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A woman writes to the Boston Globe :â€"â€"-" One day, on a trip up, when reading a magazine, my attention was attracted by the glitter of a gold bracelet, which, look where 1 would, flashed before my eyes, and further scrutiny revealed the fact that the young lady who wore it was particu- larly anxious that I should be attract- ed by it, and, to further her design, began cutting the leaves of her maga- zine with a silver fruit-knife. For the purpose of showing her that I was not particularly dazzled, in fact, that there was just such another in the world, I took a gold pencil from my pocket and marked a passage in my book, for my bracelet was equal to hers. Observing that fact, she drew off her glove and carefully arranged her veil, that I might not fail to see the heavilyâ€"chased ring which encir- cled herfinger. I could “go her one better ” here; so, taking off my glove, I drew down the blind, flashed arare topaz and a solitaire diamond before her appreciative eyes. She saw, and quickly pulling elf her other glove, displayed a splendid cluster diamond and a gigantic amethyst. l was slightly nonplussed, but as she were no earrings, 1 felt that, after all, l was even with her. At the instant she drew an elegant little watch from her belt. which she studied attentive ly two whole minutes, holding it up in tall view. Then turned to me as if'to say: “ \Vell, go on.” I had done my best, and could not answer the challenge, but thought mournfully of my poor little locket in a drawer at home, with one side all jammed in When, at last, the aggravating crea- ture took ajewel-case from her satr chel, and held up a lovely coralâ€"set, turning it this way and that to exâ€" hibit all its beauties, furtively glan- cing at me to be sure that I observed, 1 was utterly vanquished, completely routed, and so greatly absorbed in my book that I did not see a thing.” \thn it comes to point lace, all wo men can see the point. Mothers should see that their chil- dren’s nurses are not thoughtlessly cruel to the babies under their charge. We often notice a little child riding in its carriage or carried in the nurse’s arms with its face to the sun, unshaded and unprotected. The attendant is heedless or ignorant, and the baby not only sufl'ei's discomfort at the time7 but serious injury must result to the deli- cate organ of sight. Said he :â€"-“ It’s all nonsense to make so much fuss about these iron coalâ€"hole covers. If youjust go on boldly and pay no attention to ’em you might; walk over forty and not fall. Now 1â€".” It took so long to brush the mud and flush of that he lost the thread of his remarkaâ€"Boston Globe. November 12, 1872 Manufactured by F. VVHITLOCK, IHIMNEY SWEEP, ANDVDEALERWIVIS (LATE JAMES & FO\VLER,) RCHITEGT, CIVIL VENGIVNELR, AND PATENT DIEDICIN ES. The Rivalries of Women. L’I{()C[;AMACL‘I()N THE KING OF OILS 8. JAMES, C. O'BRIEN, P1 '01) l‘iCtO r q > J l) 5011; ‘0 ll H. MUCTARD, 747~tf Now Mr. Grimp was an awfully solemn man. Arrayed in the blackest of broadeloths, the stiffest of neckties, the whitest of shirt fronts and stand- ing collars, with features cold, austere, and severely serious, Mr. Grimp some- how ever suggested unpleasent thoughts of funerals, grave cloths, and coflins. He was It very religious man, tomâ€"Very. In prayer meeting, class meeting, and other occasions his men- otonous, sepulehral, metallic voice was frequently heard speaking of the “ short- ness of life,” the “ certainty of death” and about “ becoming food for the worms,” and such cheerful subjects. Cohl :uul passionlcss himself, he had no mercy for the weekness or frailty of his fellow,’ exacting the most formal religious observance in others, and the last penny due him by his debtors. And he was rich. “ l have called, Brother Butterliehl,” began Mr. Grinip in slow measured t<>nex~~"’ l lntve called to see you about :t little matter that has been on my miml for some time ; it matter I hesita- ted bringing before the courts, as I think the Scripture rule should be gen- erally followed about ‘going to law be- fore the unjust,’ unllAJ’ aka a. sort of middle course, at once satisfactory to himself if to no one else, and he had just written upon his dockâ€" et, “ Case dismissed for want ofjuris- diction,” when the tall, thin, sombre figure of Mr. Grimp appeared in the doorway. The small dapper figure of Squire Butterlield was seated in his office one cold winter morning, and the Squire was vainly trying to comprehend a pile of law books. These books were left by opposing attorneys in some case tried before him, and from the cases therein cited he was expected to make up his decision. Had it been any other quesLionâ€"geography, astronomy mechanics, or what notâ€"the Squire would have settled it at once. He had the most thorough confidence in the ability of Squire Butterfield to settle anything, but now he was perplexed. The. more he studied the more he be- eamerconvinoed that the plaintiff had all the law on his side 3 and so had the defendant ; and that both sides had am- ply proved their case. In this bewil- dered state of mind he concluded to “ Humph.” And the Squire straight- ened himself on his chair, and ran his hand through his thin locks until each individual lmir stood out a bristling protest. "’ I reckon I ain’t a bit more unjust than any on ’om. If you’re hintin’ that way, why in Sam Hill didn’t yo take your case afore some spiritooal court, and done with it.” THE FARMER FEEDETH ALL. Mr. Grimp colored slightly. “ I think you misunderstand me, Brother Butterfield ; I only used the expression in a general sense, without allusion to you, whom I know to be a man with clear ideas of justice, or else the com- munity had not placed you in so responâ€" sible a position. The Squire’s testiness at once disap- peared, the smile came back, and he bowed in complacent acquiescence. “ \Vllat, \Vidow Barney ? ” and the complacent 100k instantly gave place to an unusual flush on the questioner’s face.” “ But to return to my business,” con- tinued Mr. Crimp. “ You doubtless know Mrs. Barney.” “ Yes, I believe she i; a widow. Her husbandâ€"~p00r manâ€"became some- what involved before he died ; but may Man builds his castles fair and high, Wherever river i'unneth by ; Great cities rise in every land, Great churches show the builder‘s hand Great arches, monuments, and towel-:51 Fair palaces and. pleasing bowers; Great work is done, be it here or there, A nd well 1mm worketh everywhere ; But work or rest, \vhatc‘cr befall. The farmer he inth feed them all. Smith lmmmcrulh cherry red the sword l’riust preached wire the Holy Word ; Dame Alice worketh ’bl‘oidery well, Clerk Richard tales of love can tell; The mp wife sells her foaming beer, Dan Fisher fishes ‘in the mere: And courtiers ruflie, strut, and shine, While pages bring the gascou wine, But fall to each, whatcfir befall, The farmer he must feed them all. Buflms it nbvcr dawned on you That \yoman y‘icld‘ingmtcndm‘, true. My lord rides through his palace gate. My Indy sweeps along in state ; The sage think: long on many a thing, And the maiden muses on marrying; The minstrel harpeth merrily, The suilor plan 115 the foaming sea, The huntsmun {ills the good red deer; And the soldier wars without e‘en fear But full to each, whato‘er befall, The farmer he must feed them all. But there! what use to argue thus P You know full well, you little puss, You hold me tight! By storm 01' sic c, ‘tis all the same, With me you 1) ay a winning game, Dear little sprite! : wilt-gliding o‘er lhe icy truck. 1 watch you slyly turning back: Your glowing face \Vith saucy 00k that tells me plain "As usual‘ here 1 am again First in the race 3“ _ Youi sfi’in defies, So, 100. you seem to think it right All hearts should bow before your bright Is more in plui‘fe? And those who wish men‘n hearts to sway With gentle moves the game should playâ€"- A waiting race? And as upon the glistening field Your glancing feet force a] to yield Resistance ? \Vhy, the thing‘s absurd You set the snare gn‘d elm-h Ihu bird From love of fun ! His efl'm'ts to be free again Am bm Love‘s labor spent, in vain Poor llutt‘ring one ! SERVING THE . WRIT. FIRST IN THE RACE. SORLpiCl‘Ling eyes RICHMOND lIiLL, ONTARIO, CANADA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1875 “The old skinflint,” he muttered. “Jest as if I didnt see through him like a book 1 He wants to convart the widow into Mrs. Grimp number two, an’ if she ain’t willin'â€"maybe she’s refused him alreadyâ€"â€"he wants me to make her think she’d better be. That's what he wants. Ha, ha! I reckon there’s a widower that \Vidow Barney or any other woman would jest be proud to git; he's not a thousand miles of neither” and the Squire paused smilineg before a small mirror, adjust- ed his collar, and smoothed the few hairs carefully over the bald spot on his head. “Not so old after all, and a sight better looking than old Grimp! Guess he didn’t know who he was com- in’ to, did he? An’ he wants me to sarve a writ on \Vidow Barney. George, I'll sarve it myself an’ git in ahead of him. Big joke it’ll be on Grimp. Ha, ha!” In the main the Squire was correct in his cogitations. To secure the live- 1y, pretty, sensible young widow as an help~meet in the plaice of the ‘ late-lam- ented ’ was precisely what Mr. Grimp desired. He had at different times made advances in that direction, but receiving only negative replies, he con- cluded to try a little mild coercion, to “ bring her to her senses.” Now, sinâ€" gularly enough, the Squire also was a widower, and he, too, was matrimonâ€" ially inclined toward the Widow Bar- ney. He had never made any proposi- to that lady, thinking, in his conceit, he had only to ofl'er himself to be acâ€" cepted at once, and she be glad of the opportunity. For a moment after Mr. Grimp’s dc- parture the Squire’s face was full of conflicting emotiens. He rose from his chair, and his small boot-heels clat- tered 011 the office floor as he paced to and fro. Then Mr. Grimp bowed solemnly, said “Farewell, Brother Butterfield,” and passed out into the sunshineâ€"his figure almost too thin and dried up to cast a shadow in the bright sunlight, yet sufficient to 01st moral shadow and unhappiness over homes and lives around him. â€" But there was an incentive to immeâ€" diate action. There was a chance-Hit might happenâ€"that the widow, being ignorant of the Squire’s intention, might possibly throw herself away 011 l\Ir.. Grinip. The Squire did not like the thought, and, as above intimated, he resolved to serve the writ and pop the question at the same time. He would not delay about the matter either. He would do it that very eveningâ€"â€" that he would; and then see the longi- tude Mr. Grimp’s face would assume. The idea pleased him greatly. He chuckled over it all through the day ; chuckled over it on his way home, and at teaâ€"time chuckles interspersed them selves throughout the meal, much to the wonderment of the old housekeeper. 1ndeed her looks betokened so much curiosity that the Squire noticed it at last, and after he had swallowed the last morsel, and laid down his knife and fork, he said : “ Yes, I’ll Squire. '-‘ Mrs. Crandal, I’m goin’ to git mar ried.” “ That is you want some scarecrow to hold over her to bring her to terms,” soggosyed the Squire, looking keenly at 1115 VISItor. M 1‘. Grimp will attend to he said. “Well, yes and no. I wish steps taken in that direction, but not to ex- tremes. I would like process issued, but have final measures kept in abey- 31100, as I think the matter may be amâ€" icably arrangec .” J “Well, now, miHy,’ exclaimed the old woman, almost dropping the tea- cups in surprise. “ May I be so proud to ask who she may be." “ Widow Barney.” “What! VVidderBarney? Sdkes. now! \Vhen are ye goin’ to be mar- tied?" “Well, at the sale of Mr. Barney’s place I bought it in, and since then I have let Mrs. Barney have it: at a nomi- nal rentâ€"at a mere nominal rent, I assure you, Brother Buttex-lield. And it is. about that; I have called. The long and short on't is she Imin’t paid her rent and you want to have 1101‘ put out.” “ I don't; know yet ; I haven’t; asked her yet. Goin’ to do it, though, toâ€" night.” “ Mebbe she won’t have ye," observ‘ ed Mrs. Crandall, rather doubtfully. “Better had some keer for other folk’s orplxan’s as well,” muttered the Squire; But Mr. Grimp did not hear and proceeded : “ Ahem. Ah, yes ! I presume you allude to the foreclosing of a. mortgage I held on his place. It was truly unâ€" pleasant for me to do, but duty to my children, so lately deprived of a mother, impelled me. A: the Scripture says, ‘ If any provide not for his; own, espec- ially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith and is worse than an infidel.’ “ I s’pose not, as you got the hull on’t.” answered the Squire, altogether misinterpreting Mr. Grimp's morailz- ing. we hope in a. better world he has dis- covered the things of the earth to be but vanity and vexatiou of spirit. Like us all, Brother Butterfield, he brought nothing into the world and it is certain he carried nothing out. nodded assent. “ You it, Brother Buttm'field '2” ’tend to it,” said the He reached the house safely, however, and glanced up at the second story, the corner room of which was used by the widow as a sitting room. VHe saw it was well-lighted, the window-curâ€" tains not yet down, and he was about going toward the door, when some one â€"â€"a. manâ€"came to the window and looked out. For the first time Squire Butterfield paused irresolutely. Who was that man? \Vas it Grimpâ€"and had he got the start of him after all? He didn’t wish to see Mr. Grimpâ€"at least not then and there. He stepped back a, little to get a better View, and waited for the face to appear again. But it did not. Then he moved round to the end of the house, and looked up at the window on that side, but with no better result. If he only knew who the man was, knew certainly it was not Mr. Grimp, he would be satisfied. His eye rested on the low back kitchen, directly below the end window. If he was only on that he could look into the room unobserved by any one. It could do no harm, and he wanted to know who that man was I The more the Squire thought about it the more convinced he was that it; was that it was Mr. Grimpâ€"but then maybe it wasn’t. He would find out. He became more resolute then, and looked about for some aid to his pur- poss. This, after some search, he poss. This, after some search; he found in a small ladder. which he placed against the kitchen, and began to ascend. He got up the ladder with- out trouble, but found the roof so coat- ed with ice that he had to move with extreme caution. However, the win- dow was reached at last, and, looking in, he saw only the Widow and Tom Hal-Wood. “There!” muttered the Squire in disgust, after making this discovery,“ I never thought of him! \Vhy in Sam Hill didn’t I remember he was here, and saved all this trouble! ,Nearly spiled my best clothes too !” He turned about and was preparing to go back, when a movement down in the shrubhery arrested his attention and downward progress at the same time. For :1 minute or two he remained per- fectly still; then he peered carefully over the roof’s edge. He saw a man standing below among the trees, but who he was he couldn’t make out. Howheit, whoever he might be, he seemed to he scanning the upper front window, very closely. Indeed, this view did not seem to satisfy him, and like his illustrious predecessor, he, too, passed around to the hack of the little kitchen. The Squire became alarmed. He would be discovered now certainly I What should he do? He glanced about hopelessly until he caught sight of the chimneyâ€"a. large, old-fashioned one, running up from the kitchen close against and on. the outside of the main building. \Vith a. quick movement he scrambled to his feet into the shadow of its deep come“ and stood close up to the wall. It was not a very long walk, and he soon reached his destination. The widow’s house was a. small two-story frame, quite back from the road, and surrounded by a forest of shrubbery and fruit trees. From the gate a path wound up to the house under these trees, and the Squire had to move cauâ€" tiously, as the moon shone faintly through the foliage. He decided not to call too early upon the widow, lest she might not be ready for visitors, and therefore he delayed until the clock struck the hour of nine; then a tall hat, drab trousers. a. blue, brass-buttoned “ swallow-tail,” an over- coatâ€"mud Squire Butterfield contained somewhere withinâ€"passed out to the road. It was a. clear, cold, moonlight night ; no one was out on the street, and the bright home~lights from various windows shone upOn a face assured and possessed as he passed along. No faint heart to win fair lady did he carry ! Not at all. But with firm, confident step he passed over the crisp, well- trodden snow that creaked loudly under his feet. “Maybe,” he thought to himself, “the man will go ’way pretty soon, confound him.” But the stranger seemed in no hurry to leave ; on the contrary he moved about a few minutes, and then to the consternation of our friend on the roof, he began to ascend the laddder. If ever Squire Butterfl'eld perspired in his life he did then. Although it was a cold night, he was in a profuse perspir- ation from head to foot. He gritted his teeth, clenched his hands, bit his lips until the blood came, but nevertheâ€" less the intruder made his way slowly but surely up the slippery incline. Mrs. Ci-andal made no further re- mark, but proceeded to gather up the dishes, and the Squire went off to his room to gather himself into his Sunday clothes. “\Vun‘t have me? Melâ€"Squire Butterfield ?” exclaimed the Squire, surprised out of all measure at so ex- traordinary a suggestion. “ I’d like to see the woman that wouldn’t jest jump at the chanceâ€"jest jump at the chance.” ‘? Oh, that amounts to nothin',” said the Squire, complacently. “ He boards at her house, an’ takes her to meetin’ zm’ singin’ school jest out of politeness.” “I dunno,” said the old woman, shaking her head with mournful credulâ€" ity. “ These ’ere widows are vary on- sartainâ€"especially the young onesâ€"â€" au’ there’s no tellin’ what they’ll do. Besides, there’s that young lawyer, Tom Harwood, seein‘ her about a good deal.” “Why, Mr. Grimp ! and Squire But- terfleld, too 1" she exclaimed. “ \Vhy, I thought it was burglars, and 1 was so frightened. And, why, Mr. Grimp, you are real wet ! Is it raining or snowing 9” And she held out her hand to catch the falling drops. “ No marm, ’tain’t snowin,’ or rain- in’ either. Ye see, Mr. Grimp was showin’ me the water privilefles of the place, and seein’ how much a rain-bar- rel would lxoh ,” said the Squire, sarcas- tically. “ Sartainly, I will. Here, Widow Barney, is a writ notifyin’ you to give up these premises.” “ I’ll take charge of that,” said young Harwood. “ I’ll call upon you to-mov row, Squire, and settle it. I would say also, Mr. Grimp, that the time for re- demptiou not having expired, the mortâ€" gage has been paid into the County Clerk, and you’ll not be troubled in caring: for it further.” A month later, when T0111 Harwood married the Widow, the Squire shook his head mournfully, and murmured ,' ' What reply he would have made to this thrust is not known, for just then the widow and Tom Harwood, alarmed by the noise, came out. Both the Squire and Mr. Grimp would gladly have avoided an interview, but were too late. The widow recognized them at once. “ Brother Buttel-field, will you at- tend to the business on which we came,” said Mr. Grimp, sternly. “ If it hadn’t been for old Grimp comiu’ jest as he did, things would have been different. \Vidow Barney would never have maried that conceited young Harwoodwnever.” As for Mr. Grimp, his face and his prayers grew longer day by day, and the Sunday following the marriage he spoke of this vale of tours, the vanity of human expectations, etc, and when the collection was mised for the poor, he sadly gave a torn bit of currency his grocer had refused the day before. “ \Vell,” said the Squire, “if your writ don’t stick better’n you did on that ’ere roof, it won’t amount to much, that’s all.” A correspondent says : “ Take :1. flat iron and heat it a. little on the stove ,- on this apply a very little pitch (not gas) tar 5 have the iron hot enough to make a good smoke' Then let the pa- tient take into his mouth the small and of a. funnel, and have the smoke blown through the funnel into his mouth. Let the smoke be inhaled well into the threat for a few minutes five or Six times a day. In very bad cases it might be well to use it oftener. After this, let the patient lie on his back, then break up small pieces of ice and put them into his mouth, and let them go as far down to the roots of the tongue as possible. When they are dissolved, put in some more ; this will keep down the inflammation.” “ Sartainly you may, Mr. Grimp. I caxncabecauseâ€"that isâ€"I came to sarve that writ of yam-11,” answered the Squire, relieved to find some excuse. ~‘ Ah 2” “ Yss, un’ I’d like to know what; business you had up there, Mr. Grimp. “ I came to see you serve) it,” said he, tightening his thin lips. “ May I inquire, Brother Buttel'field, what you were doing on the roof of my house at this late hour. For a moment the stranger remained within the rainâ€"barrel, and the Squire among the.vines where he had fulllen, both too much amazed and confounded to know what to do. But only for a moment ; then they cxtricated them- selves and stepped out into the clear moonlight, the Squire with his coat torn clear up the back, and the stran- ger very wet and dripping. And thus and there, face to face, they met. ' “ Brother Butterfleld.H " Mr. Crimp.” There was a momentary silence after these exclamations of astonished recog- nition. Mr. Grimp was the first to break it. A young fellow in San Francisco sud- denly snatched a kiss from a lady friend, and excused his conduct by saying that it was a sort of temporary insanity that now and then came upon him. When he arose to take his leave the pitying damsel said to him, “If you ever feel any more such fits coming on, you had better come right here, Where your in- firmity is known, and we will take care of you.” But the sentence never was complet- ed. The ice~ alas, the treacherous ice on the roof. Unexpectedly, suddenly, and without premeditation or malice aforethought, the Squire’s feet shot for- ward from under him, and with accu- racy of aim and swiftness of motion seldom surpassed, he bore down upon the stranger. That individual’s hold was very uncertain at best, and he was illy prepared for such an onslaught. Therefore when the Squire struck him he, too, assumed a fearful momentum, and both passed over the roof together, the stranger desending feet foremost into the rain barrel, and the Squire making sad havoc with tho widow’s grapevines. “ Goodness gracious i What in Sam Hill shall I do 1” murmured the Squire in his desperate fear. I would give anything, yes, anything, to be safe at home. I wish all the widows were in Guinea. I wishâ€" A Cure for Diphtheria. There recently died in the north of France, at the age of eighty-three, a miser who lived alone, and whose hut, when examined by the authorities after his death, proved a sort of gold mine. His pillow alone contained 19,000 francs in gold pieces of the time of Louis XV. and Louis XVI. He had a taste for old pieces. He had been robbed many times, and the thieves were generally detected through the antiquity of the money they stole. The total of the sums robbed from him in his life, for which men have been convicted and sentenced, reach 100,000 francs. Mark Twain in a letter to J. T. Ray- mond, explaining why he would not witness his Colonel Sewers in Hartford, Conn, says :â€"“ I have always taken a pride in earning my living in outside places and spending it in Hartford 3 1 have said that no good citizen would live on his own people, but would go forth and make it sultry for other com- munities and fetch home the result ; and now at this late clay I find myself in the crushed and bleeding position of fattening myself upon the spoils of my brethren I Can I support such grief as this I (This is the literary emotion, you understand. Take the money at the door just the same.) “ the prettiest and best girl in the meâ€" tropolis "â€"a young lady of surpassing beauty, of the utmost amiability of character, :1 great favorite in society, and of such gentle and Winning manner that all who meet her are enraptured. The wedding is expected to be one of the most brilliant that has ever taken place in New York' The prospective husband is a gentleman of great wealth and excellent character. The Earl of Roseberry is on his way across the ocean to marry the eldesn daughter of \Villiam Butler Duncan, of the house of Duncan, Sherman & Co., of New York. She is described as The last version of the story of “ Little Red Riding Hood ” comes from \Visconsin, pitifully multiplied by two. It happened last week about twenty miles north-west from Madison, in a. rough country, on the town line between Vienna. and Dane. Two Ger- man children went to Steele school- house, dist-ant only half a mile from home, by a short-cut through the woods. Not returning at the usual time, search was made, and the scarf of one of the children was found, and traces of blood, while the howling of wolves was heard not far away. Following up the bloody trail, both children were found deadâ€" one horribly mangled and the other nearly eaten up. A Frenchman wasabout to be hanged tor a criminal offence ; as there was no professional executioner, 5 the painful duty of carrying out the sentence de- volved upon an amateur, who apologized for possible shortcomings to the person principally concerned. “ I hope you’ll pardon me,” said he, “ if I put you to any unnecessary inconvenience ; but the fact is, I have never hanged any one before.” “ Pray do not mention it,” replied the other, with the greatest sang fl‘oid, “ for that matter, I have never been hanged before. We must each do our best.” The editor of the Louisville Courier- Jouo'nal is informed that his cockroachâ€" es are not wanted at this oflice. The one inclosed in last Friday’s issue of that paper came through all right, and upon being released from the wrapper gave himself a shake all over, like a horse after rolling in the sand, and then made a beeâ€"line tor the mail editor’s paste-pot. This was too much to bear from a total stranger; so, whistling out the captain of our own roach corps, we set him on the Louis- ville chap, who stopped breathing in just ten seconds thereafter. The Journal editor has for a long time past been making experiments with a view of reducing his stock of roaches, but this last dodge is a. right up and down mean oneâ€"Boston Globe. One of the boysjust before returning to Cornell the other day, sent a young lady friend of his a. cake of Lubin’s finest variety of toilet soap, with the request that she would draw no infer- ences in receiving such a. gift, The young man was somewhat astonished the next day when he received a, letter from the young lady containing the pre- sent of a fine tooth comb, with the re- quest that he would draw no inference therefrom. .A' Troy stove firm has received a let- ter from the \Vest in relation to pur- chasing a heater for a church, which concludes as follows :â€"â€"â€"“ The heater furnished by you for the church at â€"â€"â€"â€"- works bully. Give us your rock bot- tom prices, as we are poor but very pious.” Two superb ball dresses, valued at $800 each, were recently seized on board a. steamer from Europe, by the New York Custom House officers. In the folds of the dresses were three dozen pairs of kid gloves. The Yellow River in China, has changed its course near its mouth, inundating the land, and causing great distress. About twenty miles from Hooehoo the country is a vast ocean. Kalakaun says if he should write : book about his reception in Chicago and some other American towns, and express his real impressions, he should look for early assassination. Termszi One Dollar per Annum in Advance THE YORK HERALD M, THer Ecq. >UBLISHED AT THE OFFICE Issued \Veekly on Friday Morning. YONGE Sum, RICHMOND HILL Miscellaneous Items. ALEX. SCOTT, PROPRIETOR WHOLE NO. 862.