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S. GIBSON, ROV‘INCTKL“ ‘L A-N D SURVEYOR, Civil Engines; andiDfifii'ghtgmangg’; L Order‘s by letttr-shuuld state the Cpnceslion, i Lot and 45:313.er @1110 .3'Splzvey,,the subscrier \vhaving the 0 d7 M’SYOJ'NOM '6f the late D. GIBSON and; btkwmyora; which. should be consulted, in many gases apflto ;origtjnal monuments; r, km;- rprl'fl'iéfifi“ 51507" commencing awork. ’ Corner ovKoun‘g..‘a,nd Centre streets East, have constantly oxi hand aflgood assortment of Drugs, Paints, Perfumery, Chemicals, Oils, Toilet Soaps, Medicines, Varnishes, FancyArticles, Dye Stuffs, Patent Medicine! md all other articles kept by .druggistl _‘en_eliall k. Our stock of medicines warrant- .“cd‘ggiliniie, a._nd of the best qualities. kn- New method of extracting teeth without pain, by the use of Ether Spray,wh1ch affects the teeth only; The, tooth and gum surrounding becomes insenéiblé with the external agencyg‘when- the tooth can be ex- };rz'wted with no pain and without endanger- ing the life, as ihgthe use. of Ghloroform. Dr. Robinson will at the following place- preparéd to extract teeth with his, new up: paratus. All office operations in“ Dentistry performed. in a workmanlike mannér : Aurora, lst, 3rd, 16th and 22d of each mont ‘ ‘ ewmarket..... .. 2d “ ichmond Hill, 9th and 24th “' '7 ‘f *' Mt.Albert.....................15th “ “ Thornhill . ..... 23rd ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ Maple ...... . .26th ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ Burwick ...... ..28th “ ‘ ‘ Kleinburg... ..........29th “ ‘ Nobléton....,...... .30th “ “ r fifiNitrous Oxide Gas' always ‘ on hand =at Aurora. . :. q'. ' * Dealer in Drugs, Medicines, Groceriu, « _Win§a, and Liquors, Thornhill. By xRia'yail Letters Patent hasvbeen appointed Isâ€" suer of Marriage; Liqexgsves.” 5 Ofl‘ici'at W -_r‘L‘ .theTowglslfip-a f OHN BARRON, manufacturer and dealer ‘ _g; kings 2f boqts‘andthes, 38 \Vost .uuuuncu uquaxv, Jinjlffiuw‘ » 1 > .3 1 Boots anfi shoes mad‘e” t'o nfeasure, of the best matenal and workmanship, at the low- est remunerating prices. ‘ J~..H-,;§AHDER§Q}L WTERIN'A T XJV’SURGEgmgga amqu Toronto University Coilege, "(30mm of yo’ngg' mid" Centre systEasfiggiphngond'fiiu; M mm a" z firm tended 129,, agd‘gflb. the Province. u .j _ fiiéggfigg‘ 9170m§tiy jut- fienfi tu- gnypart _of uALU L-L‘UV gum; - » - Eogsgsféiergfiinéd-fiiw .séufidke'sa; arid 51's} be ‘3111; maxmd (in 'Eémx'viifiaipn. y: i _. r Blehmond H‘i]],§‘JM, 25, 1879. h ‘ 507 (SUCCESSORS TO w. w. cox,) UTCHERS, RICHMOND HILL, HAVE always on hand the best of Beef, Mutton, Lamb, Veal,~Pork, sausages, 350., and sell at the lowest prices for Cash, “ ' 17‘ irkefi Sqlsmi‘, M?E§?~~. ' (Latvia/52mm sf M‘s/sis), , _ ARRISTER, .:- .ATTORNEY.â€"AT~LAW, (Sbmcm‘bn IN (iHANCERY, Convnmxcn, ' '..‘c.,&c." 01mm ;~No'.“1‘2YYork Chambers,!)36uth- east Corner of-’-’EOYonto‘.a11i ,CQurt Streets, Toponto; Ont. a .z 4. f a bogavbe annoimtpp. u ’now pgactising with H: San_ érson, of the same RICHMOND H'ILL DRUG STORE, Also, Corned and Spiced Beef, Smoked and Dried Hams. The highest market price gist?!) for .thtle, Sheep, Lambs, &c. ‘ ‘ " will be promptly attended to : Fang Bills, Business Cards, Circulars,LaW Forms, ill Heads, Blank Checks, Drafts, Blank Orders, Receipts, Lettervfleadsflancy Cards} Pamphlets, Large and Small Posters, FARMERS’ BOOT AND SHOE STOFE Jan’ 7 y 8, 3': .JL' and.’ e\'rery ohler kind fiaving made large additions to the print- ing material, we are better prepared than ever to do the neatest and. most beautiful printing of ‘ every description. than" e year, ins'ertidn.. Each su‘ equent insert1011......‘.,.,.w. 22 inches to be considered one column :Ali'tranaitory oldvertisem‘énts from rggil- lar or irregular customers, must be paid for whon handed in for ixi's'eftion. Advertisements without written direction nserted till forbid, and charged accordingly. :AH transitory advertisements from regu- . "PI-IE HERALD BOOK. & JOB, PRINTING Plain & Colored Job Work One mc‘h, one year ...... V Wo_fi1che's, one ye‘ark. hree inches, one yegrfi ........ 1 Advertisements for h. shOrter THE YORK HERA?» will always be found to contain 1; 6 latest and most important Foreign and ocal News and Markets, and en greatest care:Will be taken to render it coeptable to‘ Elle man of business, and a. All letter}. addressed to the editors must be post-paid. No paper disban’tiuued until 32.11 ‘arrearages are paid”; and parties refusing papers with- out paying up will beheld accountable for the subscription. ‘ . r {coe‘fmflale to‘ the mail of business, and valilable Family §W§papen TERMS : Onue Dollg'r“per annum in 'ad- vance, if not paid. within two months, One Dollar and fifty Qe_nts vyill bf charged. And dispatched to subscribers thé ezi'rliet' mails or_9ther ggnveyanc'efi w_hen io.de‘sired: Every Friday Morning, fifE?6fiEfi3mALD Aurora, J‘animiy lfi, 1.373: .j‘ Richmond Hill, Oct, 24, ’72 Toronto, Dec 73?, 1867‘ we, where theyumy be _ gonsulted- arson: * by left r, QgLAall Idigeasgp hi on“, 1:33am, 3E1 313E175 REE! Ri'chménd Hill,» ’72 heap Books arid Job: Pfinh'ngEatabldshment. FFICEâ€"YONGE ’81, RICHMOND HILL. :tising With-H: 83133535011, ‘of the same :3, xyhe‘rg :theylmfayngégonsulteé-personk {era forzfany of the undermentioned des- cription of ADAM H. ’MEYERSL JIL, min? (a, ‘ R}: ANfi _‘\\V)5 W. H. dz R. PUGSLEY, TERMS: $1 PER ANNUM IN ADVANCE A. ROBINSON’Sfi..L, S; VOL. XVII. NO 5. H. SANDERSON & SON, ADVERTISING RATES Aprin '28,.11’810 THO MAS CARR, DENTISTRY. PBOPRIETOR8 OF THE “ THE YORK HERALD.” DRUGGISTS. lSTARLISHMENT. [S PUBL‘ISpED 5f Lettér-Press Print? yxonge, ,fitreet, iii "‘ ~23; M-g - . gun”; figopglm‘o 'ROPBIETOR Lo: ‘fiéfiéfi -; filly-ti PER INCH Zia-1.7 745-1 y 705 $4 00 3 50 3 00 735 Nothing, perhaps, more deserves «oursympathetic commiseration more than the position of a timid young man who does not know what to say 'tovhis partner at a. ball ; indeed, we have “ hidden depths ” ofindulgence for the unfortunate youth who, with heightened color ventures to remark, “ It is very warm 1” or “ What beauâ€" tiful dresses 1" But of all the obser- vations which could suggest them- selves to a youthful dancer overcome “with bashfulness the following, re- "cently' heard in a crowded ball-room, is certainly the most original : “ Say,” etammered the youth, “I say I” “ Yee‘i’,’ “Did it hurt you much hav- ing your ears pierced.” The “ sitting for it ” is generally so apparent in the result of the photo- graphic process as to materially lessen the charm of the picture, and a method of obviating this almost universal difâ€" ficulty will be hailed with delight by all those intent on obtaining the high- est success. Sir David Salomons, a gentlemen noted for his inventions in scientific apparatus, has devised an electrical attachment to a photographic camera, by means of which the photo- grapher, having arranged his apparatus, can retire to’a point of vantage, and, when the proper expression and posi- tion are secured, can immediately pho- tograph them. Photography, it would seem, need no longer confine itself to still-life pictures; but, in the hands of a skillful operator, will be able to catch passing scenes of beauty and grandeur, and give them permanency on its ac- curately recording paper. The details of Sir David Solomons’ method have not been published. They will be looked forward to with great interest, as promising to effect an important adâ€" vance beyond the methods hitherto in use. v "‘ I wonder What makes my eyesgso weak,” - said a fop to a gentleman. “They are in a weak place,’,’ respond- ed the latter. An Improvement in Photography. He begins by picking up his cards all in a bundle. He holdest them in his hand and looks at the picture nearest him, and at the same time he iturns the face of the cards towards :his adversary. We see one of his1 ‘cards slipping out of his hand, but luckily it drops on his knees, then on the floor. He stoops to pick it up and three or four more go down ; he then muddles them all together, and shakes them about on the table, and one card drops face upward.‘ Then he asks what are trumps. It is his turn to play, and he draws out one card and then another, and puts them both back again, and then he asks : “ What did you say were trumps ?” Answer “ Hearts.” “Oh, I thought spades were trumps,” the spade being his exposed card on the table. This hesitation, it is scarcely necessary to add, makes even winners uncomfort- able, and to a loser such things are unbearable. About the ninth trick we get in and lead a knave. Then our friend hesitates, goes through the regular performance, and at last says, “ I can’t rememberâ€"I’ll risk it,” and thereupon trumps our best card. Whist is a nice game; and if this is the sort of thing we have instore for our old age, we should recommend those men who are cursed with such a liver to look out for a single handed game. , y J. SEGSWORTH, EALER IN FINE GOLD AND SIL- ver Watches, Jewelry, #0., 113 Yong. Street, Toronto. September 1, 1871. m CCOUNTANT, Bookâ€"Keeper, Convcy' ancer, and Commission Agent for the sale or purchase of lands, farm stock, &c., also for the collection of rents, notes and ac- counts. Charges Moderate. OFFICE~Richmond srreet, Richmond Hill. V 700-137 WM. MALLOY, BARRISTER, Attorney, Solicitor~in~Chan cery, Conveyancer, &'c. 0FFICEâ€"â€"-N0. 6 Royal Insurance Buildings, Toronto street. Toronto, Dec. 2, 1859. 594 Sold by Druggists generally. The Dominion VVorm'Candy is the medicine 0 expel Worms. Try it. 700-y Stands permanently above every other Rem (1y now in usa. It is invaluable. LSO, the Pain Victor is Infallible fior Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Flox, Colic, Cholera Morbus, Pain and Cramp in the Stomach and Bowels, 8w. Directions with eaCh bottle and box. Manufactured by Â¥ H. MUS’IlARD, » USTARD’S Pills are the bent pill: you can get for Dyspepsia, Sick Headache, Billiousness, Liver, Kidney Complaints, a... AVE you Rheumatism,Wounds, Bruin“, Old Sores, Cuts, Burns, Frost Bitu, Piles, Painful SWelllngs, White Swelling-,1 find every conceivable wound upon man or east ? PROCLAMATION- > USTARD’S Catarrh Specific Curel Acute and Chronjc casespf Catarrh, N eunl- ia, Headache, Colds, Coughs, Croup, ’Asthmu, ronChitis, "&c., it is also a good Soothing Syrup. Ball-Room Conversation. PATENT DIEDICINES. The Fidgety Player. THE KING OF OILS D. C. O’BRIEN, Proprietor, Ingers'oll The Misses Coppe had not been dom- iciled many weeks within the academy walls before that portion of the cream- colored edifice in close proximity to their windows was discovered to have changed color in the night. These am- teur artists had smuggled in a paint pot, and haul tried the efl'cet of bronze green in the moonlight. Searcer had they condoned this offence when they removed the key-board of the best piâ€" ano, concealed it in a closet, and gave as a lucid reason for the extrordinary step, that the music-master would have insisted on a lesson, and they hated scales. The teachers became appre- hensive by instinct when two little brown heads were observed laid togeth- er, scholars giggled in anticipation of rich results in the fields of mischief, and Miss Maynard was grateful for the day that witnessed no fresh prank. “I am afraid, ma’am. There’s a noise in my room,” whimpered the new pupil. Profound silence ensued. A candle burned dimly on the table. Miss May- nard sat bolt upright, a picture of rigid ingredulity, and the new pupil hovered timidly near the door. Suddenly the Whole chamber was filled with unin- telligible sound, which central in the wall in a most peculiar, grating, grind~ .ingwnoise. , Miss Maynard grew pale ,- the 'new pupil crept close to her side. There was a fall of rubbish; then a. ray of light streamed through a hole in the wall, the end of some instrument was made visible through the aperture, and One night a timid new pupil pre- sented herself at the door of Miss May- nard’s room,just; as the clock struck twelve. “ What nonsense I” said the teacher, and went swiftly to the scene of dis- turbance. a little voice saicl, “Hulloa, Mary White! We brought an augur from home'to bore holes like the prisoners in cells, you know, and we’ve tried it on the ceiling, only thé plaster fell into The teacher consulted her watch, and found that she had two hours at her disposal. She went to take tea with Minn unusual dissipa- tionâ€"and forgot the cares of office in the discussion of flapjacks delicately flavored with sugar and nutmeg. Imâ€" prisonment had come about in this way ; ,two little maidens, exactly alike in ap- pearance, christened respectively Lotty and Hatty Coppe, had been brought to Hopville Academy by an indulgent fa- ther six months before. Miss Mayâ€" nard, most firm and well-regulated of principals, had informed her world with justifiable pride that the twin sisters had been reared in the Southwest, a vague region where they were supposed to have run wild, that they were heirâ€" esses, and that their parent, an eccen- tric man, had purchased a large proper- ty in the vicinity of Hopville. Very ignorant and wayward, Miss Maynard was expected to polish the new pupils to a state of decorous young-ladyhood. She might as well have attempted to tame the golden eagle. They liked to drive, to row, and romp ; their small hands were toughened with ball-playing and they assumed gentlemanly atti- tudes by instinct. Alas, that the silk- en pillow of heavy School bills promptly paid should have so many thorns. This statement was received in stub- born silence, yet the good lady justified herself for her severe measure as she walked down to the village. Her be- lief, as principle of the Hopville Acad- emy, was that girls require to be com- pressed within rigid rules of discipline, both mentally and morally: According to this standard the Coppe sisters were very far indeed from that prescribed path. Miss Maynard, at last goadcd to des- peration, locked. the door, put the key in her pocket, and announced to her captives, “I will release you at eight o’clock precisely, and not before.” FIVE MINUTES TOO LATE. Life’s rivgr flows on for nyc, But the tenderest thought a mother knows Is folded away with the baby’s clothes. Those were worn by that, stalwart man, It seems only yesterday ; But (hose once held the little form 0f the baby that passed away. Now in sunshine and now in storm Shall precious memories bear. Ah, the saddest work a. mother knows Is folding away the baby‘s clothes. Folding away the garments whiteâ€"â€" The baby needs no more careâ€"- A toy, a tiny pair of shoes, And a lock of sunny hair. Yellow with age, each fragrant fold His deeds will the poets sing." Ah, the proudest work a mother knows 18 making the baby‘s dainty clothes, “ Garments flt fora king 1" she saith , ‘ ‘ My baby shall be a king: Wise men shall listen unto his words, And the children offerings bring. He shall be manly, true, and brave ; Stands in the golden gleam. Ah, the dearest work a mother knows 15 making the baby’s dainty clothes. Her thoughts reach out across the years, Losing herself in a dream; A hope is set with the stitches fine Of every delicate seam. ' An airy castle with turrets high While the garments grow apace. Ah, the sweetest work a mother known 19 making the baby‘s dainty clothes. Scariest linen and snowiest lawn, With fairy flutlng of lace : ‘Broidery fine as the penciled fern By finger of frost-king traced. Singing, she news the tiniest seam, BABY’S CLOTHES. RICHMOND HLLL, ONTARIO, CANADA: FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1875. Absorbed discussion over a fashion magazine is interrupted by a startling phenomenon in upper air. All Hop- ville rushed forth to gaze at the heav- ens, where a stream of golden fire was breaking in a spray of rainbow balls. A rocket had been sent ofl‘ from the academy. To dart out into the road, seek in her pocket for the key, miss it, and run wildly toward the doctor’s house was the teacher’s first impulse. But even as she sped along, the cry of “ fire,” ominous and terrible in the country, echoed on her bewildered senses, and a glow was plainly visible through the windows of the Coppe girls’ room. - 'l-‘he heiresses had certain- ly succeeded 'in setting the school on fire. In the nightmare of confusion and alarm, Miss Maynard fell from one height of horror to another. She had lost the key, and they would be burn- ed to death .’ Everybody helped her to search in mad haste, and only occasion- ed hopeless entanglement. The church bell was ringing ; a crowd was surging along the road dragging that reluctant monster, the village engine; and the doctor’s guests were, for the most part on their hands and knees, groping un- der the tea-table for the missing article. “Pshaw! the door will be burst open,” said the doctor arriving on the scene. - ' He took Miss Maynard, faint with alarm, in his gig. For the first time on record the doctor’s horse shied at the engine, bolted one. side road, and de- posited Miss Maynard inma. ditch, from which she was forced to climb across fields to the scene of disaster. Her heart died Within her as she approached. What was her joy when the gardener accosted her. “I busted the door, mum, with an aid and let out one of ’em, but the young gentleman was More me with thé other." v ' At eight o'clock Miss Maynard left the doctor’s company. As she passed the dre‘ssmaker’s small white house, that power in the community thrust her head out of the window, removed a pin from her mouth, and said : “Miss Maynard, would you like your black silk made with abasque. Step in and look at some of my new patterns.” The most sensible woman wavers under such circumstances. Miss May- nard wavered and fell. “ I must go home," she demurred. “ Only five minutes,” coaxed the dressmaker. “We are treade shamefully. In five minutes we will summon Tom,” said Hatty. Perhaps the beauty of the season tun- talized them, A soft: hazeeélept in the far horizon, nuts dropped from the high trees, the squirrels ran nimbly to safer hiding places, and the shot of the sports- man rang sharply on the ear. The young captives longed to wander in search of aromatic scented leaves, gor- geously dyed by autumn, or follow the little river as it glanced from rock to rock, where their skates Would later score delicate embroidery on the polish- ed surface. “What’s the use of: school?" cried Lotty, impatiently. “ Tom promised to come to the res- cue,” hinted Hatty, darkly. “Wait until eight o’clock.” “ I tell you What, I’m not going to stand this sort of thing much longer,” remarked Lotty, twisting her blue cra- vat awry. The chamber of the heiresses was eminently characteristic. A fishing- 1'0d stood in one corner 5 a dog’s collar lay on the floor; the table boasted a mousctrap, twine and several birds’ nests ; and on the wall was a chromo of the famous “Lexington.” Their conversation was apt to possess a masâ€" culine Vigor. It was not enough, for the cup was not yet full. 011 the very day of which we Write the twins had been placed at the blackboard to work out a problem. The little maids were slow at figures, quick at caricature. Lo! laughter bub- bled irrepressibly in the school-room, and instead of the “ result and answer ” to the sum, Miss Maynard beheld her- self sketched in chalk, every angle ex- aggerated, her nose intensified, and her spectacles veritable goggles. There are limits to l.luman endurance. The prinâ€" cipal rose in her wrath and incarcerated the culpritsâ€"for Erckman-Chatrian are not more inseparable than the twins in‘ sharing praise or blamewand went to‘ the doctor’s tea-party. “I am simply ashamed of you,” she said to the youthful sinners. “ Is it; not enough that you have ruined the best piano in the house; and attempted to alter the house, or that you make a trumpet of your hands to hail the coach- man, as if you were pilots, Without frightening us by fearful noises at night ‘1" ' Miss Maynard stood by the hole like the proverbial cat While this confession was made. Ignorant of the impending evil, the little voice went on, while a boiled crab, a. slice of plum-cake, and a small torrent of caramels were propelled through the opening. Miss Maynard smiled sarcastically ; the new pupil blushed. Dismay was‘ pictured on the faces of those victims of misplaced con- fidence, the Coppe sisters next door, when the principal surprised them ar- ranging a. train of edibles before the tunnel in the wall. our eyes. Now we have fworked on your wall all study hour. Here’s some supper for you.” The discovery of California open ed a new source of American humor ; it changed it from the personal exag- geration peculiar to the valley of the Mississippi, to “poetical license” regarding natural objects. Said one of the “Argonauts,” in an excited conversation: “Look at Ca ifornia, unrivaled in any natural production that comes from the soilâ€"gold I well enough in its way, but a mere drug â€"nothing to be compared with its vegetable productions; Look at its forests, _trees varying from three hundred to a thousand feet in height, with their trunks so close together (drawing his knife and pantomining) that you can’t stick this bowie be- tweem them; and then it would do your hearts good tosee the lordly elk, with antlers from seventeen to twenty feet spread, With their heads and tails up, ambling through these grand forests. it’s a sight gen- tlemen "â€" The Californian turned on the questioner with a. look of thorough contempt, and replied :_ “ That’s the elk's business,” and then continued on in his unvarnlshed tale, unembar- rassed as the summer noonday sun. “Stop,” said one of the listeners, a new comer in California, one who had not yet been innoculated ' with the atmosphere, “ my friend,” said he, “ if the trunks of the trees are so close together, how do these elks get through the woods with their wide branching horns ?” [From the New Orleans Picayune] About a month ago a friend of Mrs. Harmon Jones read in an English pa- per the account of some British vessel having been driven out of her course ' in a storm, and sighting an unknown : island. Much to the surprise of the ‘ crew the island turned out to be in- } habited, and still more astonishing, by ' men who spoke the English language. ' The rest of the story, as given in the l’ paper referred to, is that the castaways ' told the ship’s company that they were the Florinda party who had sailed from New Orleans in 1849, bound for Cali- fornia, that they had been wrecked on ‘ the island and had dwelt there ever since, it being more than twenty-five years, that they had not seen a human face nor a sign of the world from which they had been so utterly eliminated. The paper gave the names of several, all of whom are known to have been of the Flor-inda’s crew, and in many other ways, according to the version of Mrs. Jones’ friend, the identity of the party was established as none but them- selves could havs established it. It was further stated that the British ves- sel offered to take the men on board, but they declined, saying they had been lost for a quarter of a century, that they knew not in what situation they would find the families they had left, and that they preferred staying and ending their days there, rather than venture back to such a doubtful and uncertain future. This paper was four months old when Mrs. Jones’ friend saw it one month ago, and the events narrated were described as having oc- curred four months previous to the is- . sue of the paper. It is just nine months then since the island was discovered ,by the British vessel. and at that time :all or nearly all of the Florinda party : appear to have been alive. It need i not be said that this news has aroused j the deepest interest. To the commun- ity at large it recalls the familiar oc- currence of the Flor-inda's sailing from New Orleans with its adventurous company. To the families of the ill- . fated men it comes like a message from another world, and is as though it were an announcement of a resurrection. Within the past few days the relatives have been in a state of constant ex- citement, and many of them, especially the sons of Harmon Jones, John A. Sidney, and Capt. Kenmure, the skip- per of the Florinda, have devoted them- selves to the task of following the clue given by the friend who saw the Eng- lish paper. Extensive inquiries are now on foot, and the British consul has kindly interested himself in the af- fair so far as to agree to forward to the War Office in London a statement of the circumstances, so that the name of l the vessel which touched at the casta- way’s home can be ascertained, and the bearings of the island taken from her log. A Story of a. Colony on an Un- known Island. 7"I shall be ah, old maid if Hatty marries Tom,” sobbed the other little damsel on that occasion. Miss Maynard beheld them depart from Hopville Academy with desperate calmness, nor was she surprised by an invitation the next; year to the wed- ding of a. seventeemyear-old bride and a groom of’ twenty. Tom succeeded in lowering Hatty by the traditional rope-ladder of romance, while Lotty was forced to choose the broken door 5 and from that moment the youth’s affection balanced in Habty’s favor. ‘ Toni Walker, playmate and impar- tial sweetheart of the twins since in- fancy, then on a visit to their home, had promified rescue from durance vile if a rocket was fired. They resorted to this extreme measure only because Miss Maynard was five minutes late, and their dignity was. afl‘ronted by be- ing locked up. In firing the rocketâ€" most tragic signal of distressâ€"they also fired the curtains. Their Business. Americans are proud of their ca- pacity for hard work. They will do any amount of “roughing it,” for a while provided an independent posit- tion can be secured by that means. Yet of hard work, in the European sense of the term, they have not the slightest idea. It is only recently that the working hours in England have been reduced to a reasonable limit; while in France, in Germany, and in Belgium, men and women still work as many as twelve hours a day, and in small trades like millin- ery, hair-dressing, confectionery and general shopkeeping, the 'hours of labor are even still longerâ€"from eight in the morning to twelve in the evening in some cases. These habits of hard and constant labor inâ€" fluence the whole state of aflairs of a country, not only in a direct, but in an indirect way, by preventing the development of those habits of luxury and extravagance in the mass of the people who, neither from their ability nor from their position ought to have acquired such habits. Take a man from any class you like in America, and compare him with a man from the corresponding class in Europe, and you will be surprised to find how much more reeklesss, more extrava- gant, more pretentious the Ameari- can is, and, upon the whole, how much less actual hard, steady work he per- forms. Then, in all our village districts, the roads are execmble and seldom lighted, so that before snow has come, or early in the spring, travelling is very diffiâ€" cult, and party giving almost impossi- ble. Country houses, too, have not the modern improvements in the perfection to which we are accustomed. Markets are far away, and. luxuries not easily obtained. But, worst of all, the villa residents miss their concerts and opera, and all the busy and social life of the city in winter. There is, in fact, very little social life anywhere in our coun- try districts outside of villages and towns ; villa owners depend on society from a distance. People must now have their pleasures and luxuries all the year round. They can get them at watering-places, or within fifty miles of a capital, or in a European journey ,' but they cannot in remote “ manorial estates.” Hence they are abandoning these and residing nearer large cities, or taking their rural pleasures in a rougher way. In the interior of the State there are numerous other estates in the same plight. In fact, one of the poorest pro- perties to hold now is a first-class villa and grounds more than sixty miles from New York, or not near any large town. Are we, then, becoming more indifferent to rural life than our ances- tors? There is no lack of taste and love for rural pursuits among our peo- ple. The ideal of many a hard-working business man is a farm or a villa, with‘ its garden and stables, and land on which to plant or experiment agriculturally. Moreover, there are plenty who would gladly take the position of the country gentleman, or live as did our manor landlords fifty years ago. The difficul- ties, however, in the way of a country lite of this kind are manifold, and such as finally discourage all concerned. To make country life of value, it must be continued through the year. The family must be recognized as a fixture 5 as part and parcel of the neighborhood. There must be country society ; not merely visiting from city friends. But to a Winter residence in a lonely “ man- or-house,” there is first the great ob- stacle of procuring good servants. These are willing enough to spend the summer months there, but at the first approach of autumn frosts, they flit to the city. Then life is made miserable by the hunt for servants and the disor- der resulting from it. Within the past season, a wellâ€"known ‘ estate on the Upper Hudson, beautiful- ly situated and carefully laid out, which cost the owner $100,000, was sold for less than the mortgage‘upon it, or for $30,000. ' As the traveller sails up the Hudson beyond Newburg he will, with- in a short distance, see three fine pro- perties, one of which belonged to a British ambassador, another, to one of our own foreign ministers, and the other to an equally prominent person, all of which are in the market, unsaleable and unrentable, one, indeed, being turned into abrick-yard. Passing still‘ further up the stately river, the travelâ€"1 Ier will be pointed to other splendid, properties belonging to old manorial estatesâ€"- some of whose titles came from the British Crown, and others Whose deeds were signed by the Indian chiefs â€"now' utterly worthless as sources of profit, the expenses of keeping them up exceeding any Crent possible for them, and they themselves not finding a buyer at the price of the mortgages on them. These places, too, it should be remarked, are among the finest in the Northern ‘States, with handsome lawns and garâ€" idcns, old trees and parks, and superb views of river and mountain. The houses themselves are perhaps old, but not uncomfortable, and they are easy of access by boat and railroad. The same state of things prevails further from the river. There is one place in Dutchcss county which is said to have cost $250,000, and which could not be , rented, and probably not sold, for a third of its value. Country Life in America. [From the New York Times.] As a. Whole. If you will only kee your teeth clean they won’t decay. he wonder- ful dentifrices which are sold at fab- ulous; prices are greatly inferior to a simple mixture of soap and pre- pared chalk, With a little something like orris root; but the essential articles are soap and chalk. Th‘e druggist will prepare you enough for a quarter of a do lar to last a. long time. When you go to bed, with a broad, soft tooth-brush go through the mouth thoroughly. If disposed to a bad month you may re eat the dose in the morning. But t e prin- cipal article for keeping the teeth clean is a toothpickâ€"a soft goose quillâ€"which you must use after eating, no matter though it is a piece of apple, and, if convenient, after the pick use a mouthful of water to rinse from between the teeth what the toothpick may have left. be foundvat court. Greatness is ex- posed to afflictions often more severe than those of a private station. Be neither vexed nor ashamed to de" pend on your husband. Let him be your dearest friend, your only con- fidant. Hope not for constant har- mony in the married state. The best husbands and wives are those who hear occasionally from each other sallies of ill-humor with patient mildness. Be obliging, without put- ting great value on your favors. Hope not for a full return of tender- ness. Men are tyrants, who would be free themselves, and have us con- fined. You need not be at the pains to examine whether their rights be well founded; it is enough if they are established. Pray to God to keep you from jealousy. The affec- tions of a husband are never-to be gained by complaints, reproaches, or sullen behavior.” “ Hope not for perfect happiness,” said Madame Maintenon to the Prin- cess of Savory, on the eve of her marriage with the Duke of Burgun- dy; “ there is no such thing on earth; and though there were, it would not at Birmingham and cost him £300 sterling and eight months labour to bring to perfection. Complete mas- tery over it was not then attained until he had a. finger shot off in Engâ€" land and his skull nearly fractured at Vienna. Human nature seems to require something new and wonderful occa- sionally and does not always stop to consider whether the new wonder is anything but a wonder. John Hol- tum, a Dane, has been astounding the citizens of the principal cities of Europe by the extraordinary'feat of ‘catching in his hands a real cannon 1 ball fired from a real cannon. He performed the feat recently in Paris in a public hall and among the press reports of the feat was one which characterizedit-as a fraudulent decep- tion. Holtum, fired at this, offered to perform the “feat in an open field, to give 5,000 francs to the poor if he failed and to give 3,000 francs to any one else who should succeed in catch- ing the ball. Parisian journalists to the number of 300 assembled to wit- ness the performance, which to their unbounded astonishment was success- fully accomplished. They saw the ball leave the gun “ like a flash of lightning ” and remain caught in the powerful hands » of Holtum. There seems to be no deception about the thing and it remainsâ€"but to admire the ingenuity of the man in gaining such influence over the uh tractable materials he has to contend withâ€"gunpowder and a heavy iron ball. His cannon was cast for him Select fresh , fruit, and that which . is not dead ripe, but just in a condi-,'._ tion to be the most palatableu Take" - the best glass jars with tightly sealing s covers. . Fill the cans full of fruit ., and put them into adeep kettleuor ‘ pan of cold water, first .putting' an? , grating of Wire into the bottom-cf it ‘ toprevent the cansvfrom touching ’ it. . A handful of hay onstrjaw will do as well. Place over aslow fire ‘ at first, for if the heat is too great at the commencement the glass will ex- pand too quickly. ' Let them come to the boiling point, and mean-while you can prepare a syrup of white sugar, taking half a pound of the best lump sugar to'every quartc‘an of fruit. As the fruit 'in the can shrinks, add more to them. Ben the sugar with just enough waterltto dissolve it, and skim it thoroughly, then fill up each jar with the boiling syrup, and after cooking, them from fifteen to twenty minutes, sealup tightly, taking a towel dipped in cold water to handle the boiling hot cans. Keep the cans. in the coolest place in the house, but not in a damp cellar, and look at them in about a week after they are put away to see the covers are tightly sealed. and no bubbles of air are discernible in the :fruit. If they are, air-tight they will keep for years. It is not a good practice to cook the fruit with the sugar before putting into cans, as it takes away the natural flavour ina great degree. " ‘ How to Can Cherries, Strawber- ries and Raspberries. HY“... THE YORK HERALD Termsé-One Dollar per Anum'h l'h. Alvaim JBLISHED AT THEJOFFICE. Issued Weekly on Friday Hwy»: An Astonishing Feat. Advice to a Bride. ALEX. Seem, Pnoran Clean Teeth. WHOL] 1058931135 .094-