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York Herald, 25 Sep 1868, p. 1

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Elgin Mills, October 5, 1866. ELL genem‘ly be found at home before haulâ€"p352 8 a,m and from 1 to 52 p.111. All parties ow‘mg Dr. J.Lzmgs£affare expect- ml to call and pay prmuley, as he has pay- ments now that must be men. Mr. Wm Jouk'ms is authorised'to collect,and give receipts for him. {ichmoud l'Ii‘d, June. 13165 1 JOHN N. REID, MD, 808. OF VGEQE AME] CGLEUBNE 873:,- Consxfltafious in the office on (he mornings of Tuesdavs, Thumdays and Saturdays. 8 {0 10,11. In. [lE’AH consultations in the office. Cash. PHARM A CEUTIST, DRUGS, MEDICINES, By Roya‘ Leiie 's naiouily has been appointed 1 m; 01' E3. TE F Y, Esq., N OTAR Y PU” LIU, CUMMISSEWER N NE QflEEN’S BENCH, CONVEYANCER. AND DIVISION COURT AGENT, RICHMOND HILL POST OFFICE- GREEMENTS, Bonds, Deeds, Mortgages. Wills, Szc , $4.20., drawn with attention and promplitude. ' Terms moderate. Richmond Hill. June 9. 18b5. 1 RATES OF ADVERTISING. CONVEYA N OER, dis. OEFICEâ€"Ovel' the Gas Company office ,_ Toronto Street, Toronto. ’l‘hornhill. June 9, 1805 GEO. B. NICOL, BAREISTER, A TTORNE Y-A. ’I.’â€" OFFlcEâ€"In the “York Herald” Buildings, Richmond Hill. mey to Lend. July, 5th, 1866. ' 5-ly RICHMOND HILL. Richmond Hill, Jun. 31, 1867. Barristers and Attorneys at Law, Soficitors in Chancery, CONVEYAXCERS, «Sac. OFFICEâ€" In the Court House, . .TORONTO August 1, 1866. 59 BARRISTER AT LAW, finsiucss mircrtuwg. READ AND BOYD, Barristers, Attorneys at Law, SOLECJTORS IN CHANCERY. &c., lToronto. August 1, 1867. DRUGG‘IST, GROCERUSS, W3 um :3 ml Liqlwrs, ' 'J’nonNumn. n. B. READ, Q.c. May 61 ‘1 MA [3131:1011 LICENSES. )"L'pill. I‘d). 26.1868 CONVEYANGER, &c., &c., &c. MONA'BZ, MURRAY & JAGKES, THO MAS CARR, flaw @arb S‘u'eotEast, (over Thompson’s East India House) SOLI“ [TOR IN I'HANUEKY, R. H. HALL, 1" PUBLTSH ED THORNIHLL. Toronto. J . N. BLAKE, LICK IN AN 0 .N GSTAFE J. A. BOYD ‘. B.A. 40-tf LA W, STRONG, EDGAR GRABAME, BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS Unmetâ€"Wellington Cham s. _H. sraosa. J. n. EDGAR. n. GRAHAME Toi‘onio, June 18. 1868. 4‘39 ICENSED AUCTIONEER for tho coun- ties of York and Feel, Collector of Notes, Accounts, Sm, Small charges and plenty to do Lasliev, March 2nd 1tu’5 39-1 FRANCIS BUTTON, JR, LICENSED *AUCTIONEER, Sales attended on the shc moderate rates. 1’.O. Addrc Markham, J any 24, 1868. -t H. D. BENNETT, LICENSED AUCTIONEER, .[K’ \ augh“ L P05; Umce All orders L-u at \he " Ym Riclnuuuu 11.1}, or at the l’,‘ aLendeu [0. Vaugum, . 10 1857. 30m: CARTER. LICENSED AUCTIONEER, {0111th Counties of York. l’eoland 0nâ€" tario. Residence: Lot 8, (31h coucessmn Markham. l’osl Oificeâ€"Uniofivillo. Sales atteixdod on the shortest notice, mid on reasonable terms. « Orders la-"Lat {he “ Hamid” office for M" Cnder’s ‘ WEH be you);ng ukundcd i0 W. SAEDERS N, Licensed Auctions Residenceâ€"~Lot 20,1‘ear 01"311’. Concession of Markhmu. l’.0.Addrcauâ€"JSuthwiHe. Snndm'son’s sorvicas Parties requiring Mr. ‘ _ i] . . .. nfl'mn 031‘. mu GEO. MCPEILLIPS ,6; SON, E’rm’imial Lama SEAFORTH, C. W. LUMBER MERCHANT, NEW SERIES. DAVID EYER. Jun, Slave & Séaimgfie Bianufawturer on the Elgin Mills Plank R oad. Alarge Stock ot'STAVHs and Sumcmzs. kept canstamlyon hand,and sold at the lowesL Prices [13’ Call and oxamiueb’lock before purchas- i ESIDENCEâ€"Lot 2’2 2nd ComMnrkham 111g elsewhere. Post 011109 Addressâ€"Richmond Hill. Eiceusch Qkustianecrs. THOMAS SEDMAN, Carriage and Waggon Maker! Jm:o.‘2.‘ January I ResiBencoâ€"Noarly opposite Rich .nond Hill. JAMES BOWMAN, Issuer 01" Marriage Licenses, June 7,1865. ALMIRA MILLS, Markham. Nov. 1, 1865. DOORS SASU. BLINDS. FLOORING. SHEE. "ING, MOUMMNGS, 610,. And all kinds of Post Office addvosy Yorkville. Toronto, May 18, 188$. 3-K MARRIAGE LICENSES, Toronto. January 24, 1868. AND BUILDER; 618 Ybnge Street: Tc trimmers,“ 1. RICHMOND HILL MILLS. Vol. IX, N0. 1’7- EGS to inform the Fametsin the neighbor- hood at“ Richmond [lill,thut hehas leased the above Mills. and has put them in thorough repair, and will be glad to receive a share of the pau‘onago of the public. GRISTINGâ€" AND CHOPPING; Done on (he shortest notice. WTho highest market price paid for COUNTIES Wheat. Richmond Hill, Nov. 14. 1867. Coroner for the County of York, RICHMOND HILL. Juno 1865 FOR‘IHE _ COUNTY OF YORK. e arrangemeu FORTHE COUNTY or YORK. HENRY SME- DAVID B RIDGFORD» Notice to Farmers. UNDER TA KER, ~c. GEO. H. APPELBY ISUJ. 1, Lot No. 14. 2nd Con. Post Office Address Carviile, at \he " York Herald” ofiice\_ or at the FA). Maplo, wilt ‘uo OF YORK AND PEEL. on the shortest notice at 1’.O. Address, Buttonville. A. SCOTT, 1m 0F at LixeAU mum; omue , Toronto. s, Jordon St. the Post Office 31 479 0a Brown and sere are the coppice leaves, The forest purple and red: The reaper hath bound up his golden sheaves, And the Spirit of Summer is dead! Aqg the 3'9ng leeks of the Harvest-queen w‘filéh; tho§e o’er her shoulders white ; The twilight glimmers with misty sheen As it mingles with dew of the night. There is plenteous “ largesse” everywhere, And galrner and barqui-im o’er With their heavy burthen of ripen’d grain, With the harvester-’5 well-won store. The rich ruby peach clings close to the wall, To her “couch of darkening green, And the blue plum luscious tears lets fall, For the Summer days that; have been. The white moth flits through the hazel copse, And the proud boughs bend their crown, As though but to add the “right of a. grain Would send them scattering down. The round orbed moon mounts up on high, And leuveth her track on the sea, Where the silver flood bathes water and sky, And the land of the great “ To Be” Seems ncario the soulâ€"to ibe Ihiz'ty soul That is weary of storm and shift), And longs for a. haven, a. haven sure From the rocks and 111a shoals of life. Em-ih’s work is done for anoiher year, And dl'y is her mother breast: Her suckhngs need no longer her care; From her labours lei: her res“ Tm: Swanâ€"A young lady from the country, who was reading a novel, was asl.- ed by a gentleman how she liked the style. “The slyle? the style?” was the answev. “Uh, sir, Ive not. come 10 that yet." Whokm p0"sists in saying 111% he is not the 1mm who mul‘deierl Mr. McGee, but {hug he knows all about how it was done, add who did it. “ 1m afloat! I'm afloat I” screamed a. young lady of powerful lungs and fingers to much, as she Lxcroiscd bm h an 111a piano. “ I shou‘yd think you were,” growsz an old bachelor, juxia'i: -' from the squallyou raise.” Nevedzt promises to foHow in the wake of California and become a great growing Sam. The muons of cuox ' ' 1 y su. lezLCK’OI‘)" In New York, it is said, the hoiel pro- prietors rejoice at the _nhs!itcuce from meat on the part. of their guoms, caused by a who1esomc dread of the riuderpcst. An English cumlo, who believes that Clnu‘gymen of that rank are underpaid,- sugâ€" gests 1hth they all band together and adopt the ladies cmployod_by other workmen, namely, 11ml of a. smlie, and thus secme boiler wages. A comxnunicaiioxf from Munich slulcs thatihe marriage of. the Duchess SOphiu. with the Duke ol'Alencou will take place 01 the ch Sep:emb0r at Powenhofibn. The Emperor of Austria and a number of other princes will assist. an the ceremony. Advices just received from India state that the crops on :1. large exieut of the coun‘n-y were desm'oyed by floods. The ac- counts from the indigo district indicate the expectation of an average yield. The Russian people have been recently greatly excited by the preaching of an old Muscovite peasant named Alexis Alexandro- viteh. who after a seclusion of several years, appeared in the district of Samara, declarâ€" ing himself a. prophet. He is now going from place to place announcing the a):- proaching (lOSll‘llCllOII of the Cieseent and the substitution of the Greek Cross for it, on the dome of St. Sophia at Constantino- ple. rl‘he Russian Government allows every libeaty of action and language to this ponular agitator. London, Sept. Illâ€"The importation of hay from the United States will hereal'ler be allowed onlv under license from the Pfivv Council. The prevalence of the cattle dis- ease in various parls of Amez‘icais the cause of this step on the part of the Government. The late Dr. J amieson, the Scottish lexi-l cographer, was vain of his literary reputm‘ 1iou, and, like many olhers who know Hot where their great st rongth lies. thought; him- selfgil'ted with a. kind of inielleelual able to do everything. The doctor puhdshcd a. poem enitled “Elerniiy.” This poem be- came the subject of comers ilional remark, soon after publication, at a. party where the doctor was present, and a lady was asked her opininiou of it. “ It’s a b )nny poem,” “and it’s well named ‘Eternity,’ for it will ne’er be read in time.” ANECDO'I‘E on; Humanâ€"Handel, whosel divine compositions seem to have proceeded from a heart glowing~ with the fire of a 50mph, was7 netwibhslnnding, what some would call rather a. gross mortal, since he placed no small happiness in eating and drinking. .aning received a. dozen of Sn- perior champagne, he lhought the qunnlity too small to present to his friends, and therefore reserved the delicious nectar for private use. Some lime after, wnen a. party was dinning with him, he lonng for a glass of his ehoire champagne, but could not easily think of a device for leaving the com- panyJ. On a sudden he assumed a musing altitude, and shaking his forehead with his finger, xelaimed, “Iliave got one tought l I have got one tonight!" meaning “thought” The cenipany, imagining that he had gone to commit: to paper some divine Idea, saw him depait with silent admiration. He re- turned to his friends, and very soon had a isecoud, third, and fourth “tought” A wag, suspecting the fiequeney of his St. Cecilia’s visits, followedHandel to an adjoining room, saw him enter a closet, embrace hls beloved champagne, and swallow repeated does. The discovery communicated infinite mirth to the company, and Handel’s “ tought” be- came proverbial. THE HARVEST MOON. MISCELLANEOUS. ammo “ Let Sound Reason weigh more with us than Popular Opinion.” RICHMOND HILL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1868. Once there. [was not satisfied with peeping; but ducking in, l alighted in the midstbf the mysteri- ous chamber, locket! round, and, what do you think I’ saw ’I You would never, never guess were you to 'puzzle your brains tor twelve mnoths. The r mm was bare, ut'er- ly devoid ol turniture of any des- cription, and the only thing in that Blue Beard's den was a slab of, pure white marble, leaning against the wall, and tashioned as monu- ments erected to the memory of the dead usually are. cherubs at the corners with wings out stretched and smilling faces. and there was an inscription, legible from a distance, signifying that “Near this place repose the‘ mortal remains of Sebastian Moss, Esquire,” 3. blank being lelt lor the date of the month and year of de- cease; beneath \Vere several lines of versification, the composition ol my uncle, and his snle literary pro- duction. The tablet was evidently designed for the inside ofatchnrch; and l may here mention that Mr. Moss had bequeathed £50 to the 1clergyman in his Will, to see that his wishes were carried into eflect, and the tablet well placed. How long I gazed in blank amazement at the unexpected sight before me! llt was difficult for me to realise the morbid cravings which had led to such strange resultsâ€"the wish ol tan obscure lonely old man to have his name remembered apart from his deeds. After the hrst astonish- ment subsided, I indulged in a hearty laugh. I had a pencil in my pocket, and a sudden impulse of mischief prompted me to tilt up the blank spaces in minute fairyâ€"like gent, that dtt _ 'tnigllt- beinw There were . idate, choose to insetft'. This'done,‘ I cautiously descended, leaving the window as I found it, and not. so much as disturbing a leaf out of i't'sl place, by which I might be. discov- ered as the daring perpetrator of the outrage. My dress. indeed, was torn, and my hand was hurt; but I perfectly succeeded in concealing both these disasters; and I was in bed long ere I heard my uncle re- turn. He went, to the empty apart- ment, but, quickly returned, having, only remained to close and secure the open window. After breakfast next morning I heard him sol'tly enter again. A considerable time longer than usual he remained; and when he came out, looking the door carefully as usual, he went straight to his own room, and did not make his appearance below until dinner was announced. i felt lvery sorry to see him looking paler Ethan ever, and with a disturbed airi. ‘l‘I-IE CHAMBER OF MYSTERY. ment is useless; I have receivedlpunishment. and met With it, my my call, and i hope I am prepared genuine distress and contrition won to obey it.” When I heard himllor me a friend in the Wise young speak thus,l was almost distracted; man of law. From a friend, he. be-‘ and without another moment’s hesi- came a lover; and when I iettl tation I should have thrown myself Branxholm at the expiration of the on my knees beside him, and con- stipulated three months, it was as it’essed my foolish trick.- But he the betrothed of Mr. Richard Bio:- stopped my preeipitaney by kindly som. Yes, thusl met my dear hus- saymg, “ Berry, I wish to say a iew lb‘dfld, in humiliating circumstances words to you, my dear. I do not' nough, my uncle expressly warn- (Continued fi‘om bm' last.) Fagiiimmmm W â€"‘ ' . ' \Uncle bebasllan, lam so ashamed of myself, that l wiil never repeat the chcumslance evan 10 my own l‘mnlher; say you forgive Innâ€"pray Elorgive me, and forget i1.” “1 do Ei'orgive you, Barenng Moss.” he ‘solemnly answered : “ but. I can- 1nm forgei, ncilhcl‘ shall I sufler you Ho do so." think that I shall be much longer in this worldâ€"in fact my time is very limitedâ€"and I desire you to pay particular attention to What I am going to say. Should any sud- den change take place while you are here, which is more than probable, you will send to Hospital street [or my solicitor: he has my will, and will attend duly to its ful- filment. Out of my income I have saved upwards of a thousand pounds ; £500 Imean for you. my dear. Nay, do not weep; you must be prepared ; for l have re- ceived a mysterious and extremely solemn warning. A few days more, and all will be over, Berrv; but worthy Mrs. Dawson will take care you are properly conveyed ‘back to your estimable mother, to whom present my parting affectionate re- membrance. Poor dear Uncle Moss 1 Need I sav what I didâ€"need I repeat my confession, delivered amid tears, remmse and terrors unspeakable, for he disbelieved me at first. It was impossible I could have gained admiitance to that room, 101' the loek was one that could not be trumpeer with; and as to a young lady climbing a high tree, that was out of the question. Nor until [con- vineed him of the possibility, by re- peating the experiment in his pre- sence next morning, did he singnil'y his belief in my assertion by an outburst of wrath which did more towards laeilituting his recovery, than my confession itself. He Mr. SebastianMoss, church warden, cIc., etc., of Branxholm, had been duped and laughed at by a saucv little girl! She had witnessed his ex- hibition of supertitious weakness; she had also discovered his treasur- ed secret; and Would he not be held up as an object of ridicule and contempt for the residue of his life ? I guessed what thoughts were pass- ing in- my uncle’s mind, as l inno- I did not comprehened the hidden meaning of these words at the mo- ment, but ere another Week had elapsed their stgnifieation was ex- Pl plained. My uncle’s solicitor at W Branxholm waited upon him, andzsf‘ they were closeted together in the ill“ library, where by and by my pro-18' sencc also was required. My uncle , lll introducod me to the young lawyer, l (1' gravely requesting me to be seated, 1; at and then proceeded to say that he : bl had sent for me in due form thus, 3 1‘3 that it might be properly acquainted 1, V‘ Will] the alteration he had made in t d‘ his“. air-airs. “Your unjustfiable f“ Curiosity, Nice Berenice meets at T my hands with the punishment itl W deserres, to say nothing of yourta having played off so cruel a practi- ,0 cal joke on grey hairs. The £5001” destined t‘oryou, before Idiscovcred l“ your real character, I have now ll transferred to your sister Ruth ; she will therefore inherit £1,000 on my decease. Your secrecy, y'oug lady, I do not desire on my account, be- ing convinced that your share in the transaction will secure that dur- ing my lifetime at least.’ Oh! never shall I forget what I endured‘ on hearing these cutting words. It was not regret tor paltry hundreds -â€"‘0esides, I would l’ar rather Ruth had them than [~â€"â€"she needed themE moreâ€"~but it was that I appeared ungratelul and heartless to the uncle who had been kind to us for, years. Sitly, weak and vain he! might be; but he was, as he hadl just said a gzrayheaded old man, sickly and ailing too. and not a fit t alr'uhjcct {or my joke. Bitterly I wept r and intreated torgiveness; my un- | cle thought I was weeping [or the I loss of the money, and that made , me cry the more but I considered it 2 as part of my punishment to be 1 thus misjudged. The other indivi- 3 dual present at this scene read my - heart aright; and though] deserved .l punishment, and met with it, my :1 genuine distress and contrition wen u 3 l- 793 ( U} (I: n-H-m A ‘n-Aâ€"p-tâ€"nnm m {or me a friend in the wise young man of law. From a friend, he. be-l came a lover; and when I iett if Branxholm at the expiration of the 1- stipulated three months, it was as is the betrothed of Mr. Richard Bles- ly som. Yes, thusI met my dear hus- THREATENING A LvaEa.â€"Some thirty years ago. Mr. 'l‘ilman a prominent member of the Phila- delphia bar, visited a remote quartâ€" er of Northampton County, having understood that a valuable tract of land belonging to him or to his family had been taken possession of, without any pretence of right,by an unscrupulous and truculent set- tler in that region.-‘ Mr. Tilman, having reached a small tavern with- in some miles distant from the property in question,’ sent a letter to the squatter, informing him of his claim, and ofhis purpose to visit the. property next day. In his reply the land pirate threatened that if the claimant came upon the soil he he should never leave it, as he would blow his brains out. The next day, however. according to promise, totally unarmed and alone‘ Mr. l‘ilman presented himself at ‘the cabin of the lerocious squatter. _Did 1 not tell you. said the latter ing him to beware of attempting to presrve any secrets from me and 1 am quite sure he never has. We were not married until Richard settled in the metropolis; and soon after the blank spaces on the marble tablet were filled up, and the real date ofmy uncle’s discease Inserted, the tablet occupying a conspicuous place in Branxholm church. (an overgrown ruflian) as the Visitor announced his name, that I would be the death of you if you came upon these premises? Yes, replied Mr. Tilman; but I knew hetter,and you knew better; for, in truth, there is no man who is under so strong an obligation to protect and guard me against death as you are. Why am I bound to guard you? said the squatter. Because, he answered, I have 1611 your letter in the. hands of my host, and others; and it I were, even by accident, to enough to hang Vou up as high as Haitian. The squatter, perceiving that he was caught in his own con- trivance, and that threats sometimes return upon the threatner, laid aside his savage purpose, treated Mr. Tilman with unusual hospitality, and relinquished the land he had usurped to the rightlul’owner. A MASONIC BIBLICAL Lice END.â€" The following is said to be the ex- planation oi the text, “ The stone which the builders relused, the same is become the headstone ol' the corner.” Itis said that when Solomon’s Temple was building,al| the stones were brought trom the quarry ready cut and fashioned, and they were marked on all the blocks the places where they were to be put. very curious one; it seemed of no desirable shape, it appeared unfit for any portion of the building. They tried it at this wall, but it would not fit; they tried it at another, but it could not be ac- eomodated; so vexed and angry, ‘they threw it away. The Temple {was so many years building that ‘the stone became coveredwith moss, and grass grew around it. Every tbody passing by laughed at the stone. They said Solomon was wise, and doubtless all the other stones were right; but as for that block, they might as well send it back to the quarry, for they were ‘ sure it was meant for nothing. Year after vear rolled on, and the poor stone was still despised : the build- ers constantly refused it. The event- iful day came when the Temple was to be finished and opened, and the multitude was assembled to see the grand sight. The builders said, Where is the top stone? Where is the pinnacle? Theyliltle thought where the crowning marble was, , until some one said, Perhaps that t stone which the builders relused is . meant to be the top stone. 'l‘hey 3 then took it, and hoisted it to the 3 top of the house; and as it. reached t the summit, they found it well 3 adapted to the place. Loud hosan- - nas made the welltinring, as the ; stone which the builders refused d thus become the headstone oi the v COI‘DEI‘. _. .... _.n- A ht m 5‘ Among the stone was a '5 1 1 l 1 I t t l t Coionel Montgomery was shot in a duel about a dog; Colonel Ramsay uuv. mvvfl. V in one about a scervanl ; Mr. Feath- erstone in one about a recru'u; Slerne’s falher in one about a goose; and anolher gemleman in one about a bottle 01 anchovies. One officer was challenged for merely asking TERMS $1.00 IN ADVANCE. VVHAT MEN HAVE DIED FOR.â€" Whole No. 532. H19 {1111}. his opponent to pass him a goblet; and another was compelled to fight about a pinch of snuff: General Barry was challenged by a Captain Smith for declining wine at a diu- ner in a steamboat, although. the General pleaded, as an excuse, that wine invariably made him sick; and Lieutenant Cowlher lost his life in a duel because he was refused admittance to a club of pigeon shooters. In 1777 a duel occurred in New York between a Lieutenant Featherstonehaugh ot the 76th, and Captain M’Pherson, of the 42nd British regiment, in regard to the manner of eating an ear of corn,one contending that the eating was from the cob, and the other contending that the grain should be cut ofl'from the cob before eating. Lieutenant Featherstonehaugh lost his right arm, the ball from his antagonist’s pistol shattering the limb dreadlully; so much so, that it. had to be ampuâ€" tated. Major Noah lost his lite in 1727, at the duelling-ground, at Hoboken. with Barton, the sonâ€"in- law of Edward Livingston, in a. simple dispute about “ what was trumps” in a game of cards. ' A HORRIBLE SERPENi‘.â€"There is a snake of a more than ordinarily hideous description which inl'ests the vast Brazilian forests, and the plains up towards the country In which the head waters of the Ama- zon take their rise. It is called the “tri de cripple,” being the Span- ish 01' Brazilian for hood. The snake is described as having a. hood on the back 01 its neck, some- thing like that. sometimes attached to a lady’s cloak. It craWJs up to a sleeping man or animal, throws the hood over the sleeper’s face. and then quietly breathing its poisonous breath therein, the sleeping man or animal inhales it and dies. Such is the account given ofthis horrible reptile by parties who have explor- ed its native haunts. A company of explorers that went to the head waters of the Amazon from New York in 1854â€"5, reported that they lost several members of their party in this way. They would find a. man dead in the mornrncn his body livid and swoolen. and showing Signs of poison, but no mark of a bite or a sting upon him. They could not account lor such casual- ties, until the natives told them of the fri de capplo, and explained its mode of operating. This snake is represented as sometimes growing to the length of twenty feet. tion, a good stomach, a. good heart and good limbs, and a pretty good? head-piece, is rich. Good bones are better than gold, tough muscles- than silver, and nerves that flash fire and carry energy to every func- tion. are better than houses and5 lands. It is better than a landed estate to have had the right kind of a father and mother. Good breeds and bad breeds extst among men as really as among herds and horses. Education may do much good to check evil tendencies or to develop good ones, but it is a great thing to; inherit. the right proportion of ltiCUlllCS to begin with. The man is rich who has a good disposition is naturallyv kind, paiient, cheerlu], hqpeiuynanc} w_ho has a. flavor ot wit and fun in his compo- sition. The hardest thing lo get along with in this life is a man’s: own self. A crosS, selfish fellow, a. desponding and complaining fellow,- a timid, cure-burdened manâ€"these are all born delormed on the inside. Their feet may not limp, but their thoughts do. In some parts of Germany they gather the strawberry-leaf as a. substitute ior green tea, and also the flowers when young, and after’ selecting and clearing them (with- out the use 01 water), they are dried in the air in a shady place, out of reach of the sun. To these leaves the Germans gives the appearance of Chinese tea, by first pinching their stocks 0ft, waving them over the fire. and rolling them up when in a flexible state, and then drying them. In this state the substitute for tea is ready for use ; and being prepared exactly in the same man- ner,the difference, it is said, can hardly be distinguished. £12,000 are said to have been made in. one week at the Queensland goldfield by two men, father and son. Ax AMERICAN DEGREEâ€"Some time ago, Huntsville Alabama, was under a. municipal law permitting only druggists to sell intox- catinp; liquors, and 11mm only by a Written order from a physician. It happened on a. cold day, that a fast chap, whose name might have been Johnson, a bummer for a New York dry goods, house, inlo Hunts- ville, and after stopping at the hotel, wrote A , n_A Am“: RICH IN CONTL‘ENTDIENTfâ€"'A man. VIILU, iLuu ans: m-ulll..,.n ... .W, , a note and sent a lilflo darkey to the drug‘ store for a bottle of whiskey. The boy re- turned minus the “hiskey, but with Informax tion that a physician’s order would bring it. It only required a. moment; to add “M.D.” to Johnson’s name attached to the note, and the whiskey was forthcoming. The next: day in conversation with Johnson, the drug- gist addressed him as “doctor.” â€"~“Beg’ pardon,” said Johnson, “ but I am no doc- tor,"â€"“But the M. 1)., to your name, yesd térdny ?"â€"-“ Onty stood for Mighty Dry," was the cool reply.â€"â€"-Americanpaper. 1110111 only by a Written K-izm. It happened on a. fast chap, whose name Iohnson, a bummer for a nods. house. inio Hunts- SlllU.‘

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