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than one year, insertion.. ............ 0 50 Each subsequent i11serti0n........ ._. .- 0 25 22 inches to be considered one column. 0 Advertisements without written direction 1) serjed till‘forbid, find gharged acgordingly. New method of extracting teeth without pain, by the use of Ether Spray,which affects the teeth only. The tooth and gum surrounding becomes insensible with the external agency, when the tooth can be ex- tracted with no pain and without endanger~ ing the life, as in the use of Chloroform. Dr. Robinson will be at the following place- prepared to extract teeth with his new ape paratus. All office operations in Dentistry performed in a. workmanlike manner : rora, lst, 3rd, 16th and 22d of each month 'market . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . 2d ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ A. mnond Hill, 9th and 24th “ “ Mt. 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Richmond Hill, Jan 25, ’72 705 All transitory advertisements from regu- lar or irregular customers, must be paid for when handed in for insertion. ilaving made large additions tn the print- ing material, we are better prepared than ever to do the neatest and most beautiful printing of every description. ' ealer in Drugs, Medicines, Groceries, D \Vines, and Liquors, Thornhill. By Royal Letters Patent has been appointed Is- suer of Marriage Licenses. f Civil Engineer and Draughtsman. Order; by letter should state the Concession, Lot and character of Survey, the subscriber having the old Field Notes of the late D. GIBSON and. other surveyors, which should be consulted, in many cases as to original monuments, &c., previous to commencing work. D always on 'hand the best of Beef, 'Mutton, Lamb, Veal, Pork, Sausages, &c., and sell at the lowest prices for Cash. Nitrous Aurora. Also, Corned and Spiced Beef, Smoked and Dried Hams. Boot: afid ahbei made to measure, of the best material and workmanship, at the low- est_remunergtingkprices. One inch, one year..... Two inches, one year” Three inches, one year.. Advertisements for a. shorter period ‘FHE HERALI) BOOK & JOB PRINTING RICHMOND HILL DRUG STORE, OHN BARRON, manufacturer and dealer in all kind: of boots and shoes, 38 ‘Vest Mgrket Sqllarp, Toron_to. Plain & Coiored Job Work The highest market price given for Cattle, Sheep, Lambs, &c. FARMERS’ BOOT AND SHOE STORE Office at “'ILLOWDALE, Yongo Street, in the Township of York. All lett0;s addressed to the editors nmst be post-paid. ’V Toronto University College, corner of Yonge and Centre Sts. East, Richmond Hill, begs to announce to the public that he is now practising with H. Sanderson, of the same place, where they may be consulted person- ally or by letter, on all diseases of horses, outfilg, 3L9. D SOLICITOR 1:»: CHANCERY, CONVEYANCIR, &c., kc. OFFICE ;â€"No. 12 York Chambers, South- east Corner of Toronto and Court Streetl, Toronto, Ont. All'orders from a distance promptly at- tended to, and medicine sent to any part of the Province. No paper discontinued until all arrearages are paid ; and parties refusing papers with- out paying up will be held accountable for the subscription. Jan’y S, 1873 Horses examined as to soundness, and also bought and sold on commission. Richmond Hill, Jan. 25, 1872. 507 TERMS: ()nve Dollirber annum in ad- vauce, if not paid within two months, One Dollar and Eifty ants vyill charged. Tim YORK HERALD will always be found to contain the latest and most important Foreign and Local News and Markets, and the i‘eatcst care will be taken to render it acceptable to the man of business, and a valuable Family Newspaper. And dispatched tosubscribershy the earliest mails ox: other conveyances, when so desired. Every Friday Morning, THE YORK HERAL D ‘rders for [any of the underlnentioned des- L cription of Aurora, Richmond Hill, Oct. 24, ’72 Toronto, D9643: 1867‘ January 15, 1873. FFIcEâ€"YONGE Sn, RICHMOND HILL UTCHERSz RICHMOND _I:IILL, HAVE heap Book and Job PfintingEstablishment. PETER s. GIBSON, .vangcmL LA}? D _SURVEYOR, (Late Qf Duggan é‘ Meyers,) ‘ARRISTER, ATTORNEY~ATâ€"LAVV, J. H. SANDERSON, ZTERINARY SURGEON, Graduate of >UBLISHER AND PROPBIETOR OF ADAM H. MEYERS, JR., TERMS: $1 PER AHMIM IN ADVANCE W. H. & R. PUGSLEY, VOL. XVII. NO 3 A. ROBINSON’S, L. D. S H. SANDERSON & SON, (succnssons T0 w. w. cox,) ALEX. SCOTT, A I) VERTISING R AT ES April 28, 1870 ESTABLISHMENT. THOMAS CARR, Oxide Gas always DENTISTltY . “ THE YORK HERALD." I’BOPRIETORS ()F T]! E DIRUGGISTS. IS PUBLISHED 011 hand at PER INCH $4 00 . 3 50 3 00 615-“ 745-]y 756-1}! 755 It is always better to passadozen intended insults without recognition, than to take offence at a single unin- tentional neglect or reflection. Mis- understandings are fruitful of more unkindly feeling in society than ever result from deliberate ill»nature. Hundreds of friendships have been sundered by that egotistical sensitive- ness which is ever looking for ofl'ence. We all point to certain persons Who are thus morbidly sensitive to a pain- ful degree. They are disagreeable companions. We need not spend our precious time in pointing to them, however. We have each something to guard in our own character. We are each inclined to take offence too easily. If we could remove this ever- jealous watchfulness, society would gain a new charm or rather it would be relieved of a very disagreeable feature. Pass neglect, then, and per- sonal reflections, as gracefully as possible, instead of taking the risk of being ofl'ended when no offence is intended. Considering how negligent the present Italians are in regard to cleanlinessâ€"in many respects, What are called the idle, not the working classes, remind one of the filthiness of the Indians, who gather around the ears on the Rocky Mountains ~the baths of‘l’ompeii read like a rebuke to the foul multitude. Our guide took us into the space which 2,000 years ago was devoted to hot and cold baths; it ocoupied four streets, with a breadth of 162 feet, and a depth of 170 feet. There was a chamber for undressing, one for the cold bath, with a large marble basin, surrounded with marble ledges, 149,; feet in diameter ; another for hotâ€" air bath, 53 feet long, heated by hot- air pipes, and the whole four chamâ€" bers beautifully frescoed and adorn- ed With marble figures. These peo- ple not only bathed themselves re- peatedly during the day, but they were perfumed afterward, and then oiled all over. They were anointed by slaves from large vials of gold, alabaster and crystal. The unguents thus used were collected from all parts of the world. Considering again that the Pompeiians and Rom- ans were bathed and anointed as many as seven times a day, we do not think their general posterity purify themselves as often in a whole year. It was twelve o’clock at night when Mr. Berger, of Macon, Ga., discovered a colored preacher in his stable untying a horse, and the preacher only observed â€"“ Jess what I said all de time, Mis- tah Berger, your horse is buy sure enufl‘, and dab ’spute between me an’ Brudder Jackson is settled.” CCOUNTANT, Book-Keeper, Convey~ ancer, and Commission Agent for the sale or purchase of lands, farm stock, &c., also for the collection 0f rents, notes and ac- counts. Charges Moderate. OFFICE‘RiChmODd srrect, Richmond Hill. Here is an extract from a letter writ~ ten to her lover by a Montgomery, Aim, girl : “ For your sake, darling, I have quit using chewing gum; would you have quit gum for me? I would not have quit gum for any other per- son in the whole world." And now an aged Georgian comes to the fore and throws altogether in the shade all Dr. Dio Lewis’ economic the ories of life at 50 cents per week, and by contrast shows it to he the most reckless extravagance. The Georgian’s sum total of expenditure for food is but 310 a. year, and his health and strength are all that can be wished. There is not much variety about his dietâ€"in fact; it is plain corn bread and water, and nothing mox'ewbut he thrives up- on it. EALER IN FINE GOLD AND SIL- ver‘Vatches, Jewelry, 820., 113 Yonge Street, Toronto. WM. MALLOY, ARRISTER, Attorney, Solicitorâ€"in-Chan cery, Conveyancer, 3w. OFFICEâ€"No. 6 Royal Insurance Buildings, Toronto street. Toronto, Dec. 2, 1859. 594 Sold by Druggists generally. The Dominion \Vorm Candy is the medicine 0 expel worms. Try it. 700~y Stands permanently above every other Rem (1y now in use. It is invaluable. LSO, the Pain Victor is Infallihle for Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Flox, Colie, Cholera Morhus, Pain and Cramp in the Stomach and Bowels, &c. Directions with 911011 bottle and box. Manufactured by r H. M US'l‘ARD, D USTARD’S Pills are the best pills you i can get for Dyspepsia, Sick Headache, Billiousness, Liver. Kidney Complaints, 85c. HAVE you Rliemnatism,VVounds, Bruiscl, Old Sores, Cuts, Burns, Frost Bites, Piles, Painful Swelllngs, \Vliite Swellinga, and every conceivable wound upon man or beast ? 1“, USTARD’S Catarrh Specific Cures Acute ‘ and Chronic cases of Catarrh, Neural- gia,Headache,Colds,Coughs, Croup, Asthnu, Bronchitis, &c.,‘it is alsoa. good Soothing Syrup. September 1, 187] PATENT RIEDICIN ES. The Baths of Pomeii. PROCLAMATION J. SEGSWORTH, THE KING OF OILS D. C. O’BRI EN Insults. Proprieton Ingoréoll 700â€"1y “Icould shake you,” said Mab, passionately. Elizabeth laughed provokingly. Queen Mab’s tiny hand, ivory-White and tipped with rose, lay on Huntly’s broad palm; he raised it to his lips gullantly. “ No more of yourtricks, then, and you shall be put on shore when we return to New York.” A small white form waited on the lawn; the radiant opalescent figure was not there. To the subtle thrill of vanity which lured Elizabeth to pose on the balcony succeeded swift disgust. She was at her old pranks again. That gray hair! When the Lurline had dropped anchor, Mab sought her guest. Elizabeth lay on her couch in a wrapper, reading a novel, the raven tresecs hanging down on her shoulders. “ Not precisely ill, dear,” she said, airily, turning a page of her book; “ only dull and uninteresting; a drag on the spirits of any dinner-table.” “ I hope the Sybarite is prepared for rustic simplicity," said the host- ess as serenely as if exasperating Elizabeth were not. in negligee. Pedro came cringing to his sideâ€"â€" a short, broad-shouldered lad, sallow and sinister of expression. “ Is it a sudden indisposition 7” he inquired, gravely. “You have not told me who she is. A sister just like yourself, I trust.” “Dismiss him if you 1ike,”replied the master. “ I lam prepared for fairyland wherever you preside.” Queen Mal) studied the grass for a moment, and then raised her eyes ingenuously to his face. “ Only one 7’” queried Huntly, e10- vsting his eyebrows. “Of course you think I have de- signs on you, monsieur. Aha! you look guilty at the suggestion. I make my confession : I invited here the only girl I ever knew who was worthy of you, but I am convinced you will both play at odds. Iexpect nothing better. She has opened the ball already by indisposition. Huntly Sprague was as nearly sur- prised as it was possible for feminine vagaries to move him. Elizabeth Wayne had been on the balcony fif- teen minutes ago. “I can’t do nothing with the Porâ€" tagee, sir. I think he ain’t quite right in his head,” said the steward. “ Stay for the cruise,” he implored. “ Me be good ; no understand.” “I have halsz mind to take you into my confidence,” she whispered, with the prettiest air of mystery. ” I have invited a young lady to assist me in entertaining you.” “ My dear soul you do not suppose that 1 am t9 be caught with that sort Huntly Sprague lowered his glass with a curious smile, and lighted a cigar. Knew his own value? Per- fectly well, and it was through no fault of the beau monde if he did not. In early youth Huntly Sprague had served an apprenticeship curiously like that of Elizabeth Wayne. The grandmother, shrewd, parsimonious, and worldlyâ€"wise, from Whom he had inherited his millions, had early in- eulcated the principle of old John Wayne, only reversing the sex. Huntly Sprague’s lesson read, “ Be- ware of artful girls and intriguing mammas, who would make you the tool of your extravagance.” Having escaped the Whirlpools of schoolâ€"girl sweetheartsin college days, the young man had very readily assimilated the lesson by reason of a mocking, satin. ieal vein, and now in his maturity he was less than ever disposed to barter away freedom. “ I had no idea of her beauty; these brunettes are so variable. She knows how to pose well, too. I sup- pose Mrs. Ashby*good little soulâ€" has invited me here to meet her, but I don’t think I am quite prepared to fall into the toils of the goddess just yet.” I’m writing at a country place, Fit only to write rhymes in, A hundred miles from her sweet faceâ€"- Here, waiter, bring the Time: in. What‘s this? 011, can it, be? yesâ€"no! How have my hopes miscarried! It only was three weeks ago, And now~and now she‘s married. llcr pretty ham] remained in mine, She said, “ Now really, Mr.â€"â€"“ The “ Smith " renmined unsaid~in fine, I grieve to say I kissed her. 1 Can‘t Buy What I really thought. But somehow she looked frightened; Alas, by sad experience tzlnght.‘ My mind is now enlightened. And, oh, that glove, that right-hand glove. Lay in my hand so nicely, Thought lâ€"of course, asidc~" My low, Your hand is aix precisely. And then I said the usual things About the heart‘s devotionI And added, an the poet sings, A reference to the ocean. I recollect a month ago, A Week, and then I knew her : Yes, thirty days havmmssed, I know, Yet somehow they seem iewer. But I digresa: I recollect Last Friday three weeks clearly ; ‘Neuth “inc and benuty‘s joint effect I said I loved her dearly. A PALACE OF UOBWEB l‘li try and make a little song 01' unre uited passion, And thong in writing] am wrong, I‘m surely in the fashion. My love was quite the pink of love? And one of her sweet tricks is To wear such captivating glovesâ€"â€" Indispumble sixes. CONTINUED SIXES. RICHMOND HLLL, ONTARIO, CANADA, FRIDAY, JULY 9, 1875 “I hope so,” she answered, do murely. “\Vhen will you sing for me ?” “ Possibly never.” None so blind; as those who will not see; Mab sailed home, unable to discover her guests. “I would not do it often ; the ruse is very transpar- ent, but it. will serve for once,” she reflected. Four commonplace persons gather- ed on a moonlit lawn, belonging en- tirely to our day, and seen Without the softening halo of years, yet each a separate sphere of individuality zealously guarding secret thought. Huntly Sprague lit a cigar and formed a resolution. “ No; I am too oldto dance in warm weather.” “Delightful. So am I, and Ihave not met such a sensible young lady for an age. Let us select a place out here, and forget all the rest of the world.” “ Mal) will lose us.” “ And if she does ? Would you not trust to my protection for the walk home under the trees.” “ Capital. I lured Elizabeth out,” replied Edward, triumphantly, his glance wandering to the figure on the rustic seat. ’ “Edward is so good as to under- stand me,” said Elizabeth, in a low tone. “_ Provided a more charming wo- man did not interfere and‘ divert you,” she flashed back, with her most dasâ€" zling smile. “Miss Elizabeth, we are friends?” coaxingly. They were seated in a sheltered corner of the wide hotel piazza, look- at the dancers, who moved like the changing colors of a. kaleidoscope, seen through the windows, and Hunt- ly Sprague was leaning over Eliza- beth’s chair, toying with her fan. A week had elapsed, and still the Lurâ€" lme rocked idly in the harbor. He had acted on‘ his resolution with a vengeance by following Elizabeth like a shadow, tempting smiles, in- sisting on sharing the ladies’ amuse- ments in all things. The sight might have brought old John Wayne from his grave, only that Huntly was rich. What did it mean ? Queen Mal) was radiant, while Edward was moody. He peered at the girl in the moon light. She was pald, languid, inert, With some indistinguishable gray drapery clinging about her. Eliza.- beth’s soul was doing penance in mor- tifying the flesh. “A nice temper, I will lay two to one,” be reflected. “ Have you had a nice trip, dear?” asked Mab, in the meekest of voices, as Edward joined them. “ I hope you will try the little craft to-morrow. Yachting suits my mood ;. it is the nearest approach to human happiness we poor mortals can enjoy ; a desultory drifting into harbor, and seeking other shores when weary. The power ofpersonal volition can be enjoyed independent of all circumâ€" stances. “ Oh, how I wish that I was dead I” was the despairing cry of a soul, While rosy lips prattled with Huntly Sprague. Presently Elizabeth came gliding over the lawn. “ We have been adâ€" miring your yacht, Mr. Sprague.” She held out her hand to him indiffer- ently. Edward chaf'ed at Elizabeth’s ab- sence and persisted in sending vari- ous delicacies up stairs to tempt her appetite. Her whims did not con- cern Huntly Sprague in the least, but he could not help wondering how she would look seated opposite, be- 1tween the soft light of wax tapers, as if she had risen from the desert mirâ€" age, the tropical glow lingering about her raiment. After dinner, the balmy evening on the lawn, with the moon silvering the calm waters of the har- bor, where the Lurline dipped and swayed, and Huntly Sprague, loung- ing beside his hostess talked such sentiment as the evening evoked. A little boat, curved like a shell, darted swiftly from the beach below, and enâ€"; tered the silver track which formed a pathway from the Lurlme to the shore. There were laughter and merry voices in the boat, chiefly a Woman’s musical tones. Mab’s brow contracted. It was Elizabeth, rowed by Edward, and the two were enjoy- ing the exploit. Dinner was only saVed from com- plete failure by the goodâ€"humored zeal of Huntly Sprague, who assumed his role with such easy tact that, he seemed always to have occupied it. Cords could not; have bound Elizm beth to her-couch ; she was peeping through the shutter at the new arri- val with pitiless scrutiny. He was growing stout; Heavens! his black hair was profusely threaded with gray; and she was sure his nose was longer than it used to be, imparting a Hebrew character to his physiogno. my. Perhaps his gold came from Hebrew ancestors, who knows ? of chaff at my age, do you ? Edward drove down to the pier in case you landed there." Some art may be veiled under ap; parent frankness. Huntly Sprague studied the little woman in gauzy draperies at his side as they walked slowly up to the house. “ Will you dance, Miss Elizabeth 1" Among home amusements, the best is the good old habit of conver- sation, the talking over the events of the day, in bright and quick play of Wit and fancy, the story which brings the laugh and the speaking the good and kind and true things which all have in their hearts. it is not so much by dwelling upon what members of the family have in common, as bringing each to the other something interesting and am- using, that home-life is to be made cheerful and joyous. Each one must do his part to make conversation genial and happy. We are too ready to converse with newspapers and books, to seek some companion at the store, hotel or clubâ€"room, and to forget that home is anything more than a place to sleep and eat in. The revival of conversation, the entertainment of one another, asa roomful of people Will entertain them- selves, is one secret of a happy home. Wherever it is wanting, disease has struck into the root of the tree; there is a want which is felt with increas- ing force as time goes on. Conver- sation in many cases is just what prevents many people from relapsing into utter selfishness at their firesides. This conversation should not simply occupy husband and wife, and ether older members of the family, but exâ€" tend itself to the children. Parents should be careful to talk with them, to enter into their life, to share their trifles, to assist in their studies, to meet them in the thoughts and feel- ings of their childhood. It is a great step in education when around the evening lamp are gathered the different members of a. large family, sharing their occupations with one another, the older assisting the younger, each one contributing to the entertainment of the other, and all feeling that the evening has passâ€" ed only too rapidly away. This is the truest and best amusement. It is the health education of great and noble characters. There is the freedom, the breadth, the joyousness of natural life. The time spent thus by parents in the higher entertain-, ment of their children, bears a harv- est of eternal blessings, and these‘ winter-evenings furnish just the time] â€"â€"The Chum-Inna”. Queen Mab was playing “Village Swallows” by way of discreet invi- tation to the parlor when the fete-a- tete should have ended. Edward was trying to discern outward objects through the darkness. Mab beamed a bright greeting; it was'so stupidin her to have missed them. Huntly Sprague felt a thrill of doubt and alarm. Had he gone too far in the tilt of arms with Elizabeth Slumber did not visit the four occupants of the cottage that night. “Heavens! that was my grand- mother’s favorite maxim.” “And my uncle’s.” “I was reared upon it.” - "‘ Moi aussi. Elizabeth gave him hand frankly at last. “If that: was your training I am sorry for you,” she said gravely “1 see clearly now why I came,” holding the hand firmly, and looking at her. " On the contrary you are a long way from the solution,” withdrawing her fingers coldly. “Measure 21 thousand times, and cut once,” responded Elizabeth, arch- I y. “ Say rather the urgent invitation of one of the silliest little women of your acquaintance. I. presume that even you enjoy adulation~n'est (re pas f?” “Romance has died out of the world, but I would have braved the storm gladly with you under those trees,” he whispered. “In the dining room he made her drink a glass of wine, although her cheeks already glowed, and her eyes were wonderfully bright. The rain dashed against the pane. “ I think bioâ€"and here’s my muslin as limp as a rag.” "Has romance died out of the world?” He overtook her in the path. “ Do not elude me in that fashion. Eliza- beth, What brought me to this place ?” he demanded, abruptly. “ The tide, i suppose.” “ You ridicule everything I say. Never mind, I rather like your badi- nagc. I must call it the tide of des- tiny, sinoo I found you.” He kissed her soft palm, impul- sivelj: “ We must run to the house, the storm is coming,” she said. ' Elizabeth’s hand touched his face in the darkness; her breath fanned his cheek. “Are you hurt?” she Whispex'sd, clinging to him. “It’s only a bit of broken wood,” he said calmly. Time flew. The revelry broke up. The couple in the corner were amaz- ed to find it twelve o’clock. A drop of rain fell on Elizabeth’s bare neck, as she entered the path under the trees. She refused his proffered arm coolly she must gather up her dress. A flash of lightning blinded them, followed by a sharp peal of thunder, and tho rending crash of falling bran- ches. Huntly sprang aside, drawing his companion with him. Conversation in the Home. [To BE CONTINUED. Nothing adds so much to the safety of hen-roasts and corncribs as to hang some one about twice per week, says a Georgia paper. A case, the converse of this, occurred about a year ago. A young man of twentyâ€"three, a surgeon, happened to be the favorite nephew of a wealthy and widowed aunt. It was his first care to in no Wise compromise his “ great ex- pectations.” But he happened to be travelling from the Cape of Good Hope to England, and on shipboard saw and loved a comely Widow with three chil- dren. On arriving on his native soil, he informed his aunt of the state of af- fairs, and introduced her to the lady in the weeds. The aunt, unhappily, at once conceived a great aversion to the widow. She cajoled and threatened, the surgeon, and at last declared that, if he married her, he should not have a penny of her fortune. The nephew was not so deeply in love as to be re- conciled to such a loss, and at last made a contract with the adalnantine aunt,‘ to the effect that he would not marry the widow, on the condition that his aunt would allow him three hundred pounds a year during her life. The widow, on hearing this, brought a suit of breach of promise, and got a verdict for six hundred pounds. Thus, two years of the surgeon’s pension went by the board. No sooner had the two year’s elapsed than the aunt became ob- streperous, and refused to pay the three hundred pounds any longer. The mer- cenary youth thus lost both his income and his widow. Fired with indigna- tion and despair, he sued his aunt for the pension, and produced the written contract ; and the court decided that, as long as he kept his part of it, the aunt must fulfil hers. She is probably paying the pension to this day ,' and it may be guessed that the surgeon is tolv erably consoled for the yss of his wid- 0w.â€"Appleton’s Journa . A story is told of a rich and irascible uncle, whose nephew and heir had set his heart upon a young lady, of whom the old gentleman emphatically disapv proved. He called his nephew to him, and, without mincing his words, de- clared that, if he did not marry some other woman within a year, he would cut him ofi with less than a shilling. The young rascal cast about for a way to secure at once his fortune and his sweetheart, and at last discovered one. He married an old lady of ninety-three, whom he found in the workhonse. In no long time he became a. widower and a millionaire, and lost no time in leadâ€" ing his lady-love to the altar. The North China Daily News gives ' the following account of the fatal col- - lision which occurred between the x steamers Fusing and Ocean between Shanghai and Tientsin :â€"-“ The wea- ther was calm at the time, buta very ' dense fog prevailed, and the sea was 7 rising in a heavy though unbroken swell. The Fusing was going almost 5 dead slow, when suddenly the sound of a steam whistle was heard, and al- , most as suddenly was seen the form of a large vessel bearing dead on her. , The order was given to back astern full speed, but before the effect of the , engines could be well felt the strange vessel struck the fusing just about the forerigging, and such was the force of the blow that her whole fore compartment was cut asunder. The scene that then ensued was dreadful. The Fusing had about 125 people, in- cluding passengers, on board, and al- most before a boat could be launched she went down head foremost. Many of the people were in the forecastle, some asleep, and as she dived down some of the poor people were seen running along her decks to avoid the waters that were rushing after them. Fortunately, at least in this instance. she had some deck cargo, consisting of spars of wood, and these floating as she sank were the means of salva- tion to a goodly number of people on board. Capt. Andrews managed to get one boat afloat, and into this were soon crammed about twenty~six of the passengers and crew; and to the honor of those on board the Ocean be it said, that vessel stopped her engines and stood by, lowering her boats and saved about thirty more of the pas- sengers, who by this time were either floating in the water or on the spars washed from the deck of the Fusing. Still, there were many whom it was impossible to save. Some were kill- ed in the forecastle by being crushed ‘ by the bows of the Ocean, or were so dreadfully injured as to be incapable of doing anything to save themselves, and in this manner some seventy or more found a watery grave. The Ocean herself recivcd such severe in- jury, that, had the weather been in any degree rough, it is more than probable she would not have lived to reach port. As it was a large hole was knocked in her bows, and her fore compartment was filled with water; but luckily the bulkhead stood firm, and so another catastrophe was prevented. The sad afl‘air happened 120 miles north of Shawcishan Island. Favored with continued calm wea- ther, the Ocean reached Woosung be- fore the gale on Monday night came on, or, it is believed by those en board, she must have sunk, and there- fore the tale of disaster would never have been told. The Fatal Collision in the China Seas. Curious Wills. We cry for thick blankets while you are sweltering in the dog-day heats ; we throw open our doors and windows while you are cowering beneath the sharp stings of winter. Not that all days in summer are cold, and all days in winter warm ; but the general rule is that June, July, and August are de- testable, and the rest of the year un- equalled for loveliness of weather. There are not only days, but weeks, when the skies are indescribably gloriâ€" ous. The Nile Valley is not so sweet- ly balmy, Southern Italy not so rich in mellow splendor. The golden sunshine permeates every pore, quickens every pulse of life. The air has an indefin- able softness and sweetnessâ€"a tonic quality that braces the nerves to a joy- ous tension, making the very sense of existence a delight. That contrast of temperature between summer and wine ter is less apparent than real. The re- markable equability of the climate will appear from the following :â€"In June, 1874, the highest thermometer was 67 ° , the lowest, 58 o; in January of the same year, the highest was 59 °, the lowest, 54 ° . In December, the range was between 60 ° and 52 ° ; in August it was between 68° and 60 ° . San Franciscans make a hobby of their climate. They roll it as a sweet morsel under their tongue. It is their piece de Tesislame in the catalogue of blessings. “ The place seems shaky on her pins,” said a citizen just after the earthquake of 1868 ,' “but there‘s one consolation, anyhow, we’ve got the best climate in the world.” It is a climate of strong contrasts. It is eccentric 3 it is tantalizing ; it is seductive. We are piqued at its capriciousness, yet it un- fits us for living anywhere else. Sumâ€" mer hardens into winter ; Winter is glorified into summer. Roses and sunny skies in January ; vex-dureless waste, cold winds, and chilling fogs in J uly; “ Did you ever see such a summer as this 'I” said one Irishman to another. “ No, be iabers, not since the middle of last; winter.” “It won’t do you any good," she shouted after him: “ we don’t want any prepared food for infantsâ€"no piâ€" ano musichno stuffed birds! I know the policeman on this boat, and if you come around here again he will soon find out whether you’re a cOnfi- dence man or a vagrant.” And she took un‘fisual care to lock the door. “ N0, nor I don't know it now; you look like the man who sold the wo- man next door a dollar chi-01110 for eighteen shillings.” “ But here is my card.” “I don’t care for cards, I tell you! If you leave that gate open I’ll heave a. flower-pot at you.” “I will call again,” he said, as he went through the gate. “ Didn’t you know that I was the new minister,” he said as he backed off. “ Yes, I know youâ€"-you are the new man with a patent flat iron, but we don‘t want any, and you’d better go before I call the dog.” “No, I won’t. We’re bored to death with cards and handbills and circulars. Come, I can’t stand here ztllrdilyz” “ Will you give the iady my card and say that I called." “ Is the lady in '2" ho inquired, trying to look over Sarah’s head. " Yes the lady’s in, and I’m in, and £70u’ro out,” she snapped; -‘ and now don’t want to stand here talkingto a flyâ€"trap agent any longer. Come, lift your boots.” “I am not an agent,” he said, try- ing to smile; “I am the newâ€"” “You are mistaken,” he replied smiling blandly ; “ I called ’00â€"” “ Don’t want anything to keep the moths awayâ€"fly,” she exclaimed, getting red in the face. ” Ahâ€"umâ€"â€"~is Mrs.â€"ahâ€"-” “ Git 1" exclaimed Sarah, pointing to the gate. “Beg pardon, but I’d like to seeâ€" sceâ€"-â€"” “Meander,” she shouted, looking around for a weapon; “we don’t want any flour-Sifters hero.” ‘ The other day as the lady of' the house was enjoying a. napfand Sarah was wiping off the spoons, the bell rang. She hastened to the door, ex- pecting to see a lady, but her eyes encountered a slim man, dressed in black and wearing a White neck-tie. He was their new minister, and he was going around for the purpose of getting acquainted with the members. of his flock, but Sarah didn’t know‘ this. And she did. ,She throw the door. Open wide, blutfed right up to them,_ and when she got through talkin the cheekiest agent was only too gla to leave. It gobso after a while that- peddlers marked that house and the door-bell never rang except for com- pay- When she came to work for the family on Congress street, the lady of house sat down and told her that all agents, booksellers, hat-rack men, picture sellers, ash buyers, rag-men,- and all that class of people must met at the front door and coldly ref pulsed, and Sarah said she'd repulse them ifshe broke every broomstick' in Detroit. THE YORK HERALD PUBLISHED AT THE OFFICE Terms:~â€"0m Dollar per Annual 3'11 Advance The Californian Climate. Issued \Veekly on Friday Morning. Yoncn S1, RICHMOND qu“ ALEX. Scorn, P30281303... That Hired Girl. WHOLE NO. 892" ;‘ S