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What wonderful things have been done under the name of Reform the people are beginning to learn and find out ; a few more years of such experi- ence as we have had in the past will be sufficient to open the eyes of the most doubtful, until but few doubting ones will be left. The cry of Reform will become a byâ€"word and reproach, and a “ big: push ” and “ grand stand ’7 will have to be made to elevate the standard of public morality, so that men may be made to learn that. professions are not perlbrnmnce.“ and llmt promisen are not likv pic ernct? made to be broken, . Great things were expected of the Reformers when they got into office of relieving the public oi burdens, but inâ€" stead (if this they have relieved the purse 0f ils cash, without giving a corres- ponding benefit. Let the hours he lengthened, and then, perhaps, the gentlemen will nbt be half killed with cum: 1', or ask for two or three. months" leave of absence to rid them- selves of dyspepsia. We unhositatingly condemn this pen- ‘s‘ioning of a class upon the public purse as a fraud upon the country ; there may, at times, be exceptional cases, wherein it may seem fair and just that it should be adopted, but the principle 1s bad. When a man enters upon a public office, it should be fully understood that he must not expect any retiring allowance; No class of men, as a rule, has better pay or easier times than the public officials, and why, after his services are dispensed With, he should live upon the fat of the land, while it may be that those who are taxed for his support in idleness, can, perhaps, barely obtain the necessaries of life“ The farmer and farm laborer toils early and: late. The mechanic slaves away at his bench to support his family. The mercantile clerk stands behind the counter or at his ledger late and early. None ol'these can look forward to a re- tiring allowance when up in years, and, perhaps, unable longer to work. Why, then, should the Government clerk who has such nice short hours, and often and often having so little to do that, after having spent, perhaps, the best part of the day in trimming his nails or reading the newspaper, shuts the office door'fipon the very stroke of four o’clock, careless and indifferent to the inconvenience he may, by so doingdgive to the public? We repeat that it is time the civil ser- vice of the country was placed on a dif- Ferent footing' Half the staff that new leaf around the public oilices can be dis- pensed with, and the rest made to do a fair day’s Work for a fair day's salary. 1 “ In old times, the Reform party, among the other measures it claimed ought to be adopted for the interests of the country, was one with regard to the pensioning of public servants: It was contended that in a country like this, where all had to work for their living, that we ought not to have a class of PCB- sioners upon the industry of the country; and that a sufficient compensation should be given for the duties performed, out of which Government clerks could lay by, like other men, a sufficient amount to sustain them in their old age. If there was one thing that distinguished the Reform party, it was their objection to anything like the patronizing system, as it was opprobiously called. What was the result when they got into power ? A number of persons were pensioned; but the Government contended that they were not pensioners; they were ‘persons ' who had been superanuated.’ And it was found that there were already thirty or forty of that class who had been turned out of their offices and superann- ated. Their superanuation pay was settled according to the length of time they had been in the service, so that now two were being paid tor the work of‘ one, and ‘the men who had been turned out were, in reality, more efficient than the new men, friends of the Government, who had been put in.” THE HERALD will contain all matters of local importance, articles and comnwnts on the Do» liticnl events of the day, the lutost homo and foreign news carefully summarized, trustworthy market reports, agricultural m utters and general fumin reading. Is sent by mail or other conveyance when so de- sired for ONE DOLLAR per annum in advance Singlo copies, three, Gent's. 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Half Co] Quarter (,0 Three inches TWO inch The copy for changes of advertisements 1111- pcuring (m the second or third pages, must reach the office on Monday to secure nttcntlon the same wee “- ‘HE II ERALD,” PUBLISHED EVER Y FRIDA T, A11 length ouospondcnco nnr'l advertisements must ‘00 re. vml (Lt the oilice not later thun Wedmwrluy noon, to secure insertion the Clll‘l‘ullt Week,11ut short items of 106111 news and adverâ€" tisommits will be received up to ten o’clock on Thursday morning. At the picnic hold by the Conservative Assoexation of Centre Wellington last week. the Hon. Wm. Macdougall, during the course of his speech, spoke as follows: 0'1 VJL SERVICE PEN SI ONER S RICHMOND HILL, AUG. 18, 1876. THE HERALD. M. II. KEEFLEB, Editor, Publisher and Proprietor CHARGE xxxâ€"A simple little sentence‘ is this, to he sure, and yet it may be? considered as one of the most insidious? enemies with which people have to deal.‘ It is Very pleasant to have all the little Cmmmmitles offered for sale in the mar- ket, audit is sometimes hard to deny nne’s self of the same, when they can be obtained by saying “charge it." But, this hth of getting articles, however small the charge may be, without paying for them, keeps one’s funds in a low state most of the time. “ I have no money today, but should like the article much,” says a young man, who happens to go into a store and sees something which strikes his fancy. “Never mind, says the gentlemanly clerk, “you are good for it.” “ \Vell, I will take it, and you may charge it.” And so it is that accounts are. opened at one place and an- other, till the young man is surprised at his liabilities, which, though small in de- tail, are sufficiently large in the aggre- to 1'C(l‘.'l00 his cash materially when set- tling day comes. In many instances, if the cash were required, the purchase Would not he made, even had the person the money by him ; but, to some, getting an article charged does not seem like parting with an equivalent. Still, when pay day comes, as always it does, this i111 sicm vzuwishcs, and a. fevling is exper- ienced of parting with money and re- cuivingnothing in return. If thére is 10. (a) Two Towers 40 feet and 50 feet high respectively, are standing in the same horizontal plane 120 feet apart ; how far from each tower is that point in the line joining their bases, Which is equally distant from their sumâ€" mits.â€"â€"Value, 15. (b) Two adjacent sides of a parallelogram are 25 feet and 35 feet respectively, and one of the dia- gonals is 10 V 12; find the other dia- gonal.â€"â€"Value 15. 9. A merchant bought 4.00 lbs. of Ten and 1600 lbs. of Sugar, the cost of the latter per pound being 16%â€" per cent. that of the former; he sold the tea at a profit of 38;; per cent., and the sugar at a loss of 20 per cent., gaining however, on the whole $60 : find his buying prices and his selling prices.â€"â€"â€"Valu0, 25. 8. A person bought a piece of land for $1000, to be paid for in five years with interest at 10 per cent; he was allowed a choice of two modes of' pay- ment, (1) he could leave the principal unpaid till the end of the five years, paying the interest due annually ; (2) he could pay $200 of the principal each year together with the accrued interest : money being worth 10 per cent. com- pound interest, determine Whether one of these modes was more profitable than the other, and how much his land ultimately cost himâ€"Value, 25. (3. A merchant in Montreal owes another in Lisbon 16233- milrces, and he resolves to zemit through London, Am- sterdam and Paris: exchange between Montreal and London is at per cent., between London and Amsterdam £1 sterling for £133 Flemish, between Am- sterdam and Paris £1 Flemish per 13 Francs, and between Paris and Lisbon 3 francs per 4450 recs: if the expenses of this circuitous course be per cent., what will it cost the Montreal merchant to settle his Lisbon account? (1000 rees:1 milree.)â€"Value, 25. 7. I bought, a hind quarter and a fore quarter of beef weighing together 2521bs.; I paid 7&- cents. a pound for the hind quarter and 5% cents. a pound for the fore quarters, and found that I had paid 171}â€" cents. on the whole more than if I had bought both quarters at 6gâ€" oent-s per pound : find the weight of each quartmnâ€"Value, 20. 5, Three Workan A, B, C, did a certain piece of work 3nd Were Paid daily wages according to their scvcr‘S.1 degrees of skill. A’s efficiency was to 3’5 as 4 to 3, and B’s to C’s as 6 to 5; A worked 5 days, B 6 days and C 8 days, and the whole amount paid for the work wan $363; Find each man’s rate of'wagcs per day.â€"~Value, 25. The followingr is the arithmetic paper submitted at the examination of public school teachers for second class certifi- cates, on the 10th of July last. Time given, three hours. 1. Find the difference between 1 -26+ 20103-7 4~3’+ 5-6' 4. A person invests a certain sum (U. S. currency) in U. S. 5’5 10 40(i.e. certain bonds paying 5 per cent), and 70}? per cent. more than that sum in U. S. 6’s 5 20, the former being at a discount of 5 per cent, and the latter at a premium of 8 per cent, and the interâ€" est on both payable in gold. His inâ€" come from the two investments was $1400 in gold: Find the amount (currency) invested in each kind of b0nds.â€"â€"Value, 25. 3. A retail merchant. bought a quan- tity of Canadian tweed, and marked it at an advance of 25 per cent. on cost, and in selling it used a yard measure which was of an inch too short, his entire gain being $124 80; find the cost price ofthe cloth, and the amount the merchant gained by using the false measureâ€"Value, 25. â€"Va1ue 2. Show that Bank discount cxcccds true discount by the simple interest on the true discount Find the amount which a. banker gains by discounting a bill 01" $2451 50, drawn 12th July at 4 months, and discounted September 3rd, at 5 per cent. per annum, usual days of grace; give answer to exact fraction of ccnt.â€"Value, 25. 48â€"014 of 20 ' 7-4â€" -2' of 11 of' £1 108. 6d. and Offiof 7; of £1 53. 6d. ARITIIMETIC At :50 per hundred fovt. Also Flooring and other Imubcrdrcsscd; sup buckets, pails, cider mills, washing nmchinns, shinglvs, Felines, snwu and BENT material] for buggies mlrl sloiglw Forpmtlc~111urs mldro - The Griflin,Georgia, ‘News’ says there’s one man in town out of whose life all beauty has gone. He attended the polls yesterday as became a. good. and patriotic citizen and exerted himself for the good of the republic until the box was closed, then he suddenly grabbed himself by the hair, looking wild and sick as he leaned limberly up against a. wall for support, exclaiming in a hoarse whisper : “Great Caesar and Jerusalem! I’ve for- got to vote ; won’t somebody take me out and shoot me before the fool killer comes along 2” “I won‘t, John.” ‘ “Come to my arms, old gal! I’ll buy you a new calico dress, and we’ll go to the fire-works on the Fourth of July. Tommy shall have a rubber ring and a. bottle of syrup, and you”llâ€"â€"come to my arms, Hannah 1” Here the husband drew the little W0~ man over the railing and frantically kissed her, while Tommy set up a jubiâ€" lee of crying; and soon after John wag discharged “for want of evidence.” IN. “Dofl’t hike on so, John. I’ll go to the ’boose with you and take Tommy along.” “Say you won’t swear ag’in me, Han- nah.” ‘ ‘N 0, Hannah! You’ve had me switch~ ed up for disturbin’ the peace, and that is fillirty days in the ’boose.” “0h, won’t I though. you brute I” responded a shrill female tongue. I’ll learn you better’u to come aâ€"brusin’ home at two in the. mornin’.” “But I didn’t- do nothin’." “That’s it ; you never do nothin’; you sling your time away uâ€"foolin’ about the streets and wearing your pants 011' on barrels and goods-boxes waitin’ for some- thin’ to turn up, instead of gettin’ around and turnin’ somethin’ up, while I’m kept at home aâ€"Washin’ and a-mendin’ and a~ nursin’ Tommy, an’ he aâ€"teethin’.” “Is poor little Tommy toethin'?” “Three a-comin’ below and two above.” “Poor little Tommy 1” “Don’t cry, John.” “ButI can’t help it Hannah. Five little white teeth a-comin’, aild I won’t be there when they come.” “\Von‘t be there, John T’ â€"A St. John, N. R, local journal gives an account of a, new fireproof windowâ€"shutter for large warehouses, which a manufacturer in that city has in- vented. It is thus described : The in- vention has for its object the connecting of all the window shutters up each row, or upon each side of a storehouse or other building, so that they may be closed and opened at the same time, and from any floor of the building upon which the operator may happen to he. The shutâ€" ters “:1” of iron and are hollow, running on thejg on 3 mil or about them. They are connected higcgher by hollow reds, so that they may be kept 'p.n"“ui'31 (“1d all move together. The wheels are fili'1191}0d to each shutter, and the rail 011 \Vllii'l' they travel is protected by a hood or cornice from the ice or snow. The 1101- Iow pipes are at the bottom. In the Wall of the building are rods working up and down and to them ale attached balance Weights which keep tout the chain by which the shutters are moved. 0n the inside of one of the shutters, on each story, is a tap to which a hose may be attached. In case of fire a person inside of the building can turn a cmnk or pull down one of the perpendicular rods in the wall, and the shutters of all the front, or of any one story, will be instantly closed. The balance weights cause the arrangement to work so easily that a. boy can operate all the shutters of any build ing with great case. So soon as they are closed a hose is applied to the tap on the inside, and the water fills the hollow shutters, passingr from one to another by the pipes at the bottom. In this way the shutters are kept cool in the midst of a. fire, no matter how near it may be. The Water is liberated little by little by small holes in the pipes. A model of this ap- paratus will be exhibited at the Centen- nial. “Hannah,” pleaded a. weak voice, "don’t swear ag’m me !” A correspondent of a Scotch newspaper gives an account of the discovery of an effective remedy against noxious insects, grubs Wire-worms, etc., which has the additional property of being an excellent manure. This substance is nothing else than ordinary paraflin oil The writer in question, having his crops of beans and peas distroyed by rats and mice, his onions attacked by maggots: and his turnips destroyed by the fly which is only too well known to feed on that root, was at his wits end for a remedy, and hit on an expedient of soaking his seed in par- affin oil before sowing them. The odour of the oil acted as a charm and none ofthe seeds so treated were touched,while their vitality was not only unaffected,but their growth was accelerated to a wonderful ex- tent, and the crops were prodigious. Peas planted in the usual way grew to a height of fifteen inches, while contiguous rows of the same seed, after being soaked for a night in the oil, produced plants four feet in height. The importance of this discovery, if it can be practically applied on a large scale and at a slight expense, is hardly to be estimated. The proper proportion of oil appears to be about two wincglassfuls to six gallon of Water, for a manure for vegetables and roots ; while diluted to a still greater extent, it may be applied as an insecticide for vines, flowers, etc the paraffin mixed with dry earth, and applied in this way to the soil is equally effective and more convenient. WOMAN ALWAYS THE SAME. ATEN T EAVEâ€"TROUGH VVATER SPOUT MORTIFIED HIM. ggriwlfmzmk FOR THE DOMINION, A NEW MANURE. AN D JOHN LANGSTAFI' mtchcls, spectacles, belts, violin strings], etc: trc Ciwl and for sale at THE HERALD store PICâ€"N10 & OTHER BASKETS mtchcln.mmctnr-Im‘hnlts: violin ntvinrm nkn Fun‘eru-l Furnishings, Coflins and Caskets in every style. Funeral Furnishings supplied at Wood or Other Outs Dominion Stereotype Foundry, ARNPRIOR, ONT. Send. proof for price. DUPLICATES A FINE NETV HEARSE Bogs to‘ announce to the inhabitants of Richmond 11111 and surrounding neighborhood, that he has built a new House 1an1 commenced the A WRIGHT & SON, CARRIAGE BUILDERS, “THE HERALD” EPPS’S COCOA. â€". GRATEFUL AND COMFORTING- â€" "By a thorough knowledge ofthenaturallawswhichgoverntheoperations ofdigestionand nutrition. and by acareful ap- plication of thefineproporties of well-selected cocoa, Mr Epps has provided our breakfast tables with a delicately flavored beverage which may save us many heavy doctors’bills. It is by tho judicious use of such articles of diet that a constitution may he gradually built up until strong enough to resist every tendency to disease. Hundreds of subtle maladies are floating around us ready to attackwherever there is a weak point. We may escape many a fatal shaft by keeping ourselves woll fortified with pure blood and a properly nourished framo.”â€"â€" Civil Service Gazatlc. Sold only in packets labolledâ€"“ JAMES Em’s 5L Co . Honiccopathic Chemists. 48 Throudneodle Stroot, and 170 Piccadilly, London.” SINGLE & DOUBLE HARNESS AT ALL PRICES. 151' PRIZE HARNESS ESTABLISHMENT, REFORE GOING ELSEWHERE, MADE AT HALF THE USUAL Cos'r, THE CIRCU LA TION UNDER/FA KING BUSINESS. Constantly on hand, a huge as- sortment of FROM 10 T0 100 DOLLARS. And with great expedition, at the INCREASING. WM. HARRISON. Richmond H ill. RICHMOND HILL, / Midge Proof, SCOTT, Troadwell, Turkey, etc., RA PIDLY DEIHL, 101d Medal, FOR HIRE gmmw. TRY THE The Silver Chaff FALL WHEAT Is HARDY, standing the winter oven superior to the Seneca. or Clam/son, has a. large smooth head and me- dium straw. Its kernel and chaff are both White. (CLAWSON) Is a ‘smonth-hended white whom: with red ch 813“; ‘TCI‘y Hardy, Productive, and of excellent quality. Also Send for my Fall Wheat circular, Free. The Seneca Corner of Adelaide (fl Jarvis streets, T O R O N T O. William Bennie, EED WHEAT. Seed Store, Anether large let ef Eheiee Sugar will he received this Week. Received To-c‘lay, a Large Lot of Ladies’ Fans. ‘ SELLING OFF! SELLING OFF! AT COST AND UNDER. ' W A. has concluded to sell the balance of his Summer Dress Goods, etc” eta, at 003! and under. Publisher and Proprietor of “The Herald.” AT THE “BRITISH FLAG STAFF” SUITS MADE To ORDER. A QUANTITY OF ROOM PAPER AT COST. GOODS DELIVERED. ALEX MOODIE N e w P r i n. t s , ~ English and American. New Dress Goods, Plain and Fancy. BEATTY. CLOTHING MADE TO ORDER The stock being all new, consisting of Dress Goods, Winceys, Princs, Shirtlngs, Parasols, Ladies" and Mlsses’ Hats, Fans. Also, Canadian and American Cations, bleached and unbleached, Tweeds, Cottonades, Cotton. Bags. PARASOLS, TIES, LACES AND GLOVES AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES! :Enamellcd and and Brass Preserving Kettles, Glass and Stone Preserving Jars. Now is the time to make your Purchases. 0}- Agents wnnted everywhere. Address Richmond. Hill, Ontar Something New and Startling! AT THE FIRE PROOF STORE. All of which is ofi‘crcd as low if not lower than by any in the trade. Staple and Fancy Groceries, Cv'oclcery, Hardware, Etc. Ncw cheeds, Worsteds, Black B'roads, Black Docs, etc.- BOOK AND ‘JOB PRINTING Staple and ancy Groceries. Family Flour $5 per Barrel. Shorts, Bran and Cats. GRAND SQUARE AND UPRIGHT. COTTONS, Bleached and Unbleached. The subscriber is selling off the remainder of his stock M.H.KEEFLER, NEATLY AND EXPEDITIOUSLY EXECUTED. CONCRETE HOUSE. SHIRTINGS, ENGLISH AND CANADIAN. HOSIERY, a Large Assortment. ON FLOWERS, CURRANT BUSHES AND GARDEN PLANTS. Garden Powder. Full directions for use accompanies each box‘ XIIINESE DESTROYS INSECTS, GRUB, AND C'A TERI’ILLARS, BARGAINS For sale by Druggists and storekecpom DANIEL BEATTY, This reliable preparation effectually In Great Variety. To suit the times. I’rice 25 Cents. WM. ATKINSONll HUGH MILLER & CO. Washington, New iersey, 167, King st. East, Toronto‘ CONCRETE HOUSE, Richmond Hill ISAA C CROSBY New Millinery, S T YL IS 11. Fire Proof Store, Richmond Hill. M. H. KEEFLER- LARGE CIRCULATION ! $ $|$l$l$|$l$l$ “THE HERALD" Live Newspaper At Ins Printing Ofliccs, Yongc ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR, ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR, ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR. Every Friday Morning. T opics of the Day, Local Intelligence, Complete Market Ropmts, Good Selections, Agricultural Matters, Em, Eta, Etc. Low Rates of Advertising. Advertisers will find the use of our Will pay for it one year Specimen Copy Free. 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