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The Dominion \Vorm Candy is the .medicine 0 expel worms. Try it. TOO-y \VM. MALLOY, A ARIIISTER, Attorney, SolicitoriibChan cery, Conveyancer, rite. OFFICEâ€"No. 6 Royal Insurance Buildings, 'l‘oronto street. Toronto, Dec. 2, 1859. 5394 I). C: O’BRIEN, CCOUNTAN '1‘, took-Keeper, Con vey, 1 anecr, and Connnissiou Agent for the sale or purchase of lands, farm stock, &c., also for the collection of rents, notes and ac- counts. Charges Moderate. ()1WIcu~ltichmond srreet, Richmond Hill. 700-1y J. SEGSWORTH, EALER IN FINE GOLD AND SIL- D ver “latches, Jewelry, him, 113 Yonge Street, Toronto. September I, 1871. 684 Cheating an Innocent Old Man. [From the Y;I;l)lll’g ll eruldJ One day last month when trade was dull, a Vicksburg grocery clerk procured a piece of sole leather from a shoemaker, painted it black, and laid it aside for future use. 111 a few days an old chap from back in the coun- try camc in and inquired for a plug of chewâ€" ing tobacco. The piece of sole leather was tied up, paid for, and the purchaser started for home. At the end of the sixth day he returned, looking downcast and dejected, and \\':ilkiog into the store, he inquired of the clerk : “Member that torbacker 1 get here the other day 1’” “ Yes.” “ l'v'cll, was that a. new brand ‘3” “ No vsainc old brand.” “ llcg‘lar plug tcrbacker, was it ‘3” (l \ICS-H “ Well, then, it's me; it’s right here in in my jaws,” sadly replied the old man. “ I know I was gittin’ purty old, but I was allns handy OiI bitin‘ plug. I never seed a plug that I couldn’t tear to pieces at one chaw. 1 sot my teeth on to this one, and bit and pulled and twisted like a dog at a root, and I ‘ve kept bitin’ and pnllin’ for six days, and thar she am now, the same as the day you sold her to me.” “' Seems to be a good plug,” remarked the clerk, as he smelled of the counterfeit. “ She’s all right; it’s me that’s failing !” exclaimed the Old man. “ l’ass Inc out some lineeut, and I’ll go home and deed the farm to the boys, and git ready for the grayc l” ~â€"*â€"â€"40â€"4M‘>â€"â€"‘ ACIuoUs tiger is roaming around Brazil, 1nd., and men who never stayed at home an evening since they can remember are now to be found in the bosom of their families. A 1310an race of fifty miles for the Chain- pionship of England and France took place at Portsmouth last week, and resulted in the victory of the Britishcr by one yard. So narrow a race over so long a course has never been recorded. OUT of the £100,000 worth of dollars sunk in the ill-fated Schiller, no less than £40,000 have been already recovered. This is the more meritorious as such is the condition of the wreck that much of its iron-work has to be supported by chains while the intrepid divers go about their work beneath it. ANOTHER husband and wife were celebrat- ing the twentyâ€"fifth anniversary of their wedding, and when quite a little circle was gathered about them, the husband, with not a little self-complacency, said. “ Here my wife and I have been married fortwenty-five years, and in all that time neither of us have over S )oken to the other an excited or unkind word. ’ “ Thunder,” said the witty Dr. M~-, “ what a stupid time you must have hado/it.” A KANsAs City fisherman, who recently had set afloat several lilies attached to bottles, and baited with 'frogs, and had followed them in a skiff for several miles down the river without getting a bite, was chagrined to discover that, owing to the insufficient “leading” of the lilies, the frogs hud swuin to the surface, and had been sitting on the bottles for the whole distance. Evuiiv place has its advantages, even the lock-up. A Scotch “gentleman,” who had been guilty of some irregularity that demand- cd his compulsory withdrawl from polite society for sixty days, was asked after his release as to how he had “ got on.” “ chl,” replied he, ” ye see, a body canna. hac every- thing in this life ; and I’m no gaun: to misca’ the placeâ€"A110 me. For a’ the time I was there just twa months nate, by-the-byeâ€"I was wecl proteckit frae the wiles o’ a wickit worl’ ootside, while my bread was aye gi'en me, and my water sure.” AFTER Mrs. Bumble was married she went in for housekeeping. She was entirely ignor- ant of the art, and wholly unfamiliar with the utensils with which it was conducted, and Mr. Rumble was no wiser. Mrs. Ruins blc's mother ordered her furniture and things for the house, and On the day they arrived Rumble came home and found his wife al- most mad. “ That outrageous, unprinciplcd tradesmen,” she said, “ knows I am inexper- ienced, and he has tried to impose on me, \Villiam. He has sent up a tin wash-basin full of holes so that it leaks awfully. He must think I’m simple if he believes that I’m uoing to keep such a thing as that.” VVil- iam desired to see it, and Mrs. Rumble went into the kitchen and brought outâ€"a colander. Mr. Rumble examined it, and suggested that it might perhaps be worm-eaten. But he said it was a scandalous fraud, anyhow, and he put on his hat, wrapped the colander. up in paper, and went to see the tradesman about it. colander with him, and maintained a gloomy silence as he dashed it down on the kitchen table, and refused to explain about it; but Mrs. llumblc obtained the necessary infor- mation in a'subsequent interview with her mother. She thinks now that \Villiam would be happier if she had a more intimate famil- iarity with colandcrs and such things. \Vhen he came home he had the. LAVENDER. lIow prone we are to hide and hoard Each little token love has stored, To tell of happy hours ; \Vc lay nsidc with tender mire A tattered book, a curl of hair, A bunch of faded flowers. when Death has led with pulseless hand Our darlings to the silent. land, Awhile we sit. bereft, But time goes on; anon we rise, ()ur dead being buried from our eyes, “’0 gather what is left. The books fhoy loved, the songs they sang. The little flute whose music rang So cheeriiy of old. The pictures we have watched them paint, The last. plucked flower with odor faint, That fell from fingers cold. We smooth and fold with reverent cure The robes they, living, used to wear: And painful pulses stir, As o’er the relics of our dead, With bitter rain of fears, we spread Pale, purple lavender. And when we come in after years, With only tender April fears 0n checks once w iife with care, To look at. treasures put away, Despairing, on that far-off day A subtle scent is there. Dcwvwct and fresh we gathered them, These fragrant.flowersâ€"viiow every stem ls bare of all its bloom. Tear-wet. and sweet we sfrewcd them here, To lend our relics sacred, dear, Their beautiful perfume. That scent abides on book and Info, On curl and flower, and with its Inufr But eloquent up cal It wins from us a ( caper sob For our lost (leadâ€"a sharper fhrob ’l‘han we are wont to feel. It whispers of the long-ago, Ifs love, its loss, its aching woe, Anil buried sorrows stir; And tears like those we shed of old Roll down our checks as we behold Our faded lavender. . . 4.~~¢»H.> .. NOT SO BAD AFTER ALL ! A TALE Fon “'rionT 'I'nuics." BY JOHNEâ€"OSS DIX. CILIIT'uu I TIIH LOSS. There never wasvthore never can have been, so happy a fellow as myself. What more have I to wish for? Mary adores Inc ; I adore Mary. To be surcishc is at New York-wdctaincd there; but I liear from her almost daily, and we are to be united for life in a fortnight. Then again, Jack Applehyw my old schoolfcllowâ€"I don’t believe there’s anything in the world he wouldn’t do for me. I know there's no living being he loves half as Inuch ! And you, too, I continued, to my dog, who lay on the carpet at my feet ; old Bo’son, ain’t you the best and handsomest Newfoundland in the universe ‘1 Be’son, finding himself ad- dressed, awoke leisurely from his slumbers, and fixed his eyes on mine with an affirma- tive expression, then rubbed his head against my hand and sank into repose. That dog is a philosopher l I said ; he never says a word more than is necessary. Then, again, not only blessed in love and in my dog ~but what luck it was to sell, in these war times, too, these old, lumbering houses of my father’s for so many thousand dollars, and to have the money aid down the very day the bargain was conc uded I By the way, though I had forgot, thought I; I may as Well write to Messrs. Bang & Slamer about that money, and request them to hand it over to Inc. They are mighty lion- est people and all, but its as well to be can- tious, and no agent should be tempted or trusted too far. I’ll write about it at once, As I said, so I did. I requested Bang & Slainer to pay my banker the fifty thousand dollars on the following morning. Then I re- tired, Bo’son, as usual, keeping watch at my chamber door. Of course, my visions were delightful. I dreamed that it was (lay break on my wed- ding morning ; that I was gorgeously arrayed in Iny wedding suit ; that Hymen, in person, joined our hands ; and that, 011 returning to our house I found there a number of money ‘ bags, each marked $50,000, arranged in rows on a table ; and that I was beginning to empty these at the feet of my bride, when my dream was interrupted by the hasty eu- trance of my man-servant, who, with a pale face and agitated manner, stood before me. “ Gracious Heaven ! Peter, what is the matter ‘2”, I exclaimed, sitting bolt upright in my bed. “ O lor ! sar ! sieh news .'â€"O lor I” “ What is it 2’” I cried. “\Vhy, sar, when I took (lat ar note to Bang &, Slainer’s office, Bang 8L Slanier dey warn’t dar. No, sar I Bang &. Slamer was bust up 1 but Slainer was dar, and Bang had clar‘d out i" “ Cleared out, did you say ?” “ Yes, sar ; he runncd away with all your money, and tree thousand dollars alongin’ to Massa Slamer !" I was horror-struclbvruincd ! VVlIat was to be done? I rose, dressed in double-quick time, and, without waiting for breakfast, was, in less than ten minutes, on my way to Court street; twenty minutes afterwards I stood in the presence of Mr. Slamer. He appeared to be about as Inucli frightened as myself. “ Oh, Mr. Travers l” he exclaimed ; “ their you have got information of this most extra- ordinary af‘fair ? What will the world think 5' W hat will the merchants say ? The house of Bang & ,Slamerâ€"â€"such a. well-known estab- lishmentâ€"such a respectable house Emand one of the partner’sil mean Mr. Bang Enâ€"to abscond 1” “Ali, Mr. Slamcr l” I exclaimed, in my turn ; “ but think of my fifty thousand dol- Iars l” ” Sir, when they told me Mr. Bang had gone, I could not believe it to be a fact ; it seemed a circumstance that no evidence could establish. Sir, he always entered that door pcciscly at ten o’clock every morning, for twenty yearsâ€"Sundays only cxcepted~and I felt satisfied that, when ten O’clock came, he would certainly come, too.” “ Very possible, sir : but you were deceiv- ed ; and now, what am I to do to recover my money 2’” “ If you’ll believe, as a man of business, Mr. Travers, I could not persuade myself to give him up as lost until the old South clock had struck more than half an hour.” “ But, Mr. Slamer, my fifty thousand dol- larsâ€"if they are not recovered, I am ruined for ever 1” ,-,;_. “ \Vcnt away, sir, without the slightest hint where he might be met, or where his letters might be sent. A most extraordinary procccdin I” “ You’l drive me mad, Mr Slamer I Let me implore you to inform Inc what is to be done about my money '3” “ Your money, Mr. Travers ! Herc has the same party taken three thousand dollars belonging to the houscAâ€"to me Ivall the ready money we had in the house, More, he forged a draft for a large amount, Got it cashed, and put the money into his pocket I” “ Oh ! Mr. Slamcr, this will be the death of me ! Sir ! sir ! I am reincd liand 1 was going to be married I” “ A most unfortunate event ! But M r. Travers, you gay young men of fashion can not possibly enter into the feelings of a part- ner and a man of businessh” “ Yours 17701), sir I my fifty thousand 37â€"- niy whole fortune ! Think what my condi- tion is !” l “ IIcrc am I, left all alone, just in the middle of the busiest time, and with such an accumulation of business; it is most er- plcxing. It was so inconsiderate of Ir. Bang 1” Worried beyond bearing; incapable of listening any longer to the lamentations of Mr. Slamcr, and perceiving that he was too much engrossed by the perplexities of his dis- tresses, I seized my hat and hastily departed to seek elsewhere for the advice and consol- own affairs to yield any attention to my ation I required. “1‘11 0 to Jack Appleby,” I exclaimed. “ He’s I better be taken in this painful emer ency.” On this determination I proceed to act, and hastened toward Roxbury and execution of his purpose. my brain half dizzy, I was sud in my courseby a friend, Tom ‘uIIcombe. “ \Vhy, what the deuce are you in such a. hurry for ‘2” he exclaimed, stopping me in my headlong career. “ Don’t keep me I” I cried. “ I’ve jus- cxpcricnccd the greatest imaginable misfort- tunc, Duncombe. My law er, Bang, has (leâ€" eampcd, carrying off with I my fortune.” 1 “ Oh 1 Bang has gone into the hop line, has Ie ‘3” “\Vitli this miserable pun the coxcomb Inovcd off ; he made my misfortune the sub- ject of a joke. “ It will not be so with you, J aek Apple- by,” l muttered, as I tapped at his door. Those within detained Inc an age in the street. I rapped and rap ed again: then I kicked the panel of the cor. Presently a stupid, red«haired, steaming “ Biddy ” ap- peared in the basement, in a dirty cap and a. filthy dress. “ Is Mr. Applcby at home ‘3" I inquired, in a voice of angry impatience. “ Mister Hupplcby, is it? No, sir, it’s out he is.” “ \thre has he gone ?” “ Where is he gone ‘3 011 ! hedad ! it‘s not ‘ mesclf can tell, anyhow !” “ ls his servant in the way 1’” “ Is his servant in the way ‘.‘ Faith, no, sir ; he‘s gone, too." " How did they go 1'” “ How did they go, is it? “'hy, in a coach and pair, to be sure ; he was sint for in a hurry. ” “ Ilcavcns I start airly "t" “ Start airly ‘3 Shure, no ; they wint very late, and as soon as M r. Happleby come home from dining in Bostonv” “ Boston ‘! Why the deuce should Jack have dined in Boston? “ Shurc, I dunno, sir ; but he came home two hours before his servant expected him, and ordered the horses dilectly.” “ Indeed I What can have happened ‘3” “VVlIat has happened, is it, sir? Mister Applcby’s man told us what happened," said the girl. “ My master's great friend, Mr. Travers, is elanc ruined ; his lawyer cleared out with all his money.” ” M asther’s in a great quandary about it,” said the man ; “and so I suppose,” said he, “that Inasthor and meself be goin’ out of town for a little, for fear that Mr. Travers would be coming here to borrow money from him.” “ Merciful Heavens l” I exclaimed. “ And can such cold-hearted treachery really exist ‘1'” “ And so,” continued the girl, regardless of my ejaculation, “and so I told the man that I hoped luck would go with them ; for you know, sir, it‘t all very well to have friends and such like, as long as one kept everything comfortable about them ; but when they break up, why that is differint, and we’ve no raison to meddle with their consarnsw” She was about to gabble 011, but I hurried away to conceal my sorrows in my own room, where, only on the )rcceeding evening I had so warmly congratulated myself. How mis- erany was that stock of happinesss now im- paired! But, being of a hopeful nature, as l ascended the stairs Mary’s sweet face pre- sented itself smiling to my imagination, and I said to myself : “ My fortune is gone, my friends have deserted inc . but, dearest Mary, you still remain true. I’ll tranquilize my mind by perusing your daily letter, and then proceed to deliberate and act for myself.” how provoking! Did they CIIA PTER II. 'I‘III'Z RECOVERY. I knew the mail must by this time have been delivered. I approached the table, but no letter was theresa most unusual circum- stance. I could scarcely believe my eyes. But it was too true that Mary had also shak- en me off. This, which I could not have an- ticipated was the severest blow of all. The cause of my distrust was possibly accidental, but occurring at such a. time, it fell with crushing force. I clenched my teeth ; I stamped upon the floor; I tossed my arms about with the objectless passion of an angry child. The dog fixed his large dark eyes on me, and stared, as well he might, at his mas- ter. Flinging myself beside him, I exclaim- ed :â€" “ Yes, Bo’son, everything on earth has forsaken Inc but youimy fortune, my friends, and my love have all departed. You alone, my good old dog, are faithful to me in this my hour of affliction.” .I started up and paced the room, perplex- ed to the extreme. At last my distracted fancy began to view the robbery rather as a benefit than an injury. It had revealed to me in time the basencss of the world, the fallacy of friendship, and the inconstancy of woman. “Let Bang,” said I, bitterly, “keep my money ; let it attract towards him, as it did in my case, lying smiles and artificial tender- ness ; let him suffer from disappointment as I have suffered ; let him be robbed as I have been, and then let him curse the base, the pcrfidious, the ungrateful wretches that have deceived him, as I do new curse those who have now deceived and ruined me.” Impelled by that restlessness of body that results from mental agitation, I took my hat, whistled to Bo’son, and went to seek abroad seine relief for my sorrows. In leaving my eyes accidentally glanced towards my pistol cases. My hand was on the latch of the door. I perceived that to approach the place where the pistols lay was like tempting fate, but then a. thought flashed across my mind, that to commit suicide were to punish the authors of my woefiwerc to strike remorse t0 the hearts of Mary and J aek Appleby. So I took the pistols, uttering, as I concealed them in a breast pocketfi“ Perhaps I yet may need them.” ' III this frame of mind, after wandering through back and retich streets, I at length found myself alone at the water-side. On the harbor I should be delivered from obser- vation. l was speedily afloat. I now vent- ed my anger so frantically that I interrupted the repose of Bo’son, who had followed me, and was lying in the bottom of the boat. The dog gave a quick and angry growl- At that moment my passion aluminth almost to Inad- ness. “Right, right,” I exclaimed, “my very dog turns against Inc ; he withdraws the mer- cenary attachment his food produced, now that the sources which supplied it havc been exhausted.” I imputed to my dog the frailties of man, and acting on the wild impulse of the mo- a ways sensible, always right, always kind and sympathizing. He’ll feel for me, at all events ; he’ll suggest what steps had with the ra- pidityof one who feels impatient of every moment that elapses between the conception As I was hurrying along, my thoughts absorbed, and ‘ nly checked iim the whole of ment, to execute summary justice, I drew a pistol and ordered him to take to the water, III order to shoot him as he swam. But he refused to obey Inc. My impatience would brook no delay. I was in no humor to be thwarted. Standing up, I endeaveavored to throw Bo’son over- board. My purpose failed ; my balance was lost, and in a moment I was struggled in the water. Death and all its horrors seemed near and certain. I could not swim. But poor Bo’son swam to my rescue, and sustain- ing my head above water, he bore me to the boat. Once seated there and saved, my conscience became penetrated with the bitterest feelings of remorse and shame. I felt like one who had in intention comitted murder, and on a benefactor. I felt sorrow nowâ€"«no anger. As soon as I got on shore I got into a car- riage with my dog and drove home. The first object that met my eye was a letter from Mary. IVith a desperate effort I opened it and readâ€" “ Boston, May -, “ DEAnEsr CHARLES :â€"I did not write yesterday, because my aunt unexpectedly decided to visit Boston. ‘Ve are now here, at the Revere House. Come to us directly ; or if this wicked theft of Mr. Bangsâ€"which, by the way, will compel us to have a smaller, a quieter, and therefore a. happier home, than we should otherwise have hailsâ€"obliges you to be among bad people, come to dinner at four, or at all events, he with us this evening. Believe Inc, dearest Charles, your cver affec- tionate “ MARY. ” And she was after all really true. My own wicked suspicions only were at fault. III five minutes I was descending the stairs to obey her summons. A carriage suddenly stopped before the door ; the bell rang ; the door flew open, and Jack Apploby, in the dinner-dress of last evening, travel-soiled and haggard, appeared. Seizing my hands, he exclaimed : “ W'cll, Charley, l was just in time ! I thought I should be. The fellows drove cap- italIyâ€"â€"dcuced good horses orgve should never have beat them. ” “ What do you mean ‘3 Beat who 1'” “ That rascal, Bang, to be sure. Did they not tell you I got scent of his starting, and was after him 7’.’ “No, indeed, Jack, they never told me that l” “\Vell, never mind, I overtook him, get your money, and here it is ; take more care of it next time.” If I had been humbled and ashamed of myself before, I felt doubly so now. Taking my friend by the arm, and calling Bo’son, I said : "Byâ€"and-by, Jack, you shall hear it all, and be thanked as you ought to be. This world is a good worldâ€"the women are true â€"the friends are faithfuLJ’ “ I can’t understand what you‘re driving at, Charley.” “ You will presently,” I said. And in the course of half an hour all was told. Of course I am married now, and with M dry for a wife, Jack for a friend, and Bo’son for an attached companion, I am superlativer happy, and be- believe that the world is " not so bad after all !" ...*. Lug», SCIENCE. Change of Color in the Stars. III reference to the variable colors of stars, we note that in the U/anometrz'a, composed in the middle of of the tenth century by the Persian astronomer Al Sufi, and which has been recently published by the Imperial Academy of Science at St. Petersburg, under the editorship of Schjellerup, it, is stated that at the time of his observations the star Algol was reddishâ€"an epithet applied also by him to the stars Antares, Aldebaran, and a. few others. Most of these exhibit a reddish as- pect in the present day. Algal, however, appears at present as a white star, without any tinge of color. This chau to of color is of great interest, and, indeed, hig Ily significant, when taken in connection with the fact that the apparent brightness of Algol is subject to a periodical fluctuation of remarkable, and, in fact, inexplicable character. Spectroscopic analysis has most plausibly suggested that in many cases the established variability in brightness of stars is due to such internal changes in the body of the star as bring a. different class of chemicals to the surface, rise thereby to a variation in intensity Of the light, a variation in its color, and a change in the spectrum lines and bands. The observ- cd changes in the color of Algol, therefore, are quite in accordance with this theoryâ€"‘- IIarpef’s Magazine for October. Sir GEORGE AIRY, the Astronomer Royal for England, has recently had conferred upon him the freedom of the city of Londonâ€"the first occasion on which that honor has been awarded to a purely scientific man. Mr. ALEXANDER DE LA FONT, the director of the Arcaclion Museum, (lied recently, at the age of forty-five. To this gentlemen science is indebted, according to Professor Gervais, for interesting discoveries in practi- cal oyster culture. Tun observatory at Greenwich, England, celebrated its twoAlIundredth year on the 10th of August last. The first observations at this place were commenced by Flamstead, the first Astronomer Royal, on February 11th, 1676, but he was not fairly fixed in the observatory until the following July. The Colorado beetle, the advent of which has been so much dreaded in England, has not yet made its appearance in that country nor elsewhere in Europe. The unprecedent- ly wet weather in July has been very destruc- tive to the potato crop in Britain. Advices from New Zealand announce the total failure of the recent experiment of the shipment of salmon eggs from Glasgow. The whole length of time during which the eggs remained packed on board was 121 days. On their arrival a. large quantity of ice remained, the temperature of the exterior of the pack- ing box never exceeding 40° F. A microsco- pic examination showed that many of the cg s were unfertilized, a. condition which pro- ba. Iy would not have existed had the dry method of impregnation been adopted. The cases were described on their arrival as sod- den, and it is suggested that possibly a part of the mortality may have been due to want of proper ventilation. THE Prussian government has lately offered a. prize of about $750 for the discovery of a new method of cleaning plaster casts, statues, etc., and one of $2500 for the invention of a new material possessin the properties of plaster, but which shall not 'rleteriorate by repeated washings. The special conditions of the first prize are that the method must be applicable in equal degrees to all kinds of plaster occurring in the trade, without dim. inishing the hardness of the cast. It is not necessary that the original color of the plas- ter be preserved, but a yellowish or even warmer tint may be allowed. It is, however, indispensable that the color be even, and that the substance of the application do not soak into the cast. The casts must stand repeated washings with soap and lukewarm water. The conditions in regard to the new material are that it shall have all the properties of plaster, that the casts bear repeated washings with soap and lukewarm water, and that the price of the material and of the moulds do not differ materially from that of plaster. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. Iris said that 20,000 pairs of kid gloves were sold in Saratoga during race and regatta weeks. “How sweet, but how bald for one so. young,” is what a nice young lady remarked about an Infant. IT is a pleasant thin to see roses and lilies glowing upon a. young ady‘s cheek, but abad sign to see a man’s face break out into blos- soms. THERE is no place like home. Fallacieus. If your home be in a row of houses, it is pro- bable that the homes of your neighbors will be like yours. A SOUTHERN farmer said that carpets looked handsome on a. floor, but he couldn’t afford to hire some one to carry a carpet out doors every time he wanted to spit. A MAN called on a dilatory debtor and po- litely said : “ If you’ll pay megthe amount of your bill immediately, you’ll oblige me ; if not, I shall have to oblige you.” Mus. SWISHELM says that when she was a girl she could make every article a woman is ever expected to wear. So could Mrs. Eve, when she was a girlâ€"and she never bragged about it, either. IVE can hardly imagine the possible di '- nity and value of our lives, unless we consid. er their probable bearing on other lives. A word of cheer, an act of passing kindness, a trifling sacrifice, may be just the help re- quired to give vitality and permanence to good resolves which lead to high endeavor and to generous action. IF the gates of Heaven were suddenly to swing open, and all mankind be asked on equal terms to enter into the kingdom, some people would pause to see what some other people were going to do about it, and some would drawback for fear that the celestial city was getting vulgar, and some would refuse altogether if they saw the soâ€"and-so's about to enter. A GOOD story is just now told of the deacon of one of the colored Baptist churches in Vir- ginia. He was asking a man to tell him where to find a “ fuss-rate new minister.” “ \Vhy,” said the man, “ l thouoht that you had a minister. "‘ “ So we have, ’ replied the colored deacon, “but you see we’ve just sent him in his resignation.” “'0 have known white congregations to do the same, but they didn’t call it by that name exactly. AIIOIIIII'KII Maximilian of Bavaria went recently to Vienna to visit his daughter, the Empress of Austria. He always travels very quietly, and was mistaken fora businessman by a talkative Austrian tradesman who my cupicd the same compartment in the train. and who, after telling him all about his own affairs, asked the Archduke where he was going. “ loing to Vienna.” “Onbiisiness ‘2” “ No ; to Visit my daughter who married an Austrian.” “ Is your souâ€"in-law in a good business ‘1” “ Well, tolerany good, but troublesome at times.” “What is he ‘5” “The Emperor.” The tradesmen was cov- ered with confusion, and notwithstanding the laughing protestations of the Archduke, ho darted from the carriage at the first stop- ping place. A In’IrI‘nAunEu and a doodlebug have had a deadly encounter near New Orleans. It should be understood, at the outset of the narration, that dirtdaubers are wasps that build mud nests and that dooblebugs are a sort that burrow in the ground. There was a buzzing, and the chronicler saw a wasp had gone into the bug’s hole and been caught by his head in the bug’s grip. Upon getting loose the wasp rubbed his head and danced with pain. Then, after a moment of appar- ent close consideration, he cautiously ap- proached the hole and began to scratch dust into it. Occasionally he peeped in to see the effect of his strategy. Thus the hole was slowly filled, and the bug, compelled to keep on top of the dust or smother, was gradually brought near the surface. At length the bug’s head appeared in sight, and the wasp, quickly pouncing upon it, killed his antag- onist. A party of Texas herders were cncamped OII the North Platte River. They had a. ne- gro cook, and to scare him one of the herders disguised himself as an Indian, caught him out Of camp, and chased him until he fell in faint. To keep up the illusion another of the jokers fired several shots over the head of his comrade, as though trying to kill him, and thus save the negro. After the fun was over, and the joke was being laughingly dis- cussed, somebody said, “ If one of those shots had been better aimed there would have been a. dead man.” The man who had relished the fooling of the negro thereupon proved easy to be fooled. Supposing that he had been murderously aimed at, he sought out the one who had only helped him in his mas- querade, and shot several bullets into his body, killing him instantly. There would have been a hanging to cap the climax of this episode of border life, had not the mur- derer hastily mounted a horse and escaped. 'Max Adeler tells a. new story, the gist of which is as follows : Bill Slocum was nomin- ated for Mayor of Peneader, and one day, in a. street conversation, he remarked, “ I’ve got to win.” He pronounced it, “I’ve got t’wiu, and old Mrs. Martin, overbearing it imperfectly, went around and reported that M rs. Slocum had got twins. The boys at once decided to serenade Bill, and that night they marched out to his house with a band playing “Hail to the Chief,” several ward clubs, some fire companies, 3. group of white- dressed girls in a. wagon, a lot of banners, and plenty of enthusiasm. Bill made a. speech about the canvas, and then there were shouts of “ \Vhere’s the twins ?” “ Hold ’em up to the window 1” and the like. Bill said there was a mistake, but the band sarcastically played, ” Listen to the Mocking Birc ,” and the boys shouted lender for the twins. \Vhen the truth prevailed, the assembly dispersed in disgust, and Bill was overwhelmingly de- feated at the polls. THE question as to the rule of the road at sea has been raised in England by the recent inquiry into the deaths caused by the collision between the royal steam yacht Alberta and the schooner yacht Mistletoe, in which the latter was cut into and sunk. Ca t. Welcli, followed by Prince Leiningen am other of- ficers of the Queen’s yacht, state that they were obliged, “according to the rule of the road at sea,” to put the Alberta’s helm a-star- board in order to clear a vessel under sail. A correspondent writes to the London Times that, “if this is correct, then there exists a. difference between the rule of the road for the Royal Navy and the rule of the road as laid down by an order in Council, published in the London Gazette of Jan. 13, 1863, for all ships, whatever their nationality, within the limits of British jurisdiction. Article 15 of these Intomational Steering and Sailing Rules is the only rule which governs a steam- er and sailing ship meeting or crossing, and it simply enacts that if a steamer and a. sail- ing ship are proceeding in such direction as to involve risk of collision, then the steamer shall keep out of the way of the sailing ship. By the above it will be seen that it is very properly left to the judgment of the officer in charge of the steamer to port or starboard his helm, as may appear best under the circum- stances. If, therefore, Capt. \Vclch star- boardcd his helm when he knew he could go clear by porting it, he (lid that for which an officer in any merchant or mail steamer would lose his certificate, besides making the owner liable for the loss of life and property.” lTHE YORK HERALD PUBLISHED AT THE OFFICE Y0on ST. RICHMOND HILL. } Issued \Veekly on Friday Morning. TermsHâ€"One Dollar per Annum in Advance ALEX. SCOTT, PROPRIETOR. USEFUL RECEIPTS. To remove fruit stains from napkins, etc., wet the spots with chlorine water. To (‘LEAN a. brown porcelain kettle, boil peeled potatoes III it. The porcelain will be rendered nearly as white as when new. AN inkstand was turned over upon a white tablecloth; a servant threw over it a mixtcr of salt and pepper plentifully, and all traces of it disappeared. CRAYON Dnxwmoserth-c is a way of preserving crayon drawings by floating over them a solution of isinglass and warm water ; the easiest and most effective way of setting them is to expose them to a dense steam, such as would come from the mouth of a large kettle of boiling water. The drawing must be pinned securely on aboard, upon which it must remain until thoroughly dry. TIIREADBARE Cons.~theu woolcns are worn threadbare, as is often the ease in the elbows, cuffs, sleeves, etc., of men’s coats, the coat must be soaked in cold water for half an hour, then taken out of the water and put 011 a board, and the threadbare part of the cloth rubbed with a half worn hatter’s “ card," filled with flocks, or with a prickly thistle, until a sufficient nap is raised. \Vhen this is done, hang the Coat Iip to dry, and with a hard brush lay the nap the right This is the method which is pursued dealers in old clothes. way. b BIIUIsns.~~'l‘lic best application for a bruise, be it large or small, is moist warmth : therefore, a warm bread-and-wa'tcr poultice, in hot moist flannels, should be put on, as they supple the skin, and, in the neighbor- hood of a joint it will be well to apply ten 01‘ a dozen leeches over the whole bruised part, and afterwards a poultrice. But leech- es should not he put on young children. If the bruised part be in the knee or ankle, walking should not be attempted till it can be performed without pain. luattention to this point very often lays the foundation for serious mischin in these joints, especially in the case of scrofulous persons. .4. «‘5» .> . How :2. Snake Charmed a Boy. [From the Reading Eagle] For the last two weeks a son of Allen Ilo- ers, aged eleven years, a woodAeuttor onthe lue h’lountains, about three miles from llam» burg, has been in the habit of leaving his fa- ther’s house every morning about 0 o’clock, and not returning till noon. The parents of the boy have questioned him several times as to where he went, and he would reply, to play with a neighboring boy named Springer. OII Friday last the father watched his son, and followed at a short distance, and when about a. half a mile from the house, the boy entered a piece of thick sprout land, in from the road about twu hundred yards, where he seated himsolf upon a huge rock, and in less than ten minutes the father was horrified to see a monster black snake crawl upon the rock and put its head upon the boy‘s lap. The father states that the snalic was the largest he ever saw upon the hills. lle says that it was easily fifteen feet long, and as thick as his arm, and very fully developed. The boy had taken bread with him and was feeding the snake, which at intervals would stick out an enormously large tongue as if hissing for more to eat. Then it would coil itself around the neck and body of the.boy, and play with its mouth and neck with the boy’s hands. The father had often heard of snakes charming children, and that if they were disturbed while in the act, they would kill the child. As the father turned to leave the boy with his deadly companion, he looked back, and the snake, hearing a noise, at once uncoiled itself, and raised its body at least four feet from the rock and looked in all di- rections, and then it returned to the boy’s lap, and the father returned home, and wait- ed for the boy’s return, which was, as usual, about noon. When told that he had been - playing with the snake, the boy said the first morning he met the snake he liked to play with it ; then he took it food, and he was so much pleased with his companion that sonic- thing told him that he must meet the snake every morning. One morning he said that he was late, and when he reached the place the snake came out to meet him, and follow- ed him to the rock. There is something very strange about a snake charming not only children, but I have read of adults coming under their charms. There is certainly some truth in the fascinating power of snakes. On Saturday morning the father and Wm of the neighbors went to the place with guns, and at the usual time the snake make its ap- pearance when all fired at once, killing the charmer. How... A Year Ago and. Now. . [From the Vicksburg Herald] They lingered at the gate until he could finish that last remark, and she toyed with her fan, while her eyes were looking down from beneath a jaunty hat that only partially shaded her face from the light of the silvery moon. He stood gracefully on the outside, with one hand on the gate post, and the other tracing unintelligible hieroglyphics on the panels. They were looking very sentimental and neither spoke for some minutes, until she broke the silence in a sweet, musical voice : “ And you will always think as you do now, George 7” “ Ever, dearest ; your image is impressed upon my heart so indelibly that nothing can ever efface it, Tell me, Julia, loveliest of your sex that I have a right to wear it there. ” “ Oh, you men are so deceitful 1" she an- swered coquettishly. “ True, Julia, men are deceitful,” he said, drawing a little nearer to her and insinuating himself inside the gate, “but who, darling, could deceive you ‘3” “And if I were to die, George, wouldn’t you find some one else you could love just as well ‘3” “ Never, never. No woman could cvcrfill your place in my heart.” “ Oh, quit now. That ain’t right,” she murmured as she made a feint to remove his arm from around her waist. “ Let me hold you to my heart,” he whis- pered passionately, “ until you have con- sented to be mine,” and he drew her nearer to him and held her tightly until he obtained the coveted boon. It seemed but yesterday since our weary footsteps interrupted that touching little scene, but when we passed near the same Io- eality early yesterday morning, ere the moon and stars had palcd, and heard a gentle voice exclaim : “ No, sir ; you’ve stayed out this long, and you may just as well make a night of it. I’ll teach you to stay at the lodge until 3 o’clock in the morning, and then come fooling round my door to worry Inc and wake the baby. Now, take that, and sleep on it.”