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Residenceâ€" Lot 7, 6th 0011., Markham: P. 0. address, Uniouville. Sales attended to on the short- shortest notice and on reasonable terms. Orders left at the Herald office for Mr. Car- ter’s service will be promptly attended to. June 27, 186 3).“. {A i HE‘S. II. SAN EllSON CV. SON, PBOPRIETORS or run RICHMOND H151. iiuce STORE, Corner of Young and Centre streets East, have constantly on hand a good assortment of Drugs, l’uints, Perfumery, Chemicals, Oils, Toilet Soaps, Medicines, Varnishes, 3 FaucyArtieles, Dye Stuffs, Patent Medicines 'md all other articles kept by druggists generally. Our stock Of medicines warrant- ed genuine, and of the best qualities. Richmond'l‘lili Jan 2.3 ’72 705 _ ) ) THOMAS CARR, calcr in Drugs, Medicines, Groceries, D \Vines, and Liquors, 'I‘hornhill. Ily loyal Letters Patent has been appointed isâ€" suer of Marriage Licenses. D “shun . - L. «1 ‘ 'r. Lit D. S. New method of extracting tooth uithout pain, ' by the use of lithcr Spray,wliich affects the teeth only. The tooth and gum surrounding becomes inscnsiblc with the external a- ency, when the tooth can be ex- tracted wi h no pain and without endanger- ing he life, as in the use of Chlorofnn‘m. Dr. Robinson will be at the following places prepared to extract teeth with his.nc\v ap- paratus. All 013: operations in Dentistry performed in a. workmanlike manner : Aurora, 1st, 3rd, th11 and 22d of each month Newmarket..... .. 2d “ “ Richmond liill, 9th and 24th Mt. Albert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15th Thornhill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >' Maple . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . Bnrwick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r Kleinburg.................. Nobleton.... l . {litmus Oxide Gas j. rora. Aurora, April 28, 187-3 w. H. s R. ,rUGsan', (succussons TO w. cox,) UTCHERS, Il-I-CIIMOi\~ D HILL, {AVE always on hand the best of Beef, Mutton, Lamb, Veal, Pork, Sausa es, &c., and sell at the lowest prices for Gas ‘ Also, Corned and Sp'ee Dried Hams. The highest marlctpiuice girtn for Cattle, Sheep, Lambs,.&c. » A. .uOBiEsor’s, u u {I (i u i. I {K L‘ n .. u ( H GIG-ti ‘04} l . , .1 Beef, Smoked and Richmond Hill, Oct. ‘2'}, ’72. 77:.‘3-ly FARMERS BOOT ARI) SHOE STORE OIIN BARR 3N , manufacturer and dealer in all kin is of boots and slices, :28 l‘fcst Market Square, Toronto. . outs and sh s made b material ed Maremuner; .. g 1,: 1. Toronto, llec 3. , PE'l‘l'il't S. GIBSON, ROYINle‘sL ' L A N D SURVEYOC, ClVll. Eagmccr and Drxugh tsman. Orders by lefléz‘Isl-ioulds. v' ‘n Lot‘and character of Survey, the snbscrioei‘ havmg the Old Field Notes of the late D. GIBSON audTothcr surveyors, which should beconsulted',1n many c' s as to original monuments, &c., previa‘. to coirnncncinv work. 0 Office at lVIiLou‘nAix, Yonge Street, in to irzcaaurc, of he :1 :1 t the low- begs to. announce to the public that he is now practisnig with II. Sanderson, of the same place, where they may be consulted person- ally or by letter, on all diseases of horses, cattle, &c. All orders from a. distance promptly at- tended to, and medicine sent to any part of the Province. Horses examined as to soundness, and also bought and sold on commission. Richmond Hill, Jan. 25, 1872.» Lr.(:";~'.§7mmw‘uvm; - EX!) ELSEOH I’ll! RE P. Change of Business. 507 4! "T‘ Plum EXCELSIOR PUMP ,IS NOW 1 manufactured by Mr. Peter Phillips, who has rccommcnccd business in Richmond Hill, in the Old place, and who is now prepared to fill all Orders promptly. This Pump is Easiest Worked, Most Durable, and Ncalcsl Made in the Dominion. It is, so constructed with the castings of the handle as to make it all tight, therefore preventing children from putting anything into it. The Subscriber Would respectfully ‘ an- nounce that he is prepared to put in this Pump OI"! TIM CHE MON TH - And if accepted, IVARILAN’ED TWO YEARS, Or if they are not preferred to any other pump they may be returned, and the money will be refunded. These pumps are suitable for all depths, from a cistern to a well of-l50-faet.~Jhey are not liable to get ‘out of repair, being double-valved, and the joints are all turned in a. lathe ; consequently there is no leakage at the joints, which is invariably the case with the common pump made by hand. Price : .355 above platform, and 40 cents per foot below. Also manufactures a. pump for cisterns and shallow wells. Price, $6, complete for cis- tern not exceeding 8 feet. Churn pumps for cisternspéf‘?» each. Well digging done on the shortest notice. Address, stating depth of well, PETER PHILLIPS, . Richmond Hill. Oct. . 743-ly 14, ’72. MORGAN &- THORNE, ‘ A It It I S T R S, SOLICITORS IN Chancery, Notaries, &c. OFFICEâ€"â€"Co‘urt Street, Toronto. 'jBraucli Gillesâ€"Division Court Clerk’s O..L:c, Rich- mond liill. Tires. K. IIORAC‘E THORNE. tt nGAx. Toronto, April 25, 1872. JAME‘, (um: JAMES it: FOWLEfi,) ‘ IKJIITISCT’CIVIL ENGINELR, AND [it .5" ’ .yor, ’l‘i'ustand Loan Buildings, cor- ncr of Adelaide and Toronto streets, T0- ronto. 719-tf n J. SEGSlVORTI‘I, 1" L‘A Jill. IN FINE GOLD AND SIL- ver \VthCllCS, Jewelry, &c., 113 Yonge gtreet, Toronto. ‘ ' Anilcr l, 1871. 084 north H. mavens, JR, (Lula bf Dzlggan 5‘ Meyers,) BARIHSI‘ER, ATTORNEY~ATâ€"LAW’, SOLicrron 11: Cnnxcnnv, CONVEYANCER, . &c., &c. V OFFICE ;~l‘To. 12 York Chambers, South- east Corner of Toronto and Court Streets, Toronto, Ont. January 15, 1873. 756â€"1y \‘JM. MALLOY, A ll ll i Sl‘ll‘ll, Attorney, Solicitoi'~iii-Clian 1', Conveyanccr, 82-3. OFFICE o. 6 Royal Insurance Buildings, Toronto ct. ' Toronto, Dec. FDVVARD PLAYTER, M.D., (ilz'cdclz'sl, Toronto Universilyg PHYSICIAZI, SURGEON, 8m. 2, 3-59. :et Coroner for the County of York. ll csidcnrcâ€"Onposito D. IIopkin’s Store, Cor. Yongc and‘lmrliament Sta. l-ichmon'l Hill. North 32, 1873. TC- D, C. O’BRIEN, l CCU C3§'I‘..‘ilԤT, Bookâ€"Keeper, Convey- ' d Commission Agent for the p we of lands, farm stock, 830., ‘0 for the collection of rents, notes and ac- counts. Charges Moderate. 700â€"1y LOC . ELY SWEEP. AND DEALER IN on; iron, rags, kc, &c., Richmond Hill. All orders promptly attended to. November 12, 1872. «mme w‘wmi ,T n, ’747-tf “HA-me Fact stands between many people like double-woven screen: the threads which make the bright pattern on one it the Township of York] Jan’y 8, 1873. 755 , side l'o rm the dark background on the Piles, Painful Swolllngs, White Swellings, ' i)l"l~'IJ_}â€"vlilul1m011(.l srreet, Richmond Hill. . as... NHT WINDS. nights, when she had onlyr';her child and her thoughts for compgny ! It took but a few miniites to. put supper on the table. Th’bn she sat (lo-.vn on the doorstep tdzgvvatch for her husband, worrying all the time Gently, gently, night winds, \Vhispereth the sea, Gently, gently, night winds, “left my low to me. Softly, softly, night winds, Speed him on his way ; Quickly, quickly, night Wildl, Fill the listless sail ; Guide him stars of heaven, , Ever pure and pale ; Spirit of the ocean, Still the threatening foam ; 0n the glassy bosom, Bear the absent home ! my. When at last he came, the effects of the liquor were wearing off, and he ate his supper and smode his pipe in sullen silence. She could not eat a mouthful, but she dared not let the tears come, for fear it would make him angry. So she fed Sammy, lay- ing her face on his little head once in awhile, to force back the choking lump that kept rising in her throat. Then she hastened to rock him asleep, lost his fretfulness disturb his father. The first peep of dawn found her busily preparing breakfast, for she knew that J ehn wanted an early start. The sound of the coffee-mill woke him from his heavy sleep, and he 'lay quietly watching her by the light of the dim grease lamp, as- she moved quickly back and forth from table to stove; from thence to the little row of shelves, in lieu of a cupboard, set- ting on the dishes, watching the bacon, and taking the crisp cornâ€" dodger from the oven. “She is adear, good wife,” thought he; “what a scoundrel' I was to make her feel so badly 1” He knew that he had been rough to her the night before. He wished that he could remember what he said. Of course he never got dead drunk, but he wished that he ever could let whiskey alone. His breakfast was just to his liking, and his wife as cheerful as if he was the best man in the world. He want- ed to say ‘ something pleasant to break the awkward silonco, but he did not know how to begin. He had an uncomfortable feeling that he ought to beg her pardon ; but, being a man, of course he did not coudescend to that. At length he began, by saying: “ You was right peert about your breakfast this morning, Nancy.” “Oh, I allowed most likely you’d want to get off seen I” she answered. “Yes, Jones wants us there ag’in’ sun-up. It’s only a fifty-log raft; reckon we can get it down to Leaven- worth ag’in’ the night train starts, and I’ll get right on, and be back to Atchison afore day. Don’t catch me All ! last night, when sleeping, Visions dread to see; ‘ Cruel powers were keeping My beloved from me ; Rocks rose high between us, Clouds obscured the sky, In the leaden murkiness, Naught could I descry ; But a. voice resounded Through the rocky well, And my hushed heart bounded At the welliknown call, Ringing clear and holy Through the sombre air ; Gloom exorcised, vanished, He I loved was near. Clouds were quickly fleeting, Stars to cheer us come ; , And I woke repeating His beloved name. J OHN’S PROMISE. Sumner was a mushroom citywhich had sprung up on the banks of a ra- vine that cut through the western bluffs of the Missouri. In a thicket of saplings, high up on the side of one of those bluffs, stood a hastily-built house, sided with rough, unright, cottonwood boards, as are many of its western neighborsâ€"a rusty stovepipe sticking through the roof; a small window, curtained by a scalloped edged newspaper, and a white door‘ taken from a sunken steamboat, whose nicely finished panels contrasted very strangely with its surroundings, comâ€" pleted the exterior. One pleasant May evening, just as the shrill whistle ofa. steamboat echo- ed among the hills, this door was opened by a pleasant young woman, who was followed by a crying child. “Oh, Sammy, quit your neise; that’s puppy’s little man; see the great big boat ’way yonder;” lifting him up: “don’t you see? 109k right I sharp now, close ag’ingthe bank. Does foolin’ a“ 21y another day ’round that Sammy want to go down town and see Old fort. - . the big boat, and see peppy ?”, The . “Oh, John! I’m so proud”‘â€"â€"â€"shc willing feet toddled down the path; paue‘ed abgyptl ,gd‘or‘ hifigyea dro ed, but the-mother :"f‘i'fi \ciou‘ anew and mammy’ll pack Sammy;” and mood was he iii;?"Would it do to speak then? He had soved back from tying on a pink sunâ€"bonnet, she took him in her arms, and started down the the table, and there wasaserious, far- ‘ away look in his eyes, but nothing steep, crooked path. sull’cn or forbidding. r llGJVGllb around, It was a picturesque scone that lay , , _ _ before he,“ The sunlighted gifted and dropping on her kmcs begide him, slipped her arms about llia neck, say- through trees that covered the west- , _ 7 cm hills, glinted the windows here Eng: “Oh: J01“); I W131} .‘i'ml’d Prom‘ and there, and reached, like a golden 150 m9 you’d “ever -d17”‘k “0 more whisky l” bar, just across the top of the low east: “ That’s most too hard on a fellow; crn shore. Scattered through the ’ , , hollows and up the sides ofthe bluffs, ‘3!” 1 ll Pmmlse “Qt tOâ€"lmt dl‘mk mo much ag’in’,” he answered. were divers houses, from the preten- ’ tious gothic dwelling on the northern “ But I am afeared that “’Wldn ‘3 do no good.” hill and the brick business houses I , down street, to log cabins and cotton- “ You talk hke you thought I hadnl sense enough to stop when I‘ve got. wood shanties; while the road that ‘ _ n , wound up the bed of the ravine was eno‘lgh: 1“ “’3’: he exclalmed- “Oh, John, don’t talk so! You lined with a long, white train Of‘Dcn- . know you promised me that nigh ver bound wagons. _ . , She reached the steep main street 9mm a year ago 5 but you thml‘ you H to find it filled with wagons that had NSt take one dram: and the“ «lust 0“" more, and afore you know, it’s too been turned crosswise of the street, , . much. If youd only promise now to rest the teams. But edging her I , ,d way close to the clay bank, she reach- :gibn ,,you never mate nary drop ed the river not as the steamer was . . . leaving the Virharf. Tho snorting of sun hf} kept his eyes Steadlly the engine and the shouting of the tumed 1"“ ay from} hem deck-hands, together with the puffing “ D0“ t you mmd 110%” She We!“ of the mill near by, was too much for 0th “ 110W 3'03” mower and one time: babybrmyepfiand Sammy’s lips began ‘ I. reckon, hancy, you count John a. to quiver. Catching him in her arms, mlghty Poulâ€"Eh Chap, but he’s a” right at the core ;’ and don’t you mind how his mother sat down on a saw-log, l , “There, there, h0ney,d0n’t be afcared, 590 used to Pray for 3:011 “1 them 91d times? Don’t you mind the evenin’ be a 7’s man now.” 'Illhflfile-wavcs of the recedin boat we heard her pm-yini down by the 01d ’ g spring ? If she’s watching you among sank lower and lower on the sand' _ y the gay crowd that leaned over thd the Eu“ 5’ .how I” oud She d 20 to heal you promise! And, John, she con- guardsgrcw indistinct, and shepeered tn d d .](_h , ,- L . WV- more and more eagerly in among the l ue,‘ roppu‘o el “01.06 0‘1 ""“"' per, ' I pray, too, sometimes. I have tall cotton-wood trees on the o ositc . . y - shore. At leurrtli four men calla: out n.ever told liou’ but 1 V0 been. feelmg 0 right serious hero oflatc. I’ve taken of the woods, and entering a skiff, . , ._ , . started across the river. She watched :31 (gaggimm ,i3121:1153?£663,513? the skill anxmusly, for it frequently us‘ed to! Mg. ,)i';l‘,,.ul_ You too and it disappeared between the waves which Séems like G01 ‘l-zea‘rs $00 I, A’nd she were raged by the Strong south w.“qu laid her head on his shoulder U" hide â€"â€"such Winds belong as proverbially 1 , t . ‘ ‘ ”‘ ’ to Kansas springs,as whooping-cough IMHGMS' l_ q d . ‘ ~ b t to children or gapcs to chickens. he :i$1121)?ilégee§flersuéfinlégl,stulg \ . . _ Four roughâ€"looking men, in rec! woollen shirtsâ€"â€"â€"for lumbermcn (lid P01'nly.“way from} 1191‘5- At 135th)“ mg his face against hers, he spoke not pretend to wear coatsâ€"except in T _ n the coldest weatherâ€"jumped out of earlleSHY: “Yes; I‘lncya I Pmmlse' Presently, starting up, he exclaim- tlie skiff. and with boisterous laugh; ter and jude jest-s, entered the mill. ed, “ IfI haven’t stayed till plum day- light !” Presently one of them spied her and came toward her, saying boisterously, “01,, John, come and kiss. baby “ Hoomh {Ol'ymb Nancy 1 Whatéml‘ afore you gOâ€"he looks so sweet. brought you ’uns down ’ere this time Sammy; Sammy! mke up, honey, of even-111’? fine dolns, lvhel] and kiss Pappyvl” “Bless his fisleepy eyes! Poppy’s you oughter be to home gettin’ your old mm] 3' bu" O supper ! PaCked that little man! I’!! bring him some candy ) H . young’un down, too, I’ll bet! Reckon when I come homehdin ""tt‘rtb!"h '1 C" )0le be ex {De MI 11g t qmd’ All day Nancy went about with now!” He snatched the baby from . her and tossed him on his shoulder, sugb a llghtz Cheery heart as She had not carried in her bosom for many a shouting, “ IIoorah for pappy’s man 1 . _ Pecrtest boy in this’ere town! Mighty “5'3 bl”)ng snatChes Of Old hymns: proud to See his pap p, Poor Nancy, and thinking happy, hopeful thoughts of him who, all those long hours, was Her husband was drunk again. . . . . She hurried up the street, pinning workmng I'Uddf‘n’ ag‘lfmSt thesm'ong current of the Mnsouri. her sun-bonnet more c-lésely about . That evening the stars shone her face, that the passcrs might not? _ brightly down upon her, when she 'see the tears that would come. He2 _ knelt by the little window, and asked had kept sober so long that she had , _ hoped he would come home sober GPdS blossmgs 0“ her hUSband and his good resolutions. again. She had anticipated so much , pleasure on meeting him, after his But she was awakened,afew hours other. week’s absence. How often she had afterward, by crush and confusion, a thought of it in those lonely shower of glass and hail across her] lest he let something happen to Sam-_ throp just at daylight. off, and was the iii-st to reach the ferry. He had never Atehison so quiet. With the exception Of those who had crossed on the ferry, and a few early risers who were hurrying up the street, the town seemed asleep; . but as he passed Commercial street, he saw a man who was riding a mule, coming “down in great haste, who cried out, “ How d’y, John I” a here last night. right near a. house, and they let us in ; but it sent our old wagons rolling over and over across the prairie, like a oxen all stampeded; I’m on the hunt of'em.” lTHE YORK- HERALD PUBLISHED AT THE‘ OFFICE v YONGE ST., RICHMOND. HILL. Issued Weekly on Friday Morning. Termsâ€"One Dollar. per Ammm in Advance ALEX. SCOTT, Pxormnrou. bed; and, catching her baby in her arms, she sprang up, frightened and bewildered. It was a terrible storm â€"0ne long to be remembered by all who felt its terrors. The deafening roar of the wind and hail almost drowned the loud thunderclaps. A blinding flash of lightning shoWed the trees almost bent to the ground, and the house rocked too and fro like a. cradle. strange feeling, as if she Was flying, floating through the air. that she was dizzy, and caught hold of the bed. A terrible crashâ€"she She suddenly felt anew, She thought never knew how it happened I Her baby’s cries aroused her. The wind and rain chilled her through. She started to spring up, but something held her down. A shock of pain darted over her, and putting out her hand, she felt a great beam lying heavily across her limbs. It seemed as though it was crushing her. Something struck her, then another, and another. HOW they stung! Oh ! washer child unshel- tered from that screams grew louder. reach him! through the thick darkness, but she knew that he was not far off. What if he, too, was fastened, crippled ? She stretched her arms ; every move- ment made her pain more excruciat- 1n . ceigild almost reach him. my! Sammy!” she called, “come to mammy. She heard him move. 'His warm body touched her hands that were groping in the darkness. her arms and hugg breast. She felt of his head, his arms, his feet; sound and whole. thankful she was for that. ' But how those cruel hailstones must have bruis- ed him. She rested him on the ground and crouched over him; she could move just enough for that. frightened child ceased crying, and put his arm about her neck. If she could only find something to cover them from the storm. . She reached around, but could touch only cold i. uzl. pitiless storm? His Oh! she must She could see nothing nerve ; she She strained every “Oh! Sam- M The child ceased crying. She caught him in ed him to her How The Oh! that terrible pain! She had almost forgotten it in her anxiety'for her child. intolerable. ‘It seemed as though the .hailstones struck through into her brain. What if they sho afraid to die ? Visions of eternity, of the heaven of her faith, rose before her. the angels forever? Was it possible that thousand never be an end? No, she was not afraid of death. her child, her husband, how could she leave them? Not yet! N 0, no, When life opened before her ! she must live to help John keep his promise. would spare her for that. it would be until morning. could she bear the pain so long? Oh! it would be terrible if J ohu should come and 'find her lying there, cold and stiff. John did love her, Oh! so well. ’ seemed so many years sincchc first told her that he loved her; it was on the mountain side, in dear oldTennes- see. How far away it seemed ! How the sun shone and the birds sang! ilow dreamy thoughts were! was! beat. of the storm; had it ceased? It grew more and more killed her! Was Should she dWell with, God and But God How long How He had loved her so long. It and bewildered her How still the baby Yes, she could feel his heart She no longer felt the peIting Her thought was answered by a rush of wind from a new direction. She felt the great weight lifting from her. off She was free! Thenâ€" omething struck her. The train was snorting into \Vin- John jumped “Why, Jake,” he replied, “ Is that you? I allowed you was half way to Denver afore now.” . "‘ We started yesterday, but we had powerful storm on the prairie out We chanced to be patch of tumble weeds, and our “It don’t look like it had reached Atchison.” “No, I reckon it just took astroak.” John hurried on down the river. The road ran so near the bank that the steady ed under his feet. singing in the trees, and the sunshine came creeping down the bluffs over- head. How eager he was to get home that morning 1 new could keep his promise, and he would; swash ofof the water seemâ€" The birds were His heart was full of plans and new purposes. He he would never make Nancy’s heart ache again by breaking that promise. He stopped suddenlyâ€"had the storm reached Sumner? The tall buildings along the wharf were leaning roofless, one this way, another that; as if the wind, coming over the bluffs, reached just low enough to unroof them. He hastened around the foot of the hill; there lay the brick hotel, the boastof the town, in scattered fragments on the ground, like a wasp’s’ nest scat- tered by the housekeeper’e broom. He looked around; threeâ€"fourths of the town lay iwuins. How, was it with his home? He ran uy the street until engine-room; the tool shop, in which ':i number of men are kept busy family? Perhaps they had escaped Scarce before the storm; pcrhapsâ€"«. - knowing What he did, be burned to the nearest house that was yet stand- ing, and without ceremony opened the door. There was no one in the room, but on a couch, in one corner, a white sheet “ sunk to the still proporâ€" tions” Oftwofsilent forms. Moved by some strange impulse. he turned back the covering that shrouded the faces â€"â€"Nancy and the baby! Shocked, stunned, he sank on his knees and laid his face on that dear form. Who can describe, who can comprehend the utter desolation of that hour? None but those who have felt it. Oh! the thoughts and memories that crowded upon him.â€"many of them bitter, re- gretful thoughts. But there was one memory for which he was thankful ; that he had not listened to the tempt-er which had whispered to him yesterâ€" morn, that it would be weak and un- mauly to yield to her request. They found him there an hour afterward, but he asked no questions, made no reply to their attempt at con- solation, and they left him alone with his dead. There was “hurrying to and fro” in Sumner that day, for mauy were left homeless; many bruised and crippled by the storm. And the mourners who wended their way up the long hill to the burying ground, were as silent as though the silence had been broken by the tolling of solemn bells. o CANADIAN MANUFACTURES. HAMILTON. I‘I'he Webster Sewing Machine. Among sewing machines one of the latest candidates for public favor is the “Webster,” which, though not much over sixmonths in the market, has already made for itself a. reputa- tion that brings orders in faster than they can be filled. It is made by “ The Canada Sewing Machine Company," which was organized in July, 1872, with a capital of £100,000. The buildâ€" ing was commenced. soon afterwards, and by the middle of October of that year a substantial stone structure, 106 X453, three stories, was ready to re- ceive the machinery. By the end of February of the present year therma- chinery was in full operation, and the “ Webster” sewing machine began to come into the market, and since then the orders received have been consâ€" tantly in advance of the capacity of the works to supply. In accordance with the Original plans, however, two sides more of a square, of which the present building forms only one side, will be put up early next year, and for this work the contracts will be lot and the materials laid down on the ground the ensuing winter. When this has been done the Canada Com- pany’s establishment will be a very complete one, with every convenience on the premises. On the lower floor stands all the heavy machinery, for punching, cut- ting, drilling, cbc., the machines being in three rows along the length of the building, and resting on as many solid stone piers running from end to end of the shop. SO well and so solidly are - the machines placed on t! ese piersâ€"having a resting placc‘ a to- gether independent of the building which encloses thornâ€"that scarcely any vibration at all can be felt. All the machinery in use in this factory was specially ordered for the “ Web- ster” works, having been obtained from the best shops in New England. No punching or shaping is done by hand guidance only, but every piece of metal to be punched or out is firmly hold in a steel matrix while being operated upon, so that the same sort of pieces are allmathematicelly alike, to the one hundred thousandth part ofan inch. On this floor is also the making and resharpcning the various tools in use; .the office and board room in front, and the polishing room and the japanning room in the rear. It is on the first floor that all the various parts of tho macilue are cut out, shaped, punched, and polished, after which they are ready ior {be further process of putting together. This is done in the fitting room, on the see- and floor, on which are some 120 men and boys at four benches or rows of machinery. Beginning at one of the rows, the machine passes up one and down another, receiving this, that, and the other addition to its structure as it passes along, until at last it has all its running parts com- pleteâ€"â€"the running of each part being tested at every stepâ€"besides which comes a final and carefully-conducted test of the running after all is com- pleted. Here are made all the “at- tachments,” of which the “Webster” has a full assortment, {embracing all the latest improvements. On this floor is also the decorating room, where the gold leaf, bronze, inlaid work and other decoration which taste and fashion require are put on. On the third floor is the adjusting and and inspecting room, where the completed machiuepasses its final ox examination, and the packing-room. Both inspection and packing will be done below when the intended addi- tions are completed, and when also all waggons loaded up will be loaded he could see where it stood. Gone! Not a vestige of it left. And 1118 chanics only. within the walls and under cover. Castings are now kept, and varnish- ing of the wood-work done, in out-3 houses, and the woodâ€"work itself is. done Outside by contract, but by some time early next year all operations Will be completed on the premises. At present some 210 men and boys are employed, turning out 350 ma- chines per week, but_by 'lst March next the works will be turning out 500 per week. For the “ Webster” machine the fol- ' lowing points of cxcellenco are claim- ed :â€"1. Complete absence of compli- cation. 2. Greater simplicity than has yet been attained by any other machine. 3. SuperiOrity of finish. 4., Most direct acting and easily regu- lated feed. 5. The most perfect shutâ€" . tle in the world. 6. The total absence of gear Wheels. '7. That for fine work it equals and excels most family ma- chines, whilst for heavy work it has not an equal in the world. 8: That every part of the machine is made of the best material which can be pro- dubcd, and it is put together by the most thorough and practical me- Thcse comprise aforâ€" midable array of claims, but- the “Webster” machine peoplc say they are able to make these claims good. . Mr. Plummer Dewar is President of the Company; Mr. C. R. smith, Manager ;' Mr. John 1“. Webster, Superintendent of the machinery shops; Mr. George Webster, junr., Superintendent of the fitting rooms, and Mr. James F. Webster, Purchas- ing Agent. The machine was invented .by George and John F. Webster, by whose joint labors, continued over many years, it has been brought toits present perfection. ~Tho works are situated on Barton street, a little east of Christ Church, and sufficient ground has been secured to give plenty of room for whatever extension of the premises may be necessary in future time. - The manager of this Company tells the same story we have heard bolero from others in the same business, as to the very easy terms on which Ame- rican sewing machines are admitted into Canada, as compared with the high duties by which Canadian mnâ€" chines are excluded from the Ameriâ€" can market. machines is fifteen per cent; but by undervaluation, manufacture here ‘affirm, larly brought down to ten or twelve per cent, or even less. dian machines are exported to the States, however, they have quite an- ether way there of solving the prob- lem of valuation. Officials there value Canadian mt..- ohincs, not at their price on this side, but at what their prica would be if manufactured On the other side, and in this way the nominal American duty of foryâ€"five per cent, (which is, on the face of it, three times as much as the Canadian duty) is brought up to fifty per. cent, sixty per cent, or even a. higher figure sometimes. stating the case very mildly, so it is affirmed, to say that while on 'the stat- ute books the American duty appears to be just three times the Canadian duty, (a good deal ol'diii'crcncc this, one would think), it is in practice from four to five ‘times Supposing machines of similar workâ€" munship and value made on both sides of the border, then five American ma- chincs, or four at the very least, would pass the Canadian custom house for the same money that would be required to pass one Canadian inn-- chine at the American custom house. This is certainly a very one-sided arâ€" rangement, but the remedy for the injustice lies in our own hands, and if we do notapply it our neighbors may infer that we are satisfied with the odds of four or five to-ono against us in the matter of sewing machines. The Canadian duty on so parties in the it is regu~ then Cuna- Tho custom-house Itis as much. _____â€"§â€"oOo<â€"-â€"â€"‘â€"‘ 'An Anecdote of the Panic. ‘2 How do you get along ?” said. a wife to her husband in the midst of the panic. storm, but I wish I had only a low hundred dollars more.“. wish you had married a rich Wife ?” said she, in a teasing way; then, go- ing to her room, she returned with rather more than the amount reqnir ed “ Oh, I shall weather the “ Don’t you in United States bonds. “ Wli y, where in the world did you get this?” said the husband. “ Well, my door, you went to a champagne supper seven years ago, and on your retui n, finding navigation around the room rather difficult, deposited hat, shoes, glox es and a large roll of bank bills on the carpet. I put the momy away anu . sited three weeks for you to inquire if I h...! seen it, when find- ing you were ashamed to do so, ! ni- vcstedit, and here you have it.” If he was a poor navigator, he chose a good mate and purscr.â€"-i..z~:>.’-'«’g n Argus. â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€">«o~4 . Punch has a pathetic picture ofa. young married couple on a calling trip. As they wait at. the door where they have rung the bell, Augustus 13 thus cautioned. Augustus love, let me beg Of you not to give way to any insane demonstrations of delight be« fore the servant, if‘ she says tluy’ro not at home. - A spiritual medium 1:11er dis- tinguished herself in Illinois Lyin- forming a patient that the rheumatism would soon leave his left limb, which happened to be a puttntnimy leg presented to him by a» grateful coun- try.