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Dark masses of my threatening fel- low-creatures, cloaked and cowled; chosen assassins equipped with noiseâ€" less goloshes and dagge diminishing to a. point, wherefrom rips a gout ot gore; an execution er with a half-mask and a ch0pper, With its edge turned towards me; vague and unknown shapes following, following, with a deadly and unswerving purpose, whithersoever I take my frightened way; a thousand strangers with up- lifted armed right hands, exclaiming together, artistically, and in the pauses of slow music: ‘ We swear, we swear,’ and doing it; half-a-dozen of intimate friends striking at my breast with a curious and varied collection of weapons, from an overwhelming sense of duty, and averting their looks for pity’s sake; secret conclaves‘ setting down my name in blood, with a variety of other dismal pictures selected from the haunted chambers of imagination, had been presented to me in dreams for months. I was rendered miserable, through having been made a freemason, with the terror of carrying about with me so tremendous a secret. I felt that I was fated to be the unhappy wretch who should betray that which had been held sacred by multitudes for more than a thousand years. Nor was this idea altogether without grounds; for to so great a pitch of nervousness had I arrl’ved, that I was continually whispering the matter confidentially :0 myself, nnd th‘en,‘in‘the belief that I ha'd spoken aloud, looked horror- stricken around mo; or, not seldomfl would write it down on slips of paper, which I afterwards took care to tear up small, or put them into the fire, or devoured them. Once, however, when engaged in this practice, a high wind, coming in at the open window, scattered these interesting disclosures in every direc- tion, and drove me as nearly mad as a sane man could go. There were as many as twenty distinct revelations of the most mysterious fact in the world’s history thus set flying over space, so that any one might run and read them. Nineteen of these I re- covered by means of almOSt super- human exertions. Two were re- claimed, at peril of life and limb, from a neighbor’s wall with cheveaux-de- fflse at the top of it; three of them had lodged in a very lofty tapering tree, which practically demonstrated the dreaded fact of my Sybiline leaves becoming popular; five were carried into the river, and had to be rescued by boat ; seven had been whirled into the kennel of a proverbially savage dog, which, however, was so im- pressed by my eager haste and furious vehemence, that be vacated his quar- ters at the first summons, and fled, howling, to the utmost extent of his chain. One was brought down from a chimney pot by a very small sWeep, ‘ who, lcckily for me and for himself, proved to my satifaction that he had never been taught to read; one I found the kitten at play with in the garden, which presently I put to death accordingly, without open trial, after the manner of the tribunals of Westphalia, the twentieth could noâ€" where be found. There was lying somewhere, patent to the first passer-. by, an explicit solution of the whole art of freemasonry in my own pecu- liar and well-known handWriting. This thought, which was of a nature to make the most stolid anxious, ex- cited me to frenzy. I went about de- manding of my fellow-creatures whether they had seen a small piece of paper in the air lately. ' What was on it, indeed ? A ques- tion not to be answered very readily. I did not go to bed for eight-and forty- hours, and then I found the precious missing manuscript neatly deposited between my neckerchief and my false collar; after which I abstained from writing out thesecret any more. I carried it about with me on my mind, nevertheless, and a very dreadful bur- den it was. Waking or sleeping, but especially sleeping, I was always pic- turing to myself the consequences of revealing What I knew, and thereby enduring the imaginary pains of half- a-dozen opiumâ€"eaters. Methought that the Provincial Grand of our lodge, who, in private life is a most respect- able rocer, was the individual se- lected y the society as the avenger of violated faith. He was wont to pur- sue me in his full official costume, which, however, seemed to attract no greater attention in the streets of the city than in the deserts (all bearing an absurd likeness to the back-garden of my private residence), whither I sometimes, in vain, betook myself for refuge. He held his masonic ladder in one hand, and his trowel and pair, of compasses in the other when he , had come up with me, he Would desâ€"j cribe with the compasses a magic cir- cle, out of which I could not stir ; plant his ladder against my back, as though I were a cucumber frame, and mounting upon my shoulders, trowel in band, would mutter some cabalistic words addressed to surrounding na- ture, explanatory of the reason of my being sacrificed ; at this period I was wontto be awakened with the chatter- ing of my teeth. Once, I remember throwing myself upon the protection of a oliceman, who happened to be patro ling the desert for the greater security of the ostrich-eggs; and he, instead of taking the Provincial Grand into custody, pointed to the collar of his own uniform, upon which, in place of a number, was emblazoned the fatal triangle which proclaimed the Peeler to be a Deputy Grand Arch himself“. My state of mind became at length so unsupportable, that I was obliged to takea friend into my confidence. 1 did not, of course, confide to him the secret, ‘but I told him of the anxiety which was continually consuming me regarding it. ‘What paper? What was on it ?’ inquired they. ‘ Well,’ said Levi Jones, after hav- ing listened patiently to the and re- citalâ€"he was a very well-meaning man, only rather volatileâ€"‘1 have a plan which, I think, will benefit you: Trouqu ofa Mason for your sakeâ€"although I know the whole thing is nonsenseâ€"I am ready to become a. freemason myself; then, you see, you will have a confidant-a‘ being m whom you may repose your trouble. We will retire together for an hour or so every day into some lonely spotâ€"~down the well, or up the chimney, or into the Ontario Legis- lature while they are squabbling over the surplusâ€"«and there we will con- verse about this secret, if there be a secret, and relieve your mind.’ This project transported me with} joy and gratitude. I made the ne- cessary arrangements with the officials in our lodge for Jones’s admission,‘ without, of course mentioningr my particular reason for getting it done, and he came down to my house from Markham upon the evening preced ing his installation. I had been useful to Jones more than once in the way of lending him a little money when he was hard up, and I was therefore not surprised, when, as we were sitt- ing together after dinner over our Wine, he requested of me the tempor- ary loan of forty dollars. However, as there was avsmall ac- count already between us‘ I moved as an amendment that the sum should be decreased by one half, to which, after a slight discussion, my friend acceded, and retired to rest apparently satis- fied, with twenty dollars of mine in his purse. \Ve lay in o double-bedded room, for the convenience of conversing upon my all-engrossing topic, and we fell asleep while talking of it. I was awakened in the morning by the enâ€" trance into the room of my companion, ready dressed, and with his hat; 011, as though he had been out for an early stroll. ‘ Why, I never heard you get up,’ said I; ‘I must have slept very soundly.’ ‘ You did,’rep1ied Jones in a solemn and unusual tone : ‘very, very sound- ly ; and you dreamed, I think?’ -I believe you, my boy,’ cried I, chuckling with the thought of how soon such things would be all over : ‘ I just did dream.’ ‘You dreamed of theâ€"~the secret, did you ?’ continued he. ‘Of course I did,’ said 1 ; ‘ I always do dream of the secret.’ ‘lndeed,’ observed Jones, with an unpleasant dryness in his manner; ‘ and do you always talk in your sleep? ’ I felt exactly as if a jug of ice-cold water had been poured down the nape of my neck. We were both silent for at least a minute, and then Jones quietly reâ€" marked : ‘I think you might just as well make that twenty dollars a forty do you know I’ " ‘Mako it it eighty,’ exclaimed I, with eagerness: ‘oblige me by ac- cepting eighty dollars’ ‘ Thank you,’ replied Jones coolly ; ‘ I think I will. From what you said last night,’ added he with a grim smile, ‘ I understood that you had not so much money in the ho_use.’ Then I remembered having made use of that little delicate evasion, in order to get rid of his importunity upon the previous evening. By his reminding‘me of it thus boldly, it was evident that I must have put myself into his power indeed. ‘Do 3 hoarsely. ‘Well,’ said he carelessly, ‘ there is no reason of my being masonified; I know all about the’â€"-â€" He enunci- ated the awful secret, the mystery of the ages, the hidden wonder, as though he were retailing some political tittie- tattle. ‘ You see,’ he continued, ‘ you awoke me, and kept me awake by re peating it so very distinctly over and over again, that I have got it quite pat. I could not forget it even if I would. Since you seemed to be in such admirable case for it, I could not help trying that experimentâ€"with which you are doubtless acquaintedâ€"â€" of interrogating a sleeping person re- garding the subject of his dreams, and your answers were astonishingly clear and pertinent. I never was spectator of anything more interesting and curious. It is positively a contribu- tion to psychological science. I think, indeed, thatI shall publish an ac’ At that instant, I made my long contemplated spring out of the bed- clothes, and placed myself between my enemy and the door. In my hand was the lifepreserver with which my pillow is always furnished, and in my eyes was the determination to use it as a life-preserve. ‘ Jones,’ I observed, ‘as it must save my own lifeâ€"you must die.’ ‘You mean to kill me, then, do you ?’ said he jauntily. ‘My h‘iend,’ replied I, waiving the weapon to and fro to give solemnity to my manner, I have unfortunately no choice; you have wantonly opened the Bluebeard’s chamber of my mind, and now you must pay the penalty. I regret the sad necessity, believe me, almost as much as you can yourself, but the thing must be done. I shall hit you between the eyes as nearly as I can, so that the whole matter Will be the work of an instant, and the pain scarcely appreciable. HOWever, in the meantime, if you have any mes- sage or document/co leave behind you, intrust it to me, and be sure of its delivery.’ ‘Yes,’ said Jones, decisively, ‘ there are two documents down stair-sin the possession of my servant, with Whom I have but just left them. The one is to be delivered to your friendthe Provincial Grand at once if anything should happen to me, and the other to the mayor of this town. The law will therefore hang you upon strong cir- cumstantial evidence, unless the brotherhood put you to death before- hand by some more terrible method. You have not given me that eighty dollars, by the by, old fellow. Where is it?’ ‘Here,’ said I, tottering to my trousers, and taking out my pocket} book with a trembling hand: ‘ here's two hundred dollars, which you may keep as a small token of my afiection- you know all?’ inquired I ate regard. I love you, Jones; you know it was only in fun all along.’ ‘ Thank ye,’ said my volatile friend, as he. pocket the money; ‘so was I too. 1 have been playing atrick upon you from the very beginning.’ And thenâ€"according to the ortho- dox manner, so often practiced by me in secretâ€"nho made, to my astonish- ment, the freemason’s Sign. ’I ‘ You must know, my dear fellow, added he, ‘ that I have been a mason myself these ten years; and as for your revelations during sleep, they consisted of nothing beyond snoring.’ One day last week, in Salisbury, ‘ Md, a lad belonging to a respectable ‘ family waylaid a little girl of fourteen, on her way to school, and shot her through the heart. “Cause,” as the local papers gravely inform us, “ dis- appointed afl'eetion;” and they pro- ceed to draw one pitiful picture ofthe fair child lying dead in the road, her hair dabbled in blood, andvanother of the boy murderer, “a lad of great courage and spirit, who is supposed to be the person Who on the day followâ€" ing ran out from the woods near Chrisfield and threw himself under a passing train, by which he was inst- antly killed.” The story is terrible enough; but the worst pity of it all lies in the fact that that nobody is surprised by it; nobody seems to see any reason why this lad, fresh from his school-books and play, should not aetlikc an adult man mad from pas- sion; and the little girl’ became an object of Curiosity and envy to other children as having been able to .in- spire such an uncontrollable affection. V Our grandfathers would say that in their days George and Amelia; would have been reared on different diet, physical and mental. And such indi- cations of precocity as the “ love- letters, despairing appeals, and threats ‘ to kill” with which this boy, we are told, prefaced the murder, would in all probabilityhave been held in check by a sound whipping at the hands 'of his father; and a turther course of fasting and double allowance of Greek verbs to crack have “repressed his noble rage and chilled the genial cur- rent of his soul.” When boys Studied the Pilgrim’s Progress and Robinson Cruso in lieu of newspapers, these graybcards tell us, and girls worked samplers instead of poring over, at ’ the best, religious novels in Sunday Schools, there was no talk of passion J in pinafores, or childâ€"murderers and - suicides. Now, we have no wish to. go back' to the 01d horsewhip and breadâ€"and“ water discipline; and we believe, furthermore, that the narrower edu- cation, which then limited a ‘boy’s; range of research to the often impure ; classics, and a girl’s to “music, dance 5 ing and the use of the globes,” was far more apt to engender idleness of mind and abnormal passions than the pr sent system, by which the earth and“ air, the very food they eat, are made ,woca‘l to them with live facts. The difference lies here: that then George would have submissiver taken whip or discipline from his father as an exercise of rightful authority; now, from the age of ten he meets him as man to man. Once out of his long clothes, he becomes an American citizen. The old treatment of chil. dren had this aimâ€"to impress on them the fact of their childishness, their inferior, insignificant place in society. New such a thing as a little wholesome neglect is unattainable for any of them. The very care with which We plan and carry out their education, the numberless theories and systems for their behalf, com- mendable as they are, exaggeratcs a child’s important'e to himself} Be- sides this in our home training, in their religious teaching, in the books and magazines for their use, the fact of their childishness is absolutely ignored. There is or ought to be an ignorance. an incompleteness, a lack if you will, in a child’s nature which we ought to keep untouched and sacred, but which we put totally out of sight, talking, writing and preaching to them as to minature men and women. The loves of babies just out of their cradle fill the illus- trated nursery papers; instead of turning girls of nine or ten out to jump the rope and romp by daylight for amusemeni, we trick them in ball dressesscs and set them to waltzing and flirting in a hot room at the hour when the should be going to bed. N0 wender that at fourteen pistols and death end the miserable play. Every faculty of their brains or power of, their animal nature, is over-stimulated, over-heated, urged to undue growth and development in the whole course of their training, from birth and dur- ing non-age. (From the New York Tribune. What may have been the ease in this particular instance we do not know; but that the fault we complain of is universal is proved by the apaâ€" thy with which such tales are re- ceived by the public ear. The infant Herculus, did he live nowâ€"wdays, might strangle serpents to his heart’s content in his cradle and would be regarded as no prodigy among the legion of adult babies with which the land is plagued. The original Revels are all alive, but the youngest is over sixty. When, not long ago, the troupe was last in the United States, two young ladies, one a well-known belle of Ohio, were riding in a car, and Wish- ed to open the window near them. They failed, and one of them sug- gested asking the aid of an old gen- tleman sitting in the- next scat be- hind them. “Oh, no,” res ended the other, “don’t trouble t e old man.” To their astonishment, this aged individual rose, stepped in the aisle, made a low bow to the young ladies, and turned a somersault forâ€" Ward, and then one backward. After this he made another bow, and then threw up the window, This we: Gabriel Ravel, aged seventy. A Modern Dewelopment «594‘ Cooking, scouring and working, be- comes chronic with many housekeep- A ers; domestic concerns occupy their minds to the complete exclusion of all other subjects. . Each day brings to them its realand trumped-up cares; the former being sufficient to taxboth mind and body, without the addition . Trot, trot, go ' of unnecessary duties. the feet of the patient, or impatient woman, who fancies the world must ' iinstantly become chaos, if just so many pies are not on hand, and the usualnumber 0f shakings given to the dust-cloth. She must keep going from. cellar to garret, 'no matter if she walks on blisters. “Who will do it if‘I don’t,” says she, when remonsâ€" trated with by a husband, who wishes that he might occasionally see a smiling thee and hear a- cheerful voicc, even if a few specks of dustrcst here and there, and there are no pies in the larder. His rather gruff resâ€" ponse, “ let the work go,” meets with impatient accusations " that he never did appreciate his wife,” etc., etc., the scene generally ending with tears on her part and frowns on his. Yet there are two sides to every story. When men complain that their wives do more work than is necessary, and, beg them to let it go, would they not like- wise complain if things Were not served up in order and neatness? Would they be willing to go to the pantry and “ take a bite,” instead of sitting down to partake of' the savory dishes set before them at dinner? Would they like to eat hasty pudding instead ofbread, because so much time and strength are required in knead’ ing? When they wanted a clean . knife, spoon or plate, would they V quietly g0 and wash it, because thel wifelet “ the work go” to rest? “Ah, but making beds, kneading bread , washing dishesand getting dinner, are . the simplest and most necessaryduties. . Awoman can attend to these wi out being always drudging,” respon’ the discomfitted grumblers. Yes, yes, but to find out how many steps are required to perform those duties prop- erly, you should try them yourselves for a few weeks. Then you would learn to be patient when she is weary, and'prono to look on the dark side of life. um n râ€"v-Juâ€"gyv .‘Amn is now wetnvurse or rather foster- .mother tothe little foundlingâ€"since the adoptiOn of this system, less than ten per cent of the foundling children Are.. ,These facts conclusively prove ffiahthe milk of the mother is the in- gpfifisable food of an infant. And ' iiiit is acknowledged by all who. , .mvestigated the subject, that the , ofsubstituting any other food for fidnring the first year of life, is ve ' greatâ€"why should not this nat, ‘ral‘sustenance be continued for a I 1 ch longer period than is generally “filteed ? , ‘i‘rThe majority of American children are so “delicate,” that is, of such ex- tremel y active, nervous temperament, not sufficiently balanced by vital and muscular power, that three-fourths of them will die if not- suckled at all. Now, if the mother’s milk keeps an infant alive for nine or ten months, and gives it tolerable strength and size and health, why notcontinue the same diet for a longer time, with other food, until the child is safely past the period of teething, and infan- tile febrile disorders? 'It would then be fairly started in life, able to digest any plain simple food, and to keep up good health by running; about freely in the air. Since the celebrated Hospital for Foundlings in Paris has adopted the system of placing infantsin the coun- try to board, each in the home of a peasant who has weaned her own child at the' age of nine months, and It is true that many American woâ€" men are of a constitution so fragile and unrecuperative that they cannot suckle long without evidently declin- ing in health; and in some instances have been known to fall into consumpâ€"_ tion or dyspepsia from this cause. I believe, however, that the chief rea- son of this is, that they give too much milk at first, allowing the babe to de- pend Wholly on that for its sustenance. Another cause ofthe mother’s debility is, that she does not herself use suit- able diet and regimen. And the men- tal excitement and'worry in which most American ladies live, greatly im- pairs and dries their bodily juices. A dairy-man who wants a good cow that is a “good milker,” chooses one of a placid and gentle dispositionâ€"From Sciznce and Health. . 1 am sorry to say that Dora, when left alone, straightway proceeded to demean herself herself in a manner that was the reverse of respectful to her absent cousin. She made a mad dash at the register, which she shut with a vindictive slam, then she darted to the windows, which she opened wide enOugh to allow a life- giving breath of heaven to enter the room, which was more of the tem- perature of Shadrach, Mesach and Abednego’s furnace than an apartâ€" ment intended for occupancy. Then she took up the long fleecy abomin- ation, into which Annie had crocheted what little feeble vitality she had left, during the two weeks that she had not been out of doors, and slily hid it under the sofa pillows. Then she sat dow.n to the piano, and was warbling in her own blithe bird-like fashion, when Annie returned to the room an hour later. ' What a transformation! With her trailing black silk dress sweeping an immense circle, her multitudinous flowers, her dainty waist drawn in to the compass of a large hand, and en- circled by more whalebone than would construct a respectable skeleton ; with her complexion softened to the creamy tint for which nature has 1'10 prece- dent, her hair dressed with an elabor- ation which concealed its wretched quality, and made its quantity seem A Shave of the Register. Food for Infants. OverWOrked. 509-4 a marvel bounteousness, she is really a showy, stylish girl. To an eye thatsees only in the glass, darkly, of fashion, Dora would now seem to suffer by comparison with her; elegant cousin. Her plain brown? Thibet, spotlessly pure, yet without ai peacock’s tail of a train, made her; stature seem insignificant beside Annie's regal mein. Her brown hair, was so plainly dressed that," even} though it was as becoming as gleam-‘ ing gold could be on a White brow, it seemed, perhaps, even a little prim, contrasted with Annie’s lavish decor- ations. But no art could ever simuâ€" late the sparkle of those scintillating eyes, no art could ever imitate, even at most respectful distance, the stain- less whiteness'pf her skin, the clear radiance of the tint which made her rounded cheek rival a glowing rose. Dora made a profound obeisanco as Annie entered the room; then Wlth a playful mockery, as if dazzled, shaded her eyes with her hand, as she took observations. “Let her alone; she is joined to her idols, wedded to corsets, riveted Lo trains! Ah, Annie, I can’t coax,‘ bribe, or threaten you into keeping a hobby like mine. But you do im- prove vastly with your perternatural makeâ€"up; and, were it not that you pay .1 fearful price for it, I don’t think I should so much condemn you. Yes,” she continued, walking around Annie’s train, “ you look elegantly, if an observer doesn’t come too near-â€" all but than waist. _ Annie, I don’t beâ€" lievo the man lives who, with any knowledge at all of the human me- chanism, admires such a waist, or res poets the woman who owns it.” “John does,” said Annie, in a tone WhiBh was ,the perfection of indifl'er- ence as to Whether John did or not ; but as if some reply mnsL be made to Dora’s protest. ' “John did, perhaps in his callow days, before his mind had developed the reflective faculty, and while his taste was corrupted by the false models that fashion worships. But; if John does, then do I have shame, not honor, in my brother,” answered Dora. Annie ma le no reply, but, sitting down to the piano, after a pretty inter- lude, gasped out in a thin, tremulous voice the very same ballad that Dora had given such fluteâ€"like music to a few moments before. “ Pshaw !” she said impatiently, “I can’t even sing as I used to; my voice grows more husky and of narrower compass every. What do you take to keep your voice so clear?” “Breath 1” replied Dora, senten- tiously.â€"â€"Fr0m Science of Health. (Bx-Egan of the Plague in Persia. The origin of the plague in the plagueâ€"stricken district of Persia has been clearly traced, and the story thereof would be incredible if not avouched by physicians of skill and undoubted character. A native of Akjivan had been engaged in digging a cavern for harbouring his sheep during the winter. In so doing he turned up some human bones. Five hours after he was down with the plague. Another native found hu~ man bones in another cavern Where he was preparing to shelter his sheep he removed the remains, and soon after the plague seized him. It spread through the little village with ‘ frightful rapidity, attacking 130 perâ€"‘ sons, and killing off 100 out of a pop-l ulation of only 150 families. The commissioners found out by careful enquiry that the bones were undoubtâ€" redly those of persons who died in the famous visitation of the plague in 1829â€"32. So that during the long period of forty years it appears that the oison of the disease remained in the ones, losing none of its terrible power. From Akjivan it passed to Villages. In Arineni-Boalak 145 perâ€" sons were attacked and 125 died ;~ in Uelrtepe 200 died out of 250 attack- ed, the families in the place number- ing but 200; of the. 25 families in Arbanos 60 persons died out of 77 attacked. And these were about the proportions of fatal cases in the vicinityâ€"JV. Y. Jom‘nal of Commerce. 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Persons desirous of visiting the above states with the intention, if suited, of pur- chasing timber, mineral, or improved ferm- ing land direct from the owners at the pres- ent very low prices, and not in the hands 0- speculators, but must be sold at a. great sacf rifice, and parties wishing reliable informa- tion about the climate, soil, products, &c., and tickets at reducad rates to visit the states, andfree transportation to see the lands, it will be to their advantage to communicate with the subscriber as ‘ho is well acquainted with the above states and the most desirable to settle in ; good climate, fertile soil, and advantages of railroads, navigation, and other facilities for the best markets. Thisis the best opportunity ever offered to get a cheap home and the best climate in America. Send for circular of lands and card. MPROVE NUTRITIONâ€"The centralidea. BRQWN, GILLESPIE <33 00., VVHDLESALE GROCEBS, TEAE, té’a’iéiARS. Etc" E 1-? A. M I 11. 71? i" E N' TIIE OLDEST BETABLISIIED HOUSE IN CANADA. \VE ARE THE 80% AND EXCLUSIVE AG ENTS for the following Chickering 8; Sons, P 1 A \VE ARE THE SOLE AND EXCLUSU AG ENTS for the following CELEBRATE D PIANOS : AND F€El£ ORG‘ANS, Mason flamEIn Organ (0., Bosmh, George A. Prince 3: (10., suiinfio, we keep in stock A Barge Assortment of Pianos Which we offer at lowel rates than any other house in the Dominion. Recond hand pianos from FIFTY DOLLARS angl upwm‘ds. . n. -.-..m n, fbr Circular, Price List, Terms, &o., before purghaflsilll‘g elsewhere to ‘YAnth-nvurnn 1 Specific and Tonic Pills. l WHE GREAT ENGLISH BEMEDY FOR Nervous Debility, Spermatorrhea, Noc- TURNAL EMISSIONS, Weakness of the Gener- ative Organs, Palpitation of the Heart, Tremblings, Sleeplessness, the effect of over- indulgence in alcoholic stimulants and tobac- co, &c. Dr. J.‘BELL SIMPSON’S Pills are the only effectual ones tor the above diseases. and are never known to fail. They have alseady cured hundreds in this country. Robert Arthur, machinist, Hamilton, testi- fies to his recovery by their use. Safe, certain and rapid in action, a short trial will prove their efficacy. No sulTerer need despair of being relieved from the frightful effects of SELF-ABUSE. The Specific Pills are sold by Druggists at $1.00 a. box, and the Tonic Pills at 500. a. box, or they will be sent by mail, postage lire-paid, and securely wrapped from observation, on receipt of $1.06 for the Spe- cific, and 500. for the Tonic Pills, by J. BELL SIMPSON & 00., AMERICAN HOTEL ! KING STREET WEST PROPRIETOR. GENERAL STAGE OFFICE VHAMILTON, ONT. DR. J. EELL SIMPSON’S Drawer 91 P.O., Hamilton. Sold by all Wholesale Druggists. Pam- phlets sent post-{rec ru application. Feb. 26, 1873. 6111 STRENGTH UNALTERED. Produces no nausea. Children are fond of 11. Sold Everywhere, in bottles at 25 cents each. “*3 want an agent in every county. “ First come first served.” Sample free. 0110 agent made 8170 in 1] days. Address Hudson River “'iro Co., 76 King St.:VVest, Toronto, Ont. By Royal Letters Patent 0 o P LEN D ’ s TO THE TRADE. . GRAY, EENNIE 65 001, WHOLESALE IMPORTERS, 4:2 YOUL‘JG t-TBEET, TORONTO. OHO\V A LARGE STOCK OF SWEE? fifififié‘é mi. Shirts, Collars, Fronts, Orders by mail carequy fined. March 26, 1872. Gents’ Jewelrk, - Umbre‘nlas npd Rugs; Aug 0!: DIRECT IMPORTERS BY WELL KNOWN MAKERS, PaNUS AND ORGAN S. Scnrfs_. Ties and Bows. Hosxery and Gioves, . h 7 Small Wares and Trzmmu‘gs, S. 0‘ CASE, Southern Land Commissioner, .202 North John Street, Hamilton. A. & ST NORDHEIMER, EXPENSES PAID stclnwdy 8L Spins, IMBLLARS per WEEK AND l‘orsetsfgkirts and Bustles. GRAY RENNIE 55 Co "01:4 Dnuhani a: Sons, flames Brothers. 15 King Streg‘ East 0366 S T O 80,000 IN USE EVERY HOUSE & STOIiE JOHNSON PATENT COMBINED Fire and Gflden Pumps! PRIOE - - $9 00 I “$311313???” 5111 ‘v ry part, of the Dominion from LANCEFIELD BROTHERS, Booksellers Order their BOOKS, MAGAZINES, AND PAPERS ElaiSHbécription Agents and Publishers, Hamiltbn, Ont. WE make a SPECIALTY of this branch, and can supply any Magazine Jfajfier required at lowest rates. Descrip- tive Cataloâ€"gue seiirfost-paid on application. THE APPLE'I‘ON Family Knitting Machine! THE ONLY MACHINE EVER IJV VEN’I ED THAT MEATS ALL THE REQUIRE- MENTS OF THE PUBLIC. . SEND FOR CIRCULAR. Ladies Wanted in every town and yulaza in; Canada to not as agents. _In§truotion mven gratls. DAVID MOLELLAN & 00., Appl APPLETONy KNITTINQ MQCflINE CQ’X 53 King Street West, W" HADIILTON, OMNT. GENTS’ Fuaxlsumes, ~ GENERAL SMALL WARES. and FANCY Goons, LAnms’ Comma Burlington Beach, East, June 12, 1871. Messrs. Archdale Wilson, & (30., Ham- ilton. Hour SKIRTS, BUsTLES, Cmaxon's, Swu‘crms and BRA“). Please call and examine our stock. Letter 01 era promptly and carefully filleg]. Gentlemen,-â€"-Having used for sometime “Wilson's Castor Oil Emulsion” .in my family, it is with pleasure I certify to the entire satisfaction it has given. It is all that could be desired. The disguise is per- fectâ€"the offensive taste and odor of Castor Oil being removed, while its medical proper- ties seem unchanged. Children as well as Adult: take it readily. .1 Manufactuws, Importers and Whohsalo Dealers in P. S. VAN WAGNER Wilson’s Castor Oil Emulsion In recommended by Medical Men, and sold by Druggistl throughout the Dominion.â€"- Price, 25 cents per bottln. Excellent Farming and Splendi On which are One Tuousand Mill" of Pine Timber! and inexhaustible a1- tities of Maple, Beech, Elm, Ash, Hemlock, Oak, 820. The grant’ of lands to the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad Company, to build their road from Fort Wayne, Indiana, in Traverse Bay and Mackinaw, Michigan, comprises in its farming lands every variety of soil, from the rich clay loam, to the light sandy, and they are found in that section of Michigan, north of the City of Grand Rapids, and contiguous to the great fruit belt on the eastern shores of Lake Michigan, now being rapidly developed by railroad and other enterprises. V Address â€" LAN CEFIELD BRbTIIEBSjmA J an. 20, >’73â€"Iy. PINE LAN DS. The Pine Lands are situated on the Mus: kegon, Manistee, Pare Marquette, White Pine, Tamarack, Flat and Rouge Rivers, and lying twenty miles on either side of the sur- veyed line of railroad, and are in the heart of the Pine Section, from which Chicago is so largely sgpplied, FarE1iBg Lands are sold to actual settlers, on credit, one quarter down, balance yearly payments, interest 7 yer cent. Persons do- sirous of location- for farms will, on a plies.- tion at the Office, in Grand gapifls, Ea fur- nished with Tickets over the Road; entitling them to Return of Fares, in the event of purchasing any of the Company’s farming land. For information about the lands, M prices, location, &c.,‘ address ‘ 11v. r v-rA-vvv‘ - n“ ‘r This well-known hotel has been refitted throu hunt in the most modern style of a firEt-c ass hotel. His table is furnished with all the delicacies of the season. The moat convenient Sample Room in the city for com- mercial travellers. Omnibus leaves in time far all trains east or west. Dec 6. * tf. THEY ARE IN USE on the G. W. R_., Ontnrh Govex‘pmenc Buildmzs, London. Bellewlle. (‘zha- wa. owmanvllle. and many other places in Canada. _ Full particular: on mppllcation to THOMAS szm, (Late of the Vc “ ‘e House, Geneva, N .Y.,) Proprieto a FIE-LE ENGINE ! ; EVERY TOWN, ? Village and Factory i SHOULD HAVE THEM. T621: Perfect. Oct. 30, 1871 Anglo American Hotel HAMILTON, ONT. EVERYBODY! GERTEFIQATE. ARCHDALE WILSON & (10., the best and most popular Subscription quks now publishing. Exclusive terri- tory and Liberal Discounts. Write for circulars. Addrels GENTS WANTED FOR ONE OF SHOULD HAVE ONE OF THE AGENTS WANTED General Agent, Dominion of Cahada: FOR SALE, MIUHIGAN AGREES LANGEFIELD BROTHERS WANTED TO WM. 'A. HOWARD, CHEMICAL Chemists, Hamiltori, Ont “I. ). NUNN, Publishers, Hamilton, Ont: wan, EDEN, Land Commmsibner, Grand Rapids, Mich fioxâ€"€1§._I_l_ii1fiton; Ont Hamilton, Ont BELLEVILLE