from year to year. Table Itock has falâ€" len, but that was partly caused oy me; the Tower is still more peril- ously towards the edge, and memcn~ toes of new victims are erected here and, there along the rivers bank. The same shopkeepers, with their goods; the same lazy Indians with their head work trinklet ; and the saute loi- tering couples, still under 20 years of age, and looking as if ten years was nothing to them, restored the old panorama step by step. The and having again quarters, I was several times on the lpoint of feeling abort-t me to see if the falling of Table Rock, that broad l In winter, at six o’clock morning, shell on the Canada side, which in two cows got a wildling of straw be- 1860, jutted over the very cauldron tween them ; afterwards they were of the seething waters, but which wellcleaned,the stalls being also well tumbled into it on a certain day in littered, and the doors of the cow- the montlt of June, of that, by me 5 houses shut until eight o’clock, when well-remembered year. About noon all hands were called to the milking. on that day I accompanied a lady l At ten o’clock, an ordinary-sized though the young gentleman contend- though the young gentleman c'on- tcnded stroneg for a different spel- .not fancy such a finish ; and besides All but Smith junior Were‘ luttered half jocosely, though not [without alarmâ€"I seized my compa- [l l from the Clifton House to the Falls.l Arriving at the Table Rock, we left! barrowful of turnip was given be- tween three cows; and when tur- thc coinage, our readers will perhaps find some interesting items in the fol- lowing extract from Dr. Ure’s ‘ Dic- tionary of the Arts‘aud Sciences :’ now srnvan is noucn'f‘ion mar neuroses. ‘ Silver is bought, through the workers,by the Master of the Mint, either in the form of foreign coin (5 our carriage, and as we approached 5 nip was not to be had, a quart of franc pieces are preferred) or ingots, the projecting platform, I pointed out; to nty companion a vast crack of' fissure which traversed the entire, base of the rock, remarking that it‘ looked wider than it ever appeared to me before. The lady almost shud- dered as she looked at it, and, shrink- ing back, declared that she did not care about going to the edge. ‘ Ah,’ said I, taking her hand, ‘ you might as well come on now that you are, here. I hardly think that the rock will take a notion to fall merely be- cause we are upon it.’ The platform jutted from the main land some sixty fact, but to give the visitor a still more fearful projection over the raging waters, a wooden bridge or staging had been thrust be- yond the extreme edge for some ten feet. This terminated in a small box for visitors to stand in, and was kept iii its position and enabled to bear weight by a pondei’ous load of stones heaped open its inner end. The day Was very bright and hot, and it being about lunch time at the hotel, but few visitors were out, so we occupied the dizzy perch alone. We gazed feurfully out upon the awful, we stretched our heads timi- dly over the frightful depth below, and we felt our natures quelled in every fibre by the deafening roar that scented to saturate us as it were with an indcfinablc dread. ‘ This is a terrible place,’ said I. ‘Look under there and see on what a mere shell we stand. For years and years the tooth of the torrent iii that jet- ting angry stream has been gnawing out that hollow. and some day this place must fall.’ My companion shudlcred, and drew herself toge- ther in alarm. Our eyes swept the roaring circle of the waters once again; we gaze about iii fearful fas- cination, when suddenly turning our looks upon each other, each recogni- zed n corresponding fcar. ‘ I do not like this place !’ exclaimed I quickly. ‘ The whole base of this rock is pro- bably disintegrated, and perhaps SlIS poised iii a succession of tape or notches, ready to fall out and topple down at any unusual perturbation. That. fiSsui'e there seems to me to be more than unusually wide to-day! I think we had better leave, for] do my paper must be published next week.’ - With these very wordsâ€"the latter nions hand, and, in absolute panic, we fled as fast as our feet would car- ry us, toward what might be called the shore. We burst into a laugh when we regained the land, and jumped into our carriage, felt actu- ally as if we had made a fortunate escape. We rolled back toward the Clifton, but before we had proceeded two minutes on our way, a thunder- ing report like the explosion of an earthquake, burst upon us with a long roar, the ground trembled beneath cur wheels. \Ve turned to Iiiid that table rock had fallen. We were the last uponit, and it was doubtless the unusual perturbation caused by our flying footsteps disturbed the exact- ness of its equilibrium, and thrilled it from its final poise. Iii a minute more the road was filled with hurrying people, and dur- ing the following half ltour we were told a hundred times iit advance of the next morning journals tltata lady and gentleman who were on the Table Rock had gone down the falls. We were told that the trot of a dog would shake old London Bridge from end to end, when it would not be disturbed by the rolling of heavily loaded trains. Table ltock had pro- bably not been run upon in that way I have described for yearsâ€"â€"pcrhaps never, and, therefore, whenever I hear it spoken of I always shudder and feel as if I had something to do with its fall. NEVER TOO LATE 'ro Mann-N My dear,” said a young wife, returning from a ball, “ I have learned one ofthe mest difficult steps l’ “There is a stop,” replied the husband, “ the most valuable of all; but it is indeed one, I fear, you will ncver care to learn. " Indeed, what step can that be i” "‘ It‘ib a step into the kitchen. pease or bean meal was given in- stead, mixed with a pint of cold water. There is no feeding, howâ€" ever, cqual to turnip, especially the yellow Aberdeen. A richer taste and colour are imparted to the but- ter produced by this root than from any other kind of feeding in the early part of WIDICI‘-â€"-Whll8 a larger quantity, both of milk and butter, is produced thereby. In spring, when the feeding properties of this root are very much deteriorated, a small quantity of pease or been meal will be found necdful to keep up the full return of milk. The pease or been meal is preferable to oilcake or locust-beans, as both of the latter give the milk and butter a harsh flavour. About one o’clock the cows should be let out to watering; and when the weather is mild and otherwise favourable, fresh an" will be found 'to be of very great advantage to the general health of the dairy stock. When the cows are at large, the cow-bones should be thoroughly cleaned in every nook and corner, the door being left open to admit fresh air. Eton after calving, cows should, in the course of three or four day s, be let out for an hour or so to breathe the fresh air, weather being seasonable.-â€"- While kept in the house, let them have a drink of rncal-and-watcr twice a-day; a handful of oatmeal and three pints of lukewarm water will be sufficient. In the first draught, let a handful of salt be given. When the cow-houses are well aired, a windlt'ng of straw should be given between two cows as they return from watering.â€" Upoti supposition that the cow- houses are well ventilated from the roof, the doors should be shut.â€" About four or five o’clock, turnip is again given in quantity as before ; or, failing turnip, the above-named substitute. The time of feeding should be regulated according to the season ; milkingvtime alsosh‘ould be so fixed that it may be regularly keptâ€"and kept so as to be suitable not only for the parties engaged in it, but so as not unduly to disturb either the rest or feeding of the cows. At eight o’clock a windling ofgood meadow-hay between two cows should be given for supper, the quantity being always regulated according to what each cow can consume. It is a great mistake to keep fodder iii quantities lying un-s used; rather let the appetite be tested, and, by keeping it always sharp, not only will each meal be eaten up with a relish, but a much more healthful state will be main- tained. In addition to this hay, cows that have recently calved should get half-a-pailful of boiled turnip mixed with a quart of pearls or bean meal, rather more than lukewarm. For four or five days after calving, cows should have no raw turnip. By attending strictly to theabove regulations, nothing like disease was ever known among my cows. For disease prevalent among milch cows I used a very simple but efficacious remedy, which is as follows :wDi‘ss'olvo an ' English pint of‘common salt in three quarts of butter-milk ; give this quantity three times, leavmg twelve hours between each dose. If the pasture is Very rich, and the disease blood-murrain, put a tablespoonful of saltpetre in the first dose. If the dry-murrain follow, give some por- ridge, with two pounds of hog’s-lard. “ From ' Dairy Illanagc‘sscnt,awd Fusdingqf Milo/t Cows.’ a brochure, just published, 5y Mrs. Agnes B. Scott, W'inkston, Fables. A FACT roa rm: Dun or Catamaranâ€"A young quiet, sensible, good-looking country lass was asked by one of the sterner sex, a few days ago, what she thought of “ littlng and smoking.” , " Well,” she replied, “ snufiing isabomitible', ‘ but I would like me man to be a smoker." “ Why 'i” was immediately asked. “ 0h, because I see when ma father comes harneever sae cross, as mine as he gets the pipe lightit, and begins ablsst he’s a' pleased again! ...:..a......._.. . w A -M .wrâ€"w . M.“ - amour.“ gets, which average about ounces each, and are assayed by the l l l and to the silver so obtained,is added so much copper or pure silver as shall bring the whole mass up to the standard silver of the realm, which consists of 222 parts of silver and 18 parts of oopper. How SOLD :5 USED FOR THE MiN'r. Gold is sent by the Bank of Eng- land to the Mint in the form of in- 180 resident assayers in the Mint, who make a report to the Master. The Master directs the addition of so much pure copper, or pure gold. as Will make the whole into standard gold, which consists of 22 parts of pure gold and 2 parts of pure cop- per, making what is technically termed standard gold, and in these proportions the gold, with its alloy, is sent to the melting-house. THE STANDARD wsicnr or A SOVEREIGN. ‘ _ The standard weight of a soveregn is 123,274 grs., but the Mint is alâ€" lowed to issue sovereigns which ex- ceed and fall short of this weight to the extent of 0,2568 grains, which is called the remedy, and is allowed, because it is impossible to produce coins weighing exactly equal. WHAT is none wrrn The cows WHEN S'rnucx. The coins, when struck. are u cols lected at frequent intervals, and carefully overlooked to find any which may be defective, for, with ’ all tlielbeauty of the press, accidents cannot be avoided, and it is found that about one coin in 200 is imper- fect iit its finish, whatever its size or value. The imperfect coins are returned, with the ends cut from the bars, the scissel, and the imperfect ends out of remedy blanks, to the melting-house every morning. The coins are weighed into babs, each containing 701 severeigns, and at intervals, dependent on the require- ments of tire Bank, sent to the Mint Office, where they undergo the time-honoured process of the Pyx, which means that the sovereigns are weighed out into pounds Troy, and their difference plus or minus upon the standard Weight, is noted, two pieces being-taken from each bag. One of the two is placed in a trong box, andreserved for the t.‘ial ofthe Pyx at \Vestminster Hall. and the other is divided and sent to the noti- residentassayers, who report upon its purity. The coins which are taken are not selected, but culled indiscriminately from the bagfu|.â€" After assaying (unless the - assay should be unsatisfactory) notice is sent to the Bank of» England, and at a fixed time an officer comes with a waggon and two porters, and fetches the golden coin. EFFECTS or HEAT 0N WATER.â€" The process by which Water is boil- ed in a vessel affords an example of the effects of a liquid expanding by heat bottom of a kettle containing water, the stratum of water immediately in contact with the bottom, becoming heated, expands, and isuconsequently lighter, bqu for bulk, than the water about. By the general principles of hydrostatics it ascends, and the colder liquid descending, takes its place. g This becoming heated, in its turn likewise ascends: and in this manner constant currents upwards and downwards are continued, so long as the fire continues to act on the bottom of the vessel. Thus, every particle of the water in the vessel, in its turn, comes into con- tact with the bottom, and receives heat from it: and by the continu- ance of this process the temperature of the water is raised till it boils. W Hava you ever seen a drunken man trying to make believe that he is sober? How ridiculous the spectacle ! And yet more ridiculous still is the attempt of an ignorant and illobred person to appear very wise and refined in society. W A country couple, newly married, stopped at the Gibson House in Cincinnati, a few days ago, and the groom called for some wine. When asked what kind he wouldliave, he replied-â€" “ We want that kind of wine where.the.cork-s pop out and liquOr boils tip like despssuds." When fire is applied at the I only objects standing out from the. huge piles of building, till ere long these masses break" down into pale ' aces, churches, and fortresses. By- and-bye we distinguish in front ram- parts and moles, stretching far out into the sea : while new life is added to the scene, by the (many ships ' front every country Waiting in the roadstead for a favorable breeze to get up the B'tltic,or swiftly shooting on for the Sound. Elsinore, too, with literary recollections endearing to every English gentleman, is in sight. The more distant Coast of‘ Sweden, with the houses of Malmo, are sparkling in the setting sun.â€" While here before US, just as we env ter the noble file of ships lined out from the harbor as if to grace our arrival, the little landing-place and rampart-walk are covered with thousands of holiday idlers come to witness the entrance of a steamerâ€"~- and a fine display they make, all in their gayest style.â€"-â€"Travels in the North. ' Do You BELIEVE IN DREAMS Lâ€" VVe confess that we have no belief whatever iit dieamsâ€"tltat is, we, attach no importance to tlte”inci- dents that seem to occur in dreams. The mind never sleeps. It is mate- rial, and requires no repose of that character. The body is very dif- ferently constituted, aitd mt'mt hays its periods of refreshing slumber, in order to recover from the effects of its organic exhaustation. While the tired physique thus slumbers, its active companion, the mind, is freed from the central of the senses- and the judgment. Unaccustomed to such freedom, it indulges in the 'most surprising, and sometimes the ntost absurd perforn'iances. It was with all the eccentricrty it exhibits in the wakinglunatic, whose morbid: brain leaves it, at all times, as re.» strainless as we leave it only im sleep. But why should we accept this eccentricity for inspiration? Why should we suppose that the human intelligence, when iberated from the only influence which guides it rationally, should pal-take of superior influences, 01‘ enjoy more sublime characteristic”... Among savage nations, the insane man is asanctificd being. He is supposed, in the primitive reasoning of such creatures, to be akin to the Deity, and to hold constant commit: nion with the great Father of All. The gibberish of the madman is, with them,set down as the bubblingp up and boiling over of the Infinite- Wisdom, escaping through the‘ moutit of a chosen vessel. It it very natural; aitd quite consistent,» for such uncivrlized parties to put. faith in dieams. The dreaming and- demented are in the same mental" condition; and what is oracular in the one, must be in the other. The gibbering of this, and the snoring of' that one, alike indicate in such I. case a state of inspiration! We could expect the ignorant to reason. no better; but are we, who profess- to be enlightened, to lend ourselves to a similar delusi it? Are we to retrograde to the superstitions and folly of our ancestorsl Certainly not. So talk to us no more about ‘ believing iii dreams.’-~Elvyn. C. _..:_~> ' _.___”;I.';"" ’I‘aouauzn nit SPIRIT8.â€"-A dissappeinted “medium” in this city, who returns home in e. billions state seven nights of the week, offer. an excuse for having his eyes black and nose broken, “ that it was done by a spirit. WI!“ spirit he does not mention. ‘I say, Samba, does ye know what makes do corn grow so fast when you put the manure on it 7’ ‘ No.1 don’t hardly.’ ‘ Now I’ll jist tell ye. When do corn begins to smell do manure it don’t like do ’fumery, so hurries out of do ground and gits up as high as possible, so as not to breathe do bad air.’ ' Going to leava, Mary 7’ ' Yes, mum ; I find I am veiy discontented." ‘I! there is anything I can do to make yon' more comfortable. let me know.’ ‘ No, mum, it’s impossible. You can't alter your figger to my figger, no ntore‘n 1 can. ' Your dresses won‘t fit me. and I can’t appear on Sundays as I Used at my last place. where missus clothes fitted ‘xactly. At an infant-school examination a few day: ago, the examiner asked. “ What fish eat the little ones T” “ The big ’uns,’ shouted a little urchin. “ Whose afraid i” said a young man to him- self, in order to screw his Courage to sticking: place. , ,q “ Why, you are I” said the object of hi! af-r faction, “ or you would have taken courage'eil' ' months ago."