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Fancy Bills, Business Cards, Circulars,La.w Forms, Bill Heads, Blank Checks, Drafts, Blank Orders, Receipts, Letter Heads‘Fancy Cards, Pamphlets, Large and Small Posters, and every other kind of Letter-Press Print- ing" . 1 1.... . .‘ MAI! lette§s addressed to the editor: Inth M pout-paid. ~ icensed Auctioneer for the Counties of York and Peel. Residenceâ€"Lot No. 20, rear of 3rd Concession, Markham. P. 0. address, Buttonville. Parties requiring Mr. Sanderson’s service can make arrangements at the Herald office. January, 4, 1855 431 Ono inch, one year”. . he inches, one year. Three inches, one year.. . . . . Advertisements fqr a. shorter period No paper discontinued until all aFrearages ue paid ; and parties refusing papers with‘ out paying up will be held accountable for the subscriptioxgz than one year, insertion“ Each lubsequent msertlon...... . .. .. 20 inches to be considered one .column. Licensed Auctioneer for the Counties of York, Peel and Ontario. Residenceâ€" Lot 7, 6th 0011., Markham: P. 0. address, Unionville. Sales attended to on the short- Ihortest notice and on reasonable terms. Orders left at the Herald office for Mr. Car- ter’s service will be promptly attended to. June 27, 1867 ember of the Royal College of Surgeons, England. Residenceâ€"North of Rich- mond Hill, at the Elgin Mills. All call (night or day) promptly attended to. Elgin Mills, Jan. 1870 598 Advertisements without written direction inlggped ti11_ forbid, find gharged acgordingly. All transitory aldvertisemvents from rggil- lu- or irregular customers, must be paid for when handed in for insertion. Tm: YORK HERALD will always be found to contain the latest and most important Foreign and Ocean News and Markets. and the greatest care will be taken to render it neceptable to the man of business, and a. Valuable F3113in fiewspaper. Having made large additions to the print- ing material, we are better prepared than ever to do the neatest and most beautiful printing of every description. 1orner of Yonge and Colborne streets, Thornhill. Consultations in the office on the mornings of Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, from 8 to 10 a m. A11 consulta- tions in the oflfice, Cash. Corner of Young and Centre streets East, have constantly on hand a. good assortment of Drugs, Paints, Perfumery, Chemicals, Oils, Toilet Soaps, Medicines, Varnishes, FancyArticles, Dye Stuffs, Patent Medicines and all other articles kept by druggists generally. Our stock of medicines warrant- ed genuine, and of the best qualities. Richmond Hill, Jan 25, ’72 705 And dispatched to subscribers by the earliest mails or_9ther ggnveyanceE,‘ W_hen sqdegired: ifiRMS: 011:5 D0113} ‘per annum in ad- vnnce, not paid within two months, One Douar and Fifty Ce_nts will b9 charged. 'FEIE LlEliALD BOOK & JOB PRINTING Orders for ’any of the undermentioned des- cription of Plain & Coiored Job Wch icensed Auctioneer for the County of York. Sales attended to on the short- est notice and at reasonable rates. P. 0. ad§_res_s, Butiionville. Will generally be found at home from 8 a. m. to 4 p. 111. George A. Langstaff is authorized to collect accounts 7 Richmond Hill, Oct.4, 1869 568 Dealer in Drugs, Medicines, Groceries, Wines, and Liquors, Thornhill. By Royal Letters Patent has been appointed 13‘ mar of Marriage Licenses. TH E YORK HERALD Every Friday-Morning, HENRY SMELSOR, icensed Auctioneer for the Counties of York and Feel, Collector of Notes, Ac- counts, &c, Small charges and plenty to do. Laskay, March 2, 1865 539-ly New method of extracting teeth without pain, by the use of Ether Spray,which afl'ects the teeth only. The tooth and gum surrounding becomes insensible with the external agency, when the tooth can be ex- tracted with no pain and Without endanger- ing the life, as in the use of Chloform. Dr. Robinson will be at the following places prepared to extract teeth with his new ap- paratus. All office operations in Dentistry performed in a, workmanlike manner : Aurora, lst, 3th, 16th and 22d of each month ‘ ( f ‘ Newmarket..... .. 2d , Richmond Hill, 9th and 24th “ “ Mt. Albert ..................... 15th ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ Thornhill . . . . . . . . . . . l . . . . . 23rd ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ Maple ........ V ........... . ...26th ‘ ‘ “ BurWick ............. , . . . . . . 28th “ ‘ Kleinburg ............ ....29th ‘ ‘ " Nobleton...“ ...30th “ “ RICHMOND. HILL DRUG STORE, Nitrous Oxide Gas alwayl on hand at Aurora. Aurora, April 28, 1870 615-tf Cheap Book and Job PrintingEatabliokmnt. DOCTORS OF MEDICINE, l' denceâ€"Thornhill. July 22, 1869 ThOmhiu, Juné 9, 1865 OFFICEâ€"«YONG! Sn, Rmnuoxn HILL. Markham, July 24, _1868 rudpate of_t}1e T9x_'9_nto University. Rcsi yUBLISHER AND PROPBIETOR 0F mam: $1 PER ANNUM xx ADVANOE‘ VOL. XIV., NO. 44. JOHN D. MCCONNELL, M. D., will be promptly attended to ALEX. SCOTT, A. ROBIESON’S, L. D. S FRANCIS BUTTON, JR., EDWARD SANDERSON, H. SANDERSON & SON, ADVERTISING RATES. DR. J AS. LANGSTAFF JOHN N. REID, M. D., " Tm: YORK HERALD. ” AUCTthEERS. ESTABLISHMENT THO MAS CARR, DR. HOSTETTER, PBOPRIETORS OF THE DENT-IS'i‘ltY. DIRUGGISTS. JOHN CARTER, IS PUBLISHED PER INCH 575-ly 497 The undersigned having received an a ency for the Townships of Whitchurch, ing, Markham, Vaughan, York and Etobicolu, begs leave to lay that he is now actively en- gaged in canvassing the same; and those wishing to. insure before being called on in the ordinary routine of the canvass, that by addressing him at Mewmarket, or at head office, giving Not of lot and conceseion and name of township, they can "cure prompt attention . THOS. ATKINSON, Agent . UTCHER, Richmond Hill, has always on hand the best of Beef, Mutton, Lamb, Veal, Pork, Sausages, &c., and sell: at the lowest priges for cash. The Highest market prices given. for'cattle, ahgep, lambsh &c._ f are made under genuine patents in Gun- ada. and the Ugited States. Are no spurious imitations or infringements. r The only efficient fire engine pump available in a few Seconds, winter end sum- mer, day and night. Infringers beware. f as now made, have no castings to come loose or break. Have all steel bearing: gun‘- anteed. OWELL’S PATENT PUMPS erected within the last ten years, can have recent improvements attached, and guaranteed superior to any other made. OWELL’S PATEN S PUMPS have already taken the leading place in some parts of the United States a: well u in Canada. HE ISOLATED RISK EIRE INSUR' i ANCE 00. of Canada. Head Ofiice : King sheet," corner of Church, Toronto. .Al‘s'o cornea and spiced beof, Imokod and dried hams. Richmond Hill, Sept 27, 1871. 652-tf HE subscriber in returning thanks to his friends for the patronagehe has received sinee he commenced business as a butcher on Richmond Hill, begs to nnnounce to them that he has disposed of his business to his son, Henry Hooper, who will in future carry on the business. He also trusts that his customers will continue to bestow their patronage on his successor. OVVELL’S PATENT PUMPS I have all the merits of other pumps with- out their defects. N 0 other! posseu their peculiar advantagous feature-. I, as now perfected, are the successful re- sult of twelve years endeavor to supply a want universally felt. OWELL’S PATENT PUMPS even in their hitherto imperfect form, have in all (instances carried off the highest prizes from all competitors. f are adapted for the deepest wells. Re- ferences to all. Depths from cistern to one hundred and thirty feet. f cannot be rivalled without infringing Powell’s Patents. Users of infringing pumpl are liable. C. Powell, Patentee, Newton- brook. r have been sustained by the highest legal tribunals, and universally approved by an enlightened public wherever introduced. ADVANTAGES OFFERED: 131:. Absolute security to policy holder:, in jl}e flap-e of a_vegy‘layge egg}; capital: ‘ 2d. Th4; important feature introd‘uced by this company of insuring non-hazardous property only, being the mean: of giving its Policy Holders veey low rates on detached dweliings andfifarniipfqperty. - 41.. 3rd. The Stocklfoldiars: Directors ' and Agents, being allfesidenta in Canada, louse: will be adjusted without'delay, and paid in cash at on‘ce. 4th Rates as low as it is possible for any Mutual Company to make them, keeping in vie_v_v the s_ecn_rity of itg policyholders. have a. continental reputation, and are fast supersediug all other kinds, both in wood and metal. USTARD’S Catarrh Specific Cures Acute and Chronic cases of Catarrh, Neural- gia,Headache,Colds,Coughs, Croup, Asthma, Bronchitis, &c., is alsoa good Soothing Syrup. USTARD’S Pills are the best pills you can get for Dyspepsia, Sick Headache, Billiousness, Liver, Kidney Complaints, &c. AVE you Rheumatism, Wounds, Bruiaes, 01d Sores, Cuts, Burns, Frost Bites, Piles, Painful Swelllngs, \Vhite Swellings, ind every conceivable wound upon man or east ? OVVELL’S PATENT PUMPS whlle they cannot be approached in wood. have never yet been equalled in metal at double cost. VVIDEMAN, manufacturer of all kind! , of Monuments, Headstones, to. Call and examine my stock and prices be- fore purchasing elsewhere, as you will find it to your interest. I? Issuer of Marriage Licenses. .5! Ringwood, Sept. 13, 1877. 497 ETERINARY SURGEON, Graduuto of Toronto University College, corner of Yonge and Centre streets East, Richmond begs so announce to the public that he is now practising with H. Sanderson, of the lame place, where they may be consulted person- ally or by letter, on all diseases of horses, cattle, &. ARRISTER, Attorney, Solicitor-in-Chan cery, Conveyancer, kc. OFFICEâ€"N0. 6 Royal Insurance Buildings; Toronto street. Toronto, Dec. 2, 1859. 594 All'orders from a distance promptly at- tended to, and medicine sent to any put of the Province. Horses examined a: to soundneu, and also bought and sold on commiuion. Riahmond Hill, Jan, 25, 4879. 507 Capital.... .. .....,$500,000 DepositedwithGovernment 50,000 Presidentâ€"Alex. Mackenzie, Elq., M. Manager «John Maugham, Jr. Newmarkdt, Aug. 16, 1871. Richmond Hill, J an. 7, ’71. .OWELL’S PATENT PUMPS ‘OWELL'S PATENT PUMS .OWELL’S PATENT PUMPS .OVVELL’S PATENT PUMPS O‘VELL’S PATENT PUMPS OVVELL’S PATENT PUMPS ‘O\VELL’S PATENT PUMPS OWELL’S PATENT PUMPS RINGVVOOD MARBLE WORKS. PATENT M E DICIN E5. PROCLADIATION- P0 \VELL’S I’Ulu PS. FIRE IRSURAN CE. VVJSI. COX, J. H. SANDERSON, BUTCHERS. \VM. MALLOY, ROBERT HOOPER. G82-1y 652-“ To those who have favored him with their patron-.ge in the past, he returns his sincere thanks, and to those who may do so in the future, he would say that no ondeavor on his part will be wanting to most their ap- proval. - - D_:h___hh_ mL- £-'n__:_._ ..__u-_-_ --- The cotton-plant is probably a na- tive of Africa, and Livingstone found it in the interior of that country along the banks of all the rivers. And anci- ent Egyptians doubtless imported from Abyssinia their cotton cloth for mummy-wrappings and for the gar- ments of priests and nobles, and from" them the Jews inherited the employ- ment of that texture for the robes of their priests; for, where the Bible makes mention of fine linen, we must read cotton, as flax does not grow in hot climates. From Africa cotton- culture passed into Persiaand Georgia, then into India, and from India to China. In the latter empire all the clothing of the poorer classes is of cotton. of extremely firm texture. In- deed, so strong is the cotton cloth manufactured by the Chinese, that it is impOssible for a man to tear a piece of it across; and the people of China and India refuse to buy European cotton manufactures, calling them mere spiders’ webs. Cotton owes its kingship quite as much to the tena- city with which its fibres adhere to one another, as to their length of fineness; and were it not that the fibre produced by the bombax, or silk- cotton tree, is too smooth, cotton would find hit a powerful rival. Cotton Wool is the downy bed in which the seeds of the cotton-plant aro enveloped, and is the product of hot countries. It has several varie- ties, that cultivated in Algeria an in Southern Europe seldom attaining a height of over twelve inches, while at the equator the plant grows as high as an. apple-tree, and bears a fruit twice as large as that of the Algerian species. The cotton grown in the East Indies isof very inferior quality, its fibre being short and hard; yet it was largely used in manufacture, dur- ing the war in the United States. Chinese cotton is yellow. and hence the eculiar color of the fabric called nan een. Unionviu ........... l'at Monday of each month Weston.....,.........9th dny “ " Kleinburg ........... 16th “ " Burwick ............... 22d ‘ ‘ “ Scarboro’ ............... 23d “ “ Where he will be prepurod and melt happy t9 wait on those who may require his lar- wees. Standl permanently above every other Reine dy now in use. It is invaluable. LSO, the Pain Victor is Infallible for Diarrhoea, Dylentery, Flox, Colic, Cholera Morbus, Pain and Cramp in the Stomach and Bowels, 65c. Directionl with each bottle and box. FARMERS’ BOOT AND SHOE STORE- Boots afid ahbel made to menure, o! the best material and workmanship, ut the low- eltLremqnerEting prices. CCOUNTANT, Book-Keefier, Convey- ancer, and Commission gent for the sale or purchase of lands, farm stock, 850., also for the collection of rents, note: and ac- counts. Charges Moderate. Orrxcnâ€"-Richmond arreet, Richmond Hill. l. 700-1y Sold by Druggists generally. The Dominion Worm Candy in the medicine to expel worms. Try it. . 700-y OHN BARRON, manufacturer and dealer in all kinds of boots and shoes, 38 West Mgrkgt Squ_ar_e, Toron_to. My teacher was a maiden lady of stately mien, grave manners and vast acquirements. In her everyday lan- guage she had no use for any point save a period; therefore, she was just the person for proverbs-very short ones. G. H. H. having had over eleven yearl’ practice, feels confident of giving entire Iat- isfaction. .- Referencesâ€"The following gentlemen can With confidence recommend G. H. Husband to all re uiring dental aid : Dr. Reid,Thorn- hill; Dr. ull, Weston; Dr. D’Evlyn, Bur- wick; Dr. Gorgon, Brampton. Residence ..................... Thomh Thomhill, Sépt. 18, 1868. Oh, that teacher! how she looms up in the far-ofl‘, sunny land of my childhood, like the great monrnful visaged, impenetrable sphynx of the desert; and as it gazes towards the pyramids, so did she look on the world about herâ€"to her it was the mighty tomb of a dead glory. Now I think of her with sadness; yet can I scarcely forgive her for throwing that unnecessary damper over me when I exhibited ‘to her the gold ring that had been sent me in a letter from a loving grandfather, hundreds of miles away. “ All is not gold that glitters,” was the explosion from her thin lips; so my pleasure was wofully diluted; I looked with sususpicion on the dear little circlet, and was not sorry when my finger outgrew it. Afterward did I put upon my chubby hands a. pair of micsâ€"these my grandmother had made: she had been to the city, and had procured thin neatly-fitting mitt-pattern from the wife of the forexpan of a glove factory. She had measured my hand Manfuactured by Toronto, Decf3‘, 1867. entiat, begs most respwtfully to announce that he will be It G. H. HUSBAND, L.D.s., THE KING OF OILS D. C. O’BRIEN, Proverbs. Cotton. RICHMOND HiLL, ONTARIO, CANADA, FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1873. Proprietor, Ingerséll HMUSI‘ARD, I made my debut in the school- room next morning, presenting, in my own estimation, not only a tidy, ‘ but a most stylish appearance. How was “the rag, taken ofl' the bush” of my vanity, when, at the writing-hour, that teacher, seeing those wonderful mitts for which half my schoolmates were dying of envy, said playfully, as she placed the open copy-book before me, “A cat in gloves will Catch no mice.” In deep humiliation I‘removed my now disgraced mitts from my hands to my pocket, took up tlzeneatly mended quill-pen and began to write. 1 I read the copy through tears; I desâ€"l pise it to this very hourâ€"I beg good St. Paul’s pardonâ€"it was “Evil com- munications corrupt good manners.” Could not the many good things Paul said of himself, the many glorious things he said by inspiratiov, have satisfied himself without his resorting to the Writings of old Menander for this? But I am told that it is still quite fashionable among teachers and tho getters-up of copy-books, when they reach the letter 6, to give this old stuger. our social proble ‘ennesev with d done, is to ignor , is to assume that there . fluences at work stro ger than the human will, as in the 1‘ aSe of typhus or small-pox, Inebriate _ asylums, based on the assumption that drunk- enness isa dIsease, where patients are to be treated as if in a hospital, may effect a temporary good, but they cannot do, to any hopeful extent, the work of reformation. Tehy isolate a man for a time, and remove him from contact with allurement; but when he goes back into old associations and stands again face to face with temp- tation, he is little stronger, as to moral and spiritual power, than before. The effects of disease. so called, have been overcome by treatment. He is well again, as a man restored from fever is Well. But, when he returns to society, he is like the fever patient going back into afever district. He has no im- munity from attack. Out of school, during the long sum- mer holidays, I was often reminded that “Fields look green at a, diet- ance," and that “Every white Will have its black, and every sweet its sour,” which I could, in time have found out for myself. Oh, the great Lord John Russell would, I know, make me his best bow,<could he re- visit this dull earth and read my imi- provemerrt on his definition of a pro- verb. “A proverb is the Wisdom of many men and the Wit of one," said he; it is one man’s creaking of all men’s disappointments, ’say Ioâ€"for you will observe that cheery and hope- ful adages are such a ridiculous min- ority, that he can but exclaim, “The weakest go to the wall.”«-'-Arthur’s Home Magazine. - < ‘ The Reformation Now, we must have, in the treat-l ment of drunkenness, somethingmore radical than this. We must do deeper than hospital and asylum work. This work reaches no further than the physical and moral nature, and can, therefore, be only temporary in its influence. We must awake the spirit- ual consciousness, and lead a man, too weak to stand in his own strength, when appetite, held simply in abey- ance, springs back upon him again, to trust in God as his only hope, if we would effect a permanent reformation. First, we must help him physically. We must take him out of his debase- ment, his foulness and discomfort, and surround him with the influences of a home. Must get him clothed and in his right mind, and make him feel once mare that he has sympathyâ€"is regarded as a man full of the noblest possibilitiesâ€"and so be stimulated to personal effort. But this is only pre- liminary work; such as any hospital and asylum may do. The real work of salvation goes far beyond this; it must be wrought in a higher degree of the soulâ€"even that which we call spiritual. The man must be taught thag only in Heaven-given strength is there any safety. He must go in his weakness and deep sense of degrada- tion to God as the only one who can surely lift him and set his feet in a safe place. Not taught this as from pulpit or platform ; but by earnest, self-denying, sympathetic Christian men and women, standing face to face with the poor, repentant brother, and holding him tightly by the hand lest he stumble and fall in his first weak efforts to walk in a better way. And this is just the work that is now being done in our city (Philadel- phia) by the "Franklin vaormatory Home for Inebriates," a. Heaven-in- spired institution, not yet a year old, but with accomplished results that are matters of wonder to all who are familiar with its operationsâ€"Arthur's Home Magazine. A crusty old bachelor says the talk of women is usually about men. Even their laugh is but “ he! he! "I lengthwise and widthwise with the greatest precision; she had cut the queeroshaped pieces out of scraps of nunkeen, she had oversea.de tbom wonderfully, and had ornamented them with green worsted, in what she called beggar-stitch. M FENCE Pos'rs;â€"“I diScovered many Wage tha}: woqd cogld fie made .1‘.)_O last longer than iron in the ground, but thought the process so simple and inexpensive that it was not worth while making any stir about it. I would as soon have poplar, basswood or quaking ash as any other kind of timber for fence posts. I have taken out basswood posts after having been set‘ seven years, that were as sound when taken up as when they were first put in the ground. Time and weather seemed to have no efl’ect on them. The posts can be prepared for less than two cents apiece. For the benefit of others, I will give the recipe: Take boiled linseed oil and stir it in pulverised charcoal to the consistency of paint. Put a coat of this over the timber, and there is not a man will live to see it rot.”-â€"Cor. Western Rural. Young men Iâ€"fiyoung women-l Don’t let your lives be failures. Make the best of what God has given you. Let your gratitude to Him for life and its noble endowments, be expected in a full devotion of will, and thought, and strength, to whatever work He brings in His wise providence to your hands. And remember, that it is only good and useful work that He provides. Shun evil workâ€"work that harms your neighbor in any way, as you would shun the deadliest thing. No true sucv cess ever comes from evil work. It may bring a. harvest of golden apples, and purple grapes; but the apples will be like those of Sodom, full of bitter ashes, and the grapes sour. A extraordinary story comes from Paris. A man was walking quietly along the Rue St. Honore, smoking his cigar, behind a. man who was hawking about a. bundle of those little red bal- loons which areihe delight of the rising generation, when a puff of wind sud- denly drove the India-rubber bags against the cigar, and all exploded. The poor smoker was suddenly envelopedin a. mass of flame, which in a moment burned off his big moustache and beard. “ Society is full of failures that need never have been made ; full of men who have never succeeded; full of women who in the first half of their days did nothing lent eat and sleep and simper, and in the last half have done nothing but perpetuate their follies and weak ness. The world is full, I say, of such people; full of men, in every trade and profession, who do not amount to any- thing; and I do not speak irreverently, and I trust not without due charity, without making due allowance for the inevitable in life, when I say that God and thoughtful men are weary of their presence. Every boy ought to improve on his father; every girl grow into a nobler, gentler, more self-denying womanhood than the mother. No reâ€" production of former types will give the world the perfect type. I know not where the Millennium is, as measured by distance of time ; but I do know, and so do you, that it is a. great way off as measured by human growth and ex- pansion. We have no such men and women yet, no age has ever had any, as shall stand on the earth in that age of peace that will not come until men are worthy of it.” According to the Manda, the Pope has recently expressed himself dis- pleased with those Frenchmen who- have besought his influence to bring about a Bourbon fusion. He is said to have replied that, though personally he deired to witness an entire agreement between the Legitimist and Orleans branches, it ' was nevertheless repug- nant to the Vicarof Christ to intervene in an agitation against a Government even provisionally established 3 that the Legitimist Princes of the difi‘erent na- tions had his prayers that God would protect and enlighten them ; but to do more was beyond his competence. The executive mansion at Jefferson City, the capital of Missouri, is a, vast depository of electricityâ€"an immense Leyden jar, in fact. If a visitor touches his finger to a door knob or a picture frame, a spark and a shock ensue, and strangers are often sur- prised by the storm of electrical sparks that stream from their feet as Few sadder sentences fall from the lips than this: “My life has been a failure." And the saddest part is, that the failure can rarely if ever be re- trieved, because the conviction to most people comes -too.lateâ€"Comes in the feebleness of old age, when the brain is weak, and habit strong; comes fifter strength for true worth, and self discip- line is gone. Says Rev. W. H. Murray: they pass over the carpets. The gov- ernor’s family got a little tired of having so much of the stuff around and summoned a “sciencist,” the other day, to look into the matter, and he is of opinion that the mansion is built upon an immense loadstone, which generates this electricity. MR HYDE having married a Miss Taller, and the “fatted calf” having been killed in their honor, it gave an editor a chance to say that “it was not the first time that cattle had been killed for the Hyde and Taller.” Don’t Let ynur Life be 3 Failure. Macdonnell, arrested as one of the Bank of England forgers, was brought before Commissioner Gutman, in New York, on the 25th inst.. and remanded for two weeks, to allow the bank autho- xitiu to make out their case. Agriculture should be the must en- nobling of all vocations. It would be if farmers cultivated the earth as teachers develop the head, and preachers educate the heart. Teach- ers and preachers aim to train the thoughts and feelings to truth and love, utility and happiness. Farmers should train the earth/Lo produce such crops‘and fruits, and )such. only, as are conducive to the best health and highest welfare of human beings. Then would their calling be trans- formed from one of degrading drudgery and interminable toil to one of refinement and luxury. The germinating seeds, the waving goains, the luscious fruits, so suggestive of the source of all life and all blessing, and the harvest season, so typical of a resurrection and immortality, ought to make the life of an agriculturist a continual pastime. And this would be the farmer’s life, if farming was managed as it should be. The London Times thinks that the church ofEngland, in commencing a systematic crusade against our great national vice, is certainly in her place, and, as the Archbishop ofCanterbury , said on Tuesday, has advantages ‘ which no private association can com- fmancL The only wonder is, that with ‘ such an agency more has not been done before; but, perhaps, the chrrch has too long neglected theinfluence which other communities have found to lie in the force of association. It will probably. greatly assist a clcrgymen in contending against drunkenness in' his own parish to have at his back the support and influence of a large and enthusiastsc organization. = But we may also anticipate some advantages to the cause of temperance from its being grasped by such comparatively steady hands as those of the church. It will be made moderate and respec- table, and if it do not at the same time lose its energy, it will be all the stronger and more successful. The advocates of tcm erance are too much ; discredited by t eir success. If the successes to be gained are to be ren- dered permanent, it must be remem- bered that it is temperance and not abstinence, whichis the ultimate ob-l ject. The world will no more get rid ‘ of wine than of' corn, and the triumph l of reason and religion is to use it moderately. Farmers have unequalled natural advantages for health, strength and longevity. The statistics of disease and the tables of mortality,‘however, are against them. This is not due to their vocation, but to their misnses of it. No class, as a whole, is probably so utterly reckless of health conditions. So far as our acquaintance with the habits of farmers is concernedwand it has been extensiveâ€" it compels the conclusion, that, as a rule, the diete- tic‘habits of farmers are worse than those of any other class, who have the means of choosing for themselves. â€"â€"-I7i"om Science of Health. The Telegraph asserts that it is im- posible to doubt the energy of that public opinion which is now enlisted on the side, if not of“ total abstinence, certainly of temperance; and vain to question that some day it will power- fully influence our legislation. When wealthy brewers give up their busi ness to address Bands of Hope in the capacity of total abstaincrs, and the chief bishops of the English Church, following Archbishop Manning, de- liberately declare that the time for a merely passive attitude is gone, it is clear that the “drink” problem has made a long step towards solution. There is an element of dream-llke ter- ror in the following adventure which befell the aeronaut Beudet, on the occa- sion of the viceâ€"regal marriage feasts at Can 0. A performance was given every Sunday in the large Hippodrome by an Anglo-French troupe, engaged by the Khedive of Egypt, to which the public had free admission. Among the attrac- tions presented by the performers was the balloon ascent of the aeronaut Beu- det. Just as the " Roi du Ciel,” as his beIIOon was named, was about to rise into the air, Beudet fastened his tra- peze to the car, clung to it with one hand, and cried “ let go 1” The balloon rose to the height of about 409 yards, when a cry of horror burst from the crowd ; a tremendous rent had taken place in the globe of the “ Roi du Ciel." I‘he balloon descended slowly at first, but the wind soon rushed into the gap- ing aperture in its side, and turned. it literally inside out, whereupon it gave out a. cloud of smoke, and took the form of a flagcase. The unhappy aeronaut now fell almost perpendicularly ; every heart stood still. Beudet, however, kept nis head ; he seized the bar of his tarpeze with both hands and hung on, trusting to the slight resistance still opposed to the air by the balloon ; but its speed soon increased; he shut his eyes and let himself goâ€"but not to des- truction. He fell twenty yards on soft ground, and though senseless when taken up, very soon recovered. T’ommk AND WHICH lâ€"Donald: “Well, Dugal, 1100’s a’ wi’ ye '2” Donald (Whose wife has presented him with another bairn) 2 ‘Oh, I’m verra proud thedayl” Donald: “1100’s that mon ?” Dougal : Prat, trut, monâ€"é I’m anither father.” The Church and Temperance. Health of Farmers. A Thrilling Scene. The Prince of Servia. has proclaimed his country independent of Turkish au- thority, and refuses to pay tribute to the Sultan. The payment is to be en- forced by the presence of Turkish troops. It appears that Bowden, who com- mitted the Express robbery at St. Catharines recently, has beefi arrested innlinois on a' charge of bigamy, and he writes to an accomplice to say that un- less the money can be taken from the place where be hid it, he is afraid it will rot before he can return to get: it. The Chief of the St. Catharines Police has proceeded to visit Bowden in con- finement. The jury of the inquest on the recent fire at Montreal, returned a verdict strongly condemning the inefficiency of the present fire brigade, and the culpa- ble neglect of the City Council in not providing the fire department with es- capes. The fire committee have asked the Corporation for a grant of $26,000 towards placing the brigade in a state of efficiency. At the meeting of the New York So- ciety of Practical Engineers on the let inst. , the subject of the mechanical adaptation to steam-power to the move- ment of canal tonnage was discussed. A paper was read to show that various trials made with canal steamers during 1871 and 1872 were less satisfactory than those of ten years previous, and that no boats carrying their own pro- pelling power could be run in profitable competition With a, first-class horse-boat. The Great Eastern is now taking on board the cable which she is to lay be~ tween Land’s End and New York. She is expected to leave her moorings at Sheerness in May or June. Some of the steamboats on the Thames havefiubstituted coke for coal, and it is stated that the experiment has been at~ tended with considerable success. . The subscription price of the Liberia Advocate, a. monthly paper just started at Monrovia, is “one bushel of unhulled cofi‘ee per annum in advance." The English journals state that the demand during the past year has been so great for steel rails that they have not been attainable at hardly any price. There is a scarcity of suitable ore for the Bessemer process through- out all Europe, except in Sweden, where the recently discovered coal will render the valuable ores of that country more available. The Sie- mens-Martin process of steel making -â€"â€"superior to the Bessemer in requir- ing a less pure oreâ€"has thus far prov duccd so small an amount, compare. tivel , as scarcely to affect the market supp y- It is represented that the Spanish authorities are very indignant with the United States‘for the encouragement they are said to have given the Cuban rebels. ‘ The United States Senate has passed a. resolution congratulating the Spanish Republic upon the passage of the Porto Rico Abolition of Slavery Bill. ' Lately an amusing scene was enâ€" acted in connection with' the New Year holidays, not far from Dumfries. It appears that a “liege lord,” who had been enjoying himselfrather free- ly, had by some means or other dis- entangled himself from his “better half” with the view of having his carnival carried out without further molestation, in so far as “ home rule" was concerned. His wife lost no time in going in search of the truant husband, and meeting a “ neebour Wife ” she made inquiries as to his whereabouts, but received no inform- ation which could lead to his detec. tion, Quoth the neebour wife, “ I he’s my husban’ a’ richt, he’s in bed, and there’s the key, come in and see him.” On opening the door, a sweet sound met their ears in the following words :â€"“And then, mellow mavis, that hails the nicht fa’.” The guide wife of the house gave a scream, and, recollecting that she had not locked the press; ran in and examined the the bottle, and, true as the needle to the pole, it was empty. She turned upon her guidman, who was not only fou but glorious, for the purpose of administering a rebuke, but Was met in a plaintive voice with the last line of the stanzaâ€"“Give over for pity, my Nannie’s awa’ ;” the husband hav- ing no doubt come to that conclusion, from the fact that he was enabled to secure the bottle, which he could not have done had she been present. The stranger wife, with a smile on her face, left the domicile with the con- solation that she was not alone in her jtrials and. trouble with the lords of 1creation during the New Year holi. days. A St. Petersburg paper declares that the only issue of the Khivan expedition must be the complete submission of the Khauate to the Russian sway. Count Von Bernstorfs condition is hopeless, and his death is expected at any moment. A handsomo theatre is to be erected on Cfaig~sbreet, Montreal, after the model of Wallack's Theatre in New York. Small-pox is spreading to an alarm- ing extent in Halifax, and mtny deaths: occur there daily. A wing of the House of Industry at Kingston was destroyed by fire on the morning of the 25th inst. THE YORK HERALD Tartanâ€"0m Dollar pcr Alumna in Advanu 1UBLISHED AT THE OFFICE Issued Weekly on Friday Morning. YONG}: Sm, RICHMOND HILL Aux. Soon, Paoram’ron. WHOLE NO. 772.